Needs A New Team: Cleve Hughes
Richmond
Cleve Hughes: It looked like he would become a regular in their forward line, that has not happened yet. Next season, a healthy Simmonds and Pattison could be rotating through the ruck and a tall forward spot. Richardson has several years left and Jack Riewoldt would be expected to play every game next year. Polak can also play forward and Richmond could use one of their early picks to take a big forward too. Hughes might find another team will give him more games next year.
The Saints and Swans will be looking for a tall forward, the Bulldogs may not be looking but they do need a few tall forwards too.
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls: It isn't working for him and Richmond. He has size, and some ability, but he has not developed his game while with the Tigers and needs a new start.
Needs A New Team: Ryan Willets
Cleve Hughes: It looked like he would become a regular in their forward line, that has not happened yet. Next season, a healthy Simmonds and Pattison could be rotating through the ruck and a tall forward spot. Richardson has several years left and Jack Riewoldt would be expected to play every game next year. Polak can also play forward and Richmond could use one of their early picks to take a big forward too. Hughes might find another team will give him more games next year.
The Saints and Swans will be looking for a tall forward, the Bulldogs may not be looking but they do need a few tall forwards too.
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls: It isn't working for him and Richmond. He has size, and some ability, but he has not developed his game while with the Tigers and needs a new start.
Needs A New Team: Ryan Willets
He should be a prominant figure in our starting 22 next year.
Very highly rated at Tigerland and believe he will be given every chance to hold down a spot in the forward line as i think by the start of next season he will be ahead of Jay Shulz.
Ben McEvoy is probably the second best prospect in the draft. Richmond do have 4 or 5 great players to consider at pick 2, but if they do take McEvoy then he probably steps right into the centre half forward spot. That would not be good for Hughes’ playing time.
Hughes has played a few times in the back line for Coburg. So as Richmond did with McGuane, changing him from a forward to a defender, there is the possibility they do that with Hughes too. Although Hughes is such a good kick for goal that it would be a waste of his ability.