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Good Morning All.

It’s always a good morning when we have had a win the previous night.

Being 33 points up we were doing it easy,next thing you know Freo kick
3 goals and it’s game on.
Why do they have to put us through so much stress.
At least this time it was a happy ending for a change.

So good to get a long awaited win,but a shame about Ben Cousins
actions before the game we don’t need that.
His actions out on the field were certainly a lot better,he is giving our team
a lot with his game,and is showing a lot of them just how hard to work.

I think we are starting to see the reason he was recruited,he is starting to
have an influence on the game.

Lot’s of good performers,Brett Deledio showed just how good a player he can be
with his class.
Again Daniel Jackson showed he is going to be a very good midfielder,just does so much work.
Richard Tambling played well he is really working hard,he has been accused of being lazy,but he is doing a lot of good things and putting his head over the footy.
I thought Dean Polo had one of his better games and great courage to put his head over the ball.
They stay we are not a tough side,that is crap,the actions of ALex Rance,Dean Polo,
Daniel Jackson and others defy that.
The problem is when teams come at us we start to panic and our skills drop off.
We can all see there are times during a game we have the ability to hit targets and move the ball well,we need to be able to do that consistently.
I do believe that we have a list that can improve next year,probably need another tall forward and back.
Anyway good to have a win at least.
Very nerve wracking for the 5 hardy soles who turned up to Camelia Grove,it wasn’t
the sort of night to venture out.

We finally have a Friday night game this week,so hope to see a big crowd at Camelia
Grove on Friday.
MATCH REPORT
RICHMOND has held off a fast-finishing Fremantle to score a courageous three-point victory at Subiaco Oval, giving Terry Wallace something to celebrate in his 500th game as a player and coach.

The win also provided a degree of redemption for Mitch Morton, who marked at the 29-minute mark of the final quarter and played on to snap truly – snatching the Tigers back the lead after Fremantle appeared to have the game in control.
Richmond clung bravely to its buffer and the final siren sparked emotional celebrations with the final scores 17.13 (115) to 17.10 (112).
The Tigers’ impetus came from their midfield with the dominance of Brett Deledio (27 possessions), Richard Tambling (28), Nathan Foley (28), Shane Tuck (30) and the third-quarter effort of Ben Cousins (25).
Captain Chris Newman and youngster Andrew Collins were also very important.
Garrick Ibbotson (24 touches) led the way for Fremantle with significant contributions from giant ruckman Aaron Sandilands, Chris Tarrant, Paul Hasleby and Paul Duffield.
Momentum had swung wildly after the Tigers kicked eight unanswered goals in the third quarter before Fremantle surged back, reclaiming the lead at the 23-minute mark of the fourth.
Fremantle got the early jump on the Tigers with Sandilands pushing forward to open the contest with just two minutes on the clock.
The home side was kicking long and direct into its attack and Des Headland took a ride on Dean Polo’s back to take a spectacular grab before converting to restore the home side’s advantage.
When Matthew Pavlich added another a minute later, Fremantle looked like blowing the Tigers away.
But Cousins, troubled by an early tag, marked his return to Subiaco with a goal from his first kick before Foley cleverly sharked a Sandilands hit-out to put the Tigers in front.
Cousins wasn’t appreciating the close attention of Byron Schammer and Matt de Boer and was also on the receiving end of hoots from the crowd.
Jack Riewoldt put the Tigers further in front but a late lapse allowed a hat-trick of goals to Headland, Sandilands and Pavlich to see the home side 11 points clear at the first break.
After the 10-goal first quarter, the scoring dried up in the second as both sides struggled to find a path to goal.
Riewoldt finally broke the drought with his second goal at the 16-minute mark while the injury toll for both sides started to mount.
Richmond again let itself down by allowing Fremantle to add late goals through Johnson and Scott Thornton and trailed by 14 points at half time.
Deledio and Polo courageously shrugged off their injury concerns to spark a Richmond goal avalanche at the start of the third term.
Last season’s Jack Dyer Medallist drilled from outside the arc before setting up Nathan Brown, well held by Chris Tarrant to that point, for his first.
Suddenly it was raining Tiger goals – eight on the trot – as Fremantle ground to a halt.
The Tigers were breaking lines and relentlessly sending the ball into their forward 50 and, after 21 minutes, were 33 points ahead.
Fremantle, missing Headland, Luke McPharlin and Stephen Hill through injury, looked in trouble but somehow managed to kick three goals deep into time-on to narrow the gap to 15 points at the final break.
Tambling moved to set Richmond on its way with a goal in the opening minute of the final term but Fremantle hit back through Tarrant, Duffield and Hasleby to narrow the gap to one point.
Deledio again stood up for the Tigers with his second goal before Troy Simmonds gave the Tigers an edge with a strong pack mark inside 50.
But Fremantle came back with goals to Thornton, Brett Peake and Michael Johnson, laid out in the goal square, creating a slender lead deep into time-on.
After the heartbreak of round eight’s narrow loss to Port Adelaide, Tigers fans might have had their hearts in their mouths when Morton marked and played on.
This time thought there was a happy ending.
Fremantle 6.2 8.5 11.6 17.10 (112)
Richmond 4.3 5.9 13.9 17.13 (115)
GOALS
Fremantle: Pavlich 2, Tarrant 2, Sandilands 2, Headland 2, Johnson 2, Thornton 2, Duffield, Hasleby, Mundy, Peake, Suban
Richmond: Deledio 2, Riewoldt 2, Morton 2, Brown 2, Tuck, Tambling, Foley, Cousins, Newman, Cotchin, Nahas, McGuane, Simmonds
BEST
Fremantle: Ibbotson, Tarrant, Duffield, Sandilands, Broughton, Hasleby, Schammer
Richmond: Deledio, Tambling, Tuck, Cousins, Jackson, Newman, Collins, Foley

