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List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - Draft Analysis
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Why Richmond overlooked father-son prospect Louis Kellaway amid speed focus in draft bonanza
Richmond added some much-needed speed to its side during last week’s National Draft, but left father-son prospect Louis Kellaway in the lurch — and won’t be offering a train-on spot. Here’s why.Richmond believes it has quenched its need for speed with a quartet of national draft picks but has told overlooked father-son Louis Kellaway he will not be a contender for its single summer rookie position.
The Tigers believe they have finally rounded out their next generation midfield after securing “combative” South Australian midfielder Sam Cumming and Oakleigh speedster Sam Grlj with picks seven and eight in the national draft.
Richmond added 179cm mid-forward Zane Puecker at pick 31 then fellow South Australian Noah Roberts-Thomson (pick 54) as a genuine small forward who can also put on the afterburners.
The Tigers overlooked Rowville bolter Sullivan Robey to instead secure Grlj, with recruiting boss Rhy Gieschen telling Code Sports that Cumming and Grlj were simply higher up on the club’s draft board.
That pair will add to last year’s draft haul which includes midfielders Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie and Taj Hotton.
Louis Kellaway was overlooked by the Tigers in the National draft. Picture: Peter Argent
Gieschen says that all of the club’s new batch of mids can hit the scoreboard but believes coach Adem Yze also has some serious speed to add to the ball-winning brilliance.
“They do complement each other, it’s been a real conscious effort,” he said.
“We have (Jacob) Hopper, Tim Taranto, (Jack) Ross and (Dion) Prestia who are doing a super job for us at the moment but the plan has been to really bring in that next wave of guys to learn under them and eventually make the midfield their own.
“Lalor is a powerful mid forward. He’s unique because he’s classy with ball in hand, Hotton is agile and has speed and can go forward, Smillie is the big bodied 195cm mid who is good at the contest and is a nice kick. We also have (Kane) McAuliffe who has that power, grunt and aggression and then Cumming compliments them. He’s genuinely combative, aggressive and he’s got a defensive mindset. He loves contact and they can all go forward and take a mark and kick a goal and be dangerous one-on-one.
“We had a real emphasis on speed. We wanted to add speed to our mix. That balance of speed, power, agility, competitiveness, we felt like we got that with all four boys. It’s something we value highly and to bring in four guys who had that, we felt like we really added to our list.”
Duncan Kellaway’s son Louis put in an impressive campaign for Sturt and South Australia’s Under-18 side but Richmond eventually overlooked him, unsure where he would play in their new-look side in coming years.
“We worked really closely with Louis over three years. He spent time at the club,” Gieschen said.
“We feel like our communication through that period and as the draft got closer was really good, we kept him in the loop as to where we sat and we had the option to put him on our rookie list but wanted to keep the option over for SSP or leave it open for the mid-season draft. We decided to do that.
“It’s always a difficult decision but Louey and Duncan were in the loop with what we were doing and it was a tough decision but we felt like we did the right thing by him and the family to communicate.”
The Tigers have invited a handful of players overlooked in both drafts to train with them in coming weeks but will go with youth instead of considering any recycled options.
Kellaway will not be in that mix as the Tigers consider other options.
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Surprised they won't have Kellaway as a train on option. It will be interesting to see who they get to come try out instead.Why Richmond overlooked father-son prospect Louis Kellaway amid speed focus in draft bonanza
Richmond added some much-needed speed to its side during last week’s National Draft, but left father-son prospect Louis Kellaway in the lurch — and won’t be offering a train-on spot. Here’s why.
Richmond believes it has quenched its need for speed with a quartet of national draft picks but has told overlooked father-son Louis Kellaway he will not be a contender for its single summer rookie position.
The Tigers believe they have finally rounded out their next generation midfield after securing “combative” South Australian midfielder Sam Cumming and Oakleigh speedster Sam Grlj with picks seven and eight in the national draft.
Richmond added 179cm mid-forward Zane Puecker at pick 31 then fellow South Australian Noah Roberts-Thomson (pick 54) as a genuine small forward who can also put on the afterburners.
The Tigers overlooked Rowville bolter Sullivan Robey to instead secure Grlj, with recruiting boss Rhy Gieschen telling Code Sports that Cumming and Grlj were simply higher up on the club’s draft board.
That pair will add to last year’s draft haul which includes midfielders Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie and Taj Hotton.
