Been recovering from a shoulder injury so answer is probably a no.
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2024 Training With The Ooze Crew
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Wouldn't be today as he was left out of training last week.
AFL news 2024: Richmond training notes, Nick Vlastuin injury, Noah Balta forward switch | Herald Sun
Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin has become the latest player limited by concussion this pre-season, just weeks after recommendations to limit contact at AFL training.Vlastuin has been in concussion protocols since copping a head knock on Wednesday and was on light duties at training on Monday.
He ran laps and kicked a ball with others in Richmond’s rehab group, including Tom Lynch(foot) and Dylan Grimes (calf).
Nick Vlastuin at training on Monday. Picture: Jason Edwards
Victorian coroner John Cain recommended in December that AFL clubs slash contact training sessions in a bid to protect players from concussions, as part of findings into the death of former Richmond midfielder Shane Tuck.
Cain’s recommendation was for clubs to reduce contact in time for the 2025 pre-season.
A number of players across the league have suffered concussions this pre-season, including Collingwood’s Josh Carmichael and Carlton defender Mitch McGovern.
Western Bulldog draftee Aiden O’Driscoll suffered a head clash on Friday and was concussed.
Lynch and Grimes moved well at Richmond training on Monday, with Dustin Martin (ankle) and Dion Prestia (management) stepping away from the main group as it moves into a full-ground stoppage drill.
Tom Lynch going through his paces. Picture: Jason Edwards
Spearhead Lynch took part in some light tackling and kicked the ball to Grimes with ease.
Winger Jack Ross trained fully and looked in good nick after toe surgery limited him to start pre-season, while Josh Gibcus took part in the entire session.
Electric midfielder Shai Bolton came up limping after one contest but saw out the session.
A full-speed collision occurred during the session when Noah Cumberland dived to smother a Huge Ralphsmith kick and fell across Ralphsmith’s body, but the pair gingerly got up and carried on.
BALTA SWITCH
New Tigers coach Adem Yze’s interest in playing Noah Balta in attack appeared real on Monday, with the defender playing as a full-forward during the full-ground drill.
Balta opposed defender Tylar Young, while recruit Jacob Koschitzke played alongside, manned by Gibcus.
Noah Balta leaps for one. Picture: Jason Edwards
Both Gibcus and Koschitzke clunked contested marks during the drill, in which one side attacked out of a centre stoppage.
Balta has largely played his 85 AFL games at full-back but he has been swung forward on occasion, including kicking eight goals in his first three games of 2022.
While Lynch is hopeful of being on track to play in opening round against the Gold Coast, Balta may be Yze’s first back-up choice, given Gibcus has rounded into form as a key defender.
Hopeful train-on player Mykelti Lefau. Picture: Jason Edwards
SUMMER SIGNING WATCH
Richmond’s train-on players Mykelti Lefau and Mitch Schofield both played as forwards at the opposite end to Balta, with Lefau taking a mark deep forward and setting up a goal.
The Tigers have one spot to fill before the summer signing deadline on February 19.
During a hot Melbourne morning, Richmond continued to train under a giant camel, placed on top of the team bench at Punt Road.
An Yze brainwave, the camel was installed late last week as a metaphor to inspire the Tigers through tough conditions in summer.
Limiting contact drills at training could have more disastrous impact in games. Practising protecting yourself is just as important as practising kicking and handballing at training. There could be more concussions in games if they don't have a chance to practice techniques.
Hawthorn has hardly been setting the world on fire the last four years or so. And bearing in mind where there list has been during that period I would take his '50' games or so with a grain of salt. Actually KPFs are a very valuable commodity and usually very expensive to pry a good one out of a club. After 5 years of trying, and with I guess a perception their list is improving, Hawthorn were only willing to give him a one year contract at 150,000. And in the end they accepted a junk pick for him.
Anyhow we can only conclude that those that know him best don't rate him and personally I have no reason having watched him, and having spoken to Hawk fans, to doubt them. And I anticipate we will do the same to him when our list also improves. Still we didn't have a choice in the matter having sold the farm for Taranto and Hopper.. The club spin about him is mostly BS. He was all that was available and all that we could afford. It had to be done. But not going to pretend to be super enthusiastic about it until he shows reason on the field to be so. Will change my tune then but doubt it will happen...
https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1453909/pick-secured-as-koschitzke-departs
Hi Caesar, HS report contains a part where they said Cumberland played in the match practice and actually had a hard collision with HRS. Also confirmed the other two sat it out, Dusty with ankle and Dion being “managed”
Most likely a decision made from a bloke that has never played the game.
You will have contact regardless. You can't stop it. Unless you call it netball
Cumberland sat it out really early so I must have missed the incident, I saw Cumberland pointing to his hip area to the physio when he came to bench and took no further part
This is disappointing - his fault? Who knows but he is what, 23y.o, his hip would want to be broken for him to be coming off especially after missing last few weeks. Surely too young to be anything degenerative.
Make or break for him this year and such a positive start to pre-season.. If he started the training session, then it’s likely not a soft tissue that is recurring.
I know you had a crack at him last year for going down too easily at training and I then had a little crack at you for being a bit hard on him from what I recall.
I certainly have my apology ready to go if this continues - hopefully he hardens up and plays 22 games in VFL/AFL this year
In juxtaposition of that point...he's been used in a way that is not aligned with his talent. He's not Lynch or Curnow, he needs to be a complimentary player not a focal one. Something Richmond won't need.
With both Newman and Yze having had something to do with him at the Hawks, I'm sure they'd have raised any concerns with the club if they think he's not useful.
Once a player nominates aclub, it takes away options for trade. We've been exposed in the past (Butler, Snags), this time we were the recipient of the player and had to give up a token pick in response.
A full-speed collision occurred during the session when Noah Cumberland dived to smother a Huge Ralphsmith kick and fell across Ralphsmith’s body, but the pair gingerly got up and carried on.
I think the hawks got ahead of themselves. Remember when we chucked Shultz out like he was no good?
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