The Richmond Off-Season Megathread

[Vinny]

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2726253/police-seek-corey-ellis-after-mosque-attack/?cs=12

Well this guy is off to a great start.

Not even the same Corey Ellis m8.

At least the players we picked hadn't slandered the club.

Haha why you mad? :P

Tbf though, he is a blues supporter so I'd disappointed if he wasn't annoyed about our showerty performances.

[Bully]

Settle bully. Ellis will be a star and you will have to pretend you don't like him the rest of his career haha

He is unlikely to be a star, he will be workmanlike much like Conca. This has all the hallmarks of Frank overlooking Heppell, he gets too fixated on a player and fails to see everything else going on around him. Ellis also may need surgery on the foot, that is reason enough to push him out of the picture. Freo snapped up Weller and more power to them, he will be the more accomplished player, of that I have no doubt.

[quinny88]

Settle bully. Ellis will be a star and you will have to pretend you don't like him the rest of his career haha

He is unlikely to be a star, he will be workmanlike much like Conca. This has all the hallmarks of Frank overlooking Heppell, he gets too fixated on a player and fails to see everything else going on around him. Ellis also may need surgery on the foot, that is reason enough to push him out of the picture. Freo snapped up Weller and more power to them, he will be the more accomplished player, of that I have no doubt.

I don't know how you can say that when he hasn't even played a game yet haha. They all start on the same page. Under 18s counts for nothing now. Was known that he was injured when we got him. If you hear FJs interview he basically says that the fact that he played a lot of the year injured and is one of the younger players in the draft made him attractive as he has a lot of upside.

Heppell is no excitement machine though. Just an honest hard working and smooth moving mid.
The jury is still out on Conca with me tbh but apart from him I've been extremely happy with recent picks.
I'll save my judgment on this draft until a couple of years pass by

[Bully]

Settle bully. Ellis will be a star and you will have to pretend you don't like him the rest of his career haha

He is unlikely to be a star, he will be workmanlike much like Conca. This has all the hallmarks of Frank overlooking Heppell, he gets too fixated on a player and fails to see everything else going on around him. Ellis also may need surgery on the foot, that is reason enough to push him out of the picture. Freo snapped up Weller and more power to them, he will be the more accomplished player, of that I have no doubt.

I don't know how you can say that when he hasn't even played a game yet haha. They all start on the same page. Under 18s counts for nothing now. Was known that he was injured when we got him. If you hear FJs interview he basically says that the fact that he played a lot of the year injured and is one of the younger players in the draft made him attractive as he has a lot of upside.

Heppell is no excitement machine though. Just an honest hard working and smooth moving mid.
The jury is still out on Conca with me tbh but apart from him I've been extremely happy with recent picks.
I'll save my judgment on this draft until a couple of years pass by

Heppell is an AA mid, Conca is about the 6th best midfielder at the club, we butchered that decision however you look at it. I'm not writing Ellis off but with the other talent available at 12 this decision is baffling in the extreme. As for Weller, I've watched quite a few games both at u/18 level and against men and he he is the real deal, his upside is far greater than Ellis given he has speed and will really improve his inside credentials as he puts on weight. For all the lavish praise re. Ellis' kicking, Weller is the better of the two, his DE is elite, he can kick at full pace and he regularly hits the scoreboard. It speaks volumes that every other club was wary of recruiting a guy who has had an injury affected year, I think Frank has really reached on this occasion.

[shaker]

Settle bully. Ellis will be a star and you will have to pretend you don't like him the rest of his career haha

He is unlikely to be a star, he will be workmanlike much like Conca. This has all the hallmarks of Frank overlooking Heppell, he gets too fixated on a player and fails to see everything else going on around him. Ellis also may need surgery on the foot, that is reason enough to push him out of the picture. Freo snapped up Weller and more power to them, he will be the more accomplished player, of that I have no doubt.

I don't know how you can say that when he hasn't even played a game yet haha. They all start on the same page. Under 18s counts for nothing now. Was known that he was injured when we got him. If you hear FJs interview he basically says that the fact that he played a lot of the year injured and is one of the younger players in the draft made him attractive as he has a lot of upside.

Heppell is no excitement machine though. Just an honest hard working and smooth moving mid.
The jury is still out on Conca with me tbh but apart from him I've been extremely happy with recent picks.
I'll save my judgment on this draft until a couple of years pass by

Heppell is an AA mid, Conca is about the 6th best midfielder at the club, we butchered that decision however you look at it. I'm not writing Ellis off but with the other talent available at 12 this decision is baffling in the extreme. As for Weller, I've watched quite a few games both at u/18 level and against men and he he is the real deal, his upside is far greater than Ellis given he has speed and will really improve his inside credentials as he puts on weight. For all the lavish praise re. Ellis' kicking, Weller is the better of the two, his DE is elite, he can kick at full pace and he regularly hits the scoreboard. It speaks volumes that every other club was wary of recruiting a guy who has had an injury affected year, I think Frank has really reached on this occasion.

You do realize that with all your protests about Ellis there is nothing surer than him being a star in 2 or 3 years ha ha  :P

[Bully]

Settle bully. Ellis will be a star and you will have to pretend you don't like him the rest of his career haha

He is unlikely to be a star, he will be workmanlike much like Conca. This has all the hallmarks of Frank overlooking Heppell, he gets too fixated on a player and fails to see everything else going on around him. Ellis also may need surgery on the foot, that is reason enough to push him out of the picture. Freo snapped up Weller and more power to them, he will be the more accomplished player, of that I have no doubt.

I don't know how you can say that when he hasn't even played a game yet haha. They all start on the same page. Under 18s counts for nothing now. Was known that he was injured when we got him. If you hear FJs interview he basically says that the fact that he played a lot of the year injured and is one of the younger players in the draft made him attractive as he has a lot of upside.

Heppell is no excitement machine though. Just an honest hard working and smooth moving mid.
The jury is still out on Conca with me tbh but apart from him I've been extremely happy with recent picks.
I'll save my judgment on this draft until a couple of years pass by

Heppell is an AA mid, Conca is about the 6th best midfielder at the club, we butchered that decision however you look at it. I'm not writing Ellis off but with the other talent available at 12 this decision is baffling in the extreme. As for Weller, I've watched quite a few games both at u/18 level and against men and he he is the real deal, his upside is far greater than Ellis given he has speed and will really improve his inside credentials as he puts on weight. For all the lavish praise re. Ellis' kicking, Weller is the better of the two, his DE is elite, he can kick at full pace and he regularly hits the scoreboard. It speaks volumes that every other club was wary of recruiting a guy who has had an injury affected year, I think Frank has really reached on this occasion.

You do realize that with all your protests about Ellis there is nothing surer than him being a star in 2 or 3 years ha ha  :P

I hope he is, but I can't help but feel uneasy about this decision.

[Nige]

The new recruits.

[Kellogscrunchynut]

Looking good in yellow and black.

[quinny88]

Straight to the weights room boys!

[ADEZ]

Straight to the weights room boys!

+1

Menadue could rival McBean!

[Toga]

Drummond looks a decent size, Menadue has got hours in the weights room ahead of him :P

[Nige]

Drummond looks a decent size, Menadue has got hours in the weights room ahead of him :P

Yep, Drummond and Butler aren't a bad size.

[shaker]

Menadue is very skinny and a long way off but look at Fletcher he is coming up to 400 games Tuck the the record holder both thin players

[Nige]

Nick O'Kearney and Gach Nyoun will be training with us. They're two members of the possible draft crop next year.

[Nige]

So we grabbed Jayden Short, Jason Castagna and Kane Lambert in the rookie draft.