Hello All

Arrived back in sunny Sydney today after travelling to Melbourne
to watch the Richmond v Carlton game.
As the heading says it was a nightmare,in the past I have sugar coated
bad losses by trying to find positives.
There were no positives from this one,big build up,big crowd,great
anticipation and again like the Centenary Game against Carlton the players
failed to fire up.
This is a worrying sign from a once proud club,who were once feared but
now laughed at.
This was a performance lacking in all aspects.
Trying being in Melbourne the last couple of days the criticism has been savage
and deservedly so.
I won’t comment on the individuals involved with the Club,you all have your opinions,and I
am sure they are strong ones.
I will leave it to Club Legend Dale Weightman whose comment about the game was it
was “poxy”
By all accounts we had a good turnout at the Camelia Grove Hotel,and there
was a few of us who travelled down for the game and we are all so bitterly
disappointed.
Thanks to those who made the effort to watch the game at our Home base.
I can only hope things get a lot better and we see you again.
If you are a Tigers Supporter you have stuck with them through some pretty
tough times and we hope that things turn around quickly.

I did at least get to see a good game of Footy,went to the Hawthorn-Geelong
game last night and this was a great game.
I envy the Hawthorn Football Club,because 5 years ago,they were in the same
boat as us and have gone ahead in leaps and bounds.

Finally, made my Coaching debut with the Bankstown Under 16’s today and we had
a good win over Cronulla 113-64.
So at least the whole weekend wasn’t a disaster.
Not too much to do with my Coaching,they are a very talented team.

Well it’s on again next week-Richmond v Geelong on Saturday May 4th 2-10PM.
I am going to have to give my apologies as I will be Coaching,but hopefully
a few hardy soles turn up.

I will definitely be on board for the game against Western Bulldogs on Easter Monday-April
11th.

Have a Good week,if that’s possible

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT SYDNEY TIGERS
0410036136

G’Day Tigers Fans

Got a call from Bill Brown 1967 Premiership Player
and Life Member of RFC.
He has two Richmond Gold Membership tickets
available.
As he now lives in Sydney he doesn’t get down to
Melbourne for many games.

These are two Gold Membership Passes valued at $409-00 each.
These give access to MCG M 10 Row F Seats 12 & 13
Telstra (Etihad) Level 1 Aisle 30 Row D Seats 23 & 24.
Apparently these are great seats.
Also Gold Membership gives the other benefits
of access to all Coburg games and invitations to RFC Functions

Bill is offering these two prime tickets at the prize
of $600-00.
He is donating $100-00 to the Sydney Tigers.

If you or you know someone who may be interested
in these tickets,please contact Bill Brown
on 0418405887 Work 02 96623450
or the above Email.

Please also note for those interested the Sydney Tigers
have two functions planned for the weekend the
Tigers are in Sydney.
Major Function Saturday May 2nd -
Camelia Grove Hotel-Special Guests
Dale Weightman-Bill Meaklim Richmond Historian
Troy Sachs-Australian Wheelchair Basketball Team
Gold Medalist 2008.
Cost $40-00

After Match function will be held at Paddo RSL
at the conclusion of Richmond v Sydney May 3rd -SCG.
Cost $2-00
More info to come.
If you think you might be attending please send me an email

LATEST TIGERS NEWS

GRAHAM POLAK
EIGHT months after being struck by a tram and suffering serious head injuries, Graham Polak will play in an AFL practice match on Friday.
The Richmond defender has not played in an official AFL match since he suffered a brain injury when hit by a tram on June 28 last year.

He was today named in the Tigers’ 27-man squad to play St Kilda at Deakin Reserve.

Tigers assistant coach David King said Polak would only play half of the game against St Kilda.

And in a sign that Polak continues to recover well, Richmond have shelved plans to move him to the long-term injury list for the 2009 season.

While Polak returns, Richmond will rest stars Matthew Richardson, Brett Deledio, Chris Newman and Ben Cousins from the NAB Challenge match.
TERRY WALLACE
TERRY Wallace has overhauled his media commitments and personal life to steel himself for one of the most critical seasons of his career.
Conceding it is finals or bust in 2009, the Richmond coach has lost 6kg after embarking on a “50 at 50″ campaign – running 50km a week at the age of 50.

He has also cut back his media schedule.

“Tuesdays with Terry”, the weekly sitdown with journalists at Punt Rd, has been abandoned.

See tomorrow’s Herald Sun for a Q & A with Richmond coach Terry Wallace.

His next love – listening to talkback radio and pre-match discussion – has also been a casualty as Wallace focuses all his energies on the Tigers.

After discussions with the club, Wallace will be available to the media only at the last training session of the week.

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“We sat down and discussed what’s best for the footy club, what’s the best for me, what’s best for us as a group,” he said yesterday.

Wallace, more than any other coach, enters the season under the spotlight.

His five-year contract expires at the end of the season and he acknowledged he was likely to be sacked if the club missed the finals.

“I think so,” he said.

“I think our people have been patiently waiting for the redevelopment . . . but at the end of the day we’re all here to be part of finals.”

A mid-year review with president Gary March and chief executive Steven Wright has already been scheduled.

Wallace said he had mentally and physically prepared himself for the media speculation about his future, which could start after Round 3 as the Tigers’ first three opponents are Carlton, Geelong and the Western Bulldogs.

Asked if he was mentally ready for a barrage of criticism, he said: “Very much. In coaching a lot of it is how you handle yourself, how you’re feeling, are you looking after yourself, so a lot of things impact the other. As the heat rises in the kitchen, if you’re not looking after yourself, that can penetrate.”

His plan was hatched over the Christmas break and began on New Year’s Day.

“I’ve always looked after myself pretty well, but I reckon the last six months of last year I didn’t,” Wallace said.

“Not eating as well as you can, not drinking to excess, but I put on a little bit of weight which I wasn’t too happy with and I looked at myself and said, ‘I don’t like the direction I’m heading’, so I just changed a few things.

“I walk in the door at home, jump straight on the running machine. You run 10km and you haven’t got any stress left.”

The media has long been a passion, through his interest and club interest, at Richmond and the Western Bulldogs.

“I enjoy media,” he said.

“I love Saturday afternoons. From 11am I listen for a couple of hours in the lead-up to games.

“I’ve done media and I really enjoy the whole thrust and parry of where the game’s at, the issues, I love it.

“I’ve always tried to keep a finger on the pulse of what’s going on with talkback radio, that sort of stuff.

“But I have to say I’m letting it go for the next 12 months.

“For the same sort of reason: to keep your sanity.”

He said the recruitment of football manager Craig Cameron would mean he was less a spokesman for the club.

To end his weekly chat with up to 10 media outlets on Tuesdays was a “joint decision”.

“At the start of last year Craig Cameron wasn’t in his position, so (after he arrived) we sat down and decided I’ll do what a lot of coaches do and that’s the last session of the week,” Wallace said.

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
0410036136
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