Pinned Tweet
Think itās time for a new pinned postā¦
Taj was exceptional in his 2nd game back.
The talent this lad has is unmatched by a lot of youngsters in the competition. He does some freakish things.
The key for him is consistency in his body.
#GoTiges
Maurice Rioli & Hugo Ralphsmith have both re-signed for 2027.
I agree with both calls. Rioli at his best (yes, it has been too infrequent) is a game changer. Hugo is depth across all 3 lines.
Leaves Juddy & Burton as the last 2 uncontracted. Iād only keep one of them.
#GoTiges
My Post-Trade R1 Team;
FB - Miller Balta Trainor
HB - Grlj Brown Vlastuin
C - Retschko Taranto OāDriscoll
HF - Hotton Lalor Campbell
FF - Lefau Lynch Mansell
R - Nank Cumming Ross
IC - Smillie Briggs Rioli Faull Short
EMG - Banks Clarke Armstrong
#GoTiges
Post the trade period, Richmond have confirmed 2 more delistings.
Steely Green & OHB have been informed they will not have their contracts renewed.
Mildly surprised with the call on Green. OHB I expected.
Leaves Rioli, Hugo & Juddy. All 3 will be retained for mine.
#GoTiges
We have officially secured pick 5, giving us two top 5 selections in the last clear draft before Tasmania.
Allows us to make some serious noise in the FAnspace next year, with some big names in that list.
Just another day at work for Blair. Best in the business.
#GoTiges
INSIDE TRADING has reported that we have registered interest in Keidean Coleman, should Jayden Short depart.
If we have a pick that can satisfy Brisbane, Iād be tempted to trade Short for unders.
For a club sitting on its hands, we have our fingers in a few pies..
#GoTiges
Richmond have confirmed 3 more list changes.
James Trezise, Tyler Sonsie & Samson Ryan have been informed they wonāt be retained heading into 2027.
Trezise didnāt do much wrong, but I expected the other 2 calls to be made.
All the best for whatās next, lads!
#GoTiges
Mitch Cleary has just dropped a bomb.
Richmond is the front runner for Fremantle wingman Nathan OāDriscoll.
When Blair & Nick Austin said we had irons in the fire, they werenāt kidding.
OāDriscoll would come in & own a wing spot straight away. Very happy with this.
#GoTiges
Tim Taranto.
3rd JDM in his 3rd full season with us. Not a bad strike rate..
Timās an absolute star & deserved to win by that landslide.
What we can take away from tonight is the clubās rush for improvement. Weāve talked a good game - itās time to play the good game.
#GoTiges
Richmond has poached Brett Ratten from Hawthorn to beef up our footy department.
This is a massive get. We failed to replace Rutten last year, weāve gone & poached one of the AFLās best assistants to do so this year.
The club isnāt standing still.
Great appointment.
#GoTiges
Jayden Short will explore his options - Per Cal Twomey
Itās said there are more clubs interested than just Collingwood, but that will likely be his destination.
Itās a shame heāll finish his career elsewhere, but it had to happen.
Houston, do we have lift off?
#GoTiges
That is a free kick every day of the week. What a set of plums on that umpire.
Superb call.
#AFLHawksLions
Jayden Short to Collingwood is real. Fly has made contact & weāre open to trading him per Jon Ralph.
This move makes not one bit of sense unless the Pies want Dan Houston out. Iād ask for him.
The Port version of Houston is an AA HB. Money has to be spent..
Thoughts?
#GoTiges
Glad the Butters fiasco is over in the end.
Get Briggs through the door & pick the eyes out of the top end of the draft.
Zak wouldāve been nice but not to be, stoked itās not Geelong either. Nice 24hrās for them..
Mellody or Drever are my preferred at pick 2.
#GoTiges
A few dominoes have fallen since this post..
Smith & Fawcett delisted as expected.
Cal Twomey confirmed today that Maurice Rioli will get an extension, a decision Iām supportive of.
Leaves Juddy, Trezise, Burton, OHB, Sonsie, Hugo & Green in limbo.
#GoTiges
Now our season is done, here are my final list calls;
Keep (1-year deals)
Juddy
Hugo
Rioli
Green
50/50
Trezise
Burton
Delist
Smith
Fawcett
Sonsie
OHB
On top of retirements, that is 6-8 list changes. All who were selected last night will get another go.
#GoTiges
Superb interview with Tim Taranto on the RFC app.
Genuinely frustrated with how the year went. Citing injuries & a poor fitness base across the board as the main factors.
Walks like a captain, talks like a captain. Whether ā27 or ā28, weāre in good hands post Nank.
#GoTiges
Selwyn Griffith has officially been poached from the Melbourne Football Club to head up our high-performance.
Our players havenāt been conditioned to an acceptable level for 3 years & each facet of our footy department has suffered. This is a massive appointment!
#GoTiges
Brief Player Reviews, ā26 | Thread
Vlastuin) Interrupted season
Hopper) Must move past him
Prestia) Retired a champion
Lalor) Star, needs a clean run
Ross) Proved me wrong
Banks) Sorry, just donāt see it
Mansell) Slaughtered by Serpell
Faull) Slaughtered by Serpell
#GoTiges
McAuliffe) I just donāt know š¤·āāļø
Alger) Needs to do the team things
Brown) Must lift his possession count
Ryan) Dear Lord
Retschko) 200+ gamer
Armstrong) Slaughtered by Serpell
Broad) Retired a champion
Trezise) Nice backup option. Does a job
Sims) Slaughtered by Serpell
#GoTiges
Sonsie) Could be in trouble
Annand) Nice depth
Lefau) Grossly under-appreciated
Fawcett) Heās done
Campbell) Forward, not midfielder
Burton) Does he get another go?
OHB) Itās been a fun ride
Green) Can he continue to improve?
Smith) Why did we keep him?
Gray) AFL traits
#GoTiges