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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by Simonator on Yesterday at 11:16:48 AM »Well deserved.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 11:12:21 AM »Signed till end of 28'
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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft
« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 11:02:05 AM »Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
Why is it bad form? Has no affect on other clubs drafting him. That I can think off.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 10:12:15 AM »There's a limited range of scenarios IMO.
Is he good enough/ceiling high enough?
Yes/No
If no, don't draft.
If yes
Is he a nice enough kid or way too much of a DH?
Nice/DH
If DH, don't draft
If nice, draft
So either he's so damned ordinary that the club is convinced he isn't and never will be AFL standard, and every club agrees, yet he nominated for F/S regardless.
Or he's a massive DH and every club knows it, which I think is less likely, since most DH's tend to get chances at multiple AFL clubs anyway...
It's interesting, isn't it? The idea of nominating for F/S if the club has more or less told you that they won't take you...?
Absolutely agree, but when you can pick the kid up for nothing, on a short rookie contract...why not?
I don't need to look - personally I'd have used the rookie pick on Kellaway myself.
Is he good enough/ceiling high enough?
Yes/No
If no, don't draft.
If yes
Is he a nice enough kid or way too much of a DH?
Nice/DH
If DH, don't draft
If nice, draft
So either he's so damned ordinary that the club is convinced he isn't and never will be AFL standard, and every club agrees, yet he nominated for F/S regardless.
Or he's a massive DH and every club knows it, which I think is less likely, since most DH's tend to get chances at multiple AFL clubs anyway...
Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
It's interesting, isn't it? The idea of nominating for F/S if the club has more or less told you that they won't take you...?
Just because Duncan was good doesn’t mean his offspring will be, eg Roach and Naish
Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct
Absolutely agree, but when you can pick the kid up for nothing, on a short rookie contract...why not?
Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.
I don't need to look - personally I'd have used the rookie pick on Kellaway myself.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft
« Last post by camboon on Yesterday at 09:06:33 AM »Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Jayden Short [merged]
« Last post by camboon on Yesterday at 08:57:12 AM »- congratulations Shorty
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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft
« Last post by MintOnLamb on Yesterday at 06:46:14 AM »Just because Duncan was good doesn’t mean his offspring will be, eg Roach and Naish
Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct
Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct
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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft
« Last post by Francois Jackson on Yesterday at 06:41:26 AM »Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
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Richmond Rant / Re: RFC recruiting boss Rhy Gieschen post-draft interviews [merged]
« Last post by Francois Jackson on Yesterday at 06:26:16 AM »lets hope he knows what he is doing or he will be looking for a job in a few years.
Don't think anyone will blame him too heavily if Puecker and Noah Roberts-Thomson don't work out.
Those 2 are the bonuses. Much higher chance of those picks not making it based on all previous drafts.
They will be judged on whether the top 10/20 picks in the last couple of drafts turn out.
Spot on. We didn't have too many first round misses in our premiership years. He has better picks this time so let's see.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?
« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 04:00:12 AM »Well i hope your wrong.
With Miller, Balta, Vlastuin and potentially Broad in the back half or on the bench there is plenty of experience. Games into kids is the go. Who do you play Short in front of ? he has become superfluous to needs. Im all for playing Smith in front of that pea heart.
With the likes of Trainor and Brown you could say Broad is no longer needed as well but i agree his nous and experience will see him play no matter.
Mansell i think will be played with only Lynch being experienced in the forward half there is no one else and again the class of Hotton Algar as forwards they are going to be picked in front of others like Green and Rioli.
It would be a backwards step not playing two of Faull, Armstrong or Sims with Lynch. I think Lefau makes for a mature tall if Lynch is injured.
Based purely on talent and that need for speed and the real need to pump games into our kids neither Ross nor Sonsie would get a game and i think with Taranto and Hopper in the team that makes for enough leadership. Maybe Prestia but me i want us to pump games into the very talented kids that we have who address a serious weakness in run spread and pace. You are not suggesting i hope, that Ross or Sonsie play in front of Taranto or Hopper and they are definately behind the youngsters coming thru.
Are we going to play Ross Sonsie plus Prestia in front Lalor, Hotton, Cumming, Smillie and McAuliffe. that is the future and the priority has to be to get them to 80 odd games as quickly as possible. If injury or poor form hits then you have some reasonable cover with Ross Sonsie and the ageing Prestia.
Grlj straight off the bat can and should play hb he makes for a more than decent D Rioli replacement.
For me im really hoping we go similar to the following ive seen enough of some to know they are not the way forward.
FB: Vlastuin 32 - Miller 26 - Gibcus 22
HB: Grlj 18 - Balta 26 - Brown 23 or Banks 23
C: Campbell 21 - McAuliffe 21 - Retschko 20
R: Nankervis 31 - Taranto 28 - Lalor 19. Does anyone seriously want to see Ross play either of these roles in front of those 6.
HF: Hotton 19 - Faull 20 - Mansell 25
FF: Algar 19 - Lynch 32 - Armstrong 19/Sims 19. No Lefau simply because Faull and Armstrong show so much upside.They will be better for this years experience.
Int: Smillie 20 - Cumming 18 - Hopper 29 - Broad 32 - Banks 23.
Im in the other camp play as many kids as possible and when they tire or struggle for form then bring in some relief.
Yes , as I said I think you are in for a shock if believe all of Smillie, McAuliffe, Gibcus. Armstrong. Cumming, Grlj etc.will be playing together from day 1.
My guess is the club will lean on the oldest guys outside of Ryan and Hayes Brown.
Even the next bracket;
Ralphsmith
Trezise
Rioli
Might be given more of a go initially than you expect.
