G’Day Guys

With the number of players we have out,it’s gonna be a very tough
task to beat an in form Collingwood team.
Full team list below.

Well as I say if you get to one game this year,come along on Saturday.

Show Collingwood we are true supporters,which obviously we are because
we still support the Tigers.

We might lose the game but we won’t be beaten,we will stick by the Tigers
through good times and bad.

The journey has just begun,we can take it to Collingwood if we play hard contested
football,all we ask for is a committed effort.

Imagine how disapppointed you would be,if we get up there and you weren’t there
to share it with other Tiger supporters.

If we get a belting,it happens,we can enkoy a few quiet drinks,there’s always
someone worse off.

On a final note wanted to share how lucky I am to have such a great wife,
went to my first AFL Grand Final last year,loved it,so booked cheap flights,
accomodation at Cube Apartments-4 nights for this year’s Grand Final,wife
reckons I forgot to tell her.

Only real chance to get a ticket pay overs-when I told my wife the cost,
over $1000-00 she said your kidding,forget it,write off the air fares.

I get home this arvo she says go,on one condition,you can’t go next
year(exception Tigers make Grand Final-you never know) so I am
lucky to have a good wife.

My mate Ron Moss says with all the work I do should get a ticket
through the Club,just doesn’t work that way Ron and I don’t expect,anyway
you only live once.

See you Saturday afternoon guys.

Richmond ruckman Andrew Browne has been selected to play his first game of the 2010 season this weekend, and the second of his AFL career.

The 20-year-old is one of six inclusions to the Richmond team for the Round 17 clash with Collingwood on Saturday at the MCG.

Browne earned his spot in the team after several impressive performances for Coburg in the VFL.

He has been recalled along with Mitch Morton, Dean Polo, Alex Rance, Jayden Post and Ben Nason.

The Tigers were forced to make four changes, with Trent Cotchin suspended and Kel Moore, Matt White and Will Thursfield failing to recover from injuries. Richard Tambling and Ty Vickery were omitted.

Collingwood v Richmond
Saturday July 24
MCG, 2.10pm

Backs: C.Newman, L.McGuane, A.Rance
Half Backs: B.Deledio, D.Astbury, D.Connors
Centreline: M.Morton, D.Martin, S.Edwards
Half Forwards: B.Nason, A.Collins, B.Cousins
Forwards: J.Post, J.Riewoldt, D.Polo
Followers: A.Graham, S.Tuck, J.King

Interchange: R.Nahas, A.Browne, M.Farmer, J.Webberley

Emergencies: D.Gourdis, T.Taylor, R.Hicks

In: M.Morton , D.Polo , A.Rance , B.Nason , J.Post , A.Browne
Out: R.Tambling (Omitted) , K.Moore (Leg) , M.White (Leg) , W.Thursfield (Concussion) , T.Cotchin (Suspension) , T.Vickery (Omitted)

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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Well this was it, the annual Richmond vs North trip to Melbourne with my brother and a couple of mates. My brother is a North supporter, one of my mates is a North supporter, so regardless of the outcome of the game, I am always outnumbered by the opposition at the pub afterward.

Last year, in Round 5, our Tigers notched their first win for the year against the Kangaroos and it was a dizzying experience watching us come from no-hope underdogs to victors. This year, with the Tigers running hot on five wins from six starts, they entered as favourites and expectation was high, despite the significant outs of the suspended Daniel Jackson and team talisman, Ben Griffiths (who is yet to play in a losing AFL team). Upsets were on the cards for Round 16, Geelong having been knocked off by Adelaide and the Saints having been embarrassed by Collingwood and the steady Melbourne rain was going to all but remove clean overhead marking as a feature of the game. Something I would rue, having just brought in Jack Riewoldt into my dream team.

As regularly mentioned by my North Melbourne-supporter comrades, the result of this game also meant more from a season perspective to the Kangaroos than to the Tigers, North Melbourne having to keep winning in order to keep their finals hopes alive.

Right from the opening bounce, despite the closeness of the score early and the fact that Jake King, in his 50th game, kicked the first goal, what concerned me was not the fact that we were generally behind, but rather the features of the Tigers’ play which had been so visible over the past six weeks – desire and pressure – were notably absent. And the Kangaroos were showing just the sort of desire and pressure which has had them threatening the top-8 all season.

