2020 AFL Draft recap: Gold Coast SUNS
GOLD COAST took great strides in 2020 and became one of the more enjoyable sides to watch, with a raft of young talent helping the Queensland-based team to 14th place after consecutive bottom-two finishes. The Suns came into this draft having done most of their work beforehand, making the most of concessions afforded to them […]
VFL weekly wrap: Coburg wins battle of the cellar dwellers
COBURG overturned a half-time deficit to run away victors against fellow bottom two side Frankston in Round 13 of the Victorian Football League (VFL) while top two sides Richmond and Essendon extended the gap to the rest of the top eight. Casey 12.12 (84) defeated Box Hill 7.8 (50) A five goals to one third […]
AFL Draft review: Richmond
RICHMOND headed into the 2018 AFL Draft Period with the aim of improving its side across the board, hopefully picking up some inside strength, which it did with its first two selections. They then picked up some outside runners, and capped off the day with a small pressure forward from the Tigers’ own backyard, and […]
2018 Rookie Draft Selections
WITH the 2018 Rookie Draft done and dusted here is a list of each club and the new rookies recruited. FIRST ROUND: Pick 1: Carlton- Hugh Goddard Pick 2: Gold Coast- Michael Rischitelli Pick 3: St Kilda- Callum Wilkie Pick 4: Brisbane- Ryan Bastinac Pick 5: Fremantle- Ethan Hughes Pick 6: Western Bulldogs- Lachie Young […]
Team Building 101: From Tiger Turmoil to Tiger Time
REIGNING premier Richmond has historically been poor at team-building and drafting. From the mid-2000s until the mid-2010s, Richmond’s record of drafting players was horrific. Richmond supporters who are “twenty-something” or older, will remember the constant “trolling” by opposition supporters through this period. The most infamous draft decision, being the selection of Richard Tambling at pick […]
