| Draft Strategy that Richmond may insert for this years trading and national U18’s championships in late June to Novembers / Decembers drafts.
As most would attest to, Richmond is required to rebuild now. We did not 2 years ago, and unfortunately Hawthorn and Collingwood have. They are not that far ahead of us and if we do things right, we could be ahead of both after the selections are made later in the year.
A couple of points:
Richmond needs 2 Crash and Bash ruckmen for centre square work.
Richmond requires more 2 – way runners that hurt when we have the ball, and negate when other sides do. We have too many downhill skiers at present. Tambling, Deledio, Meyer, Howat, Pettifer, Tuck Schulz. All have big areas of concern. Can it be rectified? Not all of them. See below.
This year’s crop. Not as deep this year, but quality will be found through to pick 40-50. We should trade accordingly.
Schulz: Trade with Doggies: For 3rd Round pick Cameron Faulkner, and Minson/Tim Walsh.
Pettifer: Trade with St Kilda for 3rd round Pick.
Tuck: Trade with Collingwood for 3rd round pick.
Delist: These players will never win Richmond a premiership. On ya bikes! Can you do it all at once? Doubtful but I would for our assault in 2011 or was that 3011?
Let’s prey that Carlton and Melbourne pick up soon.
We cannot afford to win games if it to the detriment of the priority pick, pick 1 and first pickings at the rookie and PSD’s draft selections.
I can hear the sleeping giant about to waken!
If we follow a similar structure to the one above, we will exceed Collingwood, Hawthorn and Carlton by the length of the Flemington straight. In my eyes we would have the much greater player personnel.
2011 here we come.
Keep in mind many things can happen before the lead up to the draft. However the names mentioned are quality players and will further advance our mighty football club.
No Priority Pick For Carlton : Last years PICKS analysis.
1. Richmond : Kreuzer = Seems competitive, see him more as a power forward. Smashed by Naitanui (ruck duels) in Perth . Too small for a ruckmen? In racing parlance: the one to beat. When in Ruck = behind the play Ruckmen. Sorry to say = Brad Ottens at the carnival when he was in the ruck, especially in last 2 games.
2. Melbourne : Cotchin = Same as Deledio. Never played against men. Cocky. Can’t break a tag like Brett also. Steer clear. Too much work.
3. Carlton : Palmer = Josh Carr with more flamboyance. Was fed by McGinnity and Masten in Perth . Will have trouble with weight. No thanks.
4. Adelaide : Masten = A rich man’s Jimmy Bartel. Class. Great Engine. Great, great leader. If Carlton gain picks 1 & 4 Masten is Richmond ’s man.
5. Fremantle: Rance = Tough. Darren Glass clone.
6. Brisbane : Morton = Overrated. Is soft. Birchall type. Too much work. How he won the medal is beyond me. Absolutely not.
7. Essendon: Kangars = Bombers to get him for spite (Marshmallows). Kidding. Athlete. Improving. Good closing speed. Bomber defenders getting old.
8. W.B: Henderson = Doggies need Key forwards.
9. ST Kilda: Pears = Would have liked Rance (Max is getting on) go for his mate. Reminds me of our Will Thursfield. 2nd Tall defender.
10. Haw: Grimes = Underrated. Like him. Old fashioned footballer. Utility type. Not for us though.
11. Syd: Myers / Hobbs = Myers is soft. Replacement for Kennelly. Hobbs is my smoky. Would love him at Richmond . Good pack mark and good hands. CHF.
12. Port: Ebert = Tradition continues. Like cousin. Both a little soft?
13. WC: Vespresmi = Overrated. Subi Special. = Nicoski.
14. Kang: Polkinghorne = Lenny Hayes. Kangas continue with clearance kings.
15. Coll: Maric = Cocky. Arrogant. Bad team-mate. Think Richo at his worst. Malthouse may think he can turn him around. He won’t. Needs whole forward fifty to survive. Will never have stamina required to reach midfield.
16. Geelong : Bellchambers = Clark Keating. Good tap ruckmen.. Underrated. Better ‘tap’ ruckmen / and centre square ruckmen than Kreuzer. Ottens and King hate each others guts. Replacement.
17. Rich: McGinnity = Rich man’s Dean Polo / Brady Rawlings. Lock down man. Great kick. A ripper. Should be ours.
18. Melb: McEvoy = Overrated. Terrible carnival. Dees need Ruckmen.
19. Rich: Gourdis = Lance Franklin, not as quick. Has tricks. Physical specimen unlike Franklin . Get him as I think Hughes may fail. Hughes is far too timid for my liking. Underrated is Gourdis.
