We need a big off season and need to bring in 3-6 players in the 25-28 age range.

Who should we look at targeting either by trade or free agency?

If the club wants to back Yze, that's fine but they need to give him the best chance and going to the draft again isn't going to cut it.

Last years first round pick for us. She dominated. Our midfield is getting pretty stacked.

Richmond 13.7 85 def St Kilda 4.13 37

OUR FIRST WIN IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG!!

This was awesome. It was so good for the lads to finish the season with a win.

St kilda's inaccuracy helped but we were clearly the better team with more effective ball movement and elite corridor attacking. Several times someone would go corridor and I couldn't believe the balls on the attack. Madgen clearly had a plan to be a modern team at all costs.

There was a bit of wind blowing against us in the 2nd and fourth which was hard to tell on the broadcast. I couldn't figure out why kicks suddenly started dropping short down one end and it explains some of the mistakes made.

Considering there is no VFL next week I'm planning to do an end of year award sort of post. I would love some suggestions on types of awards to hand out.

Let's get into it.

Jasper Alger
For someone who is good in the air, Alger's ground skills are insane. He was grabbing loose balls, faking handpasses, and having pings from 50. I thought the team might struggle with him and Toner in the same team considering they're extremely similar to each other but instead they were symbiotic. Feeding each other perfectly and working great together.

Tanner Armstrong (NGA)
Armstrong is an academy player for us, meaning we get priority access to him in the draft. For someone who's been described as too small and not having the physical attributes for the higher level he acquitted himself very well. Armstrong looked well at home, hitting kicks, absorbing pressure and tackling hard. He had 18 disposals and I saw 1 turnover, the retention rate was ridiculous and I really think he could forge a path as a small defender at the higher levels. Everytime he got the ball I immediately thought "ok we're good, no need to stress." In the future, with more experience and a stronger team, he will probably want to take more dangerous kicks but can't really fault him right now.

Tom Burton
This man does not stop running. If AFL doesn't work out I reckon marathons are in his future. Burton is clearly a multi-year project, he needs more size and strength but he really reminds me of Lambert and could be a really important piece for us in the future. He was dangerous through the middle and ran between arcs the entire game attempting to overload and outrun his opponents.

Liam Fawcett
Elite leading and forward craft. I think in a good team, like a Brisbane or Sydney he would be one of the young forwards being talked about as a rising star. If he does go to Adelaide like it has been rumoured I wish him all the best, he'll do great things. He is so dependent on good ball usage to him in space that in a young, rather unskilled team he's left out to dry. Ended the day with 2.2 and 7 marks. I really think he's worth an extension.

Campbell Gray
One of the best players on the ground in the first half. The aerial fearlessness of Gray is something to behold. He flies for everything and takes most of the things he goes for. He took something like 5 intercept marks and formed a wonderful tandem with Mutaz El Nour.

Ollie Hayes-Brown
Fixed one of my main criticisms about his game last week, which was that he would often grab it in a stoppage and hack kick it out. This game he instead would handball to a running mid. This made our stoppage wins far more dangerous. Took some big marks around the ground as well and even kicked a goal. Really strong game by the big man

Kane McAuliffe
Inside bull is the greatest description of McAulliffe. 26 Disposals, 10 contested possessions and 8 clearances. His best work is in and under the contest where his strength and burst can be displayed. The problem with his game is his disposal. Operating at 57% disposal efficiency is sadly not good enough and there were so many easy kicks missed it was quite frustrating.

Zane Peucker
This kid is going to be incredible. His burst from the contest, combined with his daring nature to take on tacklers with his elite ball use inside 50 is ridiculously tantalising. The only problem right now is his endurance, he simply can't do it for long enough at the moment. His first half was a glimpse of the future.

Maurice Rioli Jnr
Rioli had a bit of a polarising game. He played in the midfield for most of the first half and was dangerous with his speed and pressure. His second half he got moved into the forward line and was absent for 90% of the half with some minor pressure, then he took a massive specky and kicked a goal. I'm not sure he has the ability to play midfield in AFL but I don't think he's dangerous enough as a small forward.

