RICHMOND’S Nick Vlastuin, the club’s top pick of the 2012 National Draft, has been rewarded for hi efforts in Saturday’s victory over Port Adelaide with the Round 7 Rising Star nomination. Vlastuin’s efforts in the the Tigers’ 41 point win over the Power included 23 disposals, 11 marks and one goal. Vlastuin was the ninth

RICHMOND forward Aaron Edwards says he just wants an opportunity to prove himself again at AFL level after an impressive performance for Coburg in its win over Essendon at Coburg City Oval on Saturday. Edwards finished with 22 disposals, 16 marks and two goals. He said he was hopeful for an opportunity to arise at

FLAGGING changes to a team that lost to Collingwood by 34 points, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has given the strongest signal so far that Nick Vlastuin, the club’s top draft pick, may have his debut this week. “He’s in the mix, there’s no doubt he’s been in the mix for quite some time,” said Hardwick

RICHMOND midfielder Nathan Foley had a ripping first half in his comeback game from an Achilles injury with 18 disposals for the Coburg Tigers on Sunday to perhaps prompt an imminent return to senior footy. Tigers development coach Tim Clarke suggested Foley could even come in as a sub in this week’s clash against Fremantle.

RICHMOND coach Damian Hardwick has boasted his teams’ depth in the midfield as it confronts Collingwood this weekend. The Tigers also have Nathan Foley resuming from an Achilles injury in the VFL for Coburg on Sunday. “You look at Swan and Pendlebury and (Dale) Thomas and (Steele) Sidebottom, they’re probably a bit like us in

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Tigers: As their most effective weapon up front, can Jack Riewoldt push up towards the 80 goal a season level for Richmond? With the added responsibility of the captaincy will Trent Cotchin have

IT has been a horror month for the Hawks on the field. They’re winless and one of their key playmakers – Matt Suckling – is likely to under go a knee reconstruction after the one-point loss to Richmond on Saturday

WE all know that the Tigers had a lot of close losses in 2012 and their inconsistent, you could even say horrendous, kicking for goal was a big part of that.

FIRST year draftee Nick Vlastuin must be on the Richmond’s selection committees’ minds given his outstanding pre-season and such was his promising form in the eight point win over the Bombers in Wangaratta on the weekend, Vlastuin is well and truly in contention for a senior debut in round one

RICHMOND fans look away. Another ninth finish is here for the Tigers after round one of the NAB Cup has been completed. The Tigers, who have been touted as the competition’s biggest improver heading into the 2013 season, faces a sense of irony after a wretched history of finishing in ninth place during the home

LEAVING key players on the bench in the dying minutes of their NAB Cup opening encounters proved the Tigers weren’t putting all their eggs in one basket for the pre-season series. Brett Deledio, Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin and Shane Tuck – Richmond’s key on-ball brigade – were on the sidelines when North Melbourne came from

THEY say that Richmond supporters are the most optimistic AFL fans in March and the most pessimistic by Round 5, hardly surprising given that the club’s last premiership success in was 1980 and that they have only made it into the finals on three occasions since then – in 1982, 1995 and

RICHMOND coach Damian Hardwick has scoffed at suggestions on social media that Dustin Martin may be involved in either illicit or performance enhancing drugs. Hardwick said all rumours were “disappointing”. “He’s fine. It’s disappointing; social media – it’s un-Australian. It’s just whinging, whining … I can’t stand it,” Hardwick said on Friday. “He’s a resilient

Indigenous All Stars
vs
Richmond Tigers
When: Friday, February 8, 2013
Where: Traeger Park, Alice Springs (NT)

ALL STARS 14.6 (90) def RICHMOND 6.4 (40)

EVER wondered why Richmond stumble around ninth spot on the ladder most seasons ? Or that it beast the top contenders but can’t crack those at the bottom of the ladder? The question was posed to new skipper Trent Cotchin this week about what the players think of the performance, particularly from last season as

DEVELOPING Richmond tall Ben Griffiths is likely to be turned into a defender at the Tigers as he eyes the chance to perhaps play in round one. Griffiths, who had a horror year with injuries in 2012, is hoping that he will get a good break this year and has the versatility to play up

AFTER several years of recruiting some ordinary recycled players, the fortune has since changed for Richmond in the mature age recruiting stakes with Shaun Grigg and Bachar Houli perhaps leading the way after changing stripes. Grigg, inparticular, has become much more consistent since leaving Carlton and playing 43 matches with the Tigers over two seasons.

