See below for the latest goings on at Tigerland-3 delistings.
Paul Armstrong appointed to a position with coaches association.
Wayne Campbell back
A potential new sponsor.
CHRIS Hyde, Danny Meyer and Travis Casserly have joined Greg Tivendale as season casualties at Tigerland, after Richmond announced on Thursday that the trio had been delisted.
Richmond traded its third-round pick in the 2008 NAB AFL Draft to Port Adelaide in exchange for Power midfielder Adam Thomson, leaving the Tigers with selections 8, 26, 58, 74, 90, 106 and 122.
RICHMOND has appointed Ross Monaghan as its new football operations manager.
Monaghan joins the club after a stint at Melbourne where he held an equivalent position.
He replaces Paul Armstrong at Punt Rd, who has taken up a role with the AFL Coaches Association.
Coach Terry Wallace said Monaghan would be a handy addition to Richmond.
“Ross is a highly regarded operator and I look forward to working closely with him,†Wallace said.
Richmond’s General Manager of Football Craig Cameron paid tribute to Armstrong’s contribution to the Tigers.
MARK M’S Comment-On Behalf of all Richmond Supporters living in NSW I phoned
Paul today and wished him all the best-Paul was always supportive of our group.
FORMER Richmond captain Wayne Campbell is returning to Punt Road as an assistant coach.
Campbell played 297 games for the Tigers in 15 seasons, won the Jack Dyer Medal four times and captained the club from 2001 to 2004.
After two years as an assistant at the Western Bulldogs, the 36-year-old’s return encourages a shuffling of the coaching staff at Richmond – with Campbell looking after the midfield, Brian Royal the forward line, David King retaining the backline while Jade Rawlings (Coburg coach) and Craig Mcrae will look after player development.
Campbell said he was delighted to return to his football home.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity to return to Tigerland – I have plenty of great memories there and I can’t wait to make a contribution,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to working with Terry and the rest of the coaching staff. The Tigers have an impressive young list, and I hope to help the club’s push back into the finals.
“I’d also like to thank the Western Bulldogs for the experience I have gained as an assistant coach in the last two seasons.”
Senior coach Terry Wallace, entering his fifth season at the helm, was equally happy with the announcement.
“We are thrilled to have someone of Wayne’s calibre and he is held in the highest regard at Richmond,” he said.
“This appointment has been three years in the making. I spoke to Wayne soon after he finished playing, and we both believed it was in his best interests for him to gain further experience at another club with the view to one day returning to Richmond.
“I always found Wayne to be a highly intelligent player. His football knowledge was as good as anything I have ever seen. I always thought he had a future in coaching
RICHMOND is poised to share the same jumper sponsor as the world’s biggest sporting club, Manchester United.
The Tigers are set to announce a lucrative deal with global insurance and financial services giant AIG (American International Group).
Richmond has signed a heads of agreement with the Australian arm of the American-based company.
It is expected to finalise a deal with meetings over the coming days.
The arrangement was struck despite AIG being hit by the credit squeeze, requiring an $85 million bailout by the US Government.
Manchester United secured a four-year $98 million deal with AIG in 2006 in the biggest of its kind in English football.
The exact details of the Richmond deal are unknown, but it is believed to be over three years and bigger than the previous major sponsorship arrangement with AFG (Australian Finance Group) worth $800,000 a season.
AFG officially ended its three-year tenure at the end of the season, telling Richmond it could not continue as a major sponsor because of the changing financial climate.
It’s believed the Tigers have been locked in negotiations with AIG since AFG revealed in July it would end its commitment.
AIG executives from Hong Kong have arrived in Melbourne with the aim of signing off on the deal before the end of the week.
(There have been some negative comments about this company being affected by the
global market,hopefully they will be a solid sponsor)
An agreement would pair AIG and Dick Smith Electronics as co-major sponsors of the Tigers.
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