The early going was an arm-wrestle with neither team able to string 2 consecutive goals together until Trent Cotchin laid a late hit on Kangaroo rookie Sam Wright which ended with Wright being carried off, not to return and Cotchin being reported; a report which has ended up costing our young gun midfielder 4 weeks on the sidelines. Having debated the severity of the hit with my brother and my mate at the time, I felt it was late and, finally, agreed that it was to the back of the shoulder. Perhaps it deserved weeks for what it was, but 4? Every commentator (including my North Melbourne comrades) I have heard comment on the incident sees 4 weeks as excessive.

Following Cotchin’s hit, the free-kick, 50m penalty and Brent Harvey’s subsequent goal, not only did the tide seem to turn North Melbourne’s way in terms of ball dominance, but it seemed that the match-day umpires had chosen to punish Richmond for the hit. A free-kick count which had, prior to the Cotchin hit, seemed relatively even blew out in the end to 21 to 12 in North’s favour. Whether North lifted in response to the hit or it was simply a coincidence, Richmond did not threaten to come back for the remainder of the match.

This is not to say that we lost the day due to the umpires, rather we lost the day due to that desire and that pressure remaining absent from the Tigers’ game all day and seeming to grow quarter-by-quarter in the Kangaroos’ game as they marched away to a 50-point final deficit, Richmond 7, 11, (53) to North Melbourne 15, 13, (103).

Kangaroo Andrew Swallow was the game’s best, running hard and creating opportunities for the Kangaroo forwards which the Tiger forwards, I think, would have killed for. North’s young full-back Nathan Grima performed admirably on Jumping Jack, restricting him to 3.2 from 8 kicks with the help of several other Kangaroo defenders. To Jack’s credit, however, he was very accurate with the set shots he did take – particularly considering the weather conditions. Daniel Connors and Ben Cousins were Richmond’s best, working hard, running all day, though the effectiveness of their disposal reduced their impact on the game.

Hopefully, despite being without Daniel Jackson for his final week of suspension and Trent Cotchin for his first, we can show some more of that desire and pressure from Rounds 10-15 against the Pies this Saturday.

See full article via the below link

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27434764-5018851,00.html

Bree McAullay

Here is the latest news

Firstly it appears we were given a bum steer with the email address we were given
to voice our disapointment of no live game.

To the bloke’s credit at least he replied,said he would pass our concerns on.

Firstly is a piece from RFC website about our recruits in 2006,couldn’t agree more with the article these
guys are playing good footy,one of the reasons we are starting to have some success,
I must say our recruits this year have been pretty good.

While much has been made in the past of Richmond’s supposed shortcomings in the 2004 National Draft, the Tigers may just have hit the drafting jackpot a couple of years later.
The 2006 National Draft, which was Francis Jackson’s first as Richmond’s full-time Recruiting Manager, netted the Club Jack Riewoldt at pick 13 overall, Shane Edwards at pick 26, Daniel Connors at pick 58 and Andrew Collins at pick 73. In the 2006 Pre-season Draft, the Tigers selected Matthew White at pick five overall, while in that year’s Rookie Draft, they took Angus Graham with their first selection (pick five).
Those six players are all blossoming in 2010 under the first-year coaching guidance of Damien Hardwick . . .

Richmond will be on the lookout for a new major sponsor next year with Luxbet and Dick Smith
standing down,I am extremely confident with our form,and the steps we have taken forward we will
secure a very good sponsor.

A few changes for the game this week forced by injuries and suspension to Jacko.
Jayden Post is an inclusion and possibly another tall option up forward to support
Jack or down back with Astbury going forward.
I think it’s fair to say Jordan McMahon won’t play a Senior game for Richmond this
year,we could have got Callum Ward but traded for MCMahon.
Personally based on his form for the last 5 weeks,Jake King should stay,he has played pretty consistent footy.

Enjoy the game whenever you can watch it,I’ll be watching Fox at 7-30pm,no idea
when Seven are showing it.
Here are your live radio options,through your computer.
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Ben Cousins and Richard Tambling are among six inclusions for Richmond in its extended squad for Sunday’s match against North Melbourne.

The Tigers were forced to make three changes to the side which defeated Fremantle last week – Ben Griffiths and Ben Nason will miss through injury, while Daniel Jackson will serve the first of a two-week suspension.

