2024 Draft Thread

[Sintiger]

In: Grey Blight

Is Blight confirmed yet?

 

[Redford]

Ffs. I knew I couldn't rely on Smokin Pots.

 

[mrposhman]

Coulthard?

Whoops 4 out of contract so max 10 list spots, but I reckon we will keep Kmac personally.

 

[Willo]

If Richmond takes all eight picks those players will all come out of contract at the same time at the end of 2027 — in the months before Tasmania comes into the league.

It would create an inflationary effect given top 25 picks are often paid as much as $500,000 in their fourth seasons so spreading out those picks over two seasons would put less pressure on the salary cap.

No they won’t.
Draftees from pick 1 to 20 sign on tracts for three years. Picks 21 onwards contracts are for two years.
Contracts can be upgraded and extended at any time during that period.

AFL 2023: How rule change will impact salaries of AFL draftees

Third-year players cashed in under the old system, but now most AFL draftees will have to wait a little longer for the most lucrative contracts. Learn how their salaries will be determined.

www.theage.com.au

*edit. Apologies Fastfords, SlowWillos didn’t read the rest of the posts and went off quicker than Blair swapping good picks for P20

 

[mrposhman]

Is Blight confirmed yet?

Confirmed what? An extension? Yeah he signed an extension of 1 year earlier in September.

 

[Don’t Argue]

That's the thing. None of us have any idea at this stage which players we will get or how good they will end up being.

Fair point.
But a valid question is would 2 very good players beat 1 star?
Let’s hope we get at least a very good tall forward out of it

 

[Brodders17]

Whoops 4 out of contract so max 10 list spots, but I reckon we will keep Kmac personally.

after our flurry of early picks, i would expect us to keep 2 or 3 spots open for maybe a later ND pick, a rookie draft pick or 2, and a train on player

 

[Sintiger]

Confirmed what? An extension? Yeah he signed an extension of 1 year earlier in September.

Ok thanks

I saw Grey did but wasn’t sure on Blight

 

[Brodders17]

Fair point.
But a valid question is would 2 very good players beat 1 star?

In a game of 2v1 i reckon they would. not sure that is helpful tho.

 

[tigerhalsey]

Is Blight confirmed yet?

Young defenders locked in for 2025

Three young Richmond backs have committed to the Club for the 2025 season.

www.richmondfc.com.au

 

[caesar]

I liken this upcoming draft period to waking up on Christmas morning to the sight of brand new toys.

I may have heard this said somewhere before?

 

[Sintiger]

Any of 18,20,23 or 24 will get us excellent picks(s) in the 2025 draft.

Just depends on what we value more highly.

 

[Willo]

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[tigertime2]

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2025 could be a bigger list turnover than this year!

 

[mrposhman]

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That was obviously done before Baltas contract was extended. Now 2032.

 

[toothless]

Anyone have any intel as to whether we are likely to take out NGA kid. I've again forgotten his name if anyone can help me out?

Is it Zayden Lockwood?

 

[tigertime2]

1	Richmond
2	North Melbourne
3	Carlton
4	Adelaide
5	Melbourne
6	Richmond
7	St Kilda
8	St Kilda
9	Melbourne
10	Richmond
11	Richmond
12	West Coast
13	Gold Coast
14	Fremantle
15	GWS
16	GWS
17	Geelong
18	Richmond
19	Sydney
20	Richmond
21	GWS
22	Sydney
23	Richmond
24	Richmond

 

[wigglyworm]

Any of 18,20,23 or 24 will get us excellent picks(s) in the 2025 draft.

Just depends on what we value more highly.

Yup i would be extremely surprised if we didnt end up with a couple more 1st round selections and possibly 1 or two extra second and thirds next year.

I reckon teams will be clamoring for them prior and on the night of the draft once we hit those late teen picks

 

[thegdog]

So the big question now is… when we get number 2 will it be Lalor and Smith or Lalor and FOS

 

[mrposhman]

Is it Zayden Lockwood?

Thats the guy. Tall defender.