Game Day VFL R1 V Coburg 11:05am

[tiger_tough]

Richmond VFL confirm Round 1 line-up

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

www.richmondfc.com.au

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

The VFL Tigers will kickstart their 2025 campaign against Coburg at Holm Park Recreation Reserve in Beaconsfield.

10 AFL-listed Tigers will feature on Sunday morning, including Campbell Gray, Jacob Koschitzke, Kane McAuliffe, Jasper Alger, Jonty Faull, Samson Ryan, Thomas Sims, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Tyler Sonsie and Mate Colina.

Backs	Campbell Gray	50	Jacob Koschitzke	20	Mutaz El Nour	57
Half-Backs	Jhett Haeata	80	Nicholas Collier	63	Nick Guiney	62
Centre	Liam George	67	Kane McAuliffe	28	Austin Johnson	51
Half-Forwards	Jasper Alger	29	Mohammed Yassine	52	Massimo Raso	77
Forwards	Jonty Faull	26	Thomas Sims	38	Samson Ryan	32
Followers	Oliver Hayes-Brown	47	Tom McCarthy	54	Tyler Sonsie	40
Interchange	Joel Garner	53	Mate Colina	39	Lachlan Wilson	56
	Harry Scott	74	Sam Toner	68
EMG	Nicholas Girolami	59	Sam Flockart	66	Phil Moimoi	58

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Pretty strong team, the ruck mix is all wrong though. OHB, Samson and Colina all named means Samson is going to play all season predominantly in the forward line. Next week when Lynch returns there will be another tall forward to try squeeze into an already way too tall VFL team.

Happy to see Faull named after he was a test this week.

Was keen to get a look at Moimoi.

 

[smurfin]

How come it's only now that we have a record number of tall players that Colina starts the season on the park?

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Richmond VFL confirm Round 1 line-up

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

www.richmondfc.com.au

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

The VFL Tigers will kickstart their 2025 campaign against Coburg at Holm Park Recreation Reserve in Beaconsfield.

10 AFL-listed Tigers will feature on Sunday morning, including Campbell Gray, Jacob Koschitzke, Kane McAuliffe, Jasper Alger, Jonty Faull, Samson Ryan, Thomas Sims, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Tyler Sonsie and Mate Colina.

Backs	Campbell Gray	50	Jacob Koschitzke	20	Mutaz El Nour	57
Half-Backs	Jhett Haeata	80	Nicholas Collier	63	Nick Guiney	62
Centre	Liam George	67	Kane McAuliffe	28	Austin Johnson	51
Half-Forwards	Jasper Alger	29	Mohammed Yassine	52	Massimo Raso	77
Forwards	Jonty Faull	26	Thomas Sims	38	Samson Ryan	32
Followers	Oliver Hayes-Brown	47	Tom McCarthy	54	Tyler Sonsie	40
Interchange	Joel Garner	53	Mate Colina	39	Lachlan Wilson	56
	Harry Scott	74	Sam Toner	68
EMG	Nicholas Girolami	59	Sam Flockart	66	Phil Moimoi	58

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Pretty strong team, the ruck mix is all wrong though. OHB, Samson and Colina all named means Samson is going to play all season predominantly in the forward line. Next week when Lynch returns there will be another tall forward to try squeeze into an already way too tall VFL team.

Happy to see Faull named after he was a test this week.

Was keen to get a look at Moimoi.

if they reckon ohb and mate are better long term ruck options that ryan id just pay him out and cut him loose. no point keeping him on the list as a forward with like 10 other young forwards already showing as much or more in their first few praccy matches.

 

[fargothegreat]

Richmond VFL confirm Round 1 line-up

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

www.richmondfc.com.au

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

The VFL Tigers will kickstart their 2025 campaign against Coburg at Holm Park Recreation Reserve in Beaconsfield.

10 AFL-listed Tigers will feature on Sunday morning, including Campbell Gray, Jacob Koschitzke, Kane McAuliffe, Jasper Alger, Jonty Faull, Samson Ryan, Thomas Sims, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Tyler Sonsie and Mate Colina.