Richmond takes on North Melbourne in the third annual Eureka Game, a tribute to the Eureka Spirit…Courage, Teamwork and Mateship.

The game is proudly presented by the City of Ballarat.

The trimmed 22-man team will be available at richmond_fc.com.au on Friday at 5pm.

Richmond v North Melbourne
Sunday April 18, MCG, 2.10pm

B: Newman, Thursfield, Astbury
HB: Tuck, Deledio, Connors
C: Webberley, Cousins, Edwards
HF: White, Riewoldt, Tambling
F: Nahas, Vickery, Collins
Foll: Graham, Cotchin, Martin
I/C (from): Moore, King, Farmer, McGuane, Post, Polo, Rance

In: Cousins, Tambling, McGuane, Post, Polo, Rance
Out: Griffiths (inj – shoulder), Nason (inj – general soreness), Jackson (suspension)

I am a very proud Richmond supporter this morning. To beat a top four side like Fremantle with one fit player on the bench after halftime was inspiring and very Brave.  Whilst we executed our skills better in the wide open spaces of the MCG against the Swans last week, last night was our most courageous win for the year.  Courageous because of the lack of personnel for two quarters, Corageous because of the disruptive build up of the week, Courageous because of how inexperienced our list is, Courageous because of the quality of side beaten.  

I take my hat off to our coaching staff.  I think with Mark Williams departing Port Adelaide yesterday they would be absolutely livid with their decision not to sign Hardwick last year. Essendon would be ruing the day they took Knights over Dimma aswell.  Their loss is definitely our gain.  Dimma is down on the boundary line riding every bump, tackle with our young players. He loves them they love him they are growing and learning together.  It is plain as day from we’re I sit that the players are playing for eachother and for the coach.  It is heartfelt, and heart warming to see that the club is united on this journey together. 

 I am really enjoying seeing our players develop so quickly. Edwards, Farmer, Nason, Cotchin, Martin, Griffiths, Astbury, Reiwoldt and even our captain Newman has improved.  His leadership over the past few weeks has been terrific. I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of our young players after the swans game. All were happy to speak with the fans and have their photos taken.  

Maybe I am getting a bit ahead of myself, but I always trust my instincts and my instincts tell me something wonderful is brewing at Tigerland.  In my 30 years of following the Tigers I have never felt that our club was in safe hands until now. I was impressed with Hardwick from the moment I heard his acceptance speach of the RFC coaching job. He is articulate, unassuming, and has natural leadership qualities.  Hardwick has an air of Sheedy about him. That air is the ability to develop kids and get the best out of them. I think he could very well be that career coach that Richmond has always needed. He could be that stability that the club has desperately searched for. If we can bring our young kids through together, with one coach like your Geelong’s and the Melbourne Storm then I think sustained success could be achievable. That 11th premiership a realisitc goal.   These kids are not the Tigers of old, but the exciting Tigers of today.  They are creating their own positive culture, learning and developing. A lot comes from working hard, playing tough team first football. I’m loving every moment of it…….EAT EM ALIVE!!!!

Bree McAullay ( Secretary STSG)

G’Day Folks

As the song says like the Tiger of Old we’re strong and we’re bold.
Richmond overcame a 33 point deficit midway through the third quarter to
record a gutsy 4 point win over the Sydney Swans.
A tremendous come from behind victory against a hardened side who rarely
give much away,so it speaks volumes for the steps forward these team has taken.

We have a young group who are evolving and embracing a game plan implemented
by Damien Hardwick which can be a blueprint for a successful era for the
Richmond Football Club.
Watching the game high up in the Ponsford Stand,you can see how the team
moves the ball,yes sometimes backwards,but it does give them the space to move the
ball upfield.

Also our zone defence allows us to prevent the opposition from bringing the ball
into our forward 50 too easily like we have done in the past,so some
great signs going forward.

But the Tigers win was just part of a great day,started with yours truly having
a run around the MCG in the Auslab Legends game,got a few touches,had a couple of
shots on goal,one courtesy of pass from Chris Naish,shaded the post,but had a great time
running around with Andrew Kellaway,Chris Naish,the Flea,Benny Gale.

Our team Auslab were winners 72-50,Sydney was also represented by Craig Smith,
ex Richmond player,who still looks extremely fit,and was outstanding through the midfield,
and Shev Shevki who kicked into me,we got a 50 for the ball being knocked out of my hand,I kicked to Andrew Kellaway,and we ended up kicking a goal which was nice.

