We continue our special off-season series, featuring Richmond VFL coach Tim Clarke’s assessment of the young Tigers who played predominantly under him at Coburg throughout this year.  Today, he looks at the 2013 form and future prospects of Todd Elton.

Todd Elton profile

Born:  29/4/93

Height:  197cm

Weight:  97kg

Recruited from:  Somerville (Vic)/Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup team

Draft history:  Selected by Richmond at pick 26 overall in the 2011 National Draft

AFL debut:  Round 14, 2012 v Adelaide, AAMI Stadium

AFL games:  1

Goals:  Nil

Tim Clarke says:  “Toddy Elton had a bit of an up-and-down year.

“He got moved down back early, just to see how he was in terms of his competitiveness, and that worked.

“He played some really good games there, but then we moved him back to the forward line, where we needed to see him come through and play at senior (AFL) level, and he had some games late in the season where he had five or six shots on goal.  But it was sort of 1.4 and 2.3, so he didn’t convert his opportunities.

“It’s a big year for him in 2014.  He’s going to have to stand up and play some good football in order for him to stay on the list.”