VFL R14: Richmond vs Northern Bullants @ Cramer St, Sat. June 28

[Hard Roar Tiger]

1 goal 3 behinds and 25 touches for Hotton…
No use staying in the vfl imo. Bring him in for literally anyone

Spot on. MRJ as well.

[one-eyed]

Siren!

Won by 58 pts  .

[one-eyed]

Final Score

Richmond     4.4      6.7      9.10    14.12-96
N.Bullants     2.2      3.6      3.6       5.8-38

Goals: Young 2, MacDonald 2, Hotton, Sims, Rioli, Hayes-Brown, Bauer, Wilson, McKenzie, Scott, Raso, Toner.


Best 3 for mine from our AFL-listers:
OHB .... dominated ruck and clearances.
Hotton ..... a clear class above.
Young ..... ended up doing it at both end. Intercepting down back and pushing forward to kick 2 goals.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Looking forward to seeing Lalor, Hotten and Gibcus in the seniors in about 3-4 weeks time.
Sammy and Taj next week followed by Gibby.
Hopefully Smillie gets a crack in the last month.

[one-eyed]

How is OHB going? Top possession getter on ground and kicked a goal which is promising

He's just too big for whomever the Bullants try against him. Dominating the ruck.

How mobile is he? Wondering if we will give him a go in the seniors sometime soon

OHB has improved markedly this year at VFL level so I'm not knocking him here and we will have no other choice to play him in the seniors if heaven forbid Nank gets injured. OHB would be ok contesting in the ruck duels but at this stage I still think he would get exposed around the ground on the spread by a quality AFL ruckman. OHB also is a ruckman-only right now. He is tried as a resting ruck up forward at VFL level, but he hasn't shown any impact yet. Today was one out of the box where he was clear BOG and deserves praise for it, but it should be noted the opposition is the poorest in the VFL.

[WilliamPowell]

1 goal 3 behinds and 25 touches for Hotton…
No use staying in the vfl imo. Bring him in for literally anyone

Sorry can't agree

Yes he was great today and he is clearly too good at VFL level. As I said last week after watching him live, we've got an absolute gem here.

But he's played basically 5 quarters of footy in 12 months. There is a huge gap between VFL and AFL and solely based on that I'd give at least 1 possibly 2 more full games in the VFL to get the conditioning he needs to play full AFL games

When he debuts I want him to be in the starting 22, not the bloody sub.

For me the wait will be worth it 

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Extra cautious bringing him into the VFL side. Has now played 2 games. Seniors are stuffing atrocious.

Bring him in and manage his minutes.

[Willy]

1 goal 3 behinds and 25 touches for Hotton…
No use staying in the vfl imo. Bring him in for literally anyone

Sorry can't agree

Yes he was great today and he is clearly too good at VFL level. As I said last week after watching him live, we've got an absolute gem here.

But he's played basically 5 quarters of footy in 12 months. There is a huge gap between VFL and AFL and solely based on that I'd give at least 1 possibly 2 more full games in the VFL to get the conditioning he needs to play full AFL games

When he debuts I want him to be in the starting 22, not the bloody sub.

For me the wait will be worth it 

That’s crazy talk. 

Not like he can’t get injured playing 2s


We can manage his minutes in the seniors anyway. Even sub him off if he gets gassed.

[Diocletian]

Straight in next week for Clanger Campbell.

[pmac21]

Alger Hotton v Green Mansell.  Know who I'm taking. 
Bring him in, leave him in. 

[one-eyed]

Richmond VFL power past Bullants

By Connor Burns
RFC website
28 June 2025

After a scrappy first three quarters, Richmond’s VFL side kicked five final quarter goals to run away with a big win against the Northern Bullants on Saturday.

It was the Tigers who started hot, kicking the first three goals just 10 minutes into the game, as signs looked ominous early for the Bullants.

But in the later parts of the quarter the home side fought back, thanks to Will Elliott who kicked back-to-back to steady his side and keep them within 14 points at the first break.

The second quarter proved to be quite an even contest, with Richmond once again kicking early goals through Harry Scott and Massimo Raso, before the Bullants threw a few punches of their own.

But despite having good opportunities to score, they squandered their chances, kicking 1.6 to the Tigers' 2.3 for the term.

This meant Richmond was able to slightly extend its advantage, taking a 19-point lead into the main break.

Tigers key-defender Tylar Young floated forward to kick a brilliant running goal from outside 50 to start the second half, before Oliver Hayes-Brown and Sam Toner got in on the act, the latter’s first ever VFL goal coming with a classy set shot effort.

