Training Pre-season 2026

[Groupie_]

With our list and the way we are training, we should be finishing just inside the top 10.

nah tanking more important

 

[Meteoric Rise]

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understand but the lad should be fit now and match ready. a bit concerend a bout the lad

Judge it at the end of the season I would say. if he ends up with a solid block of form for a decent chunk of the season, then he is probably going to be a gun in future years.

 

[beema limapep]

nah tanking more important

If we play so poor that we look like we are tanking, it's because Yze is the weakest link.

 

[Punt Road Feral]

If we play so poor that we look like we are tanking, it's because Yze is the weakest link.

Young players are notoriously inconsistent especially in the back half of the season when the marathon of a year takes its toll on their bodies.
Very difficult to maintain a 4 qtr effort

I’d be pleasantly shocked if we made the top 10, almost everything would need to go right this season for it to happen.

 

[beema limapep]

Young players are notoriously inconsistent especially in the back half of the season when the marathon of a year takes its toll on their bodies.
Very difficult to maintain a 4 qtr effort

I’d be pleasantly shocked if we made the top 10, almost everything would need to go right this season for it to happen.

Why can't almost everything go right? We are due for a good run including with injuries and umpires.

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Why can't almost everything go right? We are due for a good run including with injuries and umpires.

We are Richmond that’s why

In all seriousness a long term injury to anyone of Vlas, Broad, Nank, Hopper, Taranto & Lynch and a promising season can quickly derail.

I rate our young key forwards but the burden on second year KF’s is unreasonable if Lynch gets injured.

Our ruck depths is either uncompetitive or untested at AFL level.

 

[beema limapep]

Caught up with mate from the club today. Was telling me most of the obvious stuff about whoose flying and the vibe across the whole group which is unsurpassed in recent years by a long way.

Interestingly he told me L4lor has tipped over 190cm and Fawcett is 198.5cm. No wonder the latter has been trialed in the ruck.

Also keep an eye on Noah Roberts-Thompson. The club have massive wraps on him.

 

[THE_GUN]

We are Richmond that’s why

In all seriousness a long term injury to anyone of Vlas, Broad, Nank, Hopper, Taranto & Lynch and a promising season can quickly derail.

Always look on the brightside

That would mean we getting games into the kids and getting experience

 

[tigerfan1961]

As much as I'm excited about the potential he's shown so far, I'm not a huge fan of making comments like he could be better than Dusty. Martin's ability to step up in big games was probably the best ever seen in the AFL. Suggesting that Lalor could exceed that is a pretty ridiculous bar to set.
I know you're only talking about potential, but let the kid play and establish himself first

That’s why I said “Not saying he will be”

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Yep same as 10 other players on the list , Needs to be given the chance to play

Can't see him best 23 if all available

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

L4LOR #4
love that

Should've waited 2 more years.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Not saying he will be, but this kid has the potential to be the equal or better of Dusty. He's a great decision maker, has the fend off down pat, is a much better overhead mark and is an elite kick. Could be absolutely anything.
Got a Mate who’s a bummers fan, said after round one last season that he couldn’t believe we had found a Dusty mark #2 after one game, I think he’s not far off the mark tbh.

Settle

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Alot of my mates are saying the same thing

Cant believe how lucky the tigers are to replace Dusty & Cotchin with Lalor & Cumming so quickly

They still dont know about Hooton/Shai Faull/Riewoldt Gibcus/Rance Sims/Lynch

Good God.
Pre season is way too long.

 

[Groupie_]

Why can't almost everything go right? We are due for a good run including with injuries and umpires.

some of our fans are not ready to let go of another really low pick just before tassie comes in. but at what expense

 

[beema limapep]

some of our fans are not ready to let go of another really low pick just before tassie comes in. but at what expense

Weird

 

[Rubber Hips]

Hopps tells it like it is….he likes what he sees

 

[captain cotch 9]

Caught up with mate from the club today. Was telling me most of the obvious stuff about whoose flying and the vibe across the whole group which is unsurpassed in recent years by a long way.

Interestingly he told me L4lor has tipped over 190cm and Fawcett is 198.5cm. No wonder the latter has been trialed in the ruck.