Backs	Campbell Gray	50	Jacob Koschitzke	20	Mutaz El Nour	57
Half-Backs	Jhett Haeata	80	Nicholas Collier	63	Nick Guiney	62
Centre	Liam George	67	Kane McAuliffe	28	Austin Johnson	51
Half-Forwards	Jasper Alger	29	Mohammed Yassine	52	Massimo Raso	77
Forwards	Jonty Faull	26	Thomas Sims	38	Samson Ryan	32
Followers	Oliver Hayes-Brown	47	Tom McCarthy	54	Tyler Sonsie	40
Interchange	Joel Garner	53	Mate Colina	39	Lachlan Wilson	56
	Harry Scott	74	Sam Toner	68
EMG	Nicholas Girolami	59	Sam Flockart	66	Phil Moimoi	58

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Pretty strong team, the ruck mix is all wrong though. OHB, Samson and Colina all named means Samson is going to play all season predominantly in the forward line. Next week when Lynch returns there will be another tall forward to try squeeze into an already way too tall VFL team.

Happy to see Faull named after he was a test this week.

Was keen to get a look at Moimoi.

I think the logic with Ryan is that the thing keeping him out of the side is his struggles as a forward (not holding marks, lack of follow-up efforts), so they're giving him the time to develop there.

Nank is going to ruck 80% of the game, so Ryan needs to be able to contribute as a forward to justify a spot in the team.

 

[tiger_tough]

if they reckon ohb and mate are better long term ruck options that ryan id just pay him out and cut him loose. no point keeping him on the list as a forward with like 10 other young forwards already showing as much or more in their first few praccy matches.

I think it's more the fact that Colina and OHB can't play forward at all, Ryan can.

We should've cut Colina IMO.

 

[fargothegreat]

How come it's only now that we have a record number of tall players that Colina starts the season on the park?

First time he's been fit.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Richmond VFL confirm Round 1 line-up

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

www.richmondfc.com.au

Richmond VFL has confirmed its line-up to take on Coburg in Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL premiership season.

The VFL Tigers will kickstart their 2025 campaign against Coburg at Holm Park Recreation Reserve in Beaconsfield.

10 AFL-listed Tigers will feature on Sunday morning, including Campbell Gray, Jacob Koschitzke, Kane McAuliffe, Jasper Alger, Jonty Faull, Samson Ryan, Thomas Sims, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Tyler Sonsie and Mate Colina.

Backs	Campbell Gray	50	Jacob Koschitzke	20	Mutaz El Nour	57
Half-Backs	Jhett Haeata	80	Nicholas Collier	63	Nick Guiney	62
Centre	Liam George	67	Kane McAuliffe	28	Austin Johnson	51
Half-Forwards	Jasper Alger	29	Mohammed Yassine	52	Massimo Raso	77
Forwards	Jonty Faull	26	Thomas Sims	38	Samson Ryan	32
Followers	Oliver Hayes-Brown	47	Tom McCarthy	54	Tyler Sonsie	40
Interchange	Joel Garner	53	Mate Colina	39	Lachlan Wilson	56
	Harry Scott	74	Sam Toner	68
EMG	Nicholas Girolami	59	Sam Flockart	66	Phil Moimoi	58

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Pretty strong team, the ruck mix is all wrong though. OHB, Samson and Colina all named means Samson is going to play all season predominantly in the forward line. Next week when Lynch returns there will be another tall forward to try squeeze into an already way too tall VFL team.

Happy to see Faull named after he was a test this week.

Was keen to get a look at Moimoi.

The club knew they would hve this excess tall player issue going in. We are carrying 4 mature rucks who are all fit. And about 14-15 KPP on our list - about 3-4 more than most lists. 4 of them are missing this week, Lefau, Lynch, Balta, Young. If they all become available at once, this VFL team will be badly unbalanced and it will effect the performance of the team. We will likely start shedding 1 or 2 of these guys this year, and I would think the club will have their eyes on shedding some more to Taz, potentially in both 2026(bottom end talls) & 2027, 1-2 talented talls in trades.

It should ensure we end up with a strong group of tall players ourselves when our list is re-balanced.

 

[fargothegreat]

I take it Rioli has a niggle?

Love the fact that they've brought in young VFL listed players like Raso, Toner and Haeata to develop that were probably on our radar had we have had later rookie picks last year.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

I think it's more the fact that Colina and OHB can't play forward at all, Ryan can.

We should've cut Colina IMO.

Injuries and suspensions will happen, they can also be rotated.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

I think it's more the fact that Colina and OHB can't play forward at all, Ryan can.

We should've cut Colina IMO.

the chances of either ohb or collina actually becoming afl level footballers is infinitesimally small and history has shown you can pick up a decent ruck late in a draft and not have to teach them how to kick a football.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

I take it Rioli has a niggle?

