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

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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THE SYDNEY TIGERS ARE A RECOGNIZED SUPPORTER GROUP OF THE
RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB

Been waiting for Craig’s Cameron weekly report but not forthcoming.
What can he say if we took a step forward against Hawthorn,I thought we took 2 steps back
against Essendon.

I think we did not show the same tenancity we did against Hawthorn,Essendon were able to run
free and break tackles,and we didn’t move the ball effeciently enough.

The one positive was Jack Riewoldt who was outstanding and has really developed into a good player,he needs
more help,David Astbury will be a good player and supposedly Ben Griffiths will give us that tall option,
has been carrying a shoulder injury.

There are a couple of news articles and the first one makes me very angry.

Apparently GWS are making a play for Dustin Martin,so to keep him we have to pay overs.
These new clubs are given an absolute leg up,early draft picks,extra salary cap money for
marquee players,I am starting to hate these clubs already.
So to keep our young players we have to ward off cashed up clubs,and we won’t get the benefit
of early draft picks,I think we will start at number 4.
You gotta love the AFL, a club at Western Sydney pleease.

Second news is Troy Simmonds imminent retirement,I don’t like to criticise the Club
but why did we re sign him for one more year,why didn’t we make a play for Jolly,
Ruckmen don’t grow on trees they take time to develop,which is quite obvious in the
case of Ty Vickery,I reckon Angus Graham has been going well in the last two weeks
and is worth perservering with.

Finally we have a game this Saturday against Port Adelaide on Saturday afternoon,
3-10 EST,the game will be shown at Camelia Grove Hotel,pardon my non attendance,
I organized a Back to Easts Rugby Day reunion (spent 17 years there) for Saturday afternoon,
will duck into the Club to check the finish.

Just on last Saturday night’s game we had a great turnout and viewed the game on the
new projector in the lounge area,was a great spot,we had over 15 people ,plus a couple of Bombers supporters
the Melbourne group had 3,but that doesn’t suprise.

I reckon we are a chance against Port Adelaide,particuarly with Daniel Motlop being suspended and of
course Tredrea out injured.
Hope you can get along to the Pub and enjoy the game.

RICHMOND young gun Dustin Martin has a potential $2.4 million contract ahead of him after just eight games of football.
It is believed Martin, 18, has a verbal offer of $800,000 a season over three seasons from 2012 from the New South Wales expansion team, despite denials yesterday from Greater Western Sydney.
The good news for Tigers fans is Martin wants to stay at Punt Rd and contract negotiations with the Tigers will be discussed in the second half of this year.
If he stays, he could reasonably demand between $400,000-$500,000 a season
VETERAN Richmond ruckman Troy Simmonds is set to retire from AFL football.
Simmonds hasn’t played since Round 6, and with the Tigers will be looking to develop young talls Tyrone Vickery, Angus Graham and Andrew Browne, he has decided to draw his career to a close.
Rather than see out the season – as Adelaide skipper Simon Goodwin and Sydney captain Brett Kirk announced in the past week – Fairfax Media is reporting he will retire after playing one more game, possibly the club’s next home game on Friday week.
These reports come as speculation has intensified on another Tigers veteran – Ben Cousins – who yesterday said he understood why the media was speculating on his future.

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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The home ground of the Sydney Tigers and one of our group sponsors, the Camelia Grove Hotel, has opened up a new website promoting the pub, their bistro (Charles’) and their upcoming events (not to mention their hosting of certain AFL supporters groups).

Check them out at: http://www.thecammy.com.au/

See you all there Saturday night as the Tigers take on the Bombers in the Dreamtime at the ‘G match.

Whilst the Tigers fell short today I thought it was a very brave effort
by a very young team against a hardened side with many premiership players.

On numerous occasions Richmond players put their head over the ball,
to me a sign of a committed team.

This rot about Richmond being as bad as Fitzroy in the 80’s and being the
first team since 1964 not to win a game is garbage,
I am convinced Richmond will win a game this year,could be against
Essendon on Saturday night.

