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Welcome Hugo Ralphsmith
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I noticed KMac running beside him talking to him the whole run. What a terrific example of supporting a team mate, KMac you star.
Hugo is tracking well. Still inexperienced but improving all the while. He seems to be listening to his coaches and his team mates and it shows
I’m curious about how he would go. He has a couple of attributes that would translate well I reckon, competitive and can run. We are crying out for size in the mids here we have a guy who is rugged, and seems to thrive on the contest.
He will end up 188 and close to 90 kegs, and for mine that’s the size we want our mids.
At full speed his pace and power is a thing of tiger beauty. Really looking forward to what he can become. Just choose and hit your targets better, son.
True, that was excellent of KMac who had a very good game btw (as I have been a harsh judge of him at times), but there were signs of him struggling to keep up with those flowing blonde locks.
I liked Kmac's big marks up fwd the other week and shots on goal from 50m this week. We need as many goal scoring weapons as possible. He and Pickett have been off the chain lately. The team is starting to get that richmondy look, the fwd handballs, winning games when not playing the best. I'm starting to feel more confidence in our chances to win a final or 2. Be good for Hugo, MRJ, Gibcus. Ross
I have watched Hugo for a while and always likened him to Cam Guthrie from the cats
Guthrie has become a very good player the last 6-7 years but he was also considered too outside in his early days and really hit his straps when he was 23/24.
Im hoping and thinking Hugo will become a starting best 22 player in 2023 and will increase his output to 20-22 possessions a game and 40% contested
But allowing WCE to score 93pts, still with some quality players like Oscar Allen missing and, very fortunately for us, resting Kennedy ... was not all that great. I know we were missing some key players too and lost Dusty for 2nd half, but that was balanced by them losing Yeo who was playing almost as well for them. I thought they killed us from CBs and cut through our defence really easily and often.
What if JK had played?
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X-Factor? No idea what that is but Hugo has speed, geez he can go fast. Seen him gather the ball and run away from a few this year. He's young, he can develop, and if he keeps that speed Hugo can be a real weapon.
I wasn't sold on him the last couple of years, not surprising he was in his first couple of years, but the improvement is happening and it is a delicious prospect.
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Geez. That's a bit harsh SSSDatsun. We drafted the kid in 2019 off a covid killed junior season n 2020 was also killed by covid. His first year was pretty much last year n he got a handful of senior games. Been developing bloody nicely this year, just needs to polish up his occasional disposal farts n I reckon he might be owning a wing in a year or two.
And not sure what he was doing when Chol scored the 2nd last goal. He was at the back of the pack but jumped to spoil (there were already 3 tigers defenders in that pack) and left Chol at the back of the pack by himself. Dumb.
I reckon Grimes was on Chol at the time. Grimes should have known Chol wouldn't fly and would stay at the back of the pack.
C’mon - after every game there are catch ups and smiles and chat between opposition players.
Sometimes it’s two blokes who were mates from school or U/18 clubs - they’re allowed a moment or two of friendly chat.
Game was over.
I saw what you saw - but it’s 100% irrelevant.
I watched Cumberland, he was furious with himself. How a player can be laughing straight after that bemuses me. And Hugo didn't have a great game and assisted in Chol's goal.
We were watching on TV so we saw only what was broadcast - not every interaction that took place between all 46 players on the ground.
Mountains and molehills.
