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Stigmata said:
So keep hearing the same thing from the media "it's going to take 5 years"

And it may take 5 years

But we may also get a better conditioning team.
Get a new focus with a new CEO.
Have a year with far less injuries. Fit gibcus taranto Hopper and lynch
Some talent via uncontacted players in the PSD
Get a few good draft picks and keep some pretty decent players.
Get a few new assistant coaches in the door.

And have a blitzing year in 2025
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Who knows how long before we get a chance to contend again. But no reason at all it will take 5 years for the team to be fiercely competitive. 5 years to be competitive is if the club hadn't been busy drafting throughout the last 10 years.

Let's look at 2026, players who commence the season age 31 or under:

31 Vlastuin Nankervis
30 Short
29 Hopper
28 D Rioli Baker Taranto Graham
27 Lefau Young Bolton
26 Miller Balta
25 Mansell Ross Ryan
24 Coulthard Dow Ralphsmith
23 Bauer Trezise Maurice Sonsie
22 Banks Gibcus Brown Clarke Green
21 Smith Campbell McAuliffe

There are 31 footballers on that list. Let's say 6 are delisted and 6 remain fringe at best players. You basically have a viable team with just a few key components missing.

You add a few gun draftees and a couple of really good free agents and/or mature trades in key areas, there is your competitive team right there staring you in the Chevy Chase, because we have 15 or 16 viable best 22 players already on the list, including some stars and potential stars...Vlastuin D Rioli Bolton Potentially Balta and Gibcus with a good run all already are or are capable of being around the top in the competition for their roles.

Here is North's 2022 list that were going to be 31 or younger at the start of the 2024 season, so that we can see the difference. They probably had 20 viable players on their list including some star quality youngsters, but they have lost Thomas and JHF and McKay and the bulk of their talent as we are now seeing was going to be too young to be properly competitive in 2024. They had no viable leadership layer in the 25-30yo age racket in 2022. We have Vlastuin Nankervis Short D Rioli Baker Taranto Graham Bolton basically 8 x quality 100+ game experienced players right now who are still in our team in 2026. North had Corr and McDonald and basically that is it. And they have since lost 3 of their big hopes JHF McKay and Thomas. So unless we totally panic and lose our nerve, the structure is there, we need to get a few players in with high end talent in key roles but we will have the draft picks and coin to do exactly that over the next 2 off-seasons, and Yze will have had plenty of time to get the team playing how he wants them to.


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Meteoric Rise said:
Who knows how long before we get a chance to contend again. But no reason at all it will take 5 years for the team to be fiercely competitive. 5 years to be competitive is if the club hadn't been busy drafting throughout the last 10 years.

Let's look at 2026, players who commence the season age 31 or under:

31 Vlastuin Nankervis
30 Short
29 Hopper
28 D Rioli Baker Taranto Graham
27 Lefau Young Bolton
26 Miller Balta
25 Mansell Ross Ryan
24 Coulthard Dow Ralphsmith
23 Bauer Trezise Maurice Sonsie
22 Banks Gibcus Brown Clarke Green
21 Smith Campbell McAuliffe

There are 31 footballers on that list. Let's say 6 are delisted and 6 remain fringe at best players. You basically have a viable team with just a few key components missing.

You add a few gun draftees and a couple of really good free agents and/or mature trades in key areas, there is your competitive team right there staring you in the Chevy Chase, because we have 15 or 16 viable best 22 players already on the list, including some stars and potential stars...Vlastuin D Rioli Bolton Potentially Balta and Gibcus with a good run all already are or are capable of being around the top in the competition for their roles.

Here is North's 2022 list that were going to be 31 or younger at the start of the 2024 season, so that we can see the difference. They probably had 20 viable players on their list including some star quality youngsters, but they have lost Thomas and JHF and McKay and the bulk of their talent as we are now seeing was going to be too young to be properly competitive in 2024. They had no viable leadership layer in the 25-30yo age racket in 2022. We have Vlastuin Nankervis Short D Rioli Baker Taranto Graham Bolton basically 8 x quality 100+ game experienced players right now who are still in our team in 2026. North had Corr and McDonald and basically that is it. And they have since lost 3 of their big hopes JHF McKay and Thomas. So unless we totally panic and lose our nerve, the structure is there, we need to get a few players in with high end talent in key roles but we will have the draft picks and coin to do exactly that over the next 2 off-seasons, and Yze will have had plenty of time to get the team playing how he wants them to.


