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Senior List
RICHMOND development coach Craig McRae gives richmondfc.com.au the low down on the young guns at Punt Road.
Trent Cotchin:
He missed all the pre-season through the ankle injury. He came to us with complications with that, so he had a lot of trouble overcoming that. It took a lot longer than expected but after all that rehab he played his first game for Coburg reserves on the weekend. He’s available for selection this week and he is in a really good position to play seniors for Coburg. He played two fifteen minute quarters last week and should be available to play a lot longer. He’s still got to go through the process and absolutely has a chance to play seniors this year. We believe Trent has got a lot to offer the Tigers both in the short term and the long term.
Travis Casserly:
He had a great pre-season and was up and flying until he had a hamstring complaint which put him out for three weeks. Travis has been playing in the reserves at VFL level and is pushing for senior Coburg selection. He is a player we need in the senior team with his dynamics. He missed the whole first year with injury. Now it is time for Travis to show us what he can do.
Andrew Collins:
Unfortunately Andy missed all of last year with osteitis pubis. But he has had a terrific pre-season and impressed everyone the way he’s gone about it. He’s played every game so far with Coburg’s senior team. He played an NAB Cup Challenge game against Sydney in Narranderah and held his own. He is going to develop as best he can.
Daniel Connors:
Daniel showed last year he has got terrific talent. He had a real setback in the pre-season with a stress fracture in his foot that kept him out for eight weeks plus. He’s getting himself as fit as he can and once he has done that, we’re looking forward to him playing AFL footy.
Clayton Collard:
He is just going about re-developing himself. He was with Fremantle for a year and didn’t really apply himself the way he would have liked. He learnt some good lessons from that and it’s starting to show. Clayton has an enormous amount of talent and it’s just a question of balancing that with hard work. He is certainly a player that can play AFL, but time will tell.
Dean Putt:
He is a first-year player and has shown some terrific signs at VFL level. He is capable of taking marks and kicking goals. He hasn’t played much ruck in recent times at Under 18 level so we’re developing him with ruck coach Damian Monkhurst and Troy Simmonds as well. He is definitely someone that we are excited about for the future but right now he is developing.
David Gourdis:
David was drafted as a Centre Half Forward and we are seeing if he is capable of playing as a key defender. He’s got enormous speed - he was equal with Brett Deledio in the 20m sprint test in the pre-season and his athletic ability is enormous. David King and others are teaching him how to be a defender and he is certainly improving. His kicking has come along enormously from when he first arrived at the club.
Alex Rance:
He’s knocking down the door and wants to improve as much as he can every day. He wants to play AFL footy and the way he’s going about it he will certainly do that. It was his first VFL game on the weekend and in his own words he thought he struggled but he’s not far away from having an impact at that level. He’s a terrific young lad.
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Trent Cotchin:
He missed all the pre-season through the ankle injury. He came to us with complications with that, so he had a lot of trouble overcoming that. It took a lot longer than expected but after all that rehab he played his first game for Coburg reserves on the weekend. He’s available for selection this week and he is in a really good position to play seniors for Coburg. He played two fifteen minute quarters last week and should be available to play a lot longer. He’s still got to go through the process and absolutely has a chance to play seniors this year. We believe Trent has got a lot to offer the Tigers both in the short term and the long term.
Travis Casserly:
He had a great pre-season and was up and flying until he had a hamstring complaint which put him out for three weeks. Travis has been playing in the reserves at VFL level and is pushing for senior Coburg selection. He is a player we need in the senior team with his dynamics. He missed the whole first year with injury. Now it is time for Travis to show us what he can do.
Andrew Collins:
Unfortunately Andy missed all of last year with osteitis pubis. But he has had a terrific pre-season and impressed everyone the way he’s gone about it. He’s played every game so far with Coburg’s senior team. He played an NAB Cup Challenge game against Sydney in Narranderah and held his own. He is going to develop as best he can.
Daniel Connors:
Daniel showed last year he has got terrific talent. He had a real setback in the pre-season with a stress fracture in his foot that kept him out for eight weeks plus. He’s getting himself as fit as he can and once he has done that, we’re looking forward to him playing AFL footy.
Clayton Collard:
He is just going about re-developing himself. He was with Fremantle for a year and didn’t really apply himself the way he would have liked. He learnt some good lessons from that and it’s starting to show. Clayton has an enormous amount of talent and it’s just a question of balancing that with hard work. He is certainly a player that can play AFL, but time will tell.
Dean Putt:
He is a first-year player and has shown some terrific signs at VFL level. He is capable of taking marks and kicking goals. He hasn’t played much ruck in recent times at Under 18 level so we’re developing him with ruck coach Damian Monkhurst and Troy Simmonds as well. He is definitely someone that we are excited about for the future but right now he is developing.
David Gourdis:
David was drafted as a Centre Half Forward and we are seeing if he is capable of playing as a key defender. He’s got enormous speed - he was equal with Brett Deledio in the 20m sprint test in the pre-season and his athletic ability is enormous. David King and others are teaching him how to be a defender and he is certainly improving. His kicking has come along enormously from when he first arrived at the club.
Alex Rance:
He’s knocking down the door and wants to improve as much as he can every day. He wants to play AFL footy and the way he’s going about it he will certainly do that. It was his first VFL game on the weekend and in his own words he thought he struggled but he’s not far away from having an impact at that level. He’s a terrific young lad.
Great Sign by the Cubs!!
