Richmonds's draft picks 2007 NAB draft.

[want2spoodge_pettifer]

Deledio

there's another deledio? what's he like?

 

[richcogs]

Matt Deledio isn't all that great!

 

[GeppStar]

i really hope we decide 2 go for a ruckman. and then with out other picks best player there, but i have no idea why people are talking up JON the best thing we can do is delist him as fast as we drafted him, shows no potential what so ever!!!

PLEASE TERRY DELIST JON!!!!

 

[Goldust]

STRETCH them at the other end.

Forward line of Richardson, Simmonds, Hughes, Schulz, Riewoldt and Brown and Tambling.

 

[TigerGlory]

i really hope we decide 2 go for a ruckman. and then with out other picks best player there, but i have no idea why people are talking up JON the best thing we can do is delist him as fast as we drafted him, shows no potential what so ever!!!

PLEASE TERRY DELIST JON!!!!

Im glad your not the coach

 

[Delediodelight]

i think the way to go at would be this:
Pick 1:No. 1 Trent Cothchin, he is a solid inside ball winner like a foley type which we desprately need to get the ball to the outside players

Pick 2:No.17 Ben McEvoy/Tom Bellchambers, they are both big promising ruckmen, don't know much bout Bellchambers, but McEvoy is very mobile and has also played/rested in the forward line and has done well. we need a ruckmen to develop and i think these two are in the top category

Pick 3:No.18 Pat Veszpremi another inside midfielder wit pace and has excellent foot skills

Most of these picks are only done from word on these sights, the only query i have about takin Cothchin over Matt Kreuzer, is the drafting we have been criticised for in the past is choosing the small player over the big player e.g. Tambling over Franklin, Fiora over Pavlish. but in saying that it is always hard to judge who will be a better player.

 

[polakthetiger]

the only query i have about takin Cothchin over Matt Kreuzer, is the drafting we have been criticised for in the past is choosing the small player over the big player e.g. Tambling over Franklin, Fiora over Pavlish. but in saying that it is always hard to judge who will be a better player.

Seem to be contradicting yourself here! And is the exact reason after taking both Lids and Tambling in that one draft, it is time to take Kreuzer this time if they by draft time are both basically 1/2.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Usually there will be a clear number 1 by draft time and you should take him whoever he is. Also, it'd be an absolute bargain if you got Veszpremi at 18.

 

[lids2004roar]

What I like about Cotchin is that he is an inside ball winner with pace... as in we lack inside ball winners and our game plan needs pace - so he fits the Wallace gameplan perfectly. Really any ruckman can be in our gameplan.

If Cotchin, Tambling, Deledio = Richmond's future then I'd be happy.

Foley and Cotchin would not only both winning the inside ball and dishing it out to the many runners in our team, but both have pace and can run and carry too. Tambling will play more inside in time and hopefully with Coughlan returning he'd be able to use his outside skills even more. Deledio would be over the moon to have Coughlan, Foley and Cotchin feeding it out to him.

Cotchin, Foley, Deledio, Tambling and Coughlan would make one hell of a midfield!


I guess Kreuzer is the smart choice. However... goal kicking midfielders with pace and hardness are a lot more exciting! As a fan I like the sound of Cotchin more but Francis Jackson will make the right call and I'll support that when it's made. If we ended up with Cotchin, McEvoy and Veszpremi then by the sounds of them we have done well. Gaertner sounds like a type we would go for, he has that 'could be anything' athlete tag doesn't he?

 

[richcogs]

What I like about Cotchin is that he is an inside ball winner with pace... as in we lack inside ball winners and our game plan needs pace - so he fits the Wallace gameplan perfectly. Really any ruckman can be in our gameplan.

If Cotchin, Tambling, Deledio = Richmond's future then I'd be happy.

Foley and Cotchin would not only both winning the inside ball and dishing it out to the many runners in our team, but both have pace and can run and carry too. Tambling will play more inside in time and hopefully with Coughlan returning he'd be able to use his outside skills even more. Deledio would be over the moon to have Coughlan, Foley and Cotchin feeding it out to him.

Cotchin, Foley, Deledio, Tambling and Coughlan would make one hell of a midfield!


I guess Kreuzer is the smart choice. However... goal kicking midfielders with pace and hardness are a lot more exciting! As a fan I like the sound of Cotchin more but Francis Jackson will make the right call and I'll support that when it's made. If we ended up with Cotchin, McEvoy and Veszpremi then by the sounds of them we have done well. Gaertner sounds like a type we would go for, he has that 'could be anything' athlete tag doesn't he?

