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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
Angus Graham.
The King Island Kolossus
The Raging Ruck
Bullocking Black Angus
With our first rookie-list selection (pick 5) three years ago, we felt we needed to develop a young ruckman, so we identified the two best ‘talls’ who didn’t get picked up in the National Draft – Angus Graham and Luke McEntee.
We basically pitted them against each other at training over a couple of weeks, and were most pleased to end up taking Angus as our Rookie Club’s choice.
Angus is a 200cm boy from King Island, who’s had a meteoric rise through the football ranks that year, having played more than 40 games of football for Assumption College, the Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) and Tasmania (the under-18 championships). He was still pretty raw, but we felt there’s quite an upside to him at just 18 years of age.
Calder Cannons 2005 TAC cup:
Date/Time Played For Opposition No Gls Bhd B KE KIE HE HIE HR Mks Tks FF FA HO
Sat 2/Apr Calder Cannons Gippsland Power 30 - - - 4 - 2 - 1 3 6 1 - -
Sun 17/Apr Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 - - - 3 - - - - - 2 2 1 13
Sat 23/Apr Calder Cannons Geelong Falcons 30 - - 4 10 - 7 - 2 5 3 1 3 21
Sun 1/May Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers 30 - - 3 13 2 1 - 1 5 4 2 4 12
Sat 4/Jun Calder Cannons Northern Knights 30 - - 4 13 - 6 - 1 8 4 3 3 13
Sun 24/Jul Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 - 1 4 8 1 7 - 1 3 2 3 1 21
Sat 30/Jul Calder Cannons North Ballarat Rebels 30 2 1 6 7 2 3 2 - 4 - 1 2 16
Sat 20/Aug Calder Cannons Sandringham Dragons 30 2 - - 2 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 –
Sat 27/Aug Calder Cannons Murray Bushrangers 30 1 - - 6 1 2 1 - 4 3 2 1 8
Sat 3/Sep Calder Cannons Gippsland Power 30 - 2 - 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 2 5
Sat 10/Sep Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 1 - - 8 2 4 - - 5 5 - 1 8
Sun 18/Sep Calder Cannons Dandenong Stingrays 30 1 - - 4 - 5 - 2 1 3 - - 4
Coburg Tigers seniors
2006 1 game
2007 14 games
15 games including 2 best on grounds and two other listings in best players
2007 2 Richmond AFL appearances.
When drafted he was officially listed as:
DOB: 16 April 1987 Hgt: 197cm Wgt: 91kg
Currently listed as 200cm, and 93 kg, though we are all pretty sure he is a lot heavier than that now.
His date of birth does not appear to have improved since drafting.
He has a Draft camp measured leap of 71cm, which is in the top 10%. This will give him a reach advantage over even Sandilands.
Added to his good mobility and reasonable ball skills, he could be a really good find.
According to the club, his training effort and willingness to succeed are second only to Foley.
There is an interesting comparison to make over the next couple of years. Another ruckman was taken up in the same draft, who seems to have a similar development curve. Taken at pick 18 in the main draft by Hawthorn was Max Bailey.
Draft camp 2005
Height
Max Bailey (Hawthorn #18) - 205.8cm
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 200.3cm
Weight
Max Bailey (Hawthorn #18) - 93.0kg
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 92.6kg
Vertical leap
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 71cm
(Bailey didn't rate)
The King Island Kolossus
The Raging Ruck
Bullocking Black Angus
With our first rookie-list selection (pick 5) three years ago, we felt we needed to develop a young ruckman, so we identified the two best ‘talls’ who didn’t get picked up in the National Draft – Angus Graham and Luke McEntee.
We basically pitted them against each other at training over a couple of weeks, and were most pleased to end up taking Angus as our Rookie Club’s choice.
Angus is a 200cm boy from King Island, who’s had a meteoric rise through the football ranks that year, having played more than 40 games of football for Assumption College, the Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) and Tasmania (the under-18 championships). He was still pretty raw, but we felt there’s quite an upside to him at just 18 years of age.
Calder Cannons 2005 TAC cup:
Date/Time Played For Opposition No Gls Bhd B KE KIE HE HIE HR Mks Tks FF FA HO
Sat 2/Apr Calder Cannons Gippsland Power 30 - - - 4 - 2 - 1 3 6 1 - -
Sun 17/Apr Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 - - - 3 - - - - - 2 2 1 13
Sat 23/Apr Calder Cannons Geelong Falcons 30 - - 4 10 - 7 - 2 5 3 1 3 21
Sun 1/May Calder Cannons Oakleigh Chargers 30 - - 3 13 2 1 - 1 5 4 2 4 12
Sat 4/Jun Calder Cannons Northern Knights 30 - - 4 13 - 6 - 1 8 4 3 3 13
Sun 24/Jul Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 - 1 4 8 1 7 - 1 3 2 3 1 21
Sat 30/Jul Calder Cannons North Ballarat Rebels 30 2 1 6 7 2 3 2 - 4 - 1 2 16
Sat 20/Aug Calder Cannons Sandringham Dragons 30 2 - - 2 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 –
Sat 27/Aug Calder Cannons Murray Bushrangers 30 1 - - 6 1 2 1 - 4 3 2 1 8
Sat 3/Sep Calder Cannons Gippsland Power 30 - 2 - 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 2 5
Sat 10/Sep Calder Cannons Eastern Ranges 30 1 - - 8 2 4 - - 5 5 - 1 8
Sun 18/Sep Calder Cannons Dandenong Stingrays 30 1 - - 4 - 5 - 2 1 3 - - 4
Coburg Tigers seniors
2006 1 game
2007 14 games
15 games including 2 best on grounds and two other listings in best players
2007 2 Richmond AFL appearances.
When drafted he was officially listed as:
DOB: 16 April 1987 Hgt: 197cm Wgt: 91kg
Currently listed as 200cm, and 93 kg, though we are all pretty sure he is a lot heavier than that now.
His date of birth does not appear to have improved since drafting.
He has a Draft camp measured leap of 71cm, which is in the top 10%. This will give him a reach advantage over even Sandilands.
Added to his good mobility and reasonable ball skills, he could be a really good find.
According to the club, his training effort and willingness to succeed are second only to Foley.
There is an interesting comparison to make over the next couple of years. Another ruckman was taken up in the same draft, who seems to have a similar development curve. Taken at pick 18 in the main draft by Hawthorn was Max Bailey.
Draft camp 2005
Height
Max Bailey (Hawthorn #18) - 205.8cm
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 200.3cm
Weight
Max Bailey (Hawthorn #18) - 93.0kg
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 92.6kg
Vertical leap
Angus Graham (Richmond – Rookie Draft #5) - 71cm
(Bailey didn't rate)