Been trying to tell them that for 6 months TOA. They don't want to believe you.
Cotchin should be an onballer. That is what his skill set and lack of genuine running demand. But he has no motor. Now if he does the work and gets the stamina up he could become an Ablett Jnr. However we have said the same things about Brown, Pettifer, Krakouer, Hilton, Newman and more than half our list over the last 10 years.
If Cotchin stays on the HFF line where he has played 80% of his footy, he will fall in that Pettifer-Didak category.
How big is that risk ?
I think he ran a mid 13 beep at the start of the year so I don't think that its beyond the realms of possibility that with a couple of pre seasons he will be able to be part of the midfield rotation.
Weaver, if you were the recruiter for Richmond, you have pick 2 in the draft and you realistically have 5 players that you are looking at depending on what you feel is the most likely to succeed
By succeed I mean - make it as a genuine 200 game footballer that is well regarded in the position that he plays
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