WHILE the expectations are looming large over the Tigers heading into the 2013 season, the individual performance of young gun Dustin Martin will be increasingly magnified after it is believed he is on his last warning at the club. Martin, who was in the public eye last season after showing up to training late with

RICHMOND says its renovated home base at Punt Road Oval has helped lift the spirit of the club to new levels over the pre-season, ahead of fielding its own stand alone VFL team at the new-look ground from 2014. After paving the way for Trent Cotchin as new captain, former skipper Chris Newman believes the

USUALLY when we write a post about footballers and arrests it’s for the wrong reason. But fortunately this post is different with Richmond’s Robin Nahas chasing down and detaining a thief after an incident in Melbourne’s Chapel Street yesterday. News Ltd has reported about the incident that saw a bike-riding thief snatch a handbag from

EVEN the youngsters at Tigerland are full of voice and optimism heading into the 2013 season and so they should be. Adding some experience into the mix over the pre-season have only enhanced expectations of an on-field revival that could perhaps kick-start their finals premiership assault since the early 2000′s. Youngster David Astbury said he

PROMISING Richmond defender David Astbury admits this pre-season has been “enormous” for him after finally going through his paces during pre-season injury-free. Astbury said that he felt “the game had gears that I didn’t” at the end of last season, after having a taste of AFL footy playing the final couple of matches of the

RICHMOND rookie Sam Lonergan admits he will be out to prove his old team Essendon wrong when it plays against it this season. Lonergan said this week that he is still searching for answers as to why he was delisted by the Bombers. “It left me wondering and wanting to know answers,” the 25-year-old said.

OUR final list on the final day of 2012: we look back on the year that was and give you our opinion on the Top 5 Recruits of the 2012 AFL season

Richmond opting for recycled AFL talent as mature age rookies is a risk worth taking, writes BRENT DIAMOND THE Tigers are impatient. And so they should be. They have been dreaming of finals for an eternity, or at least it seems that long yet missed the boat again this year. While they have looked to

WHEN Geelong selected him with the 78th pick of the 2011 National Draft, Orren Stephenson became the oldest first-time draftee in AFL history. But after the Cats delisted him at the end of the 2012 season, his hopes to make it back to the AFL now lie with Richmond. After trading with North Melbourne for

WE take a club by club look at this year’s draft and, where we have them, we link to our prospect profiles for more details and video of individual players

FOOTBALL NATION brings you the full list of retirements and delistings – club by club – and as they come to hand for

                ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Thursday, March 28 Carlton MCG Away 7.40pm 2 Friday, April 5 St Kilda MCG Away 7.50pm 3 Sunday, April 14 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm 4 Saturday, April 20 Collingwood MCG Home 2.10pm 5 Friday, April 26 Fremantle

AS we lead up to the 2012 Draft plenty of teams continue to tinker with the player lists including the Richmond Football Club who this afternoon have announced that they have re-signed Luke McGuane, Tom Derickx and Matt White. Perhaps the most surprising of the three re-signings is McGuane. At 25 years of age he is entering his

RICHMOND has added to the flourish of activity at the end of the AFL’s trade period by trading with North Melbourne for Aaron Edwards. The Tigers are sending the 74th pick in this year’s Draft to the Kangaroos in exchange for the forward. Edwards’ name started being floated around last week with interest quickly being

RICHMOND ruckman Angus Graham has joined Adelaide today in a deal that included the Tigers No.50 pick for Adelaide’s pick 40 in the national draft. Graham, who struggled for opportunities at Tigerland this season, has been one of the better players for Coburg in the VFL. His tap work and versatility around the ground will