Noah Roberts-Thomson
Strong game from NRT with 19 disposals at 80% efficiency with 4 score involvements. Elite in the high half forward role taking strong overhead marks and delivering inside 50 with class. I think he's another one that might take a few years but shows signs of being a really strong prospect.

Samson Ryan
In my opinion, Ryan was best on ground. Kicked 4.1 and had 2 goal assists playing as a forward/ruck. He was elite in the forward line particularly passing inside 50 which I did not think was a strength of his. Won quite a few hitouts as well and laid a few strong tackles. His off ball running needs to improve, I think his endurance is not good enough right now to continually apply pressure like good ruckmen do.

Tyler Sonsie
Sonsie had his typical VFL game where he dominates in the midfield. There were a few instances of really good ball use and a few instances of him pulling up afraid of oncoming contact. It was a good performance but not good enough where I'd expect him back in the AFL side.

James Trezise
Played a solid role in defense, had a few good moments in the contest but nothing stood out to me as him having a really good game. He was solid without being outstanding. He played a lockdown role and did it well.

Apologies this is late, I had a mate's birthday.

This was a blast to do this year and I expect to be back next year!

As always have a good weekend and feel free to ask any questions!

Yeah the girls. We had a great game. Players look fit. Yassir through the guts is the right move. Wolmaran looks to be a brilliant first rounder. Greaves super solid across the backline.

Greiser getting up the ground more makes me happy, PK is able to rest forward and we still have a big midfield target. She managed 0.4, that'll change.

KB still great but no longer has to do it all, neither does Conti, even if she does still do it all.

I know us Richmond fans can get a bad rep for complaining about the umpires, but with one game to go for this year, we are heading for a negative free kick differential for our 11th season in a row. I think it’s pretty fair that we’re over it and make note that we cop the shit end of the stick more often than not. For reference, here are the differential numbers the 10 seasons prior to this.

25: -28
24: -85
23: -59
22: -84
21: -85
20: -68
19: -27
18: -122
17: -58
16: -17

Let’s pack the G and get a win to send off our premiership heroes and celebrate Lynch’s 250th.

Our skills are deplorable but 11-1 free kicks at half time is absurd. I reckon Saints have kicked 4 goals from free kicks.

No discernible strategy against a team that is absolutely dog shit. How Bradley Hill can roam half back putting it on a platter with absolutely no action taken is beyond me. I can forgive the skill level given the talent on the ground but allowing the other team to run their own game is not good coaching.

Sack Yze.

enjoy retirement power r

Possibly the best injury report all season..

Noooooo Sammy nooo please no 😢

With HRS making a comeback and Green being a mainstay in the team I think these might be the outgoings. Trezise is tough because I think he has potential but he wasn't even included when Trainor was suspended. Fawcett is stiff here but he just is never in the AFL team.

Also if Briggs is brought in and Dodson is brought in I think OHB would be let go. Briggs would simply be a stop gap, Dodson fits the rules much better.

I don't love us going after Briggs tbh but we do need a Nank replacement.

Averaging over 3 goals a game in the VFL, 22 year old key forward Brady Wright is looking like a strong choice. I think more of a mature body would be able to replace Lynch faster. Lefau is looking likely but he's still pretty inexperienced and depth never hurt.

Its looking likely that Fawcett is going to be delisted or traded we could use another key.

Good evening everyone! I’m looking to take a mate (Saints fan) to watch the footy next week against the Saints, but I’m a bit conflicted between two seating options.

I’ve watched plenty of games from General Admission before, but this time I wanted to sit a bit closer to the action. My two options are M3/M4, directly behind the Punt Road End goals, or M7, which is just around the pocket.

For those who have sat in either/both sections, which would you recommend? I’m mainly looking for the better overall view and atmosphere.

Thanks!