With each day we get closer to the start of the trade period it seems more likely that Richmond will not pick up any notable players via free agency or trade?
Richmond have already been linked to every second name that comes up as being available for trade or free agency but so far have seemed to only continually be ruled out of the race for many players.
In short Richmond have had interest in Patrick Dangerfield (heading to Geelong), Adam Treloar (heading to Collingwood), Harley Bennell (heading to Fremantle), Scott Selwood (staying at West Coast or going to Geelong), Matthew Kreuzer (re-signed with Carlton) and Hamish Hartlett (re-signed with Port Adelaide).
The only player Richmond are even a chance of getting at this stage appears to be Chris Yarran from Carlton but this is seeming more unlikely with each day as Richmond have no intention of meeting the high trade requirements of Carlton.
Most Richmond fans remain pessimistic that no gun player is coming to the club and it'll likely be a fringe player that has been delisted or of very low trade value that comes to the club. Instead it is expected the club will head to the draft (in a weak draft year) and try to bolster their youth stocks despite needing some senior players to help get them past the first round of finals, if they make it.
All that aside there is still a small glimmer of hope that Richmond will acquire some one of note with much talk the recruiters have been leaking false information to the media to ensure they don't catch wind of their plans. It will be very interesting to see if there is any fruition in these claims or if they are just an excuse for the lack of interest players have in joining the Richmond Football Club.
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