We are on the right track with Damien Hardwick,I believe that he has
coached very well the last two weeks and we could have maybe should
of won the game today.

Under Damien Hardwick the team has become a much better tackling side,
won’t shirk a contest,they have also recruited some good kicks,
Jerome Webberley is a good kick and Ben Nason is a great pick up
so late in the draft.

The move of Brett Deledio to the Half Back line has been a good one as he
is a good decision maker and uses the ball so well,he can give us that drive
from the backline and seems to get more involved,I think he plays better when he is accountable.

Okay yes it was an honourable loss and we hate that,we want wins.

With players like Deledio,Cotchin who was outsanding today,Dustin Martin,
Daniel Jackson,Nathan Foley always makes a difference,Kelvin Moore,
Luke McGuane,Will Thursfield,Jack Riewoldt,Ben Nason,Jerome Webberley,
Robin Nahas,David Astbury, Ty Vickery,Chris Newman lead from the front today,Shane Edwards playing
a lot more consisent this year,I believe things are not as bleak as the pundits
would have it,there is a glimmer of hope.

By the way good to see ANgus Graham get a run today,I think common sense
would see Richmond run with him and Ty Vickery for the rest of the year.
This Saturday night is the Dreamtime game,our first Saturday night game,I hope
we get a good crowd to the Camelia Grove to hopefully celebrate our first win,
I am quietly confident.

By the way I just read the blogs about the game on Herald Sun and can’t believe
what some people write that is was a terrible game,I thought it was a good game of footy
okay some skill errors but both teams were hard at it,umpiring was a bit dodgey at times.
MATCH REPORT
RICHMOND has gone within one straight kick of breaking its 2010 duck, falling just three points short of Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.

In a pulsating final quarter, the Hawks held on to win 13.11 (89) to 13.8 (86) thanks to captain Sam Mitchell, whose lunging tackle on Shane Tuck denied the midfielder a shot on goal with the Tigers down by just three points deep into the final quarter.

The last quarter had it all, with the Hawks stretching their lead to 17 points early in the quarter.

But a key miss to Young – with Franklin by himself in the square – saw the Tigers get back in the game with goals to Alex Rance and Angus Graham.

A bone-crushing collision between Campbell Brown – celebrating his 150th game – and Daniel Jackson saw the Hawks sweep the ball forward, with Rioli kicking his third goal for the quarter and fourth for the match.

But a strong mark to Riewoldt against three Hawks opponents had the Tigers close within three points. With seconds remaining, Tuck ran onto a loose ball, but Mitchell’s lunging tackle saved the day.

With the Hawks fielding a near full-strength side for the first time this season, it was new recruit Shaun Burgoyne who stole the show.

Playing his first game in the brown and gold, the former Port player was sensational for the Hawks, gathering 20 possessions, while he was well supported by Mitchell who finished the match with 29 touches.

For the Tigers, Trent Cotchin continued his rise as a premier midfielder with 27 possessions while the defensive pair of Will Thursfield and Luke McGuane kept Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin to just four goals between them.

Jackson – given the task playing on Sam Mitchell – finished the game with 31 possessions and was instrumental in the centre clearances in which the Tigers dominated 19 to six.

Richmond 3.1 6.5 8.5 13.8 (86)
Hawthorn 2.5 7.6 9.10 13.11 (89)

GOALS
Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Newman 2, Graham 2, Edwards, Jackson, Tambling, Rance, White
Hawthorn: Rioli 4, Peterson 2, Roughead 2, Franklin 2, Birchall, Lewis, Young

BEST
Richmond: Jackson, Cotchin, Deledio, Graham, Riewoldt, Thursfield
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Hodge, Burgoyne, Lewis, Rioli, Sewell

INJURIES
Richmond: Tambling (concussion)
Hawthorn: None

Reports: Nil

Umpires: McLaren, Sully, Pannell
Official crowd: 41, 563 at MCG

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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THE SYDNEY TIGERS ARE A RECOGNIZED SUPPORTER GROUP OF THE
RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB

G’Day Folks

Firstly I will post comments from Craig Cameron RFC-Football Manager
sorry I forgot to paste comments from Freo game.

