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PLAYERS / JOSH SMILLIE
Updated 17 May 2026

Josh Smillie

·Bye Rd 12·⚠ out - Quad (TBC)
MID
Price $120kBE 18Owned 2%Bye Rd 12
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
✕ AVOID

Josh Smillie missed Round 3 again, still carrying the quad injury with no average and a basement price of $119.9k — there's no cash gen happening here yet. The upside is real if his Richmond midfield role materialises, but coaches have been waiting and patience is wearing thin at 2.0% ownership. Keep him listed if you can afford the bench spot, but don't rush him in.

Signals0/3 · No alignment
Form
No 2026 games yet
Trajectory
Awaiting price moves
Consistency
Need 3+ games
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band

Josh Smillie

MID

Ben Camporeale

MID
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Form
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Pricing
Price$120k
Price$120k
Breakeven18
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$0k
Cash/wk+$0k

Decision

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Intel feed

Recent intel

Injury Watch· T3

Josh Smillie quad strain (third cluster mention). OP analysis classifies it as non-impact S&C injury alongside 7 other non-impact injuries. Systemic concern about Richmond HP under Serpell with disproportionately young squad.

u/10Lanterns on r/RichmondFC (detailed S&C analysis post)
Injury Watch· T3

Josh Smillie quad micro-tear from a light kick at training. 20+ community comments in 46-comment thread expressing serious concern. Multiple commenters suggest he will never play an AFL game. Smillie has sustained 4 quad injuries; S&C director Serpell criticised for over-loading players.

u/Present-Example-5222 on r/RichmondFC (post) | u/Silly_Cup7872 (score 21): "Why cant Serpell get Smillie right?"; u/avowedlike (score 16): "His quad is proper fucked"
Injury Watch· T3

Josh Smillie suffered another micro-tear to his quad while doing a light kick at training - his fourth quad injury. Multiple community comments suggest he is unlikely to play this season and the S&C program is under scrutiny.

u/AhhWellFuckIt on r/RichmondFC (post) | u/avowedlike (comment, score 16): "Smillie legitimately will never play a game"; u/10Lanterns: confirmed micro-tear
Injury Watch· T3

Josh Smillie is estimated to be 4-6 weeks away at best from returning, per a credible community comment following his selection omission from the ANZAC Eve game.

u/Crosso221 (comment, score 6)
Injury Watch· T3

Josh Smillie remains at 4-6 weeks for a third consecutive week on the Richmond injury report. The club describes recovery as slow and conservative. Community broadly frustrated but some defending the conservative approach as appropriate.

u/Hawtproper on r/RichmondFC (post) | multiple comments corroborating (scores 15, 15, 13, 11, 6)

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