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Former forward Ryan Maric continued to train in defence and impressed with several piercing kicks into the corridor.
Draftee Malakai Champion had a strong session and was lively as a half-forward, finding space on multiple occasions and showing poise to break a tackle and kick well inside 50.
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Right leg injury for Liam Baker. Seems to be icing ankle as Harley Reid checks in on him. Injured during marking contest. Has now gone into rooms
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You don't need to be an expert in body language to know it's minor based on the clips on X (formerly twitter)
Training notes from the West
Apparently the main talking point was a random Brisbane fan trying to get Oscar Allen to sign a Lions jumper. Just what we really wanted to know
I’ve just moved a bunch of posts to the contracts threadCan we try keeping this thread discussing training and move the merits or otherwise of trade/draft decisions to the contracts megathread
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How is Allan a much worse Ginbey based on there draft years?Well that's the best possible outcome.
But Allan is a much worse Ginbey, and Gross is a much worse Long if used that way.
How is Allan a much worse Ginbey based on there draft years?
Cmon Dinnaz he was pretty bloody good in the Champs and played more WAFL league in which he didn’t look out of place at all.
Time will tell but I think he was a little underrated on our Eagles board.
Allan will be a really solid player. Definitely a good use of the draft pick.How is Allan a much worse Ginbey based on there draft years?
Cmon Dinnaz he was pretty bloody good in the Champs and played more WAFL league in which he didn’t look out of place at all.
Time will tell but I think he was a little underrated on our Eagles board.
It's been interesting to see the limited media around WC's new game plan since bringing Mini in.
In case you missed this key video...
Mini talks about creating a system comprising of roles, of which each role affects the next and there is no emphasis on kicks marks or handballs.
This aligns with comments around our game style focusing on controlling territory and creating and scoring off turnovers.
Furthermore, Shuey did an interview on Backchat after they brought Mini in and he mentioned that he didn't believe Mini put as much emphasis on clearance and stoppage craft.
These comments seem to align with the data which showed Richmond being bottom 4 in the league for clearances in all of their premiership winning years '17,'19 &'20.
Interestingly, the Tigers ranked top 3 in the league during these years in Inside 50s... so despite losing clearances, the game plan still resulted in a highly attacking brand of football.
I personally don't believe Jack Graham's 20m sprint time is going to have any effect on the performance on or off the field at WC. Jack has obviously been brought in for his leadership, experience, impeccably high training standards and his ability to help implement Mini's game plan as quickly as possible.
I'm really excited to see a new high pressure game style and faster ball movement. As long as we are improving and getting development into the younger players then we are moving in the right direction.
FWIW - I believe WC as a club will improve more in 2025 and beyond with the addition of Baker, Graham and Owies (as well as Allan, Shanahan and Gross) rather than pinning all our hopes on a Jagga/Draper type (not to say they won't be good AFL players)
That's nice that Richmond won 3 premierships of the back of losing the clearances and winning post clearance turnovers in their back half .
Unfortunately the 6 6 6 and stand rule came in and pretty much made the Richmond game style obsolete as fast centre clearances completely nullified this without the extras behind the ball to create turnovers .
These rules have made centre clearance dominance and forward press style game plans much more effective.
Interesting times as I hope minis stint at Melbourne has taught him that weakness
Well 6-6-6 is for CBs only, not around the ground clearances which makes up the majority of clearance stats.That's nice that Richmond won 3 premierships of the back of losing the clearances and winning post clearance turnovers in their back half .
Unfortunately the 6 6 6 and stand rule came in and pretty much made the Richmond game style obsolete as fast centre clearances completely nullified this without the extras behind the ball to create turnovers .
These rules have made centre clearance dominance and forward press style game plans much more effective.
Interesting times as I hope minis stint at Melbourne has taught him that weakness
Yeah, it was such an 'obsolete' gameplan that Richmond won 2 flags after the 6 6 6 rule was introduced, eh?
Well, at least it'll get those bowel movements going.I get up in the morning, feeling good.......have a cup of coffee, feeling even better......read Bigfooty, and come crashing back to earth again.
Unless they held it all in.Well, at least it'll get those bowel movements going.