Messages for Round 6

– Clearly our worst performance for the year. We weren’t competitive for most of the game
– Even though we were a young and inexperienced side against last year’s premiers – we still expect a better physical contest.
This will be addressed during the week.

– Jack Riewoldt battled manfully up forward with 7 shots on goal – Shane Tuck again had plenty of possessions and played
well. Of the younger players Ben Nason again showed that he is comfortable at the level and David Astbury was smart and
composed when he went down back for the last quarter and a half.

– Tackling and winning the hard ball will be a focus of training this week.

– Many sides bounce back with a win from 100 point losses. We are confident that we will have a much more competitive effort this week against the Crows.

I think it is good that we get feedback from the Football Department about the weekend’s game,and
I think they are being pretty open and honest.

Need I add more it was a very ordinary perormance and to their credit the Club
are not hiding from this.

A lot of emphasis has been placed on us having a young group and not the hard bodies
but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be working hard to push up and back,hit targets
by hand or foot and use their voice as 3 blokes should have done when Luke McGuane
was run down from behind.

So there is still a hell of a way to go.yes Adelaide and Hawthorn are beatable in the
next two weeks but I fear that if we don’t come away from these games with a win
or improved performance that the confidence will seek even further.

Interesting to note that only 2 players were listed in the Australian as Richmond’s best,
Shane Tuck was one and Chris Newman the other,probably fair enough and we didn’t
want Shane Tuck at the end of the year but he is always hard at the ball.

There is a lot of debate about why we let experienced players go and we have exposed
a young group to AFL football.

I agree with letting the older guys go because we need to develop
our team but it can be argued letting older guys go has reduced our chance
of being competive,but the Club has always said that it’s not about this year
it’s about our future,but obviously it is tough following the team this year.

One thing you should now about me is that I am incredibly loyal which I
am pretty proud of giving I was born in Double Bay following the Roosters and
I am here for the long haul.

We can learn from other clubs and now that we have 3 recruiters hopefully
look at mature age players to recruit.

So Adelaide this week,it’s on Sunday-Mothers Day.taking the wife out to
get in the good books.

The game is on at 4-40PM so hopefully you can make it to Camelia Grove,
we had a good turnout on Sunday so try to get along

Well folks I am pleased to say that I will be present on Sunday
at Camelia Grove Hotel for the Geelong game
which commences at 1-10pm.
Coverage is on Fox Sports 501.

Hope we can get a good crowd there,although these Sunday games are
a killer,let’s show these Johnny come lately’s to the Camelia Grove we can still
get a decent crowd.

Well there’s nothing like facing Geelong after a loss,they will be fired up,
It will be a massive challlenge,another learning curve,hopefully we can
put them under similar pressure that Carlton did on Monday.

Here is Craig Cameron’s assessment of last week’s game.
Messages for round 5.

– Started well. Ball movement in the first quarter was terrific
– Overuse of handball going forward of centre in the second quarter hurt us.
– Sandilands became impossible to stop as the game wore on. His dominance allowed them to dictate stoppages
– Still in the game in the last quarter but failed to capitalize
– We need to get better at the 1% defensive acts up the ground so that we don’t have to chase so hard. This is costing us in energy at the end of the game. We will know more on the injuries later in the week.

Hope to see you on Sunday afternoon.

Richmond had it’s best start to a game leading at quarter time 37-11,but
again fell away and lost by 39 points.

Even early in the last quarter they were down by only 14 points but Fremantle
finished the stronger to record a comfortable victory and were never headed.

One thing I must say that under Damien Hardwick there is definitely a lot more hardness
and they are a better tackling side.
Though it must be said there is a difference between hardness and giving away dumb free kicks
by getting sucked in by the opposition(Hayden Ballantyne is now the player I hate
the most in the AFL-dirty little grub,Freo are a niggly side)

But that does not excuse some of the ill discilpine of the Richmond Side,
and still some of the basic errors,such as missing targets from 20m away,not having
a player on the goaline when Pavlich had a shot from a long way out.
Jack Riewoldt is a talented player but his lack of interest during half time and his
falling to the ground when pushed was very ordinary,I hope Hardwick rips into
him.

Having said that I believe there is a little bit improvement showing
great to see Nathan Foley back,Robbie Nahas was very good pressuring up forward
and Deledio on the Half Back flank is a good move,he usually makes the right decison
when he has the ball.

So another loss and off to Geelong on Sunday,it doesn’t get any easier.
Some say we won’t win a game,I don’t believe that,I believe that teams like Adelaide and Essendon
are beatable and I belive that the team will continue to improve each week.

The game will be on Sunday at 1-10PM on Channel Seven,Collingwood are on at 2-10,but we will
be able to view the game at Camelia Grove Hotel.

We will set aside two games to watch at Bardwell Park RSL
I propose that we watch the Dreamtime Game(Only problem I don’t think kids are allowed though it is a night game)
Saturday May 22nd 7-10PM
and the Carlton game
Saturday 14/8/10 2-10 (I think kids are allowed in the Club in the afternoon)
(John no Dragons game on May 22nd-split round in NRL)
If we go ahead with these two games we want to promote it to get as many people as possible
as Bardwell Park RSL are our biggest sponsor.
In the past Camelia Grove have sponsored us $500-00 and $250-00 in the last two years,namely
because I have been game enough to front them.
This won’t happen this year they now have other clubs watching the games there and we just don’t
get the same numbers as the other groups,doesn’t help when we have so many Sunday games.
MATCH REPORT

RICHMOND put up fierce resistance but could not prevent Fremantle running away with a 39-point win at Subiaco on Sunday night.

The Tigers were the better side early, kicking the first five goals of the game, and they were still in the hunt for their first win of 2010 early in the fourth quarter.

However, Fremantle’s form so far this season held true and Mark Harvey’s side advanced to fourth place on the AFL ladder with a 15.22 (112) to 11.7 (73) win.

Fremantle’s influential midfield trio of Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow and David Mundy drove a run of eight unanswered goals to build a 20-point lead at the final change.

The Tigers refused to go away with early goals in the fourth quarter, but Fremantle clicked into action and booted five of the game’s last six goals.

The Tigers played their best football of a so-far fruitless season in the opening quarter, with Robin Nahas and Brett Deledio in superb touch.

Nahas finished with three goals and 18 possessions as his side’s best, while Nathan Foley (25 possessions) worked into the game.

Dustin Martin (21) continued to play a leading role in Richmond’s engine room, but, despite the visitors’ bright start, there was a sense of inevitability about the end result.

It doesn’t get any easier for the last-placed Tigers, who take on Geelong in round six.

Fremantle 1.5 4.12 10.19 15.22 (112)
Richmond 6.1 6.4 9.5 11.7 (73)

GOALS
Fremantle: Pavlich 4. Ballantyne 3, Sandilands 2, Hill, Crowley, Duffield, de Boer, Fyfe, Hasleby
Richmond: Rance, Nahas 3, Riewoldt 2, Martin, Taylor, Tuck

BEST
Fremantle: Sandilands, Barlow, Mundy, Ballantyne, Broughton, Pavlich
Richmond: Nahas, Foley, Martin, Rance, Tuck, Deledio

INJURIES
Fremantle: Nil
Richmond: Tambling (hamstring), Taylor (knee)

Reports: Nil

Changes: Nil

MARK MAUNDER PRESIDENT RICHMOND TIGERS SYDNEY SUPPORTERS GROUP
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