INJURIES
Fremantle: Hill (cork), Headland (quad), McPharlin (hip), Johnson (ankle), Hasleby (cork)
Richmond: White (hamstring), Deledio (hand)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Stevic, Dalgleish, Wenn
Official crowd: 35,391 at Subiaco Oval

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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Ventured down for the annnual dreamtime at the ‘G”
game,not really expecting but hoping for a win.

Despite a good effort against Port Adelaide was always concerned that Essendon’s
pace through the midfield would cause us concern.

Well Richmond came out very committed in the first quarter kicking the first two goals
and had Essendons’ measure,.were able to bring the ball out of the backline
fairly easily and were not allowing Essendon to get their run on game going.
Second quarter I commented to one of the guys that sits near me for the first four minutes
of the quarter it was the bad Richmond,but they steadied and continued to dominate going
into half time with a handy 16 point lead.
I am pretty sure that 62 points would have been our highest score at half time of a game this season.
Spirit amongst the faithful was high,the team was playing well,but being Richmond
supporters we were hoping,not expecting that they could maintain their form.

Start of the third quarter was okay but didn’t convert chances and then suddenly
half way through the third quarter Essendon rallied.
It seemed as though the Richmond players stopped running and sensing this Essendon
started to use the ball much better.
From about this time Essendon started to dominate the midfield after Richmond had done so in the first half.
Richmond couldn’t get a clearance from the centre and Essendon smashed us in this
area and converted their chances.
Essendon 6 goals 3 to Richmond 1 goal 3 for the quarter.
Richmond down by 12 going into the last quarter,things were not looking good.

Could we come back in the last quarter,unfortunately Essendon continued to dominate
the clearances and Richmond had stopped running.
None more evident when Chris Newman spoiled at half back and the ball spilled to Winderlich,who kicked a running goal,there was no Richmond player who got to the contest.
So after leading at half time,the second half was a fade out and Essendon finished
easy winners.
Again an inability to sustain a four quarter effort.
I though Chris Newman played his best game for the season and tried to lead the way
with his actions,spoiling many attacking raids by Essendon.