20. Melb: Aaron Joseph = tough onballer. Good clearance player. Reminds me of Lonergan from Ess, who will be a gun. Tasmanian mids are a good group coming through. Craig Cameron has got Tassies before (Green) Joseph would eat Green if he had too.
2008 Draft picks: NAB National Draft
Keep an eye out for Michael Hurley (VM) & Chris Yarran (WA). Both going to be champions of the game. Picks 1 and 4 next year?
Don’t get spooked by Naitanui. Is only an athlete playing football. Will not make it. The 2 boys above are outstanding, outstanding footballers.
Michael Hurley: Bottom age. 192+ growing plug in and play anywhere up the spine.
Chris Yarran: = 16 yrs old. More clever version of our own Peterson (who by the way is a player). Think Didak, Dale Thomas, Maric (draft this year), Ebert (Port) Akermanis, Brad Johnson, Daniel Motlop, Brett Deledio and Rhan Hooper all in one. Superstar. Plays tall.
The ideal set up of an AFL team now is this:
18 Midfielders:
4 Rucks:
6 Tall forwards (With 3 potentially filling in at Ruck):
7 Tall Defenders:
2 Back Pocket specialists:
2 Forward pocket specialists:
Fill them in at your leisure.
Richmond has holes at the 194-196cm footballers, it should be addressed this draft.. I would basically pick all talls in the draft. McGuane and Thursfield are too small. When you start getting 197+ you seem to be the in between height. E.g. Pattison and Ryder. Ruckmen we choose should be over 200 cm, as the the new rucking rule favours the giants to smash it forward.
Thanks in advance.
Conspiracy Theories and Why we are so bad?
1. Wallace left all three clubs he was associated with for money. Did Richmond owe him cash? The Doggies certainly did. Made it hard for Alan Joyce as well.
2. Royal would have got the dogs job, (Rohde) however Wallace told 'senior players' at doggies that Royal called them soft so no Royal for Dogs.
3. Greg Miller had Fitzroy / North done but Daphne convened and stopped it. Still angry?
4. Francis Jackson - part of deal that saw Pitura go to Richmond . Jackson to South / Sydney . Still angry?
5. Wallace wants out, reputation in footballing circles is nearly gone (media) too, asks Joseph to cause trouble and get him out of Richmond . Therefore landing at the Roo's.
6. Maybe the big 2 Wallace and Miller see Richmond 's best chance to climb up is to merge. Becoming similar to the Brisbane Lions.
7. If Miller was 'keen' on Renouf from Hawks he is a deadset tosser of a recruiter. Hopeless footballer.
8. With Miller knowing North are nearly gone down here, is he making the tigers seem as they should be the ones moving.
9. Signing Krakeour, Tambling e.t.c for 3 year deals will hurt us if Tambling continues to be soft.
10. Miller / Joseph may want Sheedy at Rich, Pagan at Melbourne so Miller and Pagan are reunited and still in the 'money' knowing Melbourne will never - now -merge.
11. Solomon and Copeland deals = more money wasted.
12. Thomas berating players. Thomas knows how to get coaches to leave contracts doesn’t he? Blight / Pagan at the Roos. Wallace wants out. He will be a Roos coach if he can get out of his contract with us. Wallace is seeing reputation and media – afterlife slipping away as we speak. North on Gold Coast would mean AFL assistance. Like Bears takeover of Fitzroy. Matthews reaped the rewards. Terry is not 1/100th the coach Matthews is.
Do not let Miller recruit. And do not let him near a chequebook. Miller is not a Richmond man. He is a North and South Melbourne man. Never forget that.
So therefore:
Pettifer, Schulz, Tuck, Johnson, Hughes, Hyde, Bowden, Tivendale, Howat, and Coughlan should be swapped around or let go.
• Notes congratulations to Wallace for tanking last year. Did not think his ego would have handled it. Great stuff.
(Trades) Schulz for Meesan
• Plus the aforementioned and we have a good side coming through. A better side than I thought we would. The players who we can let go have value for the first time in recent memory.
ROOKIES:
Searl ( North Ballarat )
Gazzo ( Coburg )
P.S Hughes and Howat are very soft. Watch closely. Should be traded or let go.
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