In a strong quarter for Richmond, it was able to keep its opposition scoreless, helping extend the margin to 40 points with a quarter to play.

It was party time in the last term for the young Tigers and their fans, as Young kicked his second before highly touted draftee Taj Hotton and Seth Macdonald kicked their first goals in the yellow and black.

They managed to kick a few more goals late as Richmond ran out 58-point winners in an important victory.

Lachlan Street showed why he is one of the first players picked in Jake Batchelor’s side, with his 29 disposals and five clearances setting the tone for the team.

Hayes-Brown produced one of his best games to date, finishing a fantastic outing with 26 disposals, 36 hit-outs, 10 clearances and a goal.

Hotton also excelled in his second game back from an ACL injury, showing his speed, class and evasiveness to finish with 25 disposals, nine score involvements and a goal.

The Tigers will next meet Geelong’s VFL side next Sunday afternoon at GMHBA Stadium, looking to make it two wins on the trot.

Richmond              4.4   6.7   9.10   14.12 (96)
Northern Bullants   2.2   3.6   3.6      5.8 (38)

Goals: Young 2, Macdonald 2, Wilson, Toner, Sims, Scott, Rioli, Raso, McKenzie, Hotton, Hayes-Brown, Bauer

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1816474/richmond-vfl-power-past-bullants

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Individual Stats:

Hayes-Brown  26 disp. (  8k, 18h, 22c,  4u, 53.8%),   3m, 2t, 10cl, 36ho, 2in50, 1int, 8si, 1g, 1b.
Hotton           25 disp. (10k, 15h,   9c, 14u, 68.0%),   4m, 3t,   3cl,    -   , 2in50, 2int, 9si, 1g, 3b. 
Trezise           22 disp. (13k,   9h,   6c, 14u, 72.7%),   6m, 4t,  1cl,    -    ,   -    , 4int, 2si.
Young            21 disp. (14k,   7h,   9c, 12u, 81.0%), 10m, -  ,  1cl,    -    , 3in50, 8int, 2si, 2g.
Rioli              19 disp. (  9k, 10h,   8c, 12u, 89.5%),   3m, 8t,   4cl,    -    , 2in50, 2int, 5si, 1g.
Smith            19 disp. (13k,   6h,   4c, 13u, 84.2%),   7m, 1t,  -   ,    -    , 4in50, 5int, 2si.
Koschitzke     10 disp. (  6k,   4h,   2c,   8u, 100% ),   6m, -  ,  -   ,    -    ,   -    , 5int, 1si.
Bauer             8 disp. (  6k,   2h,   5c,   3u, 37.5%),   5m,  - ,   -  ,    -    , 2in50,  -   , 4si, 1g, 3b.
Sims              7 disp. (  7k,   0h,   3c,   4u, 71.4%),   6m, 1t,   1cl,    6ho,   -    ,   -   , 1si, 1g.


VFL-listers:
Street   29 disposals
Scott    24
Johnson 19
El Nour  18
George  17
Guiney  16
Wilson   15
Collier   13
McKenzie 11
Raso     11
Toner     8
Yassine  8
MacDonald 7
Flockart  4

Team Stats:

Disposal   360 - 319
Kicks        202 - 198
Handballs  158 - 121
Marks       111 - 86
Tackles       54 - 54
Clearances  33 - 37
Inside 50s   50 - 41
Hitouts       42 - 22
Frees          20 - 21

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7396#team-stats

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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1816364/vfl-round-14-match-highlights


https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1816386/vfl-round-14-post-match

[WilliamPowell]

That’s crazy talk. 

Not like he can’t get injured playing 2s

We can manage his minutes in the seniors anyway. Even sub him off if he gets gassed.

Not sure I said anything about getting injured. Think Juddy Clarke shows players can get injured in the VFL

Simply talked about getting the necessary conditioning for AFL

Not disputing they could manage his minutes in the AFL.

But I'd hate the managing minutes means he starts as sub, which is a distinct scenario if they were to bring him in next week. And didn't that go down a treat last week with Alger.

I get I'm most likely the only person who thinks he needs another week in the VFL and I'll wear that. It's just my take/opinion

[Andyy]

Rioli played in the mid?

Kozzie and Bauer are surely 100% delisted this year unfortunately for them.

Be funny if Young turned out to be a half decent forward option haha.

So, Hotton played 3 quarters over 4? I'd give him a full game in the VFL before bringing him in. Just my 2c. We already have Lalor coming back next week.