Craig Smith lives on the Northen Beaches and hopes to get along to one of our
functions,he has 4 boys,one representing NSW in Under 15 AFL team,pity his wife
with all those boys.

So after getting through the game,up to the Ponsford Stand,where a few of the Sydney Tigers members who came down for the game were seated,I trust they enjoyed the game
as much as me.

I thought Richmond’s tackling and pressure was great all day,probably just in the third quarter,the Swans got a few guys loose and were able to build a lead,Adam Goodes
who was well held by Kelvin Moore most of the day,kicked a couple of goals.
So down by 14 points at three quarter time,the Tigers slowly clawed their way back,
with Andrew Collins,who I nicknamed twiggy,as in a twig as he is so slight,gets,knocked
out,comes back and kicks two goals on Malceski,outstanding.

The last goal with 2 minutes to go on the clock,the Tigers showed great compusure,
to hang on a win,and weren’t the Tigers army happy,a great elation at the end of the game,the Tigers song was belted out about 6 times.
The Richmond crowd was really great in sypporting the team,even up our hand where
there were most of the Swan supporters.

Some pleasing aspects of the Tigers win,9 goals from stoppages,we made 90 tackles
to Sydney’s 81,our tackling has improved dramatically.
Brett Deledio had 28 possessions after we all thought he was out for the game,Chris
Newman’s leadership inspiring,we are in good hands.
7 players had 20 possessions or more,Deldio 28,Connors 26,Astbury 21 his best game
for the year,Cousins 21(more on his conditon below)
Newman,Jackson and Moore all 20.

Jack Riewoldt 5 goals,spoke to him after the game,said you are a supesrtar,humbly he
said no I am not,Andrew Collins with 3 crucial goals.

But this was a great team effort everyone played well,and it is fantastic to see
how happy the players and Damien Hardwick aare after a win.

So a few beers with Bree at the after match function in the Harrison Room,all the players
came up,spoke to my old mate Nathan Foley,lovely bloke always has time
for you,Ty Vickery,said to say G’Day to uncle Pete,spoke to Andrew Collins,

So a great day all around.

We have Freo this wek,as an AFL lover,it was tragic to see Michael Barlow,break his leg,
he has been a great story,and to see him have such a bad injury is devastating from him,the way he was playing,I hope he can come back successfully.

The only sour note of the day,was the much loved Ben Cousins,ending up in Hospital.
Here is the latest news.
A COCKTAIL of caffeine, alcohol and sleeping pills may have caused troubled Tiger Ben Cousins’ dramatic collapse. Richmond is investigating the theory, and hopes the recovering drug addict will wake from sedation on Tuesday to explain himself.
But the club says he took no illicit drugs.
And while he may have taken multiple tablets, the club doesn’t believe he took a large number of them.
Cousins was in a stable condition in intensive care at Epworth Hospital on Monday night.
It emerged that Cousins had taken caffeine tablets before the club’s win over Sydney on Sunday, and that he had drunk several glasses of red wine that night.
He then took a number of prescribed sleeping tablets.

Let’s pray that Ben Cousins will be okay,and hopefully can make a comeback to footy
with the Tigers,where he has been outstanding,he has so much to offer.

It’s been a beautiful day,here in Sydney town.
It’s always a great day after a Tigers win,you wake up just feeling
great.
I suspect a few hangovers in Brisbane this moning.

Another step forward for the Richmond Football Club as they took on the
Lions on their home ground,be it,missing a couple of key players,
and led all night to record another good win.

The media are saying it was a game to forget with a number of skill errors,
but ask any Tigers supporter and they say they loved it.
I got a bit worried in the last quarter when the Lions got close,but the team
really held their nerve,I really believe we have a great Coach and support staff.

As usual our class players showed the way,Brett Deledio,very effective off half back,
Dustin Martin worked hard and broke the lines as always,Ben Cousins bobbed up everywhere,
Jack Riewoldt again taking contested marks and working hard all night with and without the ball,
they were ably supported by Andrew Collins,one of his best games,Shane Tuck in and under and winning
plenty of clearances,Matt White who run hard and presented all night.
The backline did a great job,Luke MCGuane until he came off,Will Thursfield did a good job on Fevola
second half and again Newey led the team well.

