Joe Richards Joins Port Adelaide

AFLRATINGS NEWS: Joe Richards has been traded to Port Adelaide.

He played 9 games for Collingwood.

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“Joe is a smart footballer who boasts plenty of speed, has good forward craft and has plenty of improvement in his game with further opportunities at AFL level. ” Port Adelaide List Manager Jason Cripps.

Trade Details

Collingwood receive: Dan Houston, 58

Gold Coast receive: John Noble, 2025 1st Rd (PA), 2025 1ST Rd (COL), pick 39

Port Adelaide receive: Jack Lukosius, Joe Richards, Rory Atkins, picks 13, 29, 36, 50

Fantasy Impact

Joe Richards will add depth across the forward line for Port Adelaide, he also has the ability to push further up the ground to assist with ball transition.

Richards was limited to just 9 games for the Magpies in 2024.

His fantasy scoring rate was quite reasonable in his opening three games of the season averaging 79.0pts, this was in part due to the non-availability of several key players for the Magpies across those games.

Richards is expected to mostly play in a half-forward role at Port Adelaide in 2025, a moderate fantasy scoring average is expected.