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Agree, draft the best young kids possible and keep as many experienced guys as possible. We should have enough cap space soon to make a play for who they need. There is no way 17th is a reflection of where the list is currently at
 
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Jon Ralph: 10 questions Richmond must answer for 2024 and beyond​

Times are changing at Tigerland, long gone are the once dominant Tigers as they descend down the AFL hierarchy, so where do they go from here? JON RALPH answers the key questions they face.

Jon RalphJon Ralph

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May 20, 2024 - 2:43PM
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AFL: Richmond Tigers coach Adam Yze reviews a 119-point mauling at the hands of the Brisbane Lions in round 10.
The Tigers are in a tailspin, with the optimism of Adem Yze’s arrival quickly spinning to some tough realisations.

Ahead of Dreamtime at the ‘G the Tigers face a host of key decisions as they assess their list heading into 2024 and beyond.

10 KEY QUESTIONS TIGERS ARE FACING​

Do they consider trading Daniel Rioli given the Suns are desperate to secure him as a running half back and would offer up at least one first-round pick?
RALPH: Yes. If the Suns are prepared to part with the Dogs’ first-rounder and a second pick (perhaps a second-rounder or even the Roos’ end-of-first-rounder, which will likely be in the early 20s) they should consider it for 27-year-old Rioli, given they have so many half backs like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks).
[PLAYERCARD]Daniel Rioli[/PLAYERCARD] could be in demand. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Daniel Rioli could be in demand. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)
Is Noah Cumberland part of their future after he finally returned to the senior side for the first time last week and kicked two goals against Brisbane?
RALPH: As Damien Hardwick said of Cumberland last year: “What Noah’s got to realise is how hard he has to work in the game of AFL footy”. Hardwick gave him plenty of tough love and the fact Yze only turned to him in round 9 shows he too has doubts. Cumberland has 12 weeks to save his football career.
Are veteran midfielders Kamdyn McIntosh and Marlion Pickett in their 2025 plans with both playing mostly AFL this season, but without 2025 contracts?
RALPH: Pickett has tagged players like Christian Petracca this year with some success, but at 1-9 the entire focus should be on blooding the kids. With only 27 players available there aren’t many left, but if there is ever a lineball decision at selection between Pickett and the kid, then play the kid. McIntosh is only 30 and has played 52 games since the start of 2022. Back him in on another one-year contract given how versatile he is as a wing-half back, especially if the Tigers release Rioli.
[PLAYERCARD]Kamdyn McIntosh[/PLAYERCARD] is one of the veterans with a cloudy future. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Kamdyn McIntosh is one of the veterans with a cloudy future. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Does Yze have ruck-forward Samson Ryan as a first-choice player given he has played VFL since being subbed at halftime in Opening Round, despite the club’s tall stocks being decimated by injury?
RALPH: Clearly not, given how little he has used him. But the Tigers might need him at Dreamtime at the ‘G with Mykelti Lefau no certainty. Ryan’s VFL form is solid – 12 goals in seven games. At just 23, he has time to mature and the kitchen is not well-stocked with key position forwards so play him and see if he’s up to it in the back end of the year.
Can the Tigers play West Coast and Fremantle off against each other to secure a top-10 pick for Liam Baker or will they have to accept a pick in the teens?
RALPH: Richmond might have to accept they are unlikely to get a top-10 pick for Baker, despite his impact at the Tigers. They will ask for the world but a pick between 10-14 is about far price. If the Eagles keep winning and push up the ladder order it will be harder to split their selection and get an early-teens pick. So Fremantle still makes more sense for Richmond even if Baker is seen to want to get to West Coast. Plenty to play out still.
Baker has been heavily linked with a move to WA. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Baker has been heavily linked with a move to WA. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
Is Dion Prestia certain to win another one-season deal given the need to give Thomson Dow and Kane McAuliffe centre-square chances when Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper return?
RALPH: As Brendon Bolton said recently, cutting your list too deep is career suicide. Given Prestia’s hamstring issues, it is doubtful a rival club would come calling. He is still a very strong contributor when fit, as shown by his 23 touches and six clearances against Brisbane. The Tigers midfield isn’t great, but Prestia is not the problem.
Can Tyler Sonsie secure midfield minutes amid the heavy losses given the No. 28 draft pick, contracted to 2025, has played mostly forward this year?
RALPH: Against the Western Bulldogs a fortnight back, Sonsie had six clearances playing half forward, but all of them were in the forward half and none in the centre square. Richmond is keen to get Dustin Martin and or Shai Bolton into the middle at times, but not Sonsie. He’s contracted, so he’s not going anywhere, but again why not give him some small bursts there given that’s what he was drafted as – a centre-square mid.
[PLAYERCARD]Adem Yze[/PLAYERCARD] has battled in his start as Tigers coach. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Adem Yze has battled in his start as Tigers coach. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Is pick 29 Sam Banks a player of the future after averaging only nine possessions with some games with limited game time (11 minutes, 60 minutes, 67 minutes and 75 minutes) but also limited impact?
RALPH: Banks was the player most hyped in recent seasons, but Tom Brown has gone past him with his development this year. Fair enough, given Banks and Josh Gibcus were the top-20 picks of the five players taken in that 2021 national draft. But the Tigers desperately need some mid-range selections to over-achieve and Banks hasn’t been able to do it this season, despite ample opportunities. He’s only just turned 21 and playing in a terrible side, but fans might have liked to have seen more from Banks.
What financial package will the Tigers to throw at Dustin Martin as an incentive to stay given his reduced output, which included 16 possessions against Brisbane but only five kicks and 112m gained?
RALPH: Give him $600,000 a season – only just above the competition average – and realise it still might not be enough to keep him. He will likely have suitors, even if he’s not sure if he is playing on. But if he wants to play on at Richmond it surely won’t be a financial issue, it will be about fire in the belly. And if he goes not a single Tigers fan would begrudge him given all the Norm Smiths and all the memories.
What does the future hold for the legend? (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