So another win,going into the break with a confidence and a good feeling.

Bring on the Swans 2 weeks from today,yours truly playing in the Legends game
at 12-00noon,get along for a look,hopefully I go alright,I am in training so I don’t
make a gook of myself.

So a week off watching the Tigers,so enjoy the week,lucky me gets to go
to Richmond on Saturday as runner for my son’s AFL team,it’s not like Richmond
in Melbourne,it’s about one and half hours from the centre of Sydney.

Finally we had a crowd of close to 30 people at our home base the Camelia Grove Hotel
last night,and the atmosphere was great,there’s nothing better than watching a win
with other Tigers supporters.
Thanks for those that were there,it was a great night,and we are always well
received by the Hotel and made to feel welcome.
For those in Sydney I have already mentioned that we can get tickets through the club,free
of charge for this game,for our Melbourne cousins anyone who would like to join
us in a reserved seating area(not sure what part of the ground) please let me know
if you would like a ticket.
Need to let the Club know by Monday the 28th,once we have the names,tickets will
be placed in an envelope with your name on it and left at the Membership
section of the Tiger Den on the day of the game.
To make a bit of money for the Sydney Tigers we were going to charge $10-00 for
non members of the Sydney Tigers but I think we will offer this for free,we have up to
a maximum of 30 tickets.
RICHMOND made it back-to-back wins and in the process put a huge hole in the Brisbane Lions’ finals aspirations with a 19-point win at the Gabba on Saturday night.

In a scrappy and at times comical encounter, the Tigers led from start to finish to run out victors 15.15 (105) to 12.14 (86).

They steadied the ship in the final quarter after the Lions got to within five points, as first Andrew Collins spun and goaled from 45m, then Jack Riewoldt took a strong contested mark and goaled to restore a handy lead.

Richmond never looked back.

Despite lacking skill at times, the Tigers worked harder and deserved their second win in succession after leading at every break.

It was a miserable 200th game for Lions full-forward Brendan Fevola, who kicked just one goal – from a free kick – and mixed that with an air-swing, helicopter punt and a couple of total miskicks.

He was not on his own, however, and the Lions have now lost eight of their past nine games and slumped to a 5-8 record ahead of the mid-season break.

Not only was the home side missing skipper Jonathan Brown with a groin injury, but Brownlow Medallist Simon Black joined the stars in the stands after being a late withdrawal with a virus.

But the Tigers were terrific, led by Riewoldt’s three goals and Brett Deledio’s 33 possessions.

They had workers all over the ground with Shane Tuck (29), Ben Cousins (27) and classy youngster Dustin Martin (26) prominent.

Riewoldt further stamped himself as a star of the game with a number of strong contested marks against Daniel Merrett and his crucial fourth-quarter goal helping to get his team home.

The only injured concern for the Tigers was full-back Luke McGuane, who hobbled off in the second quarter with a leg injury after blanketing Fevola.

The Tigers have now joined Adelaide and West Coast on three wins.

Brisbane Lions 2.4 6.5 8.10 12.14 (86)
Richmond 5.2 9.7 10.12 15.15 (105)

GOALS
Brisbane Lions: Cornelius 3, Staker 3, Banfield 2, Rockliff, Redden, Sherman, Fevola
Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Collins 3, White 2, Edwards 2, Cousins, Martin, Farmer, Vickery, Griffiths

BEST
Brisbane Lions: Banfield, Cornelius, Johnstone, Rockliff, Staker
Richmond: Deledio, Martin, Cousins, Riewoldt, White, Tuck

INJURIES
Brisbane Lions: Black (virus, replaced in starting side by Cornelius); Buchanan
Richmond: McGuane

Reports: nil

Umpires: Vozzo, Farmer, Jennings

Official crowd: 28,415 at the Gabba

MARK MAUNDER

PRESIDENT SYDNEY TIGERS

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 A lazy Sunday afternoon at the G watching the Tigers smash the Eagles is definitely my cup of tea.  Richmond supporters everywhere would have been proud of this performance. The 30,000 Tiger crowd felt more like 50,000 everytime Jack Reiwoldt and Dustin Martin had the ball. They both were the architects of dismantling  the Eagles along with Delideo.  Jack’s 10 goals was a great individual effort, and his strength in the marking contests and straight kicking gave the side reward for effort up the ground. Martin had 14 disposals in one quarter of football and setup the win with multiple clearances from the centre. His strength through his hips and balance on both sides of his body is extroadinary for a first year player. He definitely is in the Robert Harvey mould. I personally think he will go close in the rising star award this season.  The atmosphere of the crowd was terrific and I got a real sense that the Richmond faithful walked away from the win excited about the future with our emerging stars in Reiwoldt and Martin. I asked before the season started who would be the new face of Tigerland. Well this weekend we have our answer. Jack Reiwoldt.  

