Richmond vs Swans - Challenge Cup 29th Feb 08

Venue: Narrandera Sportsground
Time: 7pm
Crowd: 8,296

Richmond: 5.5 / 10.7 / 15.8 / 17.11.113
Swans: 3.3 / 7.7 / 11.9 / 13.10.88

Goals:

Richmond: Richardson 5, Deledio 3, Johnson 2, Hughes 1, Tuck 1, Polak 1, Pettifer 1, Tambling 1, Brown 1, White 1

Sydney Swans: Hall 4, Bolton 2, McVeigh, Jolly, Kirk, O'Loughlin, Moore, O'Keefe, Ablett


Team: Richardson, Deledio, Simmonds, Brown, Schultz, Pettifer, Hughes, Johnson (c), Tuck, White, McMahon, Newman, Foley, Thursfield, Pattison, Collins, Tambling, Polak.


Notes: Robert Dipierdomenico was present as part of the AFL's 150th Celebration
Schultz stretched off after sustaining a cracked rib during a goalsquare pack, reports suggested he collided with Richardson.
Polak injures his foot.

NAB Challenge Match vs Melbourne (Feb 22nd)

Richmond defeat Melbourne at Cazaly Stadium in their NAB Challenge Match, by 35 points

Rich 5.3 / 6.4 / 115.71 / 14.10.94
Melb 2.3 / 5.5 / 6.9.45 / 8.11.59

Goals:
Richmond: Pettifer 3, Schulz 2, Hughes 2, C Howat 2, A Pattison N Foley M Morton N Brown A Raines.
Melbourne: M Newton 2 C Bartram R Petterd B Green A Maric I Weetra A Davey.

Best:
Richmond: K Pettifer C Newman T Simmonds R Tambling N Foley J Bowden.
Melbourne: C Newton N Jones A Davey C Sylvia P Johnson S Valenti.

Umpires: C Kamolins J Armstrong H Kennedy.

Attendace: 5,321 people.

NAB CUP MATCH vs StKilda (Feb 15th)

A disappointing Richmond team lose to StKilda by 40 points at Docklands.

StK: 0.4.0.1.25 /1.7.0.5.56 /1.11.1.6.84 /1.15.1.9.111
Ric: 0.3.0.2.20 /0.4.0.4.28 /2.6.0.7.61 /2.7.0.11.71

Goals:
Richmond: 9pts: Greg Tivendale, Chris Newman.
Richmond 6pts: Brett Deledio 2, Nathan G Brown 2, Matthew Richardson, Kayne Pettifer, Mitch Morton.

Best:
Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Chris Newman, Kayne Pettifer, Joel Bowden, Nathan G Brown.

Richmond Squad:
Chris Newman, Brett Deledio, Andrew Raines, Troy Simmonds, Graham Polak, Nathan Brown, Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards, Joel Bowden, Matthew Richardson, Jordan McMahon, Kayne Pettifer, Kane Johnson, Mitch Morton, Shane Tuck, Daniel Jackson, Jay Schulz, Adam Pattison, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Richard Tambling, Chris Hyde, Greg Tivendale, Jarrod Silvester, Travis Casserly, Tristan Cartledge, Kelvin Moore, Nathan Foley, Jake King.

Notes:
Umpire Darren Goldspink officates he last ever game of AFL Football.

Matthew Richardson kicks Richmonds' first behind, and their first goal.

In the 1st quarter, Richardson receives a 50 metre penalty on the wing, and his resulting kick for goal hits the post. (it would have been a 9 point goal)- but Deledio roving the rebound off the post kicks a 6pt goal.

Coburg Practice Match

On Sunday 16th February, Coburg played Geelong Reserves in a practice match at Skilled Stadium at 1.30pm.


Notes:
4 x 20 min quarters no time on.
Rance injures his ankle.

Up to 12 Richmond players play for Coburg in this match.
(Howat, Coughlan,White, Polo, Schultz, Collins, Thursfield, Hughes, Putt, Collard, Gourdis, Rance)

Coburg: 5.3 / ???? / ???? / ????
Geelong: 1.4 / ???? / ???? / ????

