Humpers wrote:
Our golden run in the 2nd half of 2023 was very enjoyable however in reality I think we were a mid range side playing with confidence and a lot of luck. Regardless I doubt that Cripps and Saad in 2026 will be able to recapture their 2023 form and probably the same could be said for Walsh and Charlie.
If we reject a good offer for one of our established big name players (i.e 2026 draft picks and/or younger players) then I think we will regret it - just like I'm sure the Demons wish they traded Oliver and Petracca last year. I don't know of any Richmond fans that regret trading Bolton, Rioli and Baker and they generally seem to be feeling pretty optimistic about where their club is heading.
Nah, I can't agree with this negative revisionism that's creeping across the fanbase about 2023. We set a record with 5 consecutive 50+ point wins in a 9-game winning streak. That's a hell of a lot of luck. Our form through the first 16 games of 2024 proved it was no fluke. We won 22 of 28 games, you don't do that with confidence alone.
Since then we've not had a decent bill of health at any time except maybe the Geelong win. In the meantime the game moved away from us as the umpires changed the interpretation of HTB mid-season to the detriment of contested bulls,and then there's the Stand rule... so our moment was lost forever, but it was real. Don't spoil good memories.
I agree that we should not cling on to all the big names, for the reasons above.
Agree, sill think 2023 it was ours to lose. Pies were terrified of meeting us in the GF and praying Brisbane beat us in the PF. Brisbane is obviously the better team since then, and their list management is better, plus their Father-Son picks have them sorted.
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