What does the future hold for the legend? (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

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Is someone at the club attempting to improve Shai Bolton’s kicking after another wasteful night with two errant and rushed shots at goal in the Lions demolition?
RALPH: Yze is seen as a kicking expert as a coach, but Bolton’s kicking hasn’t shown any signs of improvement. He was drafted as a blaster and against the Lions he blasted a 25m snap wide when he had so much more time than he realised. Then his set-shot kick from 55m saw him meandering left then darting right at the last second as his shot faded right and short.
 
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Jon Ralph: 10 questions Richmond must answer for 2024 and beyond​

Times are changing at Tigerland, long gone are the once dominant Tigers as they descend down the AFL hierarchy, so where do they go from here? JON RALPH answers the key questions they face.

Jon RalphJon Ralph
@RalphyHeraldSun

4 min read
May 20, 2024 - 2:43PM
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AFL: Richmond Tigers coach Adam Yze reviews a 119-point mauling at the hands of the Brisbane Lions in round 10.
The Tigers are in a tailspin, with the optimism of Adem Yze’s arrival quickly spinning to some tough realisations.

Ahead of Dreamtime at the ‘G the Tigers face a host of key decisions as they assess their list heading into 2024 and beyond.

10 KEY QUESTIONS TIGERS ARE FACING​

Do they consider trading Daniel Rioli given the Suns are desperate to secure him as a running half back and would offer up at least one first-round pick?
RALPH: Yes. If the Suns are prepared to part with the Dogs’ first-rounder and a second pick (perhaps a second-rounder or even the Roos’ end-of-first-rounder, which will likely be in the early 20s) they should consider it for 27-year-old Rioli, given they have so many half backs like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks).
Daniel Rioli could be in demand. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Daniel Rioli could be in demand. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)
Is Noah Cumberland part of their future after he finally returned to the senior side for the first time last week and kicked two goals against Brisbane?
RALPH: As Damien Hardwick said of Cumberland last year: “What Noah’s got to realise is how hard he has to work in the game of AFL footy”. Hardwick gave him plenty of tough love and the fact Yze only turned to him in round 9 shows he too has doubts. Cumberland has 12 weeks to save his football career.
Are veteran midfielders Kamdyn McIntosh and Marlion Pickett in their 2025 plans with both playing mostly AFL this season, but without 2025 contracts?
RALPH: Pickett has tagged players like Christian Petracca this year with some success, but at 1-9 the entire focus should be on blooding the kids. With only 27 players available there aren’t many left, but if there is ever a lineball decision at selection between Pickett and the kid, then play the kid. McIntosh is only 30 and has played 52 games since the start of 2022. Back him in on another one-year contract given how versatile he is as a wing-half back, especially if the Tigers release Rioli.
Kamdyn McIntosh is one of the veterans with a cloudy future. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Kamdyn McIntosh is one of the veterans with a cloudy future. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Does Yze have ruck-forward Samson Ryan as a first-choice player given he has played VFL since being subbed at halftime in Opening Round, despite the club’s tall stocks being decimated by injury?