Let's just wait for the under 18 championships why don't we!

 

[soupofficial]

gosh, a "2007 draft" thread managed to turn into yet another "benchmarking existing players against hawthorn/franklin" thread. there must be 100 such threads on here.

no, we won't run the 5 man tall forward line that was suggested. we actually only run a 4 man forward line in total, with the 2 flankers pushed up to the wing and then running forward as the ball comes in. but anyway.

"best available" is a retort wheeled out by people that want to sound like they know everything, but don't want to do any research.
richmond has been stockpiling high draft picks for a few years now, and has areas of its list that are stronger than others. if your recruitment manager doesn't take that into account when using what is certain to be a top 3 draft pick this year, he's failing your club in a spectacular fashion.
early in a rebuild "best available" is somewhat ok, due to the fact that just about everywhere on the ground needs a big overhaul. richmond has moved beyond that point.

you know your list much better than i do, but ruck, brutal midfielder (hodge/lewis style), and another couple of quality KPP's look to me to be the highest priorities.

through drafting, clubs aim to build cohesive, functional on-field outfits, not 37 or 38 talented players that don't compliment each other as a team. if you're not using drafting to address shortcomings, you're asking for trouble. luckily for you, it seems that one of the standout players for pick 1/2 this year plays a role that you're in need of bolstering, so there mightn't be any philosophical conflict at all.

 

[motorvinnie]

Kreuzer
McKenna
Gabriel
Gaertner
Simpson
Boumann
Sullivan
Joseph
Dixon
Gilder
Deledio

Richmond will pick several of these players at draft time. Watch for them in the championships.

Richmond has holes at the 194-196cm footballers, it should be addressed this draft. I would basically pick all talls in the draft. We chose connors, clingan, edwards to fill the roles in the midfield last draft, with coggs back we are set for mids and flankers. McGuane and Thursfield are too small. When you start getting 197+ you seem to be the in-between height. E.g. Pattison and Ryder.

Ruckmen we choose should be over 200 cm, as the the new rucking rule favours the giants to smash it forward.

is Simpson, Scott Simpson? Mt.Eliza boy? his a pretty good footballer played in Mt.Eliza grand final last year at full-forward when he was 16 fair good effort. Deledio is a dud

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

i think the way to go at would be this:
Pick 1:No. 1 Trent Cothchin, he is a solid inside ball winner like a foley type which we desprately need to get the ball to the outside players

Pick 2:No.17 Ben McEvoy/Tom Bellchambers, they are both big promising ruckmen, don't know much bout Bellchambers, but McEvoy is very mobile and has also played/rested in the forward line and has done well. we need a ruckmen to develop and i think these two are in the top category

Pick 3:No.18 Pat Veszpremi another inside midfielder wit pace and has excellent foot skills

Most of these picks are only done from word on these sights, the only query i have about takin Cothchin over Matt Kreuzer, is the drafting we have been criticised for in the past is choosing the small player over the big player e.g. Tambling over Franklin, Fiora over Pavlish. but in saying that it is always hard to judge who will be a better player.

I dont think Veszpremi will last to #18.

Has very strong interest from Carlton, Collingwood and St. Kilda atm

I'm pretty sure that come round 1 - if he slips past Carlton's pick, St Kilda or Collingwood would be definates to pick him up.

 

[davey_23]

i think the way to go at would be this:
Pick 1:No. 1 Trent Cothchin, he is a solid inside ball winner like a foley type which we desprately need to get the ball to the outside players

Pick 2:No.17 Ben McEvoy/Tom Bellchambers, they are both big promising ruckmen, don't know much bout Bellchambers, but McEvoy is very mobile and has also played/rested in the forward line and has done well. we need a ruckmen to develop and i think these two are in the top category

Pick 3:No.18 Pat Veszpremi another inside midfielder wit pace and has excellent foot skills

Most of these picks are only done from word on these sights, the only query i have about takin Cothchin over Matt Kreuzer, is the drafting we have been criticised for in the past is choosing the small player over the big player e.g. Tambling over Franklin, Fiora over Pavlish. but in saying that it is always hard to judge who will be a better player.

I would take Cotchin at one but i dont think McEvoy or Vezpremi will last that long.

 

[lids2004roar]

It's so early for draft talk even though it's the only positive thing we have to look forward to

This time last year people would have thought Richmond winning the premiership was more likely than Daniel Connors slipping to pick 58 He was "top 10" this time last year too.

