Richards to Swans

[Schneiderman]

For those who think he may well be a dud:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/foo...E19742,00.html

Thats three premiership coaches and one GF coach who wanted his services. As the article states 'hot property'.

I am very pleased we got him, and I believe he will be an excellent addition to our current premiership side.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by Schneiderman
For those who think he may well be a dud:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/foo...E19742,00.html

Thats three premiership coaches and one GF coach who wanted his services. As the article states 'hot property'.

I am very pleased we got him, and I believe he will be an excellent addition to our current premiership side.

and if not he will be excellent with the ressies!


he has a lot to offer, essendon will regret it i think

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by bdodgey
For what it's worth, from an Essendon supporter's point of view, the deal seems fair.

Richards, as mentioned, struggled to get a game partly because he was vying for a spot (rebounding HB) for which we had a surplus of players.

One thing I'd say is that I wouldn't have too higher hopes of using him as a KP defender - he's not shown much in terms of holding key forward down.

His ideal spot is a third tall rebounding defender.

I think Essendon did quite well to get a 1st round pick, but Richards isn't a dud, he just didn't have a spot in out best 22.

Make of that what you will,

Thanks for the comments. I think that suggests Richards has the potential to be a useful tall option for us down back and we'll see if he can develop further in time.

[Bas]

Originally posted by Newbie
I cant recall any youngster that Essendon let out and turned out to be a success at another club. Established players, may be yes but promising players coming from Essendon always turned out to be duds after leaving them.

Pls give me a name to disprove my theory.

Derek Kickett. How quickly we forget.

Anyway, I enjoy the footy experts on RWO bag players when they come to the Swans. It's usually a guarantee they will be a success. Didn't Jolly cop a bit last year.

Can we still draft Ottens?

[Reggi]

Being frank about it, and let me say I hope he turns out to be ok, but this kid has two black marks against him

1 Former S&Don - as mentioned none get away and are any good BArnes and J Madden probably the only ones

2 Xavier College - APS school - do any good players come from APS ever? Generally not, soft as usually

[Q...]

Originally posted by Reggi

2 Xavier College - APS school - do any good players come from APS ever? Generally not, soft as usually

Forgive my ignorance, but what does APS stand for?

[Rushed Behind]

Originally posted by Q...
Forgive my ignorance, but what does APS stand for?

moor money than youse

[liz]

Originally posted by Reggi
Being frank about it, and let me say I hope he turns out to be ok, but this kid has two black marks against him

1 Former S&Don - as mentioned none get away and are any good BArnes and J Madden probably the only ones

2 Xavier College - APS school - do any good players come from APS ever? Generally not, soft as usually

Schaubs was a Xavier boy. So was Luke Ball. Crawford was from Assumption.

There are three who I don't think you can accuse of being "soft".

[DST]

Originally posted by barry
If we had picks #6, #19, #35 and #55 then sure pick #19 is expendable.

Now we have only pick #55. Our one hope of getting any value out of the 2006 draft is gone.

Barry, anything outside the top 8 or so picks this year is an absolute lottery.

Next years crop is supposed to be very good with plenty of depth.

This is the perfect time for us to top up after a premiership and have another big go at the premiership in 2006.

Regardless of how we go next year (boom or bust) we trade for early draft picks next year and rebuild with a bumper crop.

DST

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Q...
Forgive my ignorance, but what does APS stand for?

Associated Public Schools I think - although they are 'public schools' in the British sense, they are actually private schools.

It's pretty much the elite schoolboy league in Victoria. There's eleven teams - I think they are Scotch, Haileybury, Xavier, St Kevins, Wesley, Melbourne, Brighton, Caulfield, Carey and Geelong Grammars and Geelong College.

[barry]

Originally posted by DST
Barry, anything outside the top 8 or so picks this year is an absolute lottery.

Next years crop is supposed to be very good with plenty of depth.

Teams cant even tell which is the best order to pick players in a draft, so I cant see how they can judge a draft quality overall, much less a year in advance.

This is the perfect time for us to top up after a premiership and have another big go at the premiership in 2006.

Teddy Richards will help us win a flag in 06? He's Saddo Mk II.

Regardless of how we go next year (boom or bust) we trade for early draft picks next year and rebuild with a bumper crop.

You say that, but will it really happen. When Roos came on board he said the 1st round draft picks werent tradable. In the last 2 years we've sold them off without a quarm. Do you really think we wont do it again?

[cruiser]

Originally posted by barry
Teddy Richards will help us win a flag in 06? He's Saddo Mk II.

How can you possibly assert that?

[Plugger46]

Originally posted by barry
Teddy Richards will help us win a flag in 06? He's Saddo Mk II.

Surely he isn't that bad.

[DST]

Teams cant even tell which is the best order to pick players in a draft, so I cant see how they can judge a draft quality overall, much less a year in advance.

It's not the clubs saying that but the AFL's own junior development officer in Kevin Sheahan. I can tell you now that 95% of the players drafted have been identified and marked by the time they are playing under 14's, it has become that scentific.

Teddy Richards will help us win a flag in 06? He's Saddo Mk II.

That is still to be seen, but he was good enough to make an AFL list and is still young. Who knows where his career will go with a little bit more support from the coaching staff

You say that, but will it really happen. When Roos came on board he said the 1st round draft picks werent tradable. In the last 2 years we've sold them off without a quarm. Do you really think we wont do it again?

Roos is on record saying that the group he inherited from Eade has surprised him with what they could do. There is nothing wrong with Roos acknowledging this and tinkering with the plan to better build on what he had.

We would not have won the premiership this year if Roos and the club had not made the decision they would trade for a big mature ruckman in Jolly.

We have one more shot or at best two with this group of players. I see nothing wrong with the club rolling the dice again this year in the draft in order to help us do that.

If doesn't work we go back to rebuilding (in a rumoured strong draft) next year.

DST

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by barry
Teddy Richards will help us win a flag in 06? He's Saddo Mk II.

Richards doesn't have to win us a flag. Players who can win flags aren't traded if it can be helped.