Intra-Club Match @ Echuca

On February 7th 2008- Richmond played an intra-club match at Echuca - Jack Eddy Oval @ 4pm

Notes:
White Team coached by David King.
Nathan Brown was rested from the game, because Terry Wallace was 'paranoid' about him playing before the Round 1 match.
Attendance: 2,000
10 players from the Echuca area were given the opportunity to play in the match. They were:

Liam Guinan (Echuca), Troy Muir (Echuca), John Foskett (Moama), Damien Dalziel (Echuca United), Nick Iorianni (Echuca United), Luke Dunham (Moama), Craig Frost (Echuca United), Duane Hueston (Echuca United), Thomas McKitterick (Echuca) and Chris Casey (Echuca) all played.


Blacks: 3.3 / 5.6 / ???? / 12.10.82
Whites: 6.1 / 8.8 / ???? / 18.10.118

Goalkickers:
Majority of goalkickers have yet to be sourced. However below, are some that are noted.
Hughes 4 (3 in first quarter), Collard 3 (all in 3rd term), Deledio 3, Luke Dunham 1.
Richardson 2

Notes:
Mark Coughlan plays his first competitive game of football since his knee injury in Round 12 2006.

RFC Book Signing - Feb 15th w/ KB and Tom Hafey

The book signing will occur at the Angus and Robertson Bookstore on the corner of
Elizabeth St and Bourke St from 12.30pm - 1.30pm on February 15th.

Richmond Records 1970-1975

As you know, I have written the RFC 2008 Centenary Publication called 'The Tigers'- and more recently, another of my pastimes is to collect Richmond Football Records.

So, I thought it only best to list below, the records I am missing from the 1970's- and if anyone has any they wish to sell, then feel free to contact me at rhettrospective@hotmail.com Here to start off are the records I am missing from 1970-1975.

1970
rd 1 apr 4-5
rd 3 apr 18
rd 5 may 2
rd 6 may 9
rd 10 june 6
rd 13 june 27
rd 16 july 18
rd 19 aug 8

1971
rd 6 may 8
rd 7 may 15
rd 8 may 22
rd 11 june 14
rd 20 aug 14

1972
rd 4 apr 22
rd 6 may 6
rd 8 may 20
rd 11 june 10
rd 15 jul 15
rd 16 jul 22
rd 22 sep 22

1973
rd 1 apr 7
rd 3 apr 21
rd 8 may 26
rd 10 june 9
rd 11 june 16
rd 18 aug 4
rd 20 aug 18

1974
rd 5 may 4
rd 7 may 18
rd 10 jun 8
Rd 13 jun 29
rd 15 jul 13
rd 22 aug 31

1975
rd 1 apr 5
rd 6 may 10
rd 9 may 31
rd 10 jun 7
rd 12 jun 21
rd 15 jul 12
rd 16 jul 19
rd 18 aug 2
rd 19 aug 9
rd 20 aug 16
rd 21 aug 23
rd 22 aug 30

Intra-Club Practice Match #2

Richmond and selected Coburg players play an intra club match at Gosch's Paddock from 10.00am on
Friday February 1st 2008.

Rules: 2 x quarters. Yellows vs Blacks.
Weather: Blustery

The selected teams are listed below , albeit incomplete.

Yellows:
Riewoldt, Polo, Rance, Putt, Coughlan, Schulz, Collard, Hyde, White, Silvester, Moore, Collins, King, Stewart, Polak, Gazzo (#29)

Blacks:
Newman, Raines, Edwards (#35), Morton, Tuck, Jackson, Pattison, Oakley-Nicholls, Hughes, Gourdis, Casserly, Cartledge, Polak

Scores (incomplete)
Yellows: 2.2 / 10/5/65
Blacks 4.6 / 6.8.44

Goals (incomplete)
Yellow: Polak (2), Collins (2), Chris Stewart (2), Riewoldt (1), (#3 unknown), (#31 unknown), (#36 unknown)

Blacks: Morton (2.5), Casserly (1), Polak (1), Hughes (1), Edwards (1).

Notes:
Polak may have switched sides to the 'Yellow' team at the break.
Moore may have injured calf (awaiting confirmation)



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