This week’s game against Geelong will show how much progress the Richmond Football Club
has made.
The last 3 weeks have given us hope of good times ahead.
The best part of last week’s game was coming back and showing a never give up
attitude,
This is what most of us want to see,a team that will do all it can to win a game.
Obviously the poor 3rd quarters are a worry and if it continues to happen
we are no hope of beating Geelong.
If we can put 4 good quarters together than we are in with a show,
The Richmond team is unchanged.
Geelong still missing Ablett,Wojcinski and Chapman is out.
This game will be a major challenge for Richmond let’s hope they take
the challenge head on.

The game will be shown on Fox 518 on Saturday night at 7-00PM
at Camelia Grove Hotel.
Hope you can make it along

Geelong v Richmond
Telstra Dome @ 7.10pm

GEELONG
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn, Corey Enright
C: James Kelly, Max Rooke, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Ryan Gamble
F: Joel Selwood, Tom Lonergan, Mathew Stokes
Foll: Brad Ottens, Cameron Ling, Joel Corey
Int: Josh Hunt, Mark Blake, Brent Prismall, Travis Varcoe
Emg: David Johnson, Simon Hogan, Shannon Byrnes

In: Milburn, Ling
Out: David Johnson, Paul Chapman

RICHMOND
B: Chris Newman, Will Thursfield, Luke McGuane
HB: Kelvin Moore, Joel Bowden, Jordan McMahon
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Matt White
HF: Trent Cotchin, Jay Schulz, Richard Tambling
F: Nathan Brown, Jack Riewoldt, Brett Deledio
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley
Int: Adam Pattison, Shane Edwards, Mitch Morton, Daniel Jackson
Emg: Daniel Connors, Jake King, Danny Meyer

No change

MARK MAUNDER
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It’s great to have a thrilling win rather than a heartbreaking loss,which we have had more than our share of those over the years.
It was potentially St Kilda over again,when we went down by 3 points earlier in the year,with a couple of shots in the last minute.
This was a great win by the Tigers where they showed a huge amount of heart and tenancity to peg back a 25 point deficit in the last quarter to hit the lead,then give it up,only to finish
with the last two goals to have a heart stopping victory.
After the effort in the third quarter it was hard to see it happening,because in the third quarter
we were awful,and for those of us watching at the Camelia Grove and I am sure any others it
was painful,like having a tooth pulled.
I am sure we would all love to know what is the problem in the third quarter of our games as it
has happened so many times.
But at least we came out in the last quarter and played inspired footy and I guess a positive
is that we finally beat a team higher than us on the ladder and we did so without probably
playing at our best.
Again we were up against a very powerful forward line and our young backline again did a great job.
So three in a row and the side keeps developing,we were inspired by Brett Deledio who was all class in everthing he did,and Richard Tambling helped get us back in the game.
It was great to see Richard Tambling have probably his best game for the club as he is often a soft target for our supporters to criticise.
He has showed in games that he can and hopefully will continue to be a very good player for the Richmond Football Club.
And of course Trent Cotchin again was great,is this kid going to be a star our what.
As well our mature players Richo,Browny and Joel Bowden also inspired our win.
Joel Bowden saved the game last week and won us the game this week,so he still has lot to offer our club.
But the signs are good all our young players look like they can develop into good players for the
Richmond Football Club.
Can we play finals,I am not sure,but we are starting to win the close games,and the team is playing with a lot of spirit,and the Tiger Army is finding it’s voice.
It doesn’t get any easier with our next game against Geelong but let’s hope the team backs itself to take it to Geelong and not be intimidated,when we move the footy quickly we look as dangerous as any side in the competition.
Finally it was fantastic that we had a win so we didn’t have to read about the club supposedly sacking Greg Miller.
As far as I can gather Greg Miller has not been sacked,all that happened was Gary March wanted to talk to Greg about whether he will remain at the club next year and he chose not to meet with Gary,I don’t know if you call that being sacked on the spot.
I know Richmond have brought a lot on themselves but it seems any time the Media can they like to put the boot into Richmond,fortunately we came out had a gutsy win and this deflected
all the focus away from Greg Miller.
Regardless of what happens with Greg,and it can been argued that he possibly didn’t deliver on what he was brought to the club to do,he was always courteous to me and appreciative of what our Group in Sydney does so I wish him well.
Thanks to those hearty souls at the Camelia Grove,it really was a great feeling when we won the game,and hope to see as many of you as possible next Saturday night.
GO THE TIGERS

MATCH REPORT
A CRACKING three-point Richmond win over the Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome on Saturday night has the Tigers breathing down the neck of the eight with their second win by less than a goal in a week.

