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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 11:34:38 PM »

Apparently a big standout at preseason training this year. I really hope he gets more senior game time because I feel he offer the team another asset we don't already have with his marking, ball use and x-factor up forward.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/1940097/afl-training-december-8-2025?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1940097&playlistSize=70#

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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 11:24:46 PM »

Training pics - December 8















https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/1940097/afl-training-december-8-2025?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1940097&playlistSize=70#

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Richmond Rant / Re: Maurice Rioli junior [merged]

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 11:03:14 PM »

Tank.

Happy for them to give him a go where ever but so far he does not have the attributes for a mid role at afl level.

I loved his dad as a player, best performance ive ever seen of any player was the claremont South fremantle grand final and then we drafted him.
was over the moon.
Like everyone i want to see him improve and actually make it i like the history, but geez he really needs to pull a finger out here's hoping eh.
My problem with him in the midfield is like i said i don't think he has the attributes for the role at that level and i think there are so many in front of him for a mid role. but hey you never know.

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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 10:58:32 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcslHSy9D_c

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Richmond Rant / Re: Trent Cotchin [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 10:56:27 PM »

Who are the best AFL captains of the 21st century?

By SEN
9 Dec 2025

Narrowing the best of the lot down to a top five, SEN Breakfast duo Sam Edmund and Cameron Mooney picked their top handful of skippers since the turn of the millennium.

3 – Trent Cotchin (Richmond)

“The reason I've got Cotchin at 3 is like the man I've got at 1, he drove a culture reset at his club and drove standards.

“He reinvented himself as a player first and a leader along the way, and I reckon without him, you even wonder what actually happens at Punt Rd to some degree.

“Nine years as captain, three premierships as captain, but so much done behind the scenes to rebuild a club and a culture first. I think he has a massive role in that.

“There were board coups and challenges, and he was the captain the whole way through.

“Without him, I’m not sure what happens. He’s the centrepiece.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/12/08/afl-top-5-captains-since-2000-edmund-mooney-hodge-selwood-cotchin-voss

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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 10:54:00 PM »

Hes a forward but has great attributes for a mid role. Crafty is a good word for him and is a goal kicker the signs are great and we really should be prioritising him.
Hotton our Bolton replacement in some ways. Mansell our pressure forward with some toughness and experience.  add in we can change it up with Lalor and Cumming lots of mids to rotate thru there if we wish. This structure allows us to play Campbell wherever we like. Personally i think Seth most suited to wing not sure ive mentioned that before hah, but he also has the attributes for high hf and hb.

The other one we drafted Peucker watched a bit of him thru highlights and what have you and there is something there as well a bit of power and high impact think the smalls we have taken the last two drafts have been great picks.

Personally and im not usually loud about optimism but we have the makings of a good 22 we just need to now build depth and competition

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond ressies/VFL side [merged]

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 10:28:32 PM »

Former AFL-listed player Sam Philp has joined Richmond’s VFL team, bringing his competitive edge to the side’s 2026 line-up.

Philp was previously on Carlton’s AFL list, drafted as a first-round pick in 2019. He went on to make his AFL debut in Round 4, 2020, against Essendon.

The recruit spent last season with Port Melbourne, dominating off half-forward and using his explosiveness to provide run as an inside midfielder.

Now, a Tigerland resident, Philp is looking forward to a fresh start at the Swinburne Centre.



https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1938485/philp-signs-with-vfl-tigers

I really liked this guy in his draft year i wonder if he doesn't turn into another who rebuilds his career in our vfl team.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:28:42 PM »

Armstrong     6
Broad            5
Fawcett         7 +
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor             5
Nankervis      5
Mansell         5
Ralphsmith    5
Short            2 -

 

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond in 2026 will have the 3rd youngest & inexperienced list (AFL site)

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 09:27:55 PM »

I hate it when they just base it on overall lists.

Just a bit of trivia for want of a better word.

Last year we  played with an average of 11.13 players with less than 50 games. The most was 14 players and the least 9.
The average games played for each team fielded  was 1976.73 games averaging 85.94 games per player.

The youngest team we fielded was 23yrs 238 days. with 1451 games  with just 63 games average.
The oldest team we fielded was 26yrs 30 days.  with 2465 games with 107 games average.

The average age for the 23 games was too hard to work out but id guess was somewhere around 24 or 25 yrs give or take.

We were older than the opposition in just 7 games and i reckon games played would be similar.
Interesting though was the games we won apart from the carlton round 2 game the age and games played for each team was similar.

We copped our fair share of poor  defeats with some of our most experienced sides although some of the loaded sides with under 50 gamers was the same.

I sort of look at the chasm between the vets and the juniors both have plenty of talent but the middle tier continue to be a problem.

Next year i think our age and games played stats will go backwards with more of the juniors surpassing the middle tier and some of the vets falling even more off the pace.

Any way make of it what you will but overall list stats are not indicative of game day.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]

« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 07:21:26 PM »

Someone make sure I've got this right, but he's generally a forward/mid?

Hotton more mid/forward?

Would be so damned good if the two of them were worth rotating between the two.