RALPH: Clearly not, given how little he has used him. But the Tigers might need him at Dreamtime at the ‘G with Mykelti Lefau no certainty. Ryan’s VFL form is solid – 12 goals in seven games. At just 23, he has time to mature and the kitchen is not well-stocked with key position forwards so play him and see if he’s up to it in the back end of the year.
Can the Tigers play West Coast and Fremantle off against each other to secure a top-10 pick for Liam Baker or will they have to accept a pick in the teens?
RALPH: Richmond might have to accept they are unlikely to get a top-10 pick for Baker, despite his impact at the Tigers. They will ask for the world but a pick between 10-14 is about far price. If the Eagles keep winning and push up the ladder order it will be harder to split their selection and get an early-teens pick. So Fremantle still makes more sense for Richmond even if Baker is seen to want to get to West Coast. Plenty to play out still.
Baker has been heavily linked with a move to WA. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Baker has been heavily linked with a move to WA. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
Is Dion Prestia certain to win another one-season deal given the need to give Thomson Dow and Kane McAuliffe centre-square chances when Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper return?
RALPH: As Brendon Bolton said recently, cutting your list too deep is career suicide. Given Prestia’s hamstring issues, it is doubtful a rival club would come calling. He is still a very strong contributor when fit, as shown by his 23 touches and six clearances against Brisbane. The Tigers midfield isn’t great, but Prestia is not the problem.
Can Tyler Sonsie secure midfield minutes amid the heavy losses given the No. 28 draft pick, contracted to 2025, has played mostly forward this year?
RALPH: Against the Western Bulldogs a fortnight back, Sonsie had six clearances playing half forward, but all of them were in the forward half and none in the centre square. Richmond is keen to get Dustin Martin and or Shai Bolton into the middle at times, but not Sonsie. He’s contracted, so he’s not going anywhere, but again why not give him some small bursts there given that’s what he was drafted as – a centre-square mid.
Adem Yze has battled in his start as Tigers coach. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Adem Yze has battled in his start as Tigers coach. (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Is pick 29 Sam Banks a player of the future after averaging only nine possessions with some games with limited game time (11 minutes, 60 minutes, 67 minutes and 75 minutes) but also limited impact?
RALPH: Banks was the player most hyped in recent seasons, but Tom Brown has gone past him with his development this year. Fair enough, given Banks and Josh Gibcus were the top-20 picks of the five players taken in that 2021 national draft. But the Tigers desperately need some mid-range selections to over-achieve and Banks hasn’t been able to do it this season, despite ample opportunities. He’s only just turned 21 and playing in a terrible side, but fans might have liked to have seen more from Banks.
What financial package will the Tigers to throw at Dustin Martin as an incentive to stay given his reduced output, which included 16 possessions against Brisbane but only five kicks and 112m gained?
RALPH: Give him $600,000 a season – only just above the competition average – and realise it still might not be enough to keep him. He will likely have suitors, even if he’s not sure if he is playing on. But if he wants to play on at Richmond it surely won’t be a financial issue, it will be about fire in the belly. And if he goes not a single Tigers fan would begrudge him given all the Norm Smiths and all the memories.
What does the future hold for the legend? (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