SEE the full list of all the club best and fairest winners for 2012 here as Sam Mitchell collects his fourth medal at the Hawks

AS we reported way back on September 15, Richmond was keen to get the services of Port Adelaide key defender Troy Chaplin and they have taken the first big step towards that by announcing late yesterday that they had tabled an offer to him under the new free agency rules. Chaplin is the second Power player to be offered

HOURS into the commencement of Trade Week and the beginning of the free agency era in the AFL, the Richmond Football Club has announced that they have secured the services of former Adelaide forward/midfielder Chris Knights. “We’re delighted to have gained Chris’ services, as we believe he’ll be a valuable acquisition for our group,” said Richmond’s General Manager of Football, Craig Cameron.

RICHMOND has re-employed development coach Tim Clarke to coach its VFL team in the last year of its alignment with the Coburg Tigers next season. Clarke will also take the helm of Richmond’s VFL team in its inaugural season of fielding a stand alone club in the VFL from 2014. The former Hawthorn midfielder held

COBURG’S Adam Potter will coach his final game with the club today against Geelong at Simonds Stadium, with Richmond set to appoint one of its development coaches for the role in the final year of its alignment. The club has offered Potter, who is a school teacher, a development role at Coburg next season but

JUST last week Richmond great Matthew Richardson said it was only a matter of time before Brandon Ellis receives an AFL Rising Star nomination this season

AFTER the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

GOLD Coast’s marquee recruit Karmichael Hunt rated his match-winning kick after the siren as one of his greatest sporting moments after the Suns eclipsed Richmond by two-points in a heart-stopper at Cazaly’s Stadium. Hunt’s match-winner will forever remain as one of the most glorified moments in the clubs’ short history given the rugby league and

BAD news for Tigers fans as the club has just announced that their star midfielder Nathan Foley will now miss the rest of the season after suffering a partial rupture of the Achilles tendon in his right leg at a running session at training today. “He was actually running at sub-maximal pace and was doing a

REPORTS have emerged this morning that the Richmond Football Club has moved to discipline two players following a series of recent off-field actions

ONE day after an exclusive interview on AFL.com.au revealed that he felt he was being made a scapegoat for the Esendon’s poor performances during Matthew Knights’ final year as coach, Bachar Houli has signed a contract extension with his current club. Richmond made the announcement this morning that Houli, 24, has signed an agreement that will add two years

RICHMOND is trying to put a lid on it but surely the lid is off at Tigerland following its eight-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium last night. Jack Riewoldt kicked eight goals in a superb performance and the young cubs are growing into a promising outfit and perhaps finals bound. Finals, a word

FIRST of all a confession.

Not only was I at the MCG last night for the Melbourne opening of the 2012 season, but I actually thought that Richmond would beat Carlton

THE Richmond Football Club has signed a new five year contract with Brett Deledio that will see the top midfielder remain at the club through to the end of 2017. Under the new Free Agency rules, Deledio, 24, would have been a Restricted Free Agent (RFA) after the end of this season. Instead he will remain

THE Richmond Football Club has signed a two-year contract extension with ruck- forward Tyrone Vickery. “We are thrilled to have Ty continue with Richmond for at least another two years,” said Richmond General Manager of Football Craig Cameron. The 8th overall pick of the 2008 Draft, Vickery, 21, is now set to stay with the Tigers

THE Richmond Football Club announced today that they had promoted tall forward Brad Miller and small forward Addam Maric off their rookie list. The moves paves the way for them to be selected for inclusion in the Tigers’ lineup for their traditional opening round match with Carlton on March 29. Maric, 21, was the first

AFTER weeks of speculation about his future, the Richmond Football Club announced last night that they had extended the contract of their coach Damien Hardwick through to the end of the 2014 season

RICHMOND star midfielder Brett Deledio will be rested in this weekend’s match against Geelong in the NAB Cup as the Tigers prepare him for the start of the home and away series. Deledio, 24, has been out of the Tigers line up since he hobbled off the field during an intra-club practice match on February

