Richmond has used its second selection (No. 55 overall) in the 2022 national draft to recruit South Fremantle midfielder/small defender Steely Green.
Green, 18, arrives at the Swinburne Centre after an eye-catching season in the WAFL, averaging 18 disposals and four tackles per game at senior level.
Recruited from: South Fremantle
Position: Midfielder/small defender
Height: 179cm
Weight: 74kg
DOB: 09/01/2004
What the Richmond recruiters say about Green...
"Steely is a product of the South Fremantle Football Club, playing 11 WAFL Colts games in 2021. After a strong pre-season, he made his league debut for South in Round 1 against Subiaco, gathering 25 disposals in a strong display.
"A member of the WA U18 Nationals team, he played four games and then went on to play eight league games for South Fremantle. Another highlight of his year was his Round 20 league performance against Perth where he gathered 31 disposals, 11 of which were contested, to go with seven tackles and eight inside-50s.
"He impressed at the national combine, clocking 6:17 for the kilometre time trial and registering an elite 8.25 second agility run.
"We like his fierceness at the contest, tackle pressure and his competitiveness. He is super clean inside and then can get to the outside very fast. Steely wins his own football and brings others into the game, displaying the versatility to play multiple roles in our system."
