Player Watch #43: Derek Eggmolesse-Smith

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when DES passes to English..Mark MClure will jizz himself...

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

slippery Egg

 

[Marcel Proust]

bigger houli

 

[Muddiemoose]

Congrats to Derek and his partner Emily who are expecting parents

A boy going by an instagram post by Marlion’s wife

 

[Tiger1974]

Silk

 

[Muddiemoose]

He’s a good egg

 

[Marcel Proust]

New houli

 

[Drofder]

Great game. Always had neat foot skills.

(Few pounds to lose..just sayin.)

 

[Coach_Required]

I always love it when a youngster makes an impact, opposition fans would hate it the most.

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[Hamsatma]

Where have we been hiding this bloke, admittedly there was no pressure from north but he looked so composed

 

[NaturalDisaster]

What an excellent game, hopefully he keeps getting games into him

 

[TigerTime88]

And like that he is our best kick. Not even joking.


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[Godspeed]

Keep him in for the rest of the year, that left leg is sublime.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Keep him in for the rest of the year, that left leg is sublime.

The fact he is near as good on his right makes him a real weapon .

 

[Sir_Loin]

What a diamond in the rough. Love this kid

 

[Barkindjiman]

DSJS Jr..Well played tonight so proud of you,
Our phones was going off with all your family was watching you tonight on Tv and with the interviewing that you Handled well of mentioning your home town, Club, Missy moo etc;

“You’s boys was always Deadly to watch from a young age until now..AFL/RUGBY”

Go Tigers another win for the club,


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[Cotchy9]

He’s one of those players that look better at AFL level than he does the lower levels (VFL)

 

[NZ_Tiger]

When we picked him they talks up his elite speed but not a lot was said about is elite
shot kicking, a skill we really lack.


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[fargothegreat]

It's funny how he flew under the radar with the fans when coming into the side. Everyone wanted Naish or Dow, but the club knows best.

This kid has a big future at Richmond.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Houli 2.0? So clean!

 

[TigerTime88]

North put on literally no pressure so it was circle work, but it still showed what he could do. His left peg is amazing and he even hit a beauty on his right going inside 50.


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[tora tora tora]

Great game from Egg.. he has the Matthew Knights about him I reckon. At VFL level he always seemed to have time. I liked what he produced when he got his chance at the top level last year. I half wanted a BBMid vs North, and thought Pickett to half back squeezing Egg out.
But a different Richmond Played last night and players I thought would struggle played well. Chol in particular.
I wouldn't mind having a look at egg on the wing or as a small fwd if and when Houli comes back

 

[tiger_tough]

Good composure too.

 

[Jozzy]

As others have said he played really well last night. I’ll be honest, my eyebrows raised a little bit when I seen him named last week but he’s certainly justifying his selection.

It breaks my heart to say but Houli obviously won’t be around forever so there’s a spot on the back flank that’ll be available for the next ten years.

 

[Tygrys]

As others have said he played really well last night. I’ll be honest, my eyebrows raised a little bit when I seen him named last week but he’s certainly justifying his selection.

It breaks my heart to say but Houli obviously won’t be around forever so there’s a spot on the back flank that’ll be available for the next ten years.

And I will go further. When and if Houli becomes available again, Eggmolesse-Smith should not be automatically dropped to make space for him. If he continues to play at this level, and in fact continues to improve, and better still we are winning, then he stays. What is the old saying again? 'never give a sucker an even break'. Sports history is full of stories of established players in the twilight of their careers being injured or otherwise unavailable eventually losing their spots to talented up and comers. I would love it if Eggmolesse-Smith is another one of those stories.