 

[richcogs]

I hope we go for Cotchin at 1, but that's just from what I've heard. Kreuzer's stats in the TAC Cup are amazing though! So I'd be happy with him.

pick 17 depends if we get a mid (Cotchin or Grimes) or Kreuzer. But if we go a mid I hope we then go the best tall.

pick 18 TRADE to Geelong for Prismal, will be a champion!

PSD: haha Nick Dal Santo

So Deledio, Tambling, Cotchin, Dal Santo, Prismal, Foley and Coughlan leading our midfield.

 

[-VC-]

This is not a good draft for KPP. It is a draft more for midfielders and rucks, not KPP so I wouldn't try and load up this year.

For what it's worth, it'd be crazy not to take Kreuzer at #1 IMO.

 

[duckboy]

"best available" is a retort wheeled out by people that want to sound like they know everything, but don't want to do any research.
richmond has been stockpiling high draft picks for a few years now, and has areas of its list that are stronger than others. if your recruitment manager doesn't take that into account when using what is certain to be a top 3 draft pick this year, he's failing your club in a spectacular fashion.
early in a rebuild "best available" is somewhat ok, due to the fact that just about everywhere on the ground needs a big overhaul. richmond has moved beyond that point.

you know your list much better than i do, but ruck, brutal midfielder (hodge/lewis style), and another couple of quality KPP's look to me to be the highest priorities.

through drafting, clubs aim to build cohesive, functional on-field outfits, not 37 or 38 talented players that don't compliment each other as a team. if you're not using drafting to address shortcomings, you're asking for trouble. luckily for you, it seems that one of the standout players for pick 1/2 this year plays a role that you're in need of bolstering, so there mightn't be any philosophical conflict at all.

Its a good point you make but I think taking "best available" with your first pick is mandatory, regardless of requirements. Especially from a club who has previously taken Aaron Fiora ahead of Matthew Pavlich becasue they "needed midfielders".

 

[lids2004roar]

Its a good point you make but I think taking "best available" with your first pick is mandatory, regardless of requirements. Especially from a club who has previously taken Aaron Fiora ahead of Matthew Pavlich becasue they "needed midfielders".

Wasn't Fiora best available?

I know we already had Richo and Ottens at the time so going for Pavlich would have been overkill, I can understand the decision it's just a shame we ended up drafting the first woman to AFL football!!

 

[Weaver]

Matt Deledio isn't all that great!

He's barely half decent.

 

[Weaver]

Kreuzer
McKenna
Gaertner

McKenna is pencil thin. Hardly want him and Hughes on the same list.

Gaertner is a tall, athletic, freak whose kicking is 50-50 at best. Genuine utility type. It will be interesting to see where he goes - won't fall out of the top-10 particularly with Pendlebury starring.

Simpson

Middle rounds. Nothing special but has very very sticky hands at FF.

Sullivan

Will get drafted but I prefer others. Kreuzer, McEvoy, Bellchambers, Mulligan and possibly Putt and Renton will be taken before him. Henderson and Lobbe at 195 also ruck a bit and could go earlier.

Boumann
Joseph

Maybe

Gabriel
Dixon
Gilder
Deledio

No chance. Gilder might go well in the VFL. Gutsy and tough centreman.

Richmond will pick several of these players at draft time. Watch for them in the championships.

Hard work considering that Boumann, Gabriel, Deledio, Gilder and Dixon won't be there because they are not good enough to make the squad (and in some cases even the trial).

 

[PHX]

If he drops a bit Tom Collier may be a handy 2nd or 3rd round pick.

Depends how he fares in the championships but he's been in good form in the VFL this year.

 

[duckboy]

Wasn't Fiora best available?

I know we already had Richo and Ottens at the time so going for Pavlich would have been overkill, I can understand the decision it's just a shame we ended up drafting the first woman to AFL football!!

No, the club recognised that the Pav was a gun but felt as you point out that we had the KPP covered. Therefore they went for best available mid which they believed to be Fiona.
As for overkill, I don't think so. The group at that time behind Otto and Richo was pretty ordinary.

 

[richoatthedisco]

FFS!! We could still finish as high as 9th and you pessimists are spending the number one AND priority pick already!
Pick the biggest best bloke but make sure he CAN BLOODY WELL KICK!

 

[Supertiger]

Alex Rance is a player I hope does relatively well but not to well at the championships. Hopefully he signs himself in as a player around the 15 to 25 mark and we take him with a pick. At 194cm, great speed, decent weight- what you get at a minimum is Andrew Embley but also a player who could become a key position defender even Full Back against bigger players. Maybe Weaver wants to give us an opinion on this.