Love the fact that they've brought in young VFL listed players like Raso, Toner and Haeata to develop that were probably on our radar had we have had later rookie picks last year.

keeping an eye on frangalis junior too tackles hard and knows where the goals are

 

[Meteoric Rise]

the chances of either ohb or collina actually becoming afl level footballers is infinitesimally small and history has shown you can pick up a decent ruck late in a draft and not have to teach them how to kick a football.

I don't think it is quite that remote.

OHB plyed some very encourging games(amongst some he will learn from) last year in his first year of footy at any notable level.

Colina has not yet played a game for premiership points off anything even remotely resembling a fair preparation. He kicked one drop punt about 65m last week. He can run(not as confident about his agility) is extremely tall, and doesn't mind getting involved after a ruck contest. If his body holds up I think there is a fair chance he will surprise people with how good he is. Whether that translates to becoming a first choice AFL ruck, who knows, but I think he will prove a good VFL player at the very least.

 

[Calcium Man]

Was hoping Smillie would get up. Looks like a rd. 4 afl debut.

 

[voorhees]

would love to see McAuliffe get some leather poisoning.
And Sonsie to put his name forward for a recall

 

[smurfin]

I don't think it is quite that remote.

OHB plyed some very encourging games(amongst some he will learn from) last year in his first year of footy at any notable level.

Colina has not yet played a game for premiership points off anything even remotely resembling a fair preparation. He kicked one drop punt about 65m last week. He can run(not as confident about his agility) is extremely tall, and doesn't mind getting involved after a ruck contest. If his body holds up I think there is a fair chance he will surprise people with how good he is. Whether that translates to becoming a first choice AFL ruck, who knows, but I think he will prove a good VFL player at the very least.

Spider Burton and that other more recent supertall Freo ruckman whose name I can't remember both looked as unco as anything but ended up better than average contributors from memory. And Mason Cox.
Still a chance that Colina ends up similar I suppose.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Very tall team, however there is some very quick VFL listed players.
Toner,Haeata,Yassine, Raso, are greyhounds and Johnson , McArthy, and George have big tanks.And the hardness of Street and Garner. The club has done very well to put this list together, well on paper anyway. Probably focused on speed and gut runners on VFL list, given the high percentage of AFL talls playing.
Hoping to get along to this game, really keen to have a look at Faull, Sims and Alger live.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Spider Burton and that other more recent supertall Freo ruckman whose name I can't remember both looked as unco as anything but ended up better than average contributors from memory. And Mason Cox.
Still a chance that Colina ends up similar I suppose.

Sandilands was the other Freo supersize me guy.

 

[tiger_tough]

Sandilands was the other Freo supersize me guy.

Sandilands was a 4 time AA ruckman. Under rated.

 

[Calcium Man]

Sandilands was a 4 time AA ruckman. Under rated.

A 4 x All Australian is underrated?

 

[tiger_tough]

A 4 x All Australian is underrated?

better than 'better than average contributor', yes.

keep up milk boi

 

[_RT_]

It's going to be an interesting VFL season seeing how they balance up being competitive and trying to win as many games as possible to maintain the appeal of the club to non AFL listed players with the development of the young AFL players that are the keys to the clubs future success.

I'll be very interested in how they look to use Ryan. All summer the talk was that he was looking good as a ruckman and yet with the season starting he appears destined to play as a key forward and playing very little ruck. Either they're not confident in his ability to be a number 1 ruck long term or they're trying to develop another aspect to his game given he has shown glimpses at times playing as a forward especially early on in his career.

As mentioned it is going to be really interesting in a few weeks time when we start getting the likes of Balta Young Lynch Gibcus & Lefau coming back into the mix.

 

[Calcium Man]

better than 'better than average contributor', yes.

keep up milk boi

But still underrated?

 

[Wooden Robot]

if they reckon ohb and mate are better long term ruck options that ryan id just pay him out and cut him loose. no point keeping him on the list as a forward with like 10 other young forwards already showing as much or more in their first few praccy matches.

Our next full time ruck is not on our list right now

 

[Bojangles17]

I’ll be there , if you see a guy in his golf whites and terry toweling hat come and say gday

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Land of the Giants.
Scary too think we still have Lynch/Balta & Lafau too comeback.
Be interesting how we manage it all.