What Did Richmond Need to See From Tom Sims After His First AFL Glimpse?
Updated: Aug 30
The full RTSSG member feature, Sims Surging Forward – The Future Is Taking Shape at Punt Road., begins with the evidence. RTSSG Public stops before the solve.
Tom Sims, Richmond’s pick 28 in the 2024 draft, had one AFL appearance behind him entering 2026. In that debut against West Coast he recorded six disposals, three tackles and a goal before injury interrupted the broader sample.
He had also spent time learning alongside Tom Lynch, giving Richmond a young key forward with both a small piece of senior evidence and a premiership-standard reference point close at hand.
The question
Which part of Sims’ first AFL game mattered most once the novelty of a debut was stripped away?
How much could Richmond reasonably infer from one senior appearance?
What would training beside Lynch teach that only repeated AFL contests could confirm?
Was Sims competing for immediate senior minutes, long-term key-forward investment, or both at different speeds?
And what would the next meaningful evidence point have needed to look like?
Those are the questions. Read the full member feature here.
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