Louis Kellaway was overlooked by the Tigers in the National draft. Picture: Peter Argent
Gieschen says that all of the club’s new batch of mids can hit the scoreboard but believes coach Adem Yze also has some serious speed to add to the ball-winning brilliance.
“They do complement each other, it’s been a real conscious effort,” he said.
“We have (Jacob) Hopper, Tim Taranto, (Jack) Ross and (Dion) Prestia who are doing a super job for us at the moment but the plan has been to really bring in that next wave of guys to learn under them and eventually make the midfield their own.
“Lalor is a powerful mid forward. He’s unique because he’s classy with ball in hand, Hotton is agile and has speed and can go forward, Smillie is the big bodied 195cm mid who is good at the contest and is a nice kick. We also have (Kane) McAuliffe who has that power, grunt and aggression and then Cumming compliments them. He’s genuinely combative, aggressive and he’s got a defensive mindset. He loves contact and they can all go forward and take a mark and kick a goal and be dangerous one-on-one.
“We had a real emphasis on speed. We wanted to add speed to our mix. That balance of speed, power, agility, competitiveness, we felt like we got that with all four boys. It’s something we value highly and to bring in four guys who had that, we felt like we really added to our list.”
Duncan Kellaway’s son Louis put in an impressive campaign for Sturt and South Australia’s Under-18 side but Richmond eventually overlooked him, unsure where he would play in their new-look side in coming years.
“We worked really closely with Louis over three years. He spent time at the club,” Gieschen said.
“We feel like our communication through that period and as the draft got closer was really good, we kept him in the loop as to where we sat and we had the option to put him on our rookie list but wanted to keep the option over for SSP or leave it open for the mid-season draft. We decided to do that.
“It’s always a difficult decision but Louey and Duncan were in the loop with what we were doing and it was a tough decision but we felt like we did the right thing by him and the family to communicate.”
The Tigers have invited a handful of players overlooked in both drafts to train with them in coming weeks but will go with youth instead of considering any recycled options.
Kellaway will not be in that mix as the Tigers consider other options.
Morro
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Same but I think its because we have already promised to take him as a Cat B
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Dylan & Jesse discuss the winners & losers of the draft. It goes for 4 hours.
For Richmond talk
go to 1hr 37 mins (6+ mins on tiges ), then again at 2hr 25 mins (4 mins) and a bit of rising star talk on tigers at 3.01.30 to 3.03.00. And their ladder predictions for 2026 from 3hrs 19 mins
Dylan & Jesse discuss the winners & losers of the draft. It goes for 4 hours.
For Richmond talk
go to 1hr 37 mins (6+ mins on tiges ), then again at 2hr 25 mins (4 mins) and a bit of rising star talk on tigers at 3.01.30 to 3.03.00. And their ladder predictions for 2026 from 3hrs 19 mins
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Apologies if already posted.
Dylan & Jesse discuss the winners & losers of the draft. It goes for 4 hours.
For Richmond talk
I actually think Dylan pulls himself to Richmonds rebuild. He ****ing loves what we are doing
I actually think Dylan pulls himself to Richmonds rebuild. He ****ing loves what we are doing
100% agree, it was enjoyable listening. I also just edited my post to add the times for their ladder predictions.
As in for us? Or for another team
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I posted the ladder positions to our pick in the 26 thread. Both end up as live pick 3 in 2026.
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Is this an improvement?
I would say yes.
I would say yes.
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I actually think Dylan pulls himself to Richmonds rebuild. He ****ing loves what we are doing
Yeah he's good value to listen to. I like that he doesn't always go with consensus and he focuses more on the x factor types.
The only thing I will say is he kind of caved to peer pressure around Sharp when he talked him down all year and then had him near the top in his rankings at the end.
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Was a weird time to cave too. He kept him low when he dominated Champs and then pushed him up with ok at best SANFL form.
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He was trolling when he had Sharp around 20th
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time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
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Dylan & Jesse discuss the winners & losers of the draft. It goes for 4 hours.
For Richmond talk
bloke said cumming cant kick either
we r fukt
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he said he is not the best kickWash your mouth out Ghe goes between 75-80% which is elite
Yeah, I herad that too, he probably isnt, but he isn't a bad kick and his DE% is very good. Many top mids in the AFL rarely have 70-75% DE, mainly due to the limited time they have to get rid of the ball.