Also keep an eye on Noah Roberts-Thompson. The club have massive wraps on him.

This proves it. Dusty was always 187cm. Clear gap here

 

[lizard man]

Blast from the past … cam howat first goal

 

[Bojangles17]

jack, chimp, dusty , rance are superstars. what more does he want

hawks had franklin , hodge and mitchell and their backman was a fat campaigner from the dogs

And don’t start on pies 23 or shemons,,,,lead by frampton and Fritz lmao, a couple a hall of famers there

 

[Groupie_]

And don’t start on pies 23 or shemons,,,,lead by frampton and Fritz lmao, a couple a hall of famers there

i dont recognise those as real flags as theyre in the stand rule era/severe umpire manipulation era

 

[Coach_Required]

I think it's pretty obvious that we don't have 1 weak player. Even those who were borderline have been over taken to become gun VFL players. All our kids have gone up a level, the players we had written off are flying now and we just don't make any errors drafting players anymore.

This team is stacked, just hope we can stay under the salary cap in a few years time.

It amazes me we only were able to win 5 games last year, we will make the final 10 easily.

 

[ShereKhan]

We should be most excited about:

Fawcett
McCauliffe
Campbell
Miller
Alger
MRJ
NRT
Gray
Retscko
Ross
Mansell

All have shown to be best-18 and/or some really promising signs for the future (I’ve left out Hugo, Smith, Green and Tresize as I’m less confident they'll
Be part of the long-term future - but at least one probably will be)

It’s exciting because none were in the top-40 of the draft and all are 26yo
and under.

The top-end draftees and any free agents will ‘look after themselves’ in regards to 50-60% being at least very good senior players.

So having such a collection of ‘players acquired for chips’ showing such great things this pre-season puts us in an amazing position in regards to depth of our youth when we have 15 top-30 picks (plus likely 3 more in 2026 draft).

I’d be very surprised if we are not top-10 by 2028 …. Only serious injury problems on-going will hold us back. I see top-4/flag contention by 2029. I’ve got no doubt about that looking at the playing list other teams have compared to what ours will be like in 4-years

 

[Turka]

Caught up with mate from the club today. Was telling me most of the obvious stuff about whoose flying and the vibe across the whole group which is unsurpassed in recent years by a long way.

Interestingly he told me L4lor has tipped over 190cm and Fawcett is 198.5cm. No wonder the latter has been trialed in the ruck.

Also keep an eye on Noah Roberts-Thompson. The club have massive wraps on him.

NRT is a sleeper...He's got some poise and tricks, beautiful left foot...Great late drafting...

 

[sregit]

Been watching the Tiges for over 45 years Mate and this is by far the best bunch of juniors I’ve seen on our list. I’ll back them and Blair and his recruiting team, to the hilt. You obviously don’t rate them as highly as I do.
I’m confident we easily have more than 2 “top liners” on our list right now and there’s far more high end talent than you're seeing, your opinion which you’re entitled to, but I respectfully strongly disagree

I think we may have some top liners in the future but right now we don’t. I’ve watched the Tiges many years also and potentially we have a top list but until these kids can make the jump then all we have is potential. Our list in the late 1960s and early 70s would leave this for dead.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

We should be most excited about:

Fawcett
McCauliffe
Campbell
Miller
Alger
MRJ
NRT
Gray
Retscko
Ross
Mansell

All have shown to be best-18 and/or some really promising signs for the future (I’ve left out Hugo, Smith, Green and Tresize as I’m less confident they'll
Be part of the long-term future - but at least one probably will be)

It’s exciting because none were in the top-40 of the draft and all are 26yo
and under.

The top-end draftees and any free agents will ‘look after themselves’ in regards to 50-60% being at least very good senior players.

So having such a collection of ‘players acquired for chips’ showing such great things this pre-season puts us in an amazing position in regards to depth of our youth when we have 15 top-30 picks (plus likely 3 more in 2026 draft).

I’d be very surprised if we are not top-10 by 2028 …. Only serious injury problems on-going will hold us back. I see top-4/flag contention by 2029. I’ve got no doubt about that looking at the playing list other teams have compared to what ours will be like in 4-years

How are we getting 3 x top 30 picks in 2026?