What does the future hold for the legend? (Photo by Albert Perez/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

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Is someone at the club attempting to improve Shai Bolton’s kicking after another wasteful night with two errant and rushed shots at goal in the Lions demolition?
RALPH: Yze is seen as a kicking expert as a coach, but Bolton’s kicking hasn’t shown any signs of improvement. He was drafted as a blaster and against the Lions he blasted a 25m snap wide when he had so much more time than he realised. Then his set-shot kick from 55m saw him meandering left then darting right at the last second as his shot faded right and short.
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Thanks.
A fairly meh article.
Not much more of an insight over what has been discussed on our board here.
No surprise that he says we should just take what is offered in any trade for Bakes and Rioli. Typical of the industry to expe t us to just bend over and take what's given rather than drive a hard bargain from our end.
Yeh let's just give up 2 of our best players for mid teen picks that are probably 50 50 to produce a player of the same quality down the track!!! And mid teens when we do the trade that end up low 20s after fs etc etc
 
tiger_tough said:
This is what we should be doing

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The fact they are exploring selling a home game kind of defeats the purpose of spending extra on the soft cap.
 
shaky said:
Thanks.
A fairly meh article.
Not much more of an insight over what has been discussed on our board here.
No surprise that he says we should just take what is offered in any trade for Bakes and Rioli. Typical of the industry to expe t us to just bend over and take what's given rather than drive a hard bargain from our end.
Yeh let's just give up 2 of our best players for mid teen picks that are probably 50 50 to produce a player of the same quality down the track!!! And mid teens when we do the trade that end up low 20s after fs etc etc
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If the Suns are prepared to part with the Dogs’ first-rounder and a second pick (perhaps a second-rounder or even the Roos’ end-of-first-rounder, which will likely be in the early 20s) they should consider it for 27-year-old Rioli, given they have so many half backs like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks).

Richmond might have to accept they are unlikely to get a top-10 pick for Baker, despite his impact at the Tigers. They will ask for the world but a pick between 10-14 is about far price. If the Eagles keep winning and push up the ladder order it will be harder to split their selection and get an early-teens pick. So Fremantle still makes more sense for Richmond even if Baker is seen to want to get to West Coast. Plenty to play out still.
 

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If the Suns are prepared to part with the Dogs’ first-rounder and a second pick (perhaps a second-rounder or even the Roos’ end-of-first-rounder, which will likely be in the early 20s) they should consider it for 27-year-old Rioli, given they have so many half backs like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks).

Richmond might have to accept they are unlikely to get a top-10 pick for Baker, despite his impact at the Tigers. They will ask for the world but a pick between 10-14 is about far price. If the Eagles keep winning and push up the ladder order it will be harder to split their selection and get an early-teens pick. So Fremantle still makes more sense for Richmond even if Baker is seen to want to get to West Coast. Plenty to play out still.
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I would much prefer to move Short on than Rioli though. Why move on a better player and leader for the other indigenous players on the list when we could move Short on who we should still get a pick for inside of the top 20.
Baker, he may be tempted by a big offer to go, but I don't believe he is desperate to leave, so I would prefer to keep a heart and soul player on a slightly inflated wage than trade him for unders.
If we get things right over the next 2-3 years, both could still be a part of our push back up the ladder to contend again. They don't have to be part of our next flag, but they can help build us towards one like Richo, Newman etc all did.
 
shaky said:
I would much prefer to move Short on than Rioli though. Why move on a better player and leader for the other indigenous players on the list when we could move Short on who we should still get a pick for inside of the top 20.
Baker, he may be tempted by a big offer to go, but I don't believe he is desperate to leave, so I would prefer to keep a heart and soul player on a slightly inflated wage than trade him for unders.
If we get things right over the next 2-3 years, both could still be a part of our push back up the ladder to contend again. They don't have to be part of our next flag, but they can help build us towards one like Richo, Newman etc all did.
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Not RFC style to pay overs to retain players. Baker might get a better offer in the West and we negotiate the picks.