Other players who deserve a mention are Shane Edwards who had probably the best game I have seen him play. Edward used the ball well, making sound decisions and set up Jack on a number of occasions. Delideo behind the ball in the backline has been a great move from Hardwick and our Graham, Vickery combo in the Ruck did fine jobs on Cox and Natanui. 

There is a lot to like about our improving side.  Particularly our centre line in Cotchin, Martin, Jackson and Tuck. Add Foley to the mix and with another full preseason for each of them I think we have an exciting mix who win their own contested ball.  Jack needs support in the forward line and I hope Ben Griffiths and David Astbury can stand up and play a supporting role this week against the Lions.

 The challenge is to back up last week’s win with a solid win interstate against a top 8 fancy. We haven’t won two games in a row for a long time and with the Lions looking depleted this week may be our week.

Tigers by 17 points.

Bree McAullay

Secretary Sydney tigers Supporters group

G’Day Guys

Lots of news to give you.
Firstly Richmond v West Coast Sunday 1-10PM at MCG,coverage on
Fox Sports 1,shown Live at Camelia Grove Hotel.
I am very confident of a win,can a Richmond supporter be confident,
I believe we should beat West Coast with the way we have been going

Still no Nathan Foley which is a concern.

Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Luke McGuane, Jake King
HB: Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio, Daniel Connors
C: Ben Cousins, Daniel Jackson, Shane Edwards
HF: Matt White, Jack Riewoldt, Ben Nason
F: Richard Tambling, Ben Griffiths, David Astbury
Foll: Angus Graham, Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin
I/C (from): Mitch Farmer, Jeromey Webberley, Will Thursfield, Andrew Collins, Tyrone Vickery, Robin Nahas, Kelvin Moore
In: Moore, Jackson, Connors, Vickery, Griffiths
Out: Mitch Morton, Troy Simmonds (retired)

Richmond V Sydney Swans Sunday July 4

We are looking at getting a group together to watch the Richmond v Swans game,
as advised yours truly is playing in the legends game.
We can get tickets through the club if you would like to come down for the game
let me know.
Tickets free for Sydney Tigers Members
$10-00 Non Members

If you want to watch the game in a bit more comfort,don’t forget I have 3 tickets
to the Ponsford stand at $50-00 each which includes
Food at Halftime
Drinks after the game
All players in attendance at after match function.

Don’t forget you can resonable accomodation at Cube Serviced APartments,they
were grateful I sent their email out to our members,let them know you know me
and they will look after you.

Finally see details of function for Brisbane game,I know a few of you are going
up for the game,hope you can support them.

3 Game Membership

Good Afternoon,

The Richmond Football Club is closing in on our goal of 42,000 members this season. The deadline is getting close though with another 300 members needed before June 30. I am about to send through a 3 game promotional email and it would be greatly appreciated if you could please forward on to all your supporter group members.

If you have any questions please contact me directly on 9426 4420 or email me anytime.

Regards

Daniel Giese
Member and Supporter Services
Ph: (03) 9426 4420
Fax: (03) 9429 4686
Richmond Football Club
Punt Road Oval, Richmond VIC 3121

Finally see details of function for Brisbane game,I know a few of you are going
up for the game,hope you can support them.

Hello all (again),

I have attached our flyer for our game day functions.
Unless you have been living under a log, the game is Round 13, Saturday 19th June, 7:10pm @ the GABBA.
We will be having a pre-game function for only $30 per head.
The after match function will be free with live bands thrown in.
It will take place at our Qld. home, The Hotel Broadway.
Now owned by the legend Carl Ditterich & his family.
Only about 400m from the ground itself.
Tickets can be purchased by contacting Jenna at the RFC.
Credit cards will be accepted also.
Numbers are limited to space, so dont leave it too long.