The Tigers again fell away in the third term, but a superb last quarter got them home, 18.9 (117) to 16.18 (114).

The Lions kicked six goals in the third quarter to lead by 31 points, but Richmond then kicked seven straight to hit the front. The Lions responded with three to take it back, but a late couple from Matthew Richardson and last week’s hero Joel Bowden got them home.

The Tigers were superbly led, again, by Brett Deledio, while Richard Tambling played his best game for the club. Nathan Brown was smart forward, Bowden cool at the end, Trent Cotchin all class in the middle, and Troy Simmonds good in the ruck and around the ground.

The Lions were led from the middle by Jamie Charman and Simon Black, while Jonathan Brown, Luke Power, Michael Rischitelli and second gamer Bradd Dalziell were good.

It took a mere 35 seconds for Brisbane to dob the first major when Bradshaw snapped truly after gather the spillage, but nearly 12 minutes passed before the Tigers put together a good passage to score their own from the boot of Nathan Brown.

Deledio took the Tigers to the lead, but Travis Johnstone grabbed it back after Bowden gave away a free for an elbow to the throat, an event that will have Tigers fans watching the match review panel report with interest.

Jonathan Brown then made the most of a Shane Edwards turnover and the Lions led by 10 points at the first change.

A much better second term began with a couple of goals to Brisbane, both the results of some smart play, and the Lions were looking dangerous with a 22-point lead.

But three goals in five minutes had the Tigers back within a goal.

Jonathan Brown turned Kelvin Moore inside out and booted one from outside the arc, but then three quick majors from the Tigers, all from marks, got them out to an eight-point lead. Brennan then booted one for the visitors and the hosts led by just two points at the long break.

The Lions kicked three majors to start the third term, two from Richmond errors, before Schultz majored. But the Lions then kicked another three to lead by 31 points, although a late goal to Nathan Brown meant the Lions turned for home 25 points up.

But that goal clearly kept the Richmond fires burning, and the home side booted the first six of the last quarter by playing fast attacking football. But with five minutes left, and a four-point lead, they tried icing the clock and the Lions immediately scored to regain the lead.

But late goals sealed the deal.
Next week, the Tigers have Geelong at the Telstra Dome on Saturday evening, and the Lions are almost at home, taking on North Melbourne at the Gold Coast at the same time.

Richmond 2.2 8.4 10.7 18.9 (117)
Brisbane Lions 3.6 7.6 13.14 16.18 (114)

GOALS
Richmond: Brown 4, Bowden 4, Richardson 3, Riewoldt 2, Morton, Simmonds, Deledio, Bowden, Schultz. Brisbane Lions: Brown 3, Bradshaw 3, Johnstone 2, Sherman 2, Drummond, Black, Brennan, Corrie, Copeland, Charman

BEST
Richmond: Deledio, Tambling, Richardson, Cotchin, Brown, Simmonds, Bowden. Brisbane Lions: Black, Charman, Brown, Power, Rischitelli, Dalziell

MARK MAUNDER

AFG announced today that they will not be continuing as a major sponsor of the Richmond Football Club after the current contract expires at the end of the year.

Disappointing to lose our major sponsor,hopefully there’s another company
out there willing to part with over $1,000,000-00 a year.

To this week’s game the Battle of the Jungle-let’s hope the Tigers come out on top.
Richmond aiming for three in a row and there’s no reason why not,form has been
pretty good,we know play Telstra Dome well,so we are expecting a good performance
against Brisbane who have been a bit up and down.

The great man Richo is back-in for Cleve Hughes who has a back injury and Jackson in for
Polo who is ommitted.
The Bledisloe Cup is on this Saturday night and whilst we are all proud Aussies,I actually
used to coach and play Rugby the must see is Richmond v Brisbane.
The game is on Saturday night 7-10 PM,televised on Fox 518.
As usual it will be shown at the Camelia Grove Hotel,hope to see you there

RICHMOND TEAM

Matthew Richardson returns for the Tigers’ important clash with Brisbane on Saturday night at the Telstra Dome.