Dimma may really want D. Rioli and be willing to pay for him. Rioli might want the move. RFC has a stockpile of HBFers like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks

Maybe Graham, Short attract interest. Grimes out for sure; I think Kmac, Pickett, Prestia & Dusty get another year.
 
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Not RFC style to pay overs to retain players. Baker might get a better offer in the West and we negotiate the picks.

Dimma may really want D. Rioli and be willing to pay for him. Rioli might want the move. RFC has a stockpile of HBFers like Jayden Short, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Sam Banks

Maybe Graham, Short attract interest. Grimes out for sure; I think Kmac, Pickett, Prestia & Dusty get another year.
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Only thing I would say on that is I don't think we pay o ers for a erage players, but will pay what a top player is worth, it just depends how over the top the offer is to Baker I suppose. And it maybe that the big offer comes from one of the WA clubs but they can't offer the deal.
A lot to play out yet.
 

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What your club has told the AFL it must change

Wishlists from milestone review revealed
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RICHMOND​

Richmond's primary submission revolved around the lack of Indigenous talent coming through the system. The club believes the situation is at crisis point, and warned the league about this in 2020.

The Tigers believe the cuts made to Indigenous and multicultural programs during the pandemic were never replenished, which could have long-lasting effects on the influence of First Nations footballers on the league.

On other matters, Richmond is in favour of trading draft picks not one, two or three years in advance… But four! They like the idea of having "conditional" draft picks based on how many games a footballer plays after he gets selected.

Like most other teams, the Tigers are in favour of a mid-season trade period, and even raised the possibility of players ticking a box when they sign contracts which would allow them to be traded mid-year. Clubs would then increase the salaries of players who ticked this box.
 
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What your club has told the AFL it must change

Wishlists from milestone review revealed
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RICHMOND​

Richmond's primary submission revolved around the lack of Indigenous talent coming through the system. The club believes the situation is at crisis point, and warned the league about this in 2020.

The Tigers believe the cuts made to Indigenous and multicultural programs during the pandemic were never replenished, which could have long-lasting effects on the influence of First Nations footballers on the league.

On other matters, Richmond is in favour of trading draft picks not one, two or three years in advance… But four! They like the idea of having "conditional" draft picks based on how many games a footballer plays after he gets selected.

Like most other teams, the Tigers are in favour of a mid-season trade period, and even raised the possibility of players ticking a box when they sign contracts which would allow them to be traded mid-year. Clubs would then increase the salaries of players who ticked this box.
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Indigenous Australians represent 3% of the population. Less of that is Male (1.5%). Therefore a base rate representation of 10% in the AFL is more than enough and therefore they are overrepresented on base rate probabilities. Richmond needs to stop playing the woke card and get back to drawing plans like Gale did in 2010.
 
shaky said:
Thanks.
A fairly meh article.
Not much more of an insight over what has been discussed on our board here.
No surprise that he says we should just take what is offered in any trade for Bakes and Rioli. Typical of the industry to expe t us to just bend over and take what's given rather than drive a hard bargain from our end.
Yeh let's just give up 2 of our best players for mid teen picks that are probably 50 50 to produce a player of the same quality down the track!!! And mid teens when we do the trade that end up low 20s after fs etc etc
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Jon Ralph is a fool, 99% of Richmond fans are wondering what's going to become of 26yo dual premiership tiger Jack Graham, the poor Bloke doesn't even rate a mention in this article.
 
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Who’s better, Dusty or Gaz? Here’s what the man who’s played with both thinks

Dion Prestia has played side by side with two of the modern-day greats, Dustin Martin and Gary Ablett jnr. Here’s what he said when asked to pick between them.
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Who’s better, Dusty or Gaz? Here’s what the man who’s played with both thinks​

BySteve Barrett​


Dusty or Gaz?

The tattooed Richmond hero or the shaven-headed Geelong and Gold Coast master?

