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How Much Could Richmond Really Expect From Its Returning Injured Players in 2025?
A returning player can look like a recruit in December. But after long injury layoffs, what should Richmond reasonably expect once the season starts?
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Dec 28, 20241 min read
Which Richmond December Standouts Were Actually Building Toward AFL Roles?
Every summer produces training standouts. Which Richmond names were merely having a good December — and which were showing something that could survive into the season?
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Dec 28, 20241 min read
What Was Richmond Actually Asking Its 2024 Draft Class to Change?
Richmond entered 2025 with seven top-30 picks and major senior departures. Was the draft class there to provide hope, fill holes immediately, or start changing the shape of the team?
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Dec 27, 20241 min read
What Would a Wooden-Spoon Season Actually Have Meant for Richmond’s Rebuild?
The pre-season prediction was brutal: Richmond would finish last and could be a long way behind the field. But what would the ladder alone have told us about whether the rebuild was working?
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
What Did Richmond’s Promise to Taj Hotton Say About How It Rated Him?
Richmond told Taj Hotton after his ACL injury that it still wanted him, then used pick 12 to make good on that faith. What exactly was the club betting on?
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
Did Richmond Trade Away Too Much — or Buy the Right Kind of Future?
Richmond moved on premiership players and loaded up on draft capital. Neil Balme backed the strategy. But what exactly did that trade-off ask the club to get right next?
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
Who Was Richmond Really Asking to Replace Daniel Rioli?
Daniel Rioli left a very specific hole at half-back. Was Richmond looking for one replacement — or several players to replace different parts of what he gave the side?
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Dec 22, 20241 min read
What Did Richmond Supporters Actually Need to See From the Rebuild in 2025?
Before 2025 began, the wish list was not really about wins. It was about signs. Which signs mattered most — and how should supporters judge whether they arrived?
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
What Was Richmond Really Buying With Tom Sims?
Tom Sims arrived with elite testing traits, strong aerial ability and obvious upside. Was Richmond drafting a future key forward, a second ruck, or something less defined?
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Dec 14, 20241 min read
Which Richmond Pre-Season Clues Were Actually Worth Trusting?
December track reports produced role changes, standouts and injury updates. Which clues were meaningful — and which were just December football?
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Dec 13, 20241 min read
Where Did Liam Fawcett Fit in Richmond’s Next Forward Line?
Liam Fawcett entered 2025 competing with newly drafted tall forwards while Tom Lynch remained the senior focal point. What role was actually available to him?
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Dec 10, 20241 min read
How Much Pressure Was Adem Yze Really Under Entering 2025?
Adem Yze entered his second season after two wins and a wave of senior departures. Did that make his job safer because expectations were lower — or harder because the rebuild now belonged to him?
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Dec 8, 20241 min read
What Does Richmond Have to Build Around a Great Draft Haul?
Drafting talented teenagers is only the first step. What has to happen inside Richmond for a celebrated draft haul to become the spine of a successful side?
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Dec 8, 20241 min read
Could Richmond Really Have Gone Through 2025 Without Winning a Game?
A pre-season prediction had Richmond going winless. The reaction was disbelief. But what would have had to go wrong for a season like that to become possible?
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
What Part of Shai Bolton’s Job Could Rhyan Mansell Actually Replace?
Rhyan Mansell returned in strong condition after Shai Bolton left Richmond. But was “replacing Bolton” ever a fair description of the job in front of him?
RTSSG Admin
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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