The best 6 shown on the Richmond website were
Tuck, Foley, Newman, Moore, Jackson, Brown
and I’d have to say I agree with that,because from where I was sitting this guys
tried hard all day.
Obviously Robbie Nahas is an excitement machine and will be a great player for Richmond
and had some fantastic moments in the game.
Interesting to note the stats from the Herald Sun(the paper was free at my Hotel,
I wouldn’t buy it-we don’t agree with a lot of what they have written this week,but I
am a glutton for punishment I like to read what is said in the papers after a game-win or loss)
Goals kicked from turnovers was pretty even
Richmond 9.8 62 Essendon 9.7 61.
This is where we normally get hurt the most.
The damning stat was goals kicked from stoppages
Richmond 3.5 23 Essendon 9.4 58.

There tells a story of how Essendon were able to win the game.

SO after the week from hell regardless of your thoughts you have to feel sorry
for Terry Wallace,apparently he has lost 4 kilos this week.
I know some of you will say well these blokes get paid good money,but the scrutiny
they are placed under and the strain it must put on them and their family would be very hard to take at times.
I think it is fair to say that there will be a new coach at Tigerland,and whilst the buck stops with the Senior Coach I think that other factors such as recruiting,Assistant Coaches
and Fitness staff need to be taken into account when assessing Terry’s 5 years at the Club.

Another article in Herald Sun of some concern is that the Gold Coast are interested
in Nathan Foley and could offer up to $200,000-00 more a season than Richmond.
I for one would not like to see us lose Nathan Foley.
Apparently he is keen to stay so hopefully,his Manager is quoted as saying
he considers Natahn Foley to be a loyal player and a big part of the future at Tigerland.
Hopefully he is signed up very shortly.

So another week ahead,Fremantle at Subiaco on Saturday evening 5-40PM,Sydney Time.
Subiaco was a happy hunting ground for Richmond last year,but we would have to improve dramatically to replicate last year’s impressive high scoring performances at that ground,we are yet to crack 100 points this year.
Hopefully Graham,Rance and Cousins to come back into the team.

Have a good week and remember there’s a lot people worse off than those whose
footy team is not winning.

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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G’Day Folks

Thought I should share an article with you,written by Patrick Smith.
Unlike most of the Herald Sun reporters,Patrick Smith is a fairly decent writer,
and doesn’t always try to put the boot into Richmond.

It seems some sections of the Media have an agenda to ridicule the Richmond Football
Club whenever possible.

Accepted that over the last 29 years at times we have been our own worst enemy.
It would appear that the situation was handled without panic and fairly professionally.

Whatever your thoughts on Terry Wallace I have to agree with one of our members
Mike Minihan,who knows a lot more about the Richmond Football Club than me,that
bringing in another coach at this stage would not make a big difference.

I will also take the opportunity to remind you the game against
Essendon is on Saturday May 23rd at MCG.
Coverage is on Fox Sports 518 from 7-00PM
Hope we get another good crowd at Camelia Grove Hotel.
Yours truly heading down for the game,some people think I am a bad omen.
We don’t win many when I go down,I did see a couple of wins in Melbourne last year.

Patrick Smith | May 20, 2009

Article from: The Australian
IT all appeared to be going to the formula, wretched and discredited as it was. Richmond had won just one match out of eight attempts so there was nothing for it but to bump the coach.