Dion Prestia – who was two-time Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett’s right-hand man for six seasons as an inaugural Sun, before riding shotgun to triple Norm Smith medallist and 2017 Brownlow winner Dustin Martin over the past eight years – can’t split the pair.
After missing the Tigers’ drought-breaking eight-point win over Adelaide on Thursday night, Martin is set to return for next Saturday’s round-14 clash against Hawthorn at the MCG where he will become the seventh Richmond player – after Kevin Bartlett, Jack Riewoldt, Jack Dyer, Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards and Francis Bourke – to play 300 VFL/AFL games.

“I used to split them [Martin and Ablett] but now I just love that I played with both of them,” Prestia said after the win over the Crows.
“Gaz was amazing in his own way and Dustin has done his own thing.

“To see Dustin do what he’s done over the last eight years has been unbelievable.

“I don’t like comparing them ... I just like celebrating how good both of them are and were. I’ve been lucky enough to play with two of the best players of all time.”

Prestia, who successfully requested a trade to the Tigers in 2016, admitted to feelings of apprehension about meeting the mysterious Martin for the first time. But from that initial anxiety a strong bond has blossomed, on and off the field.
“When I got to the club I was a bit nervous to meet him because I didn’t know what he was like, which is kind of similar to everyone,” said Prestia, who was confident of being available for the milestone match despite nursing a sore calf after the Crows clash.

“I’ve become really close with Dustin. Once you’re in his circle and close to him, he’s an absolute ripper. He’d do anything for all the guys in his close circle.”
Richmond coach Adem Yze joked that after Thursday’s victory – the Tigers’ first since stunning Sydney on Easter Sunday – he couldn’t guarantee Martin would slot straight back in.

“We did win, so he might have to come back through the VFL,” the relieved first-year coach said with a laugh.
“In all seriousness, it’s a massive week for our club and one that we want to celebrate. He’s one of our greatest players. We do that really well at our footy club – celebrate our people.

“We’ll have an amazing week leading up to it. We’re not going to shy away from the fact we want it to be a big spectacle, and we want to play well for him.”
 


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RICHMOND​

The club’s draft rivals believe the Tigers are zeroing in on 194cm Eastern Ranges midfielder Josh Smillie. The Tigers just inherited the No.1 pick – on current ladder position – from North Melbourne and will surely keep it, given they are injury-ravaged and the Kangaroos are rising with a bullet. The Tigers would love the No.1 pick to be clear-cut and a Harley Reid type, but some recruiters still believe Smillie and Victorian mid Finn O’Sullivan are the best two kids, then a gap to the rest including Vic Metro mid Jagga Smith, Lions’ father-son prospect Levi Ashcroft and Victorian interceptor Luke Trainor.
The problem is that Smillie hasn’t exactly set the world on fire in his three under-18 games so far, with a clash to come against Vic Country on Sunday.
Smillie showed glimpses in a nine-clearance contest against Western Australia, but has 17, 22 and 20 touches in those U18 games and wouldn’t be a lock for All Australian honours.
So ideally he torches Vic Country, has an even stronger back-end to his season and makes it easy for the Tigers, who need more elite mids to help Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper.
What is the absolute best draft haul Richmond could secure if they wanted to maximise their draft hand? Right now they have pick 1, 21, 36 (Fremantle’s second-rounder), 39 and 41 plus a heap of back-end picks.
They could secure pick 10 to 13 for Baker and two first-rounders for Rioli, albeit the Roos one, which ends up at pick 28 to 30. So they could have pick 1, 8 (the Dogs’ first-rounder for Rioli), pick 12 (for Baker), 21, 28 (the Roos-end-of-first-rounder), 36, 39, and 41.
Those picks will shuffle around with father-son and Next Generation Academy picks, but it would give them three top-15 picks, five top-30 picks and eight selections within 41.
It’s a spectacular starting point for the rejig, restump and rewire under Adem Yze, even before unrestricted free agent Jack Graham considers his future.


