Player Watch #32 Samson Ryan

[THE_GUN]

Fun fact - if this guy debuts, then he'd be the tallest player to play for Richmond ever (according to player heights listed in afltables.com)

He has shrunk 3 cm in 2 hours

now 203cm

 

[Coach_Required]

Tiges are just so far ahead of the comp it just isnt fair any more. Remember when we just drafted smalls and our manic pressure resulted in 3 flags in 4 years? Well the club is giving the finger to the AFL and their future rule changes by recruiting 200cm giants to clunk marks across the ground.

Genius

 

[69vintage]

Obviously our Queensland scout has plenty of pull in our drafting .Two Lions Academy kids last year and a former one this year .You would think we've seen plenty of Sampson over the last few years in those games .

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[dean33]

Find it so funny after the last 4 years some supporters still question recruiting decisions our club make. After the success we have had when taking players nobody had heard of previously we really should know by now this club is the best in the business at making every post a winner. Ryan obviously has traits the club feel can make him a successful “Richmond Man” and have pulled the trigger before another club might have. Just get the kid into our system and back him in.
Welcome to the best club in the land Sampson, enjoy

 

[SDMTiger4]

Backing our recruiters in here. They have done a fantastic job in recent years, so have full faith in their ability to not only spot footy talent, but people that fit our culture. We know that we need to shore up our ruck stocks for the future. My only concern is that talls take longer to mature, to be able to contest against the bigger bodied players in the comp, and as he comes from up north, he may get homesick and request a trade back home. That's where our Richmond man ethos will hopefully help us keep him as a tiger. Welcome to Tigerland Samson!

 

[Walt Kowalski]

This is smart. If Nank goes down we now have cover and dont have to rely on Chol and Balta. We don't have much to lose. He's playing senior footy in the ruck and doing well by the look of it. We could've recruited a 32yo ruck but this seems so much smarter. If he can just compete, it's a win. If he shows a bit, it's a massive win.

I dont think they're looking at him as a project, but as genuine cover for 2021.

 

[tigs2010]

Obviously our Queensland scout has plenty of pull in our drafting .Two Lions Academy kids last year and a former one this year .You would think we've seen plenty of Sampson over the last few years in those games .

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Chol too.

bid on Hipwood.

traded for half of Gold Coast.

reckon our recruiters just holiday up there all year

 

[damicky]

Fun fact - if this guy debuts, then he'd be the tallest player to play for Richmond ever (according to player heights listed in afltables.com)

Same height as Richard Lounder

 

[Jozzy]

He has shrunk 3 cm in 2 hours

now 203cm

It appears the information around him being 203cm come from when he first nominated for the draft so he very well could now be 206cm.

Every year there’s always variations in list heights of players, I’ve seen about every centimetre from 173 to 179 listed for MRJ.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Actually looks to be quite a good mark. Not afriad of his size, it seems, which is great.

What I think is most impressive is that he looks to get his hands free to dish off the footy when in trouble and deosn't seem like that slow decision making ruckman who just gets caught holding the ball.

I wonder what his actual ruckwork is like? I feel like that can come later anyway.

Decent risk, I reckon. And, is a Richmond supporter!

 

[Cdog71]

Think we have a new game plan in the works

HF : Soldo(204cm) - Colina (213cm)- Nankervis (200cm)
FF : Chol (200cm)- Lynch (200cm)- Coleman-Jones (200cm)

We just need a Ruckman to play in the Ruck now

Nank would need a piggyback to get up to 200
Is alotve talls now though

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

thats a nothing statement, players play for dud teams just to fill quotas.

Thats like saying Ross has already made it

It's the opposite of a nothing statement.

I declared RCD a mid.

I then asked you a yes or no question I note that you have the inability to answer. I'll try again.

He has played across HB and HF, but is Shane Edwards

10

Shane Edwards

Age

37

Ht

182cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

3.0

4star

D

16.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.6

1star

T

3.0

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

8.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.2

3star

a mid, yes or no?



And dud teams?

Man, if we're a dud team winning 3 of 4, I can't wait to see what we're like when we get on a roll!!

Getting a ruckman does not bother as much as how much our midfield is neglected by our recruiters.

I feel very sorry for Dusty that has to carry such a load as the bigger midfielder.

Do some in the club want to crucify Dusty?

I am feeling back pain from the load Dusty is carrying at the moment!!

You're a very unintentionally funny poster.

 

[crackertiger]

Don't let Delilah cut his hair incase he loses his Ruckman super powers. His Nickname should be Delilah.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Don’t cut his hair

Shit haircuts don’t win GF’s.

 

[THE THIN MAN]

Don't let Delilah cut his hair incase he loses his Ruckman super powers. His Nickname should be Delilah.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

Don't cut hair.

Samson, Hebrew Shimshon, legendary Israelite warrior and judge, or divinely inspired leader, renowned for the prodigious strength that he derived from his uncut hair. He is portrayed in the biblical Book of Judges (chapters 13–16). Samson demolishing the temple of the god Dagon, 19th-century chromolithograph.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

People questioning this selection and afraid it will take too long for him to develop need to go back and take a look at Soldo when he first started .

 

[Lsta062]

Same height as Richard Lounder

Samson Ryan is listed as 206cm though. Richard Lounder is listed as 203cm

 

[Lsta062]

He has shrunk 3 cm in 2 hours

now 203cm

Lol what? They listed him as 206cm everywhere I saw before

EDIT: our website lists him at 206cm https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/842266/lions-academy-graduate-samson-ryan-lands-at-tigerland

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

Big unit, even bigger after a pre-season...

 

[Bojangles17]

Woud have thought henry Walsh would be a better pick at this stage.
Anyway, what what I know.

Well that’s how I rationalise it I spose , I thought callow and a vic county kpp However every club ignored them , which Prob says something , hope the kid at least gets a rookie spot

 

[Bojangles17]

Only reason I could think is they consider ccj a flight risk when contract expires even still I consider our stocks ok , heck balta looks good as pt ruck

 

[evo]

could have picked him the rookie draft and callow and Baldwin were still there.

yeah it was strange move wasnt it.

 

[Vikingnz]

With a name like that and height like that, if he can put on a bit of size (and keep the mullet) this kid has cult hero written all over him. Just imagine the reaction of a full 'G when he soars to clunk a big pack mark on the wing.

 

[RobsJourney]

Hmm, only reason I can see that we took this guy at 40 is that perhaps we knew someone else was gonna grab him.

Gotta be honest, his highlights package on the RFC website does not fill me with much confidence. Looks a little clumsy and goes to ground very, very easy. Will need to work on his size and core strength.

Can take a mark due to his height but he is playing against pretty average players.

Will need a lot of work I think, certainly couldn't walk into the side early next season if he was needed.

Still glad we got him, but I reckon we could have taken the mature age ruck from the WAFL (I think WAFL, whoever the guy is that used to be on the Pies list) late and used 40 on Carroll or Callow.

Ah well, we can't complain, we got MRJ and we're back to back premiers, pretty amazing times