B: Newman, Thursfield, Moore
HB: McMahon, McGuane, White
C: Richardson, Tuck, Deledio
HF: Cotchin, Riewoldt, Morton
F: Brown, Schulz, Edwards
Foll: Simmonds, Johnson, Foley

I/C: Pattison, Tambling, Jackson, Bowden

Emergencies: Hyde, Meyer, Tivendale

In: Richardson, Jackson
Out: Hughes (back), Polo

MARK MAUNDER

G’Day Folks
Firstly winners of the raffle which was drawn at the after match yesterday
held in the Yarra Room -MCG.
These tickets were on sale Sunday July 13th,via email,before the game at Punt Road
and at the after match function.
5 Prizes were available,many thanks to Sue Schlunke for donating First Prize-Grand Final DVD pack and Second Prize Centenary Book.
We made over $300-00 on this raffle.
First Prize Shania Cootes
Second Prize John Fitzgibbon
Third Prize Jessica Cootes
4th Prize Stretch Cootes
5th Prize Craig Hobbs.
Yes 3 people from the same family who were at the after match function won prizes,no the
draw wasn’t rigged,we had a girl from the audience draw the winners.
We had two people from Sydney win prizes,John Fitzgibbon who is a very generous supporter
of our club won 2nd prize and Craig Hobbs won 5th-the Richmond Bottle opener.

To the game against Essendon-after 2 years finally saw Richmond win a game in Melbourne
at long last.
Again heart in the mouth stuff,great first half,different team came out in the third quarter
and well we came back in the last quarter and just held on.
At times during the game we were great,at other times we looked ordinary,just need to maintain
a consistent four quarter effort,but having come back from Western Australia on a 6 day break,it can be tough on the legs so we will take the win.
Finals could be a tough ask but as long as we keep taking steps forward,and the young players
keep developing we can see some good times ahead.

MATCH REPORT

A SUPERB final term from Nathan Brown has rescued the Tigers from defeat by Essendon at the MCG, giving his team a four-point victory on Saturday afternoon.

A poor third quarter from the hosts saw Essendon kick six unanswered goals before a Richmond major just before the break got it back inside a goal. Scott Lucas kicked one five minutes after the restart, but then Brown kicked three and Troy Simmonds one as Essendon finished the game with a flurry of behinds from missed opportunities.

The Bombers were down to one man on the bench by the third quarter but kept running hard despite the lack of rotations available to them. The Tigers eventually won 16.12 (108) to 15.14 (104).

Richmond had all the answers in the first half, and went to the long break with a lead of four goals, but the Bombers almost stole the game in the end.

The Tigers played terrific footy in the first half – looking to run on at every opportunity, pumping the ball long and using the pill constructively.

But after half time it was like watching a different team – kicking backwards, kicking short, holding play up at every opportunity.

Brown was brilliant in the last, but Simmonds was terrific all game in the ruck against David Hille and just as good around the ground. Nathan Foley ran himself into the turf through the middle; Mitch Morton and Brett Deledio were good forward, while Chris Newman provided good run all day.

For the Bombers, Scott Lucas and Matthew Lloyd provided problems all day, with Lloyd often pushing well up the ground. Hille was useful and Kyle Reimers provided good rebound. Midfielders Jobe Watson and Brent Stanton got a lot of the footy.

The first term got off to a sluggish and error-ridden start with both teams struggling to keep their feet. It took seven minutes before the first goal was scored, when Kane Johnson took advantage of being caught high. The teams swapped goals before Richmond kicked another pair, and the Tigers led by 12 points at the first change.

Joel Bowden kicked a ripper after two minutes to start the second. Leroy Jetta replied with his first after missing two golden chances in the first, then the Tigers booted three in a row to go to a 29-point lead
Scott Lucas then grabbed terrific pack mark to drag one back, but Deledio went to ground level for a diving mark to restore the lead. Brent Stanton kicked a couple for Essendon before Morton’s fourth meant a lead of four goals at the long break.

The Bombers went mad in the third, but their lack of ability to rotate players to the bench in the last told and the Tigers snuck home.

