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Banter Geelong V Richmond - GO!
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You don't have the minerals.
You might have missed the fact we have some players 30+ who have 16 Premierships between them to help our leadership along.
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Nonetheless there is a severe deficiency in proven, standard setting talent in that 21-29 year old cohort. It is something to be concerned about without needing to panic. A few quality additions are absolutely needed in the next 3 years. Butters, Rowell, Cadman, JUH, LDU, Allen - who can the Tigers lure?You might have missed the fact we have some players 30+ who have 16 Premierships between them to help our leadership along.
You are only pointing out something I have already conceded. You are just adding dramatic language.
Richmond just cashed in 4 25-28yo multiple flag players for 5 x rd 1 picks + a pick in the 40's & a huge amount of cap space in order to improve their future prospects. I would have thought you knew that already.
I specifically said "no need to panic". You're such a drama queen!
It's one of the poorer 21 and above cohorts we've seen this century. So I do worry (without panicking) about foundation those elite picks are stepping onto.
It is spot on, the Richmond age profile is all wrong for performance in the next few seasons. But clearly the club is looking beyond the horizon with its list.
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Our 21 & above players are relatively weak. But it is you being dramatic. Given any decent sort of a run with injury they won't be shown to be amongst the poorest group this century, they are at least a rung above that.
As Fadge would say, w/l is so binary.
Average injury run the club should be in the 5-8 win range. But % around 75-80%.
There are so many variables though. Teams we play twice could suddenly collapse like we did last year and you are adding a couple of wins that way without performing any better. It wouldn't shock me if we don't have many wins, but I will be disappointed if our key players have a good injury run and our percentage is far below 75-80%.
I heard an interview with Hopper and he said they are aiming to be "in" games. I have no doubt the club is angling for another very high end draft pick to help build their future team, whilst also hoping North obliges with something around the top 5-6 picks.
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I'll mark you down for 8 wins and 80%.As Fadge would say, w/l is so binary.
Average injury run the club should be in the 5-8 win range. But % aroud 75-80%.
I heard an interview with Hopper and he said they are aiming to be "in" games.
There are so many variables though. Teams we play twice could suddenly collapse like we did last year and you are adding a couple of wins that way without performing any better. It wouldn't shock me if we don't have many wins, but I will be disappointed if our key players have a good injury run and our percentage is far below 75-80%.
3 wins and 68% for me. I've set it low so that at least you feel like there's a "little win" if Richmond end up with 5 wins and 75%, for example.
All clubs are equally vulnerable to that.
Yep, sure.
Goes back and checks when Richmond last built a dynasty team, when we were an actual laughing stock of a club...zero major departures negatively affecting our dynasty.
We have a huge amount of free cap space which will make it very tough for contending clubs to lure players we want to keep away from us, and way more likely we can lure players the other way.
You said every club had the same vulnerability.
Explain how they all have the combination of:
A) Stacks of elite 18 year olds.
B) A terribly quality deficient 21 and above cohort, signifying no chance of imminent success/competitiveness.
Richmond have a "ripe for the picking" scenario, especially if they have some truly terrible seasons 2025-2026 (very possible).
Like I've said, be concerned, but don't panic (I can sense you're panicking a bit).
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The Tigers have a large group of younger players that look to have the ability to be decent AFL players. If a good chunk of them come through then the whole logic of the tiger trashers goes up in fire.
But it's not about the reality of the situation. It's about the feels - of getting MR to reply in detail and often
Lol, thank you for being perceptive enough to sense my sheer panic at the club stocking up on about 7 x top 10, 3 x 11-20 & 6 x 21-30 talents in the 5 years 2021-25 inclusive. I always dreaded the club would end up with a huge stock of young talent.
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The Tigers have a large group of younger players that look to have the ability to be decent AFL players. If a good chunk of them come through then the whole logic of the tiger trashers goes up in fire.
But it's not about the reality of the situation. It's about the feels - of getting MR to reply in detail and often
They love learning about Richmond while complaining every thread turns into being about Richmond.
When you add the laughing emojis and the rants get more emotional it's a sign panic has crept in even more.Lol, thank you for being percetive enough to sense my sheer panic at the club stocking up on about 7 x top 10, 3 x 11-20 & 6 x 21-30 talents in the 5 years 2021-25 inclusive. I always dreaded the club would end up with a huge stock of young talent.
All I said was that Richmond are uniquely positioned as far as vulnerability to having elite 18 year olds scooped up. They are.
When you start making your posts about me, it is clear you have run out of new things to add to the conversation about the actual subject.
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