So print off our flyer an get it out there.
Remember last time the Tigers played up here, it was huge.
The pre-match function was great.
The after match was massive, 1500 people walked about 2km to attend that night.
This being only 400m away….. lets party
Please put this flyer up anywhere you can & forward this email onto as many people as you can.

Any questions (other than about tickets for the function) feel free to ring me.
So grab your tickets now & lets make this a memorable & fun night.

See you all there before & after the game.

Phil Cox
President of the Queensland Richmond Supporters Club.
0417 71 31 81

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MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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Oh we’re from Tigerland a fighting fury

Do we still remember how it goes,do we what and wasn’t it great.

Richmond have recorded their first win of the year in treacherous conditions
but played brilliant wet weather football,being hard at the contest,recording
a record 140 tackles and moving the ball forward at every opportunity.
The secret to playing in the wet is to just keep moving the ball forward,it makes it
very difficult for the opposition and this is what the Tigers did.

If you look at our 4 leading possession getters Tuck-Cotchin,Deledio and Newman they
all are hard at the ball and this lead the way.
Shane Tuck has been very solid this year and thoroughly deserves his place in the
team,you need his type of players,hard at it all day.
No suprise to see the above 4 players joined in the list of best by Riewoldt,Martin,
Graham,Cousins and Benny Nason isn’t he a beauty.

Now I have to be honest I didn’t see all of the game,I was at a Back To Easts Rugby
Reunion at Woollahra Oval,watching them play Manly,they got smashed and it
was an ordinary game,but we were in the Club house so I did get them to put the AFL
so saw a bit of the game and like all of you were delighted to see the way we performed
and get that first win,I tipped them by the way.
I am guessing our numbers at Camelia Grove probably wern’t great,it would have been
good to have a crowd like last week celebrating the win.
So enjoy the win for a week at least,going to work on Monday after a win always feel good.
MATCH REPORT
IT TOOK 10 rounds but Richmond has registered its first win for the season, downing a disappointing Port Adelaide by 47 points in horrendous conditions at AAMI Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
In holding the Power and their depleted forward line to the lowest score in the club’s history, the Tigers built a 29-point lead by the main break and kicked four goals to one in the second half to win 10.17 (77) to 3.12 (30).
Tough onballer Shane Tuck revelled in the heavy conditions, finishing with 31 disposals (18 contested), nine clearances and 14 tackles.
Captain Chris Newman (23 possessions and six tackles), Trent Cotchin (25 disposals and six clearances) and first-year midfielder Dustin Martin (21 possessions and 11 clearances) dominated around the stoppages.
Port lost Dean Brogan to back spasms before the first bounce and Angus Graham took full advantage to finish with 34 hit-outs and 14 tackles.
In-form forward Jack Riewoldt kicked four goals – including a second-term effort sure to feature in many highlight reels – and Ben Nason had three.
The Power, missing regular forwards Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Daniel Motlop (club suspension) and Jason Davenport (AFL suspension), managed just three goals through Brett Ebert, Daniel Stewart and Cameron Hitchcock.
Parts of AAMI Stadium were under water in the first quarter, but the torrential rain and gale force winds didn’t seem to affect the competitive Tigers.
Riewoldt and Robin Nahas gave the visitors a dream start, kicking the opening two goals of the game.
Ebert and Hitchcock responded for Port, but any impetus was stalled when Ebert (concussion) was taken from the ground on a stretcher and Hitchcock injured his shoulder.
Midfielder Steven Salopek added to the Power’s woes, injuring his shoulder in an innocuous collision, though he and Ebert would later return.
Riewoldt kicked the opening two goals of the second term to increase the margin to 17 points and another goal to Nason gave the visitors an unassailable lead.
Port Adelaide 2.3 2.4 3.10 3.12 (30)
Richmond 3.4 6.9 7.11 10.17 (77)
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Ebert, Hitchcock, D.Stewart
Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Nason 3, Nahas 2, Tambling
BEST
Port Adelaide: Boak, K.Cornes, Carr, Cassisi, Thomas
Richmond: Tuck, Cotchin, Martin, Newman, Deledio, Riewoldt, Graham, Cousins, Nason
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Brogan (back spasms) replaced in selected side by Salter, Ebert (concussion), Hitchcock (shoulder), Salopek (shoulder)
Richmond: Griffiths (corked thigh)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Kennedy, Ryan, Wenn
Official crowd: 16,694 at AAMI Stadium

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