You don’t mess with a rich tradition. See you later, Terry Wallace.
There did not need to be any sense in the decision or benefit from it, only acknowledgement that’s how the club reacts to a lack of outrageous success. It is not peculiar to Richmond, but it is a process the club has made its own. The club’s last premiership came in 1980 under coach Tony Jewell and since then the Tigers have reached one grand final, an 18-point loss to Carlton two years later.
Jewell went at the end of 1981, Francis Bourke went at the end of 1983, followed by Mike Patterson, Paul Sproule, Jewell (for a second time), Kevin Bartlett, Allan Jeans, John Northey, Robert Walls, Jeff Gieschen and Danny Frawley.
Then yesterday, it was Wallace who got the boot. Well, that’s what the internet sites were telling us. The coach was sacked. The television and radio networks leapt upon it so quickly and emphatically that it was not enough that Wallace was gone but some journalists had even factored in his replacement and likely strategy to gain maximum value at the end of season draft.
The advent of the internet as a competitive and immediate provider of news has changed journalism for the worse. It is not enough now to be right – though that would help – but it is imperative to be the first. Checking of facts is considered an inconvenience, an internet brake and not a responsibility. That said, online readers of The Australian would not have been misled, kept up to date instantly and, most importantly, accurately.
What threatened to be lost in too many hours of journalistic shenanigans and self-indulgence was the very importance of the day itself to Richmond, a member of the VFL/AFL for 101 years.
Whatever the result it would be critical as to how the club was perceived by supporters and the public in general. And sponsors, benefactors and the godfather, the AFL commission.
If a group of frustrated players could revolt and have the coach sacked, then the Tigers’ shambolic reputation would have become impossible to redeem. But if the administration was seen to stand by its previous declarations that Wallace would remain coach, the club would show a resolve and integrity that many suspected wasn’t there when the Wallace rumblings started after the opening-round loss to Carlton.
Pivotal to the club’s mature handling of the issue appears to be football general manager Craig Cameron. He controlled the circumstances from beginning to end – from captain Chris Newman’s concerns on Monday to the midday news conference yesterday, which confirmed Wallace was coach and that suggestions to the contrary were plainly wrong. Neither did president Gary March waiver.
If March, the board and the football administration had handled the Ben Cousins recruitment awkwardly and the early season pressure on Wallace ineptly, then yesterday the club showed praiseworthy steel as all around it was the media which had lost its head. News bulletins last night said it was a chaotic day at Richmond. In truth, it was a chaos of the media’s making.
Once the players present at yesterday’s meeting with Wallace, Cameron and March were told that the club would stand by its public position of support for the coach, then a frank and open discussion followed. Given that Wallace was not going to re-sign it would have to be the players who forced the club’s hand in sacking the coach. A little think music please.
Clearer lines of communication were one immediate and essential outcome. Whatever the exact grumblings the players had they were addressed positively. Which is just as well for the playing list at Richmond. Sitting with just one win in eight games and having thrown away a win over Port Adelaide through its own incompetence and indulgence, the players were not a stronghold of best practice themselves.
Under such circumstances it is worth players noting that incoming coaches do not have much time for player activists. If they sacked one coach, then they will sack another. New coaches tend to root out who they perceive as the troublemakers and have them moved on. Any deflection the players might have gained by moving on Wallace would have proved short lived. It is not just one career that ends when a coach is sacked.
So what loomed as a disastrous day for the club remained one for the media only. The Richmond administration and its players sorted out this from that and then publicly supported each other and, most importantly, their coach. There is still much for which to play.
Wallace is a proud man and superior coach and it clearly hurts him that – for whatever reasons – he has not been able to push his team into premiership contention. It may have seen him try to manipulate his cheer leaders in the media to soften his exit. His unsavoury departure from the Bulldogs after round 21 of the 2002 season continues to haunt him. He forever seeks to erase it.
Such has been Richmond’s reputation that yesterday could have proved bloody and shameful. In fact, it marked the day a more mature, more decisive president reaffirmed his control; a determined, more confident football manager confirmed his influence and expertise. The players have been saved from themselves and, in the process, so has Richmond.

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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A heartbreaking loss in the last minute to Port Adelaide.
WE lead at three quarter time and by 16 points with 6 minutes to go,Port Adelaide
kicking the last 3 goals.

Heartbreaking because we had shown some good old Tigers fight to come back from 31 points down,which on a wet day and in difficult conditions is very hard to do.
Sadly in the last few years we have managed to lose games when we have had a good lead.
It is disappointing that this happens.
It does have to be recognized that this was a much improved effort,what a difference
bringing in a few better players makes,doesn’t know if it will help Terry Wallace survive.