GOLD COAST​

The Suns are sitting pretty with three first rounders (their own at pick 7, the Dogs’ selection at pick 8, and the Roos’ end-of-first-rounder at pick 20).
Academy kid Leo Lombard is roaring up the draft charts and against Vic Country just peeled off a 28-possession, five clearance, one-goal, 10 contested possession display. On pure talent, Lombard is easily in the top-10, even if clubs sometimes let academy selections drift back a few spots as they did for the Suns’ 2023 pick 14, Jake Rogers.
The Suns will keep all options open given the bidding system might change, and the Tigers might soften on retaining Daniel Rioli. Right now, the Tigers are saying he’s contracted and going nowhere, but despite their public position, Gold Coast would offer two first-rounders for Rioli given one of them would end up about pick 28-30 after father-son and NGA selections.
In an ideal world, the Suns would move up the draft order to take a top-six pick before Lombard is bid on anywhere from pick 7-13 by a rival. They couldn’t take a top-six pick, match a Lombard bid with back-end picks and then still have enough picks Rioli, could they?
With Zeke Uwland as next year’s likely No.1 pick? They still have interest in Giants half back Isaac Cumming, who is a free agent. So they have so many options, all of them good, even if Rioli stays at Punt Rd.
 
JackNah_8 said:
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Richmond Tigers 2024: Tim Taranto on no regrets for moving clubs and hopes that premiership teammates stay at Punt Road​

Despite the Tigers lowly ladder position, Tim Taranto has no regrets about his move from GWS to Punt Road, and is hopeful his star teammates stay for the rebuild.

Richmond midfielder Tim Taranto has urged the senior Tigers considering their futures to stick with the club and transform it into a competitive force again as fast as possible.
A handful of the club’s premiership players are assessing their futures at Punt Rd beyond this year, including out-of-contract stars Dustin Martin and Liam Baker as well as Daniel Rioli, who is contracted but has attracted interest from Gold Coast.

This masthead reported this week that Shai Bolton plans to stick with the Tigers, despite significant interest from rival clubs.

“Absolutely, I’d love them all to stay,” Taranto said.

Tim Taranto and Dustin Martin. Picture: Michael Klein

Tim Taranto and Dustin Martin. Picture: Michael Klein

“Unfortunately, I don’t have any control over their decisions. But I will try my best to encourage them to stay at Richmond. It’s a tough process. I went through it a few years ago (when he left Greater Western Sydney for Richmond). I try to let them make their own decisions, but they are all very important players and hopefully we can keep them all.

“Time will tell, but I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed that they stay.”

Taranto joined Richmond at the end of 2022 on a long-term deal that runs through to the end of 2029. But despite the club’s struggles over the past few years, he told us this week he has no regrets about making the move.

“I made the right decision for me, there is no looking back,” Taranto said, reaffirming his commitment to helping the Tigers claw their way back again.

The Tigers fell to the bottom of the ladder on percentage after last week’s loss to Fremantle – putting them in the box seat for this year’s No. 1 draft selection. But being the competitive beast that he is on the field, Taranto said he would be doing everything in his power to get off the bottom and to add to their two wins in the coming weeks.

Tim Taranto has no regrets about his move from GWS to Richmond at the end of 2022. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Tim Taranto has no regrets about his move from GWS to Richmond at the end of 2022. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

“We’ve got a lot of youth and we know they are going to get better,” he said.

“We have to try and lead the way on that. We need to keep chasing those wins.”

Taranto, 26, said it had been a privilege to play alongside Martin, one of the great footballers of the modern era. But he is unsure what the 33-year-old triple Norm Smith Medal-winner intends to do when his famous contract runs out at the end of this season.

“I have no idea what Dusty is going to do,” he said. “I don’t even know if he knows what he is going to do yet.”

“He will stay in the moment and enjoy it, and then make the decision when he has to.”

The Tigers will take on Taranto’s former side Greater Western Sydney on Sunday at the MCG, with the club dedicating its home fixture to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, helping to support children to recover and heal from trauma.
 
SleepingGiant said:
Indigenous Australians represent 3% of the population. Less of that is Male (1.5%). Therefore a base rate representation of 10% in the AFL is more than enough and therefore they are overrepresented on base rate probabilities. Richmond needs to stop playing the woke card and get back to drawing plans like Gale did in 2010.
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I think it's a legitimate concern if the talent coming through is drying up, especially if it can be traced to Covid funding cuts that haven't been reinstated.
Also, don't use the word 'woke', it makes you come across as one of those winging whining, perennially offended Murdoch drones, which I'm sure you're not.
 

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