ON THE MATTER of Damien Hardwick’s contract, Tigers CEO Brendon Gale has said that the club would not rush a decision because of the airplay that the issue received in the media yesterday

AFTER reports earlier this month from Richmond about their desire to do so, the Tigers now look to be set to playing a pre-season match in India next year

RICHMOND Brandon Ellis should slot in as a first year player at some point. Good interchange player. Dustin Martin and Brett Deledio should continue on their merry way. Dylan Grimes is building and is good value. 2. Dylan Grimes – Young defender developing into a similar player to brother Jack at Melbourne. Shows composure and initiative

AFTER a behind the play clash with North Melbourne’s Leigh Adams during the first round of the NAB cup, Richmond’s Reece Conca has been hit with a three or four match ban that will be served during the remainder of the pre-season competition

BEHIND-THE-PLAY incident that left North Melbourne’s Leigh Adams concussed could see Richmond’s Reece Conca facing a suspension of up to five weeks

RICHMOND’S Brad Miller booted five goals and had the better of North’s Nathan Grima in Coburg’s 27-point win over the Werribee Tigers in a VFL practice match on Saturday. Miller, who was promoted from the rookie list as a mature age recruit, will be a chance to resume his AFL career after an impressive display.

FORMER Richmond and St Kilda ruckman Adam Pattison has joined the Box Hill Hawks with hope that he can show his versatility and resurrect his AFL career for a third time. Pattison, 24, along with discarded Hawthorn ruckman Wayde Skipper – now at Port Melbourne – were delisted last season mainly due to the AFL’s

SOME delisted indigenous AFL talent have been playing in the Northern Territory Football League over summer. Cameron Stokes (Box Hill; Hawthorn rookie) has returned and is playing for Darwin, who is co-coached by ex-Lion Darryl White, who is still playing. Relton Roberts (Richmond / Coburg) is back with Wanderers, alongside Shannon Motlop (ex-Port Melbourne) Malcolm

RICHMOND has snared former Carlton midfielder Shaun Grigg to bolster its midfield stocks. Grigg was frustrated by his lack of opportunities at the Blues in which he spent a large amount of time at the Blues VFL feeder team the Northern Bullants over the course of the year. Grigg is a little compensation for the

AXED Melbourne forward Brad Miller says he is confident of resurrecting his AFL career after speaking to a “few clubs” during the season. Miller admitted this week that he was quick to realize he would be shown the door by the Demons at the end of the season – after he failed to be given

RICHMOND utility Graham Polak has called it a day. The former Docker, who got hit by a tram two years ago, said part of the reason why he decided to retire was after copping a knock in a VFL match in a sickening head clash with Werribee’s Mitch Thorp. ”It’s probably been at the back

RICHMOND’S upset win over Port Adelaide on Saturday night at AAMI Stadium was well over due for the Tigers. Despite being bottom of the ladder and favourites for the wooden spoon, the Tigers have been competitive in most matches this season and in some cases perhaps should have got the points. Against the Crows they

There are very few teams I feel sorry for in the AFL, but the Richmond Tigers are my exception. For any supporter who has followed the yellow and lack over the past two and a half decades, I can honestly sympathize with the way they are feeling. The club has a very pride history, and

WEST COAST’S 2006 AFL premiership should not be looked down upon because of its former skipper Ben Cousins’ fall-out according to Cousins himself. Cousins spoke openly on Fox Sports’ On the Couch last night and defended the Eagles, saying that it was right that his former team-mates hadn’t suffered because of it. “I can only

MELBOURNE is in full flight after scoring its second win in a row against Richmond on Sunday by 55 points at the MCG. Colin Sylvia kicked five goals while Brent Moloney had 37 disposals in the 20.13 (133) to 11.12 (78) win. “We battled hard in the first half and the Tigers came and took

RICHMOND’S Ben Cousins will play for Coburg Tigers against Frankston at Frankston Oval on Sunday. Cousins was one of four Richmond players to be suspended by the club for inappropriate behaviour at a Sydney hotel on Saturday night. Dolphins coach Simon Goