Welcome to the Tigers Jacob Hopper

[Coburgtiger]

Didn’t Karen also criticise the Prestia deal in 2016 because we were nowhere near a flag

We need a moratorium on this site on mentioning anything that peanut says.

If we called our Guernsey black, Cornes would say it was blue and that we were dangerous morons for thinking otherwise.

 

[Baloo]

Yep. No one is going to trade for stacky.

If he isn’t contracted by us best he could hope for is a rookie spot but more likely clubs will wait to see if he behaved himself and maybe pick him up in the mid year draft next year.

I love Sydney but he is damaged goods

Dunno, Melbourne might pick him up to help with Viney's training drills

 

[checkside]

Dont agree.
WCE may lose Junior Rioli and have an old list. I can see a late round pick for Syd happening. Or to Freo, Meek to WCE as part of the GWS package for JH&TT

Think Junior Rioli is definitely on his way out of WCE. Just can’t see Stack going to a WA club. They both would have taken him in his draft year if they had the confidence in his work ethic. Think it was pretty well known he had to be out of WA to have any sort of chance. Interesting trade period coming up.

 

[Liam_Nissan]

Think Junior Rioli is definitely on his way out of WCE. Just can’t see Stack going to a WA club. They both would have taken him in his draft year if they had the confidence in his work ethic. Think it was pretty well known he had to be out of WA to have any sort of chance. Interesting trade period coming up.

I’m actually coming around to getting in Rioli, Hopper and Tranto in for shifting picks out this year and next. We hit the draft hard last few years these plays make a lot of sense in that context

 

[deedee]

One way to pay for Hopper, if 19 won't cut it, is trade 19 and 30 to Brisbane for their first pick, then trade that for Hopper. Brisbane will need points for Ashcroft so it's a win-win-win.

What? We traded Kingsley for him, that's enough

 

[Liam_Nissan]

What? We traded Kingsley for him, that's enough

It’s so interesting. Kingsley goes to the club we’re going after some of their best picks. Can you add a coach into a trade deal? Haha

 

[checkside]

I’m actually coming around to getting in Rioli, Hopper and Tranto in for shifting picks out this year and next. We hit the draft hard last few years these plays make a lot of sense in that context

I don’t think we are in the picture for Junior Rioli. If we were keen and having our 2 Rioli boys you’d think he’d be all over it.
Taranto and Hopper on the other hand, trading out a heap of picks is something I’d normally be against but we need good midfielders bad and we haven’t been able to get that from the draft the last few years. Depending what it costs us if we can get it over the line I don’t see it being a bad decision.

Best case scenario it wins us another flag. Worst case it puts us back a year or 2 in our search for another one.

 

[tigerdell]

I don’t think we are in the picture for Junior Rioli. If we were keen and having our 2 Rioli boys you’d think he’d be all over it.
Taranto and Hopper on the other hand, trading out a heap of picks is something I’d normally be against but we need good midfielders bad and we haven’t been able to get that from the draft the last few years. Depending what it costs us if we can get it over the line I don’t see it being a bad decision.

Best case scenario it wins us another flag. Worst case it puts us back a year or 2 in our search for another one.

Worst case is that we spread the age dynamic of our stars - Balta, Bolton and then Gibcus, Sonz, MRJ, and then 2024 picks.
It makes it harder to win a flag without the nucleus all around the same age.

But the best case is that it beefs up our nucleus of stars to win flags.. Hopper, Taranto, Bolton, D Rioli, Balta. And we win.
BEEEF!

 

[caesar]

We recruited Yarran on the back of "due diligence". Both deals come with obvious risk but can see the logic and I'm all in.

At the time we were recruiting Yarran, I were told by staff at an Italian Cafe where i always bought lunch, (they had signed Chris Judd boots framed and all kinds of Carlton memorabilia on their walls and had close links with the club), that Richmond were welcome to him as it was well known that Yarran had massive gambling debts and drug issues at Carlton.
If I can get that info walking into a cafe how much due diligence did we really do back then?, we got sucked in as Yarran played his best footy against the Tige's, (and his best footy was scintillating).

Yarran was released from a 3 year jail term in April this year.

Ex-AFL star Chris Yarran released from prison three years after being jailed for meth-fuelled rampage​

Shannon HamptonThe West Australian
Wed, 6 April 2022 4:00AM

 

[DavidSSS]

Sounds good to me. 2 excellent midfielders, both in the prime of their careers coming to a club which has trouble with clearances. Any trade has risks but you take the risk, in any case the draft is a risk.

We loaded up on draft picks last year and the players we got look like plenty of potential.

Now we add a couple of mid age proven performers.

Great strategy if you can pull it off, and we are in a position to do this with a few players retiring or very close to the end of their careers.

Forward I reckon we keep going with Ryan as a forward/ruck and hopefully Bauer proves handy. Lynch has a few years left.

Defence also looks reasonable, every defence looks bad when you lose clearances too easily.

Even if this doesn't work, grabbing these 2 players is a great move, there are no guarantees but we're having a red hot go at rebuilding on the run.

DS

 

[Liam_Nissan]

At the time we were recruiting Yarran, I were told by staff at an Italian Cafe where i always bought lunch, (they had signed Chris Judd boots framed and all kinds of Carlton memorabilia on their walls and had close links with the club), that Richmond were welcome to him as it was well known that Yarran had massive gambling debts and drug issues at Carlton.
If I can get that info walking into a cafe how much due diligence did we really do back then?, we got sucked in as Yarran played his best footy against the Tige's, (and his best footy was scintillating).

Yarran was released from a 3 year jail term in April this year.

Ex-AFL star Chris Yarran released from prison three years after being jailed for meth-fuelled rampage​

Shannon HamptonThe West Australian
Wed, 6 April 2022 4:00AM

Sometimes you need to be taught a life lesson

 

[Tigermad2005]

Let’s just hope we can get the deal done.

 

[turk-d-tiger]

There are a few parts to this post and some parts probably belong in the draft thread but i will try to tie it all up together

In the 2019 GF where Richmond totally smashed the giants
Tarranto
14 kicks
16 handballs
5 marks
7 tackles
5 clearnaces

Hopper
11 kicks
8 hanfballs
2 marks
9 tackles
4 clearances

Both boys were in the GWS best players whilst playing in a side getting smashed in a GF , To me this says alot as they are big time players and perform under pressure.

Taranto finished up winning the B & F and Hopper 3rd in a team full of elite talent in a GF year - Another thing that is very impressive about the 2 boys.

Now to the next part of my post and this is regarding some of the selections that confused us last draft

There were a lot of people who wanted Hobbs with #9 and we took Gibcus whilst we did make a play further down to get Hobbs our priority was the Tall KPD - Good Call

Then we took Brown / Banks / Sonsie / Clarke and apart from Sonsie the rest were flankers / Wing types
that really confused us and we were thinking why are we not going inside mids when that was an area we were lacking with an aging group of mids.

But with the latest news of Taranto/Hopper it looking like it was part of the long plan thats coming to fruition perfectly
Our Defence for talls and smalls look good long term and now our mids are also looking great with the Young mids after Dusty/Cotch

Fowards are also looking potent with Cumberland, MRj , Shai , Clarke , Dusty , Lynch and Jack with the only real desperate need needng another KPF But we do have Ryan / Bauer and hopefully these boys can kick on in 2023 but 1 more KPF would be great


The list is really starting to look well balanced and ready to start challenging in 2023

 

[Liam_Nissan]

There are a few parts to this post and some parts probably belong in the draft thread but i will try to tie it all up together

In the 2019 GF where Richmond totally smashed the giants
Tarranto
14 kicks
16 handballs
5 marks
7 tackles
5 clearnaces

Hopper
11 kicks
8 hanfballs
2 marks
9 tackles
4 clearances

Both boys were in the GWS best players whilst playing in a side getting smashed in a GF , To me this says alot as they are big time players and perform under pressure.

Taranto finished up winning the B & F and Hopper 3rd in a team full of elite talent in a GF year - Another thing that is very impressive about the 2 boys.

Now to the next part of my post and this is regarding some of the selections that confused us last draft

There were a lot of people who wanted Hobbs with #9 and we took Gibcus whilst we did make a play further down to get Hobbs our priority was the Tall KPD - Good Call

Then we took Brown / Banks / Sonsie / Clarke and apart from Sonsie the rest were flankers / Wing types
that really confused us and we were thinking why are we not going inside mids when that was an area we were lacking with an aging group of mids.

But with the latest news of Taranto/Hopper it looking like it was part of the long plan thats coming to fruition perfectly
Our Defence for talls and smalls look good long term and now our mids are also looking great with the Young mids after Dusty/Cotch

Fowards are also looking potent with Cumberland, MRj , Shai , Clarke , Dusty , Lynch and Jack with the only real desperate need needng another KPF But we do have Ryan / Bauer and hopefully these boys can kick on in 2023 but 1 more KPF would be great


The list is really starting to look well balanced and ready to start challenging in 2023

Three years ago and hopper played off one leg this year

And who in the bejesus wants to play anywhere but the G in the yellow and black

 

[DuD_Delist]

Whatever we are paying Blair.We should double it.

 

[Jonesracing82]

There are a few parts to this post and some parts probably belong in the draft thread but i will try to tie it all up together

In the 2019 GF where Richmond totally smashed the giants
Tarranto
14 kicks
16 handballs
5 marks
7 tackles
5 clearnaces

Hopper
11 kicks
8 hanfballs
2 marks
9 tackles
4 clearances

Both boys were in the GWS best players whilst playing in a side getting smashed in a GF , To me this says alot as they are big time players and perform under pressure.

Taranto finished up winning the B & F and Hopper 3rd in a team full of elite talent in a GF year - Another thing that is very impressive about the 2 boys.

Now to the next part of my post and this is regarding some of the selections that confused us last draft

There were a lot of people who wanted Hobbs with #9 and we took Gibcus whilst we did make a play further down to get Hobbs our priority was the Tall KPD - Good Call

Then we took Brown / Banks / Sonsie / Clarke and apart from Sonsie the rest were flankers / Wing types
that really confused us and we were thinking why are we not going inside mids when that was an area we were lacking with an aging group of mids.

But with the latest news of Taranto/Hopper it looking like it was part of the long plan thats coming to fruition perfectly
Our Defence for talls and smalls look good long term and now our mids are also looking great with the Young mids after Dusty/Cotch

Fowards are also looking potent with Cumberland, MRj , Shai , Clarke , Dusty , Lynch and Jack with the only real desperate need needng another KPF But we do have Ryan / Bauer and hopefully these boys can kick on in 2023 but 1 more KPF would be great


The list is really starting to look well balanced and ready to start challenging in 2023

Brilliant post, i hadn't thought of it like this

 

[Mr Brightside]

At the time we were recruiting Yarran, I were told by staff at an Italian Cafe where i always bought lunch, (they had signed Chris Judd boots framed and all kinds of Carlton memorabilia on their walls and had close links with the club), that Richmond were welcome to him as it was well known that Yarran had massive gambling debts and drug issues at Carlton.
If I can get that info walking into a cafe how much due diligence did we really do back then?, we got sucked in as Yarran played his best footy against the Tige's, (and his best footy was scintillating).

Yarran was released from a 3 year jail term in April this year.

Ex-AFL star Chris Yarran released from prison three years after being jailed for meth-fuelled rampage​

Shannon HamptonThe West Australian
Wed, 6 April 2022 4:00AM

How was the salad caesar?

 

[Tigers of Old]

He's everything we hoped RCD would be

Welcome back Lids.

 

[Lidsand]

Welcome back Lids.

How could I not come and take a peek after this week?

 

[Tigers of Old]

Looking at his highlights Hopper looks genuinely dual sided. Very good kick for a predominantly inside player.