Was Luke Trainor Already Richmond’s Best-Value 2024 Draft Pick?
Updated: Aug 30
The full RTSSG member feature Is This the Recruit Richmond Absolutely Nailed in 2025? starts with the evidence behind this question.
Richmond selected Luke Trainor with pick 21 in the 2024 national draft. He debuted in Round 1 of 2025, played 21 games and produced a 22-disposal, 10-mark performance against Fremantle in Round 5.
How should value be judged one season into a draft career? Is immediate AFL exposure the right measure? How much weight belongs on role difficulty, intercept ability and what the player allows teammates to do? And what would Trainor need to add before Richmond could know whether pick 21 became something more significant?
The unresolved question is the point. The full evidence and RTSSG conclusion remain in the member feature.
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