Next week Richmond play the Lions at Telstra Dome, while Essendon meets Collingwood at the MCG.

RICHMOND 5.2 11.5 12.9 16.12 (108)
ESSENDON 3.2 7.5 13.7 15.14 (104)

GOALS
RICHMOND: Morton 4, Brown 3, Deledio 3, Simmonds 2, Johnson, Bowden, Tambling, Hughes
ESSENDON: Lucas 3, Stanton 2, Jetta 2, Lloyd 2, Hille, Atkinson, Lonergan, Reimers, Slattery, Laycock

BEST
RICHMOND: Simmonds, Brown, Foley, Morton, Deledio, Newman, Tambling
ESSENDON: Stanton, Watson, Hille, Reimers, Lucas, Lloyd, Peverill

INJURIES
RICHMOND: Late change: Thursfield in for Connors
ESSENDON: Monfries (left ankle), Welsh (concussion), Jay Neagle (ankle), Late change: Michael in for Fletcher (ankle)

REPORTS
Nil

Umpires: Rosebury, Ryan, Head
Official crowd: 56,746 at the MCG

MARK MAUNDER
PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP

In my match preview I wrote that it was time for Richmond to stand up without Richo.

Well didn’t they do that,smashing West Coast by a massive 77 points.

This was a very young Richmond team who were outstanding with every player making a contibution.

There’s no truth in the rumour Richmond are switching their home games to Subiaco having won both games by a total of 140 points,and have now win 3 out of 4 interstate games.

We were scratching our heads after the first quarter wondering where the goals where going to come from,but with run and carry and better delivery into the forward line it allowed Jack Riewoldt,Nathan Brown and Mitch Morton to kick the goals with the midfielders chipping in as well.

I thought our midfield were well beaten in the last quarter against Carlton,but today they totally

dominated the West Coast midfield,winning the footy time and time again.

Again a young backline,other than Joel Bowden who’s a bit older,very solid,and Jay Schulz had one of his best games for a long time.

Jordan McMahon also had plenty of the ball and used it well,gave us a lot of run off halfback.

I also wrote in the preview that West Coast are ordinary and they were today,Glen Jacovich a proud

Eagles player reckons they flew the white flag.

But it is our day and we have said it many times but the future does look bright.

Enjoy the week,I know I will,and it will be a massive game against Essendon this Saturday who are playing well at the moment.

MATCH REPORT

RICHMOND has turned on a stunning 11-goal second quarter to blow away West Coast by 77 points at Subiaco Oval – the Tigers’ biggest-ever winning margin over the Eagles.

Jack Riewoldt finished the game with five goals and Nathan Brown four as the Tigers cruised to a 24.8 (152) to 11.9 (75) victory.

The big win has given the Tigers a handy percentage boost as the race for the top eight continues to tighten.

Missing Matthew Richardson and Graham Polak, the Tigers found 13 individual goal-kickers to help build just its second-ever win over West Coast at Subiaco.

The Tigers had appeared sluggish early in the game, and the Eagles were quickly out of the blocks with an early goal to Mark LeCras.

Brown opened the Tigers’ account with a goal at the 16-minute mark, but the Eagles’ forward line continued to look more threatening before Jay Schulz was moved into defence in what would prove to be a key move.

With the home side leading by 11 points at the first break, there was little to indicate the Tigers were about to break the game open.

Schulz drifted forward early to goal for the Tigers less than two minutes into the second quarter, and the floodgates opened.

It was to be the first of a string of seven unanswered Richmond goals as the Tigers established their dominance across the ground.

The Tigers’ 11 goals for the quarter were interrupted by a solitary West Coast goal to Ben McKinley at the 20-minute mark, which fortuitously came from a 50-metre penalty.

Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley, Trent Cotchin and Shane Tuck were simply outstanding around the stoppages as the Tigers won 16 clearances to the Eagles’ three for the quarter – despite Dean Cox dominating the hit-outs.

Riewoldt was strutting his stuff inside the forward 50 while Brown and Mitch Morton were also providing targets for the dominant Richmond midfield.

Schulz was winning the aerial duels in defence and feeding the run of Jordan McMahon, Dean Polo, Joel Bowden and Kelvin Moore as the Tigers continued to punish every turnover from the Eagles.

