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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by TigerLand on Today at 01:16:19 PM »Have to say that's quite a good draw. Would have loved 14 at the G and 2 at Marvel, but can't have everything.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by ajGreen on Today at 12:38:54 PM »I wonder who did the medicals on Smilie. And how thorough they were. Maybe the injury was unforeseen or his injuries were expected to self heal but a specialist assessment should be the minimum.
He walked in with his injuries so you can’t blame our rehab staff .
It was well known he was made of glass by those that watched the u18s closely.
That said I obviously hope he has a very successful and robust career for the sake of the club and himself.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by camboon on Today at 12:34:48 PM »I wonder who did the medicals on Smilie. And how thorough they were. Maybe the injury was unforeseen or his injuries were expected to self heal but a specialist assessment should be the minimum.
He walked in with his injuries so you can’t blame our rehab staff .
He walked in with his injuries so you can’t blame our rehab staff .
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by ajGreen on Today at 12:22:37 PM »@RichmondDynasty
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Tigers playing Carlton, StKilda, West Coast, Adelaide, Melbourne and North Melbourne twice
13 games at the MCG
3 games at Marvel
1 home game in Hobart
1 game at Geelong
twice to Perth
twice to SA (AO and Barossa)
1 game in Sydney
0 Queensland games
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Tigers playing Carlton, StKilda, West Coast, Adelaide, Melbourne and North Melbourne twice
13 games at the MCG
3 games at Marvel
1 home game in Hobart
1 game at Geelong
twice to Perth
twice to SA (AO and Barossa)
1 game in Sydney
0 Queensland games
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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?
« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on Today at 11:59:26 AM »I just reread Crawski’s post and it makes no sense.
Until, 2022, they have not had any genuine stars from the draft since 2017 (LDU).
They’ve picked up 4x top 5 picks and one (Wardlow) is injury riddled and another (Duursma) already looks a bust.
They traded out of this years draft so by Craw’s own logic, they have picks 25 and 26 which will most likely be beyond the 30 threshold that Crawski has laid out.
Their captain wanted to leave in the off season so if his opinion is any guide, they are nowhere near it.
They are an unmitigated joke and their list rebuild is a mix of good top end talent, the odd decent 24-28 (really only Larkey) and a spread of older players looking for a decent cheque or extra year for their career.
In reality, their rebuild started 2 years ahead of ours and I would argue with Brown, Banks and hopefully Gibcus - we have a case that our rebuild has a more stable base than theirs.
The club who have done a great job in building a list is Freo - young talent on every line and upside to come. Just get a decent coach and I see them pressing in the next few years.
Until, 2022, they have not had any genuine stars from the draft since 2017 (LDU).
They’ve picked up 4x top 5 picks and one (Wardlow) is injury riddled and another (Duursma) already looks a bust.
They traded out of this years draft so by Craw’s own logic, they have picks 25 and 26 which will most likely be beyond the 30 threshold that Crawski has laid out.
Their captain wanted to leave in the off season so if his opinion is any guide, they are nowhere near it.
They are an unmitigated joke and their list rebuild is a mix of good top end talent, the odd decent 24-28 (really only Larkey) and a spread of older players looking for a decent cheque or extra year for their career.
In reality, their rebuild started 2 years ahead of ours and I would argue with Brown, Banks and hopefully Gibcus - we have a case that our rebuild has a more stable base than theirs.
The club who have done a great job in building a list is Freo - young talent on every line and upside to come. Just get a decent coach and I see them pressing in the next few years.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on Today at 10:31:53 AM »Ok, so about 10-12 weeks.
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 08:48:15 AM »The AFL will release its 2026 fixture from midday today.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/12/afl-fixture-hawthorn-prime-time-games
Why does Carlton get 7 primetime games in the first 16 rounds?
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/12/afl-fixture-hawthorn-prime-time-games
Why does Carlton get 7 primetime games in the first 16 rounds?
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on Today at 08:05:08 AM »They’re saying on the club website back to full training by end of Jan and match play in Feb. Pinch of salt and all that as we’ve heard it many times over but touch wood those estimations are correct.
It would be nice if this were stepped out with a little more detail. How do you go from full training to match play in a week or two? That actually sounds like it is the perfect way to do another injury unless the detail of the rehab shows how that scenario would play out
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 07:37:25 AM »Dreamtime in Round 11.
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Friday night doubleheaders in 2026 🥀
ROUND 11
Richmond v Essendon, MCG, 7.40pm
Fremantle v St Kilda, Optus Stadium, 8.30pm
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1452342/showdown-sydney-derby-headline-run-of-six-friday-night-double-headers
Yet again.... the "traditional" Dreamtime at the G is on a Friday to appease the broadcasters and this current TV rights deal
So much for the AFL guarantee marquee Saturday games would not be moved and be on FTA TV
Just another example of the AFL contempt for fans and the comp.
