Jayden Short stays at Richmond: the Collingwood deal "never even really got close", Blair Hartley said. He wanted out over his young family, his place in the side and his form. "He's 30, he's not 50. He's still got a heap of good footy." Short's been fined in the group chat.
"We're excited about having picks 2 and 5 and getting ahead of Tasmania taking all the picks away from us." Richmond's Blair Hartley on why the club moved into this year's draft, before academy, father-son and Tasmania access shrink its pool further.
"Zac's a star. Once he was interested in us, of course we were going to be interested in him." Blair Hartley on Richmond chasing Zac Bell, who missed the club's best this year due to personnel and form. New arrivals Selwyn Griffith and Brett Ratten: "positive off-field changes".