Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion

[Bestbird]

This is from an article from Eyebrows Ralph in the Herald Sun/Code highlighting how Richmond are down to just 28 fit players which is only marginally more than we had at times last year (think are lowest was 25 available)

THE CLUBS STRUCK BY INJURY CURSE​

Matches Lost to Best 22 - 2024
Club	Total
Richmond	33
Melbourne	29
Carlton	29
Adelaide Crows	26
St Kilda	25
Hawthorn	25
West Coast Eagles	23
Fremantle	23
Brisbane Lions	20
GWS Giants	19
North Melbourne	18
Geelong Cats	17
Essendon	16
Sydney Swans	15
Collingwood	12
Gold Coast Suns	11
Western Bulldogs	10
Port Adelaide	4

via Champion Data

We still sit =7th on this list despite having a better run than recent years

Port have basically been at full strength through the first 5 rounds

Surprisingly on the weekend Richmond's team was half a year older with 5 players 21 and under compared to our 8

Looking a bit like us from a couple of years ago with a lack of young high end talent

 

[Cuzz09]

I feel like Port rarely get injuries to good players.



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[Bender_]

I feel like Port rarely get injuries to good players.



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Dixon has had a chronic ankle injury his entire career there.

Guess you're spot on then.

 

[Shuestar13]

Dixon has had a chronic ankle injury his entire career there.

Guess you're spot on then.

He’s absolutely cooked, it is insane that he is going round again.

 

[ioppolo]

Surprisingly on the weekend Richmond's team was half a year older with 5 players 21 and under compared to our 8

Looking a bit like us from a couple of years ago with a lack of young high end talent

A lot of their younger role players from 17-20 are now senior guys without having gotten any better. The guy who towelled Barrass up is also 25, quite the mature aged recruit.

 

[UseR2006]

Nathan Murphy

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Nathan Murphy

Age

24

Ht

192cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

176.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

11.5

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

4star

MG

176.5

3star

from the Pies the latest to call it time due to concussion.

Premiership Pie retires after concussion advice

Collingwood defender calls it quits following head knock sustained in 2023 Grand Final

www.afl.com.au

 

[FKASC]

Dixon has had a chronic ankle injury his entire career there.

Guess you're spot on then.

They said “good players”

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Concussion a bitch. Murphy, Brayshaw and Venables all Premiership players for what it's worth though.

Shep

 

[Bender_]

They said “good players”

Caaarn mate, that's the joke.

 

[FKASC]

Caaarn mate, that's the joke.

Needed more

 

[Cuzz09]

I'm from the future and last weeks win v Rich started a 25 game winning run that ends in 2025

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[Chase1ne]

Surprisingly on the weekend Richmond's team was half a year older with 5 players 21 and under compared to our 8

Looking a bit like us from a couple of years ago with a lack of young high end talent

Said to my mate who's a Tiges fan. They're eerily similar to where we were at a couple years back.

One of the oldest lists in the comp. Grimes, Prestia, Martin and Lynch are all the wrong side of 30. Vlastuin and Nankervis hit 30 this year. Obviously some high profile retirements last season, and can't seem to stay fit. Young players being blooded too early out of necessity. Some decent young guys there, and a few real good players in the middle of their careers but lacking high end talent like you said. Will probably be one of the clubs done hardest with having to rebuild around Tassie.

 

[Doashuey]

Will probably be one of the clubs done hardest with having to rebuild around Tassie.

 

[garlic munchers]

I'm from the future and last weeks win v Rich started a 25 game winning run that ends in 2025

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Nah Cuzz, you have gone back in time and are on the gear again.

Suggest no swimming or driving cars at 5km/h down Stirling Hwy for at least 3 days.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

I'm from the future and last weeks win v Rich started a 25 game winning run that ends in 2025

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So we're not trading harley anymore?

 

[Beutbrute]

I'm from the future and last weeks win v Rich started a 25 game winning run that ends in 2025

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So you're saying we're destined to loose round 1 next year. Disappointing.

 

[Cuzz09]

So you're saying we're destined to loose round 1 next year. Disappointing.

Lose*

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[Beutbrute]

Lose*

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Don't you think yore being a bit pedantic

 

[VicBased]

Don't you think yore being a bit pedantic

Uh oh !Cuzz has been baited.

 

[Rowan18]

Said to my mate who's a Tiges fan. They're eerily similar to where we were at a couple years back.

One of the oldest lists in the comp. Grimes, Prestia, Martin and Lynch are all the wrong side of 30. Vlastuin and Nankervis hit 30 this year. Obviously some high profile retirements last season, and can't seem to stay fit. Young players being blooded too early out of necessity. Some decent young guys there, and a few real good players in the middle of their careers but lacking high end talent like you said. Will probably be one of the clubs done hardest with having to rebuild around Tassie.

I don't think it is any kind of coincidence. Both clubs bottomed out with wooden spoons in 09 and 10, both won the premierships from 17-20, it makes sense that they are also bottoming when we are. The only reason they are a bit behind us in rock bottom is better durability to players.

From this point of view Richmond might give us a glimpse into the alternate reality of us avoiding our injury crisis. It could turn out to be a blessing that we were forced to go rock bottom early and start picking up top talent, as I think we'll be back competing well before them.

 

[woosha24]

From this point of view Richmond might give us a glimpse into the alternate reality of us avoiding our injury crisis. It could turn out to be a blessing that we were forced to go rock bottom early and start picking up top talent, as I think we'll be back competing well before them.

I honestly feel like, with the incoming adoption of the Tassie team, that NOW is the time you want to bottom-out and load up on talent.

I wouldnt want to be an aging club come 2027 and on the way down the ladder. You would be F*CKED for years.

 

[ioppolo]

I honestly feel like, with the incoming adoption of the Tassie team, that NOW is the time you want to bottom-out and load up on talent.

I wouldnt want to be an aging club come 2027 and on the way down the ladder. You would be F*CKED for years.

So who's in most trouble three years from now? GWS? St Kilda?

 

[woosha24]

So who's in most trouble three years from now? GWS? St Kilda?

I mean its hard to tell - they could sweep a draft clean of a bunch of 18yo future HOF-ers through sheer luck.

But I would rather be sh*t now and improving in 2028, than be mid-table and on the slide in 2028.

 

[Seadog]

Don't you think yore being a bit pedantic

Well your spelling is a bit loose.

 

[Grammar Police]

Don't you think yore being a bit pedantic

We are not going to be friends.