Based on this performance it’s not as if the players aren’t having a go,they are tackling
and pressuring a lot better,it was a day for flukey goals,and Port Adelaide were able to
get back into the game by their blokes staying at the back of the contest,can’t understand how this was allowed to happen,and really with a minute to go Tredrea shouldn’t
be allowed to mark the ball with 3 Richmond players around him.
We were troubled all day down back,and just can’t understand how Will Thursfield can’t get a game.

The differerence was they were able to take a lot more marks inside 50 than us,but little
Robbie Nahas was brilliant for the Tigers,what a player he is going to be.
It’s not all doom and gloom,there should be some wins around the corner.

A great crowd on hand at the Camelia Grove Hotel who really sensed a win,but unfortunately not to be.
Thanks to all those who attended.

MATCH REPORT
PORT Adelaide has denied Richmond its second win for the season after a late Warren Tredrea goal gave the Power an incredible three-point win at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

Richmond kicked 11 of the last 16 goals of the match after a slow start, and looked the winner when leading by 16 points deep into the final term.

But Port rallied, kicking three late goals to snatch victory, 14. 18 (102) to 15. 9. (99).

Kane Pettifer was excellent in his first game for the season, picking up 23 possessions and kicking one goal, while Shane Tuck did well with 31 possessions and Mark Coughlan had 28 touches.

Robin Nahas kicked five goals in his sixth game for the Tigers, including a haul of three in the first quarter.

For the Power, Peter Burgoyne had 26 touches and six clearances, Travis Boak picked up 25 possessions, and Tredrea dominated with seven majors.

In a scrappy start to the game, neither team was able to take initial control in the slippery conditions.

Troy Simmonds slotted Richmond’s first goal after a Robin Nahas tackle forced a turnover, and Nahas quickly followed up with a goal of his own.

However, Tredrea’s four-goal first quarter, including an excellent goal after winning the ball at ground level in a second effort, allowed Port to take a nine-point lead at quarter time.

Port Adelaide opened the second quarter quickly, when Danyle Pearce kicked a goal from outside 50 after a brilliant one-handed mark by Jacob Surjan.

Richmond continued to attack through the corridor, but was only able to add one goal in the second quarter after Nathan Brown marked and played on into an open forward line.

Again plagued by inaccurate kicking, Port Adelaide weren’t able to take advantage of opportunities in its attacking fifty, but doubled their first-quarter lead to 18 points at half time.

The Power stretched the margin again with the first two goals of the third term.

With the margin sitting at 31 points, it was easy to imagine Port Adelaide completing a comfortable victory.

But the Tigers turned those expectations on their head, kicking seven goals for the term to head into final quarter with the unlikeliest of leads.

Nathan Foley begun the run, booted a long goal and Richard Tambling continued Richmond’s patch of good form after crumbing and dodging two opponents for a scintillating goal.

Tredrea’s sixth failed to quash Richmond’s momentum, with the Tigers adding goals through Andrew Collins, Nahas and Mitch Morton to level the scores.

Nathan Brown kicked Richmond’s 12th goal of the match to put the Tigers in front for the first time since the opening minutes of the game.

Goals were at a premium in the final term with more than just six points riding on the first major score of the quarter.

After Tiger Kelvin Moore and the Power’s Brett Ebert both spurned chances in front of goal, it was Morton — with the goal of the day and perhaps the year — that got his name on the scoreboard first.

Morton took possession deep in the pocket, calmly stepped around his opponent and then bent through a brilliant goal from hard on the boundary line.

Trent Cotchin almost upstaged his teammate with a sensational snap only moments later to take the Tigers out to a 16-point lead.

Richmond had kicked 10 of the last 11 goals but just as hope was fading for the Power, they came charging back.

Travis Boak’s grubber was followed up by Chad Cornes, who brought his team back within a kick when he poked through a goal from the goal square.

Troy Chaplin missed the unmissable to sink hearts around the ground but that just set the stage for Tredrea who stood tall to take a contested mark with less than a minute left.

Tredrea kicked truly, winning back the lead and breaking Tigers hearts.

One last foray forward was again snuffed out by the man of the moment as Tredrea, this time at the opposite end of the ground, rose to take the mark that iced the match for the home team.