The Tigers went to the long break with a commanding 48-point lead.

The Eagles opened the third quarter with McKinley’s third goal, but the Tigers responded through Riewoldt, Brown and Morton to snuff out any hope of a home-side resurgence.

Frustration crept into the West Coast’s game with Cox counselling Daniel Kerr after he was penalised for a high challenge on Matt White off the ball.

West Coast looked like a broken side midway through the quarter when Foley collected the ball at the centre circle and bounced three times as he ran unchallenged in a straight line deep into the forward 50 to kick the Tigers’ 16th goal.

Ahead by 63 points at the final break, Richmond continued to run hard with Riewoldt’s fifth goal deep into time-on providing the icing on the cake.

The Tigers had winners all over the ground with superb leadership from Johnson (26 possessions) and with McMahon (33), Foley (24), Tuck (30), Riewoldt, Brown and Schulz all prominent.

David Wirrpanda, Dean Cox and Andrew Embley battled hard for the Eagles.

Richmond 1.3 12.4 18.6 24.8 (152)
West Coast 3.2 4.4 7.9 11.9 (75)

GOALS
Richmond: Riewoldt 5, Brown 4, Morton 3, Cotchin, Deledio 2, Tuck, Johnson, Foley, White, Edwards, Schulz, Tambling, Hughes
West Coast: Wirrpanda, McKinley 3, Embley, Lynch, Hansen, Armstrong, LeCras

First the bad news,our beloved Matthew Richardson is out for this week’s game.
Despite this I expect Richmond to still be able to beat the West Coast.
Given West Coast do have senior players coming back but to be brutally honest
they have been pretty ordinary this year.

I belive that it is time for the Richmond Football Club to make a statement that being
they don’t need Matthew Richardson to star to win a game of Football.

The future of the club is the young players coming through,not Matthew Richardson,he is a star but he’s not going to be around forever.

Hopefully the team will be inspired firstly to make up for a very disappointing loss to Carlton last time around and secondly be inspired by the recovery made by Graham Polak who contunues to show improvement and we have all hoped that this would happen and he can make a full recovery to have a normal life.

I think the team would have struggled if they had to play last week but they have seen the improvement made by Graham Polak and should now be able to concentrate on defeating West Coast.

It would give me no greater satisfaction than for us to defeat West Coast as they are one of the teams I don’t particuarly like with their smug,head in the sand attitude.

The game is on Sunday with at 4-40PM Sydney Time with coverage starting at 4-00PM on
Fox Sports 1.

The match will be shown at our home base the Camelia Grove Hotel and we normally get a good crowd for Sunday afternoon games,hope to see you there.

West Coast v Richmond
Subiaco @ 2.40pm

WEST COAST
B: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Ryan Davis
HB: Brett Jones, Beau Wilkes, Andrew Embley
C: Michael Braun, Daniel Kerr, Quinten Lynch
HF: David Wirrpanda, Ashley Hansen, Brad Ebert
F: Mark LeCras, Adam Hunter, Josh Kennedy
Foll: Dean Cox, Matt Priddis, Steven Armstrong
Int (from): Tim Houlihan, Eric Mackenzie, Ben McKinley, Jamie McNamara, Will Schofield, Adam Selwood, Tyson Stenglein

In: Braun, B. Jones, Kennedy, MacKenzie, Wirrpanda
Out: Jaymie Graham, Brent Staker

New: Eric Mackenzie (Claremont taken at No.29 in 2006 national draft)

RICHMOND
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Jay Schulz
HB: Matthew White, Luke McGuane, Jordan McMahon
C: Joel Bowden, Shane Tuck, Mitch Morton
HF: Brett Deledio, Jack Riewoldt, Richard Tambling
F: Nathan Brown, Cleve Hughes, Trent Cotchin
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley
Int (from): Shane Edwards, Jake King, Daniel Connors, Andrew Collins, Dean Polo, Adam Pattison, Greg Tivendale

In: Edwards, Connors, Collins, McGuane, Schulz, Tivendale
Out: Matthew Richardson (hamstring), Graham Polak (head injury), Chris Hyde

New: Andrew Collins (Sandhurst taken at No. 73 in the 2006 national draft)

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT SYDNEY TIGERS
0437677811