http://smjfl.com.au/ex-smjfl-afl-rookies-xavier-richards-jack-frost/
From 2012
Xavier Richards played as an over-age Dragon in 2012 and O’Connor said the athletic key-position player used the year to rebound from his 2011 draft day disappointment.
“I think (AFL) clubs saw that he had to work a little bit more on some game sense and decision-making type of things,” O’Connor said. “He was obviously disappointed, but he really knuckled down to the task of what he needed to do.
“His form did fluctuate a little bit over the course of the year, but some of his football was absolutely elite.”
O’Connor said Xavier, like brother Ted, would probably take time to develop at AFL level but had the versatility to switch between defence and the forward line, which would hold him in good stead.
“I’d say he (Xavier) is probably a little bit more athletic than Ted,” O’Connor said.
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He’s probably not a dour defender. He likes to get the ball and run and create a little bit.
“He’s a very exciting athlete for his height (195cm).”