Player Watch Joe Richards

Remove this Banner Ad

...how is he this good? It honestly doesn't make sense.

His skills are great, he makes excellent decisions, he takes the game on and advanced the play, his hands are insanely clean and one-touch, he wins the hard ball down low, he is a sneaky good contested mark for someone of his size, he wins 50-50 contests, he's fast, he finds the pill, and he hits the scoreboard.

And all off a limited base of average VFL form?

It doesn't make any sense at all, but I'm so glad Joe's on our side.
 
He is an AFL player and he can play any where on the ground in my opinion. Covid did us a favour with this guy. His only down side is his height. But he is such a natural footballer that it doesn't affect him at all. Let's get him signed up for peanuts give him a 4 year deal.
 

Log in to remove this ad.

How many small forwards is too many? Who cares lol

He's a gem, we're in a very good position if this guy is in our 18-25th best players.
 
He’s very good. Absolutely AFL quality.

I couldn’t be more impressed.
 
lenny20 said:
...how is he this good? It honestly doesn't make sense.

His skills are great, he makes excellent decisions, he takes the game on and advanced the play, his hands are insanely clean and one-touch, he wins the hard ball down low, he is a sneaky good contested mark for someone of his size, he wins 50-50 contests, he's fast, he finds the pill, and he hits the scoreboard.

And all off a limited base of average VFL form?

It doesn't make any sense at all, but I'm so glad Joe's on our side.
Click to expand...
gotta say, if he adds a coupla more inches on his biceps, for mine, he'll be a dead-set ringer for Brent Harvey

..height / size, build, biceps, playing style re super clean hands, one-touch, pace, makes really good decisions

obviously not as dynamic (yet) as Boomer but he does remind me of him a tad
 
lenny20 said:
...how is he this good? It honestly doesn't make sense.

His skills are great, he makes excellent decisions, he takes the game on and advanced the play, his hands are insanely clean and one-touch, he wins the hard ball down low, he is a sneaky good contested mark for someone of his size, he wins 50-50 contests, he's fast, he finds the pill, and he hits the scoreboard.

And all off a limited base of average VFL form?

It doesn't make any sense at all, but I'm so glad Joe's on our side.
Click to expand...
You forgot how he tackles way beyond what his size should let him.

Mighty Joe Richards.
 
Thanks Ben Reid 👍🏻
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

Remarkable. Last year I thought, never listen to Reid again - this guy just doesn’t have what it takes to be an AFL player. Yet based on his first few AFL games, he is up there as one of our better players, against some pretty good opposition. I just want the ball in his hands. Takes the game on. Makes smart decisions. Clean.
 
It’ll be interesting to see what happens when Elliott is back.

No doubt Elliott will be in our best 22. But hard to see Richards making way for him (or HH for that matter). And Bobby is not going anywhere. And Schultz isn’t getting dropped.
 
Last edited:
Very impressive lad, so clean, quick and tackles above his weight division. Good overhead for his size as well, and stronger than his frame suggests.

22 possessions last night and kicking a goal a game, a lot to like.

Does make me wonder how many guns are out there in their mid twenties, in the bush leagues because Covid ruined both their early development and their pathway.
 
Last edited:
76woodenspooners said:
It’ll be interesting to see what happens when Elliott is back.

No doubt Elliott will be in our best 22. But hard to see Richards making way for him. And Bobby is not going anywhere. And Schultz isn’t getting dropped.
Click to expand...
I'm in the camp of thinking it'll click with Schultz eventually. But I hope the selection committee has the guts to make the hard call if need be. He should be our most vulnerable small forward at this stage.
 
TradeDraft said:
Having more impact then Schultz
Click to expand...
Okay, I was probably a little guilty of thinking he may be a bust a few weeks ago.
I decided to watch him a bit closer.
Whilst he's not having a huge scoreboard impact, his pressure acts are what I like. I can see why we recruited him, instantly better than Ginni when he hasn't got the ball.
I think it looks a little skewed because we've had players like Richards, Sullivan and Harrison come through and impress quickly. If we'd had that last year, maybe Ginni would still be there and Schultz not.
I'm comfortable with what he brings and positive he will be valuable for us at the tail end of the year
 
sam_e said:
gotta say, if he adds a coupla more inches on his biceps, for mine, he'll be a dead-set ringer for Brent Harvey

..height / size, build, biceps, playing style re super clean hands, one-touch, pace, makes really good decisions

obviously not as dynamic (yet) as Boomer but he does remind me of him a tad
Click to expand...
Tony Francis aka Mighty Mouse
 

Attachments

  • IMG_2073.jpeg
    IMG_2073.jpeg
    50.9 KB · Views: 16
  • IMG_2074.jpeg
    IMG_2074.jpeg
    47.3 KB · Views: 15
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

domus
A little anecdote about Mike Richardson -former Collingwood recruit.
Replies
9
Views
977
35Daicos
35Daicos

Remove this Banner Ad

Back
Top