Exactly
Also if you win the ball first and get it into your foward line , I really cant see a negative in this
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Also if you win the ball first and get it into your foward line , I really cant see a negative in this
Taranto's got plenty of toe off the mark when he's not playing hurt, he'd fit comfortably in the league's top 1/3rd of on-ballers for pace over short or long distance and he's genuinely elite pace for someone capable of playing entirely inside.
Hopper's one-paced, but it's worth remembering that our premiership midfields had very little pace, Meatball, Cotch and Dusty are effectively the extractors he's replacing longer term. Just the introduction of Bolton in recent seasons has drastically increased our break-away speed from where it was in 2017 and Taranto furthers that.
Short term, I doubt we'll have the luxury of playing all of Cotch, Meatball, Dusty, Hopper and Taranto in the same side that often, but I'd look at it way more as an opportunity than a liability. Control of the ball is the holy grail.
As a sidenote, if we do manage to swing both Hopper and Taranto, what honestly has me most excited over the next couple of seasons is the gradual introduction of MRJ's pace, physique, balance and tackling to the midfield rotation. The kid's got everything it takes to become our best mid 3-4 years down the track.
Longer term, between MRJ, Bolton, Baker, Short, Ralphsmith and Sonsie we've already got a fair bit of speed and outside ability to work with, plus we may be able to swing Rioli onto the ball when one or two of Banks, Clarke or Brown are ready to start their HBF apprenticeship at senior level, while it wouldn't surprise that Cumberland may well be able to take very handy stints on the ball.
Add Taranto and Hopper, it's a coach's dream group with a perfect spread of grunt, smarts, speed and ball using ability.
And there's still a year or three of Cotch and Dusty in the mix.
Even after the blatant corruption which cut our season short, this September and the coming off-season still feels a lot like...
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Already put 1k on us winning the flag.
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How many kgs do you have spare?
Tiger_Of_Old
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Enough too buy norf.How many kgs do you have spare?
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Rumour that the Saints are interested in Soldo
Saints have picks 9, 27, 45, 81 plus what they get for Hill or Long.
Gold Coast who Long has nominated has picks 7, 25, 31, 34, 43, 52, 67, 70, 79
StKilda trade Long to Gold Coast for pick 31
Richmond trade Soldo to Saints for pick 31
Richmond trade 12, 30 to GWS for Taranto & pick 39
Richmond trade future first + pick 31 for Hopper
Go to the draft with 19 and 39
Saints have picks 9, 27, 45, 81 plus what they get for Hill or Long.
Gold Coast who Long has nominated has picks 7, 25, 31, 34, 43, 52, 67, 70, 79
StKilda trade Long to Gold Coast for pick 31
Richmond trade Soldo to Saints for pick 31
Richmond trade 12, 30 to GWS for Taranto & pick 39
Richmond trade future first + pick 31 for Hopper
Go to the draft with 19 and 39
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I wonder if there’s a market for holding opposition goalless for 23 rounds + finals?
Once again, don’t want to come across as a nuffie or too cocky but not sure there’s an oppo team who will score against us next year.
Probably rush a few behinds so that we can actually register a percentage for the year
It’s happening!
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SOS reckons Taranto only worth pick 12.
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Why Silvagni expects Richmond to land both Hopper and Taranto
“I think the deal gets done.”
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That's a massive win for us , trade a lumbering ruck who is too slow for the speed of the game
While keeping a valuable pick 19
Where do we sign?
He was tracking really well before the knee, so this was always going to be an indifferent season.
Knows where to go, can mark and kicks straight. Clubs will want him.
Dr Tigris
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At his best Soldo is a well above average AFL ruck. Problem is Nank is better overall.
And Hawkins is a back pushing knee destroying bastard
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Colina.
Ryan.
Nyuon.
Miller.
Be interesting to see if that's enough ?
Maybe Riewoldt plays ruck a bit now he's expendable
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Draft is average at best this year by all reports. We're doing this at the right time
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oppos would be bookmarking half this thread to troll us if we don't win the flag next year lmao
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Normal year then
Lord of the Wings
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It is very average. Dean Polo, Danny Meyer, Adam Pattison 1st round average.
Next year though is shaping as an absolute bumper crop so we need to retain our 1st rounder next year at all costs
Had a look at the phantom form guide by Callum Tooheys, it's just a sea of 60kg forward pockets.
**** these lads threads are boring on the drafts and trade boards. It’s basically all you campaigners in another circle jerk.
Guess other teams posters are pretty resigned to the fact we will get them both easily.
Guess other teams posters are pretty resigned to the fact we will get them both easily.
We just watched a final where for all his efforts, Nank couldn't exploit McStay, Daniher and Hipwood to give us the advantage of clearance dominance.
We're about to load our midfield with more centre clearance power than we've ever had in the modern era.
Given the above two facts, it makes very little sense to trade our best tap ruckman - especially for his currently diminished market worth. A great pre-season with another year to recover from the knee and he could be the foundation of a flag next year. Playing two genuine rucks, trying to win or halve as many clearances as possible, all game, every game.
Take the pressure off the back half, give a potent forward line as many one-out opportunities as possible, maximise our offensive clearance game.
The best ruck we have to put the ball down the throat of our new clearance specialists is Soldo.
That failure wasn't down to Nank but to our midfielders. He fixed it in the second half of the game by grabbing the ball and winning clearances himself. He wasn't the reason we lost that game.
Don't disagree, but I also have a feeling the club rates Ryan highly as a ruck and has a vision to make him the successor to Nank, maybe sooner than we think. If that's the case then I can understand why we'd at least entertain offers for Soldo.
With extra firepower at ground level Nank can do the job we need for a couple more years while Ryan develops further.
Morro
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Ryan will suprise a lot of people next year. He doesn’t need 2 more years.