It was a brave effort that almost pulled off a famous come-from-behind victory for the Tigers.

Ultimately, though, Terry Wallace’s team will be left to ponder one that undoubtedly got away.

Richmond’s next assignment is Essendon in the Dreamtime Match at the MCG on Saturday.

Port Adelaide 5.4 7.8 10.13 14.18 (102)
Richmond 4.1 5.2 12.5 15.9 (99)

GOALS
Port Adelaide: Tredrea 7, Gray, Ebert, Pearce, Cassisi, Boak, C Cornes, Motlop
Richmond: Nahas 5, Brown, Morton 2, Simmonds, Foley, Tambling, Pettifer, Collins, Cotchin

BEST
Port Adelaide: Tredrea, Boak, Cassisi, Chaplin, Surjan, Pearce
Richmond: Nahas, Coughlan, Cousins, Tuck, Jackson, Brown

INJURIES
Port Adelaide: nil reported
Richmond: nil reported

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Avon, Meredith, Keating
Official crowd: 22,034 at AAMI Stadium

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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1 from 6,not what we expected when we saw our draw and quite frankly not good enough.
Looks like another wasted season results wise,hopefully not wasted if they do what
they promise drop the blokes that can’t play and give some young blokes a chance.

I didn’t see the game live as I was Coaching at the time.
Decided to watch the game today having taped it on IQ,put myself through the pain
of watching the game even knowing the result.

I thought the analysis of Luke Darcy and Matthew Lloyd was spot on.
I am not a big fan of Matthew Lloyd but I believe he is pertinent with his comments.

Firstly my points,good lead at quarter time but it should have been more,4 missed shots plus a poster from Simmonds,we could have put them away in the first quarter.
Next 3 quarters bitterly disappointing,why,why does this happen.

Why because when teams put us under pressure we turn the ball over,this is our biggest problem,there were occassions where we had 4 handballs from half back,kicked the
ball,turned it over and resulted in goals.
The game wasn’t lost because we didn’t pressure,we actually won the tackle count,because we continually overuse the hand ball,we go too wide and very rarely
use the corridor.
Admitted there was no point bombing it in long,but our problem is from half back to half forward.
We are afraid to hit targets 40 metres away,we try to handball through traffic.
Matthew Lloyd made an interesting comment,when there doesn’t appear to be options up forward there is no run from behind to create.
Our kick ins go about the bear 15 minutes.we get no run from our kickins because they
are to stationery players,why not kick long.

Some of our players can’t handball 5 metres to another player,Oakley Nicholls is a culprit,
he can mark the ball but his disposals are not good enough,Shane Edwards is too slow in disposing of the ball.
Ben Cousins was very clean with his hands,he will be better for the run and will be an asset.

Angus Graham had another good game,his ruck work may need improvement,but his work around the ground is most impressive.

Nathan Foley tried hard all day,Daniel Jackson is playing well,and he might not have kicked
a goal but Richard Tambling tried to get something going.
Troy Simmonds was a target up forward,leave him at full forward for the rest of the year,but please bring back Mitch Morton,he should be in the team.
Brett Deledio was another one of our better performers,but why is he playing behind the ball,throw him up forward,he can take a mark and kick goals.

Brisbane won because they used the ball better and they had 2 very good targets in Brown and Bradshaw,both Luke McGuane and Kel Moore did a fairly good job but the delivery
was much better than ours.

What about Alex Rance’s courage,how we will miss him,this boy is going to be a very
good player for the Richmond Football Club.

So bring back Cotchin,Raines asap,do what you promise Terry and drop the players that aren’t performing,and how about we stop stuffing around with the ball.
What about taking a leave out of Essendon,a young team who back themselves and move the ball,what have we got to lose.
By the way they had a lot of players under 25 and still managed to beat the Premiers.

That’s my rant for the week,being brutally honest.
By the way young Dominic Maunder looking good for the bonus round of tipping 7 out of 7 and was that our very own Ron Moss who wrote into the Sydney Morning Herald.

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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