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2021 Draft Thread
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Yeah similar to my levels.
Couch to fridge back to couch under 27 seconds
And by March 2022, 444 pages on whether those kids are duds or superstars in the making and whether the recruiting team got it right.
I do actually like that move . Apparently it wasn’t until his 7th season that he made an on field move, Polec to the benchNo apparently there's been too many rule changes in recent years & Brad Scott now wants a period of consolidation..
So if we did trade with Adelaide , would that mean we really want Rachelle or Ward ?HERALD SUN
Prospects in the mix at every club and the latest whispers
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9. Richmond
Josh Gibcus (GWV Rebels)
Key defender, 196cm 87kg
Things might play out differently if the Dockers opt for a key forward, but Josh Gibcus may be too good to resist if Ward and Hobbs are off the board when the Tigers are up. The intercept defender reads the play extremely well and has the athletic make-up to play on the key-forward monsters, like the King twins, bursting on the scene.
IN THE MIX: A midfielder may be the first-choice for the Tigers, with Hobbs and Ward set to be snapped up if they get to Richmond’s selection. Jye Amiss is another player in consideration for the Tigers, who they have done their work on. A live trade between Adelaide and Richmond is one to watch on the first night.
When it's a midfielders' draft, and you desperately need midfielders, especially of a certain type, and there's one on the board, I don't reckon it's the time to get cute (my greatest fear
)Yeah, but it's gotta be the right talls. We have back up in the key defensive posts but don't, for example, have much in the way of key forward back ups. That's why I reckon Gibcus is all wrong from a list management perspective. Surely Miller, for one, would have been sent packing by now if he wasn't considered a promising back up? But I have wondered if the plan is to send Balta forward or into a swingman / utility role next season. In that case, things clearly change and the case for a Gibcus type makes more sense.
That's all fair, Mr B. I don't know the kids at all, so I'm only really looking at things through a list management lens.
That said, I will say that I don't reckon the likes of Crouch, Greenwood, Dunkley, Guthrie and Lyons are elite, but they were all part of sides that smashed us in contested possession and won games for their team. I don't see role players like those guys on our list, except for perhaps Prestia.
That's fair. But given we didn't look twice at proven ball winners like Dunstan, Greenwood, Mitchell or Hewett, my guess is we're going to the draft for inside mids.
Agree with all that. We've had so few chances in recent years to draft a gun mid, I just hope we take the chance this year.
McDonald can do the job and he aren't far off from Hobbs underrated.
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
Surely we wouldn't have recruited Tarrant and kept Miller on a 1-year contract if he was considered a promising back up.
Here are Richmond's top 10 2021 CENTRE Clearance winners:
| Rank | Name | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 2.11 | |
1 | 9 | 2.11 | |
3 | 16 | 1.88 | |
4 | 17 | 1.71 | |
5 | 20 | 1.60 | |
6 | 16 | 1.50 | |
7 | 16 | 1.38 | |
8 | 8 | 0.75 | |
9 | 22 | 0.68 | |
10 | 11 |
Top 10 Clearance winners:
| Rank | Name | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | 4.31 | |
2 | 9 | 4.22 | |
3 | 17 | 4.00 | |
4 | 16 | 3.56 | |
5 | 20 | 3.55 | |
6 | 9 | 3.33 | |
7 | 16 | 2.94 | |
8 | 10 | 2.10 | |
9 | 22 | 1.77 | |
10 | 6 | 1.50 |
Also our top 10 Contested possession winners :
| Rank | Name | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | 10.31 | |
2 | 16 | 9.44 | |
3 | 17 | 9.41 | |
4 | 9 | 9.11 | |
5 | 20 | 8.40 | |
6 | 22 | 8.09 | |
7 | 18 | 7.67 | |
8 | 16 | 7.06 | |
9 | 9 | 6.33 | |
10 | 18 | 6.28 |
I am all for picking best available, at every pick, but I do hope the best available at one of our picks is a tall (but not a ruck)- whether that is Gibcus or Andrew first up, or a Bazzo or Williams or some else down the order.
And i reckon this year is one of the few times we will ne cagey about our first pick- Amiss get mentioned a lot. there is a good chance that is to "encourage" freo to take him before our pick.
And i reckon this year is one of the few times we will ne cagey about our first pick- Amiss get mentioned a lot. there is a good chance that is to "encourage" freo to take him before our pick.
Points well made, Ridley. I agree that we need to regenerate an ageing midfield - and there's plenty of mids in this crop - but my main concern is over spending on inside mids, specifically. I don't want to use a top ten pick on Sam Powell-Pepper. The spectre of the man-child looms large with Hobbs, so I'm cooling a little on him, even with his declared Tiger love. I can't think of a lot of true inside mids with a good dose of stodge who command high picks. Wines and Selwood are the only ones that come to mind, although early Selwood wasn't exactly stodgy.
I trust our recruiting team. No worries here.
Would be thrilled to get another club's future first rounder, too.
It's natural to want to keep your picks on draft night, especially in the first round, so we'd be getting overs from tempted clubs if we did. We've already taken a smart position going into the draft, so whatever comes out of tonight, I won't be complaining.
Would be thrilled to get another club's future first rounder, too.
It's natural to want to keep your picks on draft night, especially in the first round, so we'd be getting overs from tempted clubs if we did. We've already taken a smart position going into the draft, so whatever comes out of tonight, I won't be complaining.
You gotta love the Big Nank as well.
Also numbers and my own eyes tell me Shai should spend more time mid too.
Pending no trades, is it actually 100% certain we will take Gibcus over a Hobbs or a Ward in the very slight chance he may be there ?
Probably will be but it’s not a complete shoe in I don’t think, especially if we don’t end up making any trades.
Probably will be but it’s not a complete shoe in I don’t think, especially if we don’t end up making any trades.
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