GREATER players than Matthew Richardson may play at Richmond but no one will leave the club with a greater spirit, club president Gary March said last night.
March was one of several speakers at a special farewell for Richardson, held at his original club Devonport.
"Matthew will probably be rated among the top 10 players to have been at the club but no- one will match his spirit and he is the number one bloke... [Read More]
IF YESTERDAY'S practice match in gusty conditions was anything to go by, Richmond's forward line may prove a force to be reckoned with in the AFL this year.
Tall forwards Graham Polak and Dean Polo showed some promising signs alongside key forward Jack Riewoldt, despite weather for the intra-club clash between Richmond's seniors and the Coburg Tigers at the exposed Highgate Reserve in Craigieburn making goals a lot harder to come... [Read More]
Thanks for your time, Damien - let's start with the obvious. Did you bring anything across from the Hawthorn model?
Probably what I brought is the experience from Hawthorn - when myself and Alastair and the new coaching group got there it was in a very similar situation to where Richmond is now. So it's probably the experience of the whole process, of how they got from day dot to the end of 2009. So from that I bring a fair amount... [Read More]
THE Richmond Tigers will make their first visit to Central Australia for 2010, as they enter the finals stages of establishing a permanent presence in the region.
Planned for next week, club officials and players will travel to the Red Centre for a four-day tour, including community visits, school visits and meetings with local indigenous organisations.
The team will travel to Hermannsburg to meet with junior and... [Read More]
RICHARD Tambling describes last year as a turning point in his career and says he is ready to attack this season with a healed mind and body.
Tambling, 23, appeared to come of age late last year, finishing fourth in the Tigers' best-and-fairest, averaging 21.5 possessions and going some way to silencing long-term critics.
The year didn't begin well - he was dropped after Round 3 against the Western Bulldogs - but as it... [Read More]
RICHMOND'S Jake King says the life is back in the Tigers after a spirited pre-season under new coach Damien Hardwick.
King, a survivor of the mass exodus at Punt Rd at the end of last season, said yesterday the Tigers were primed for the start of the pre-season competition against Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium.
"The boys are upbeat, there is a lot of life back in the club, it's been really good," King said... [Read More]