Richmond Delisted Kaleb Smith. What Job Did It Decide He Was Never Going to Win?
Richmond delisted Kaleb Smith at 21 after four seasons, 12 AFL games and a 2026 in which injuries interrupted solid VFL form. On the surface, it is another name leaving a rebuilding list. Underneath it sits a much more revealing question about what Richmond now believes a young defender has to own.
The question Tiger supporters should be asking is simple: what job did Richmond decide it could no longer justify keeping Kaleb Smith to win?
Was 2026 mainly an injury story, or had the role market moved around him? What changed once Banks, Brown, Grlj, Trainor and the rest of Richmond’s developing backline began claiming clearer functions? And what does Smith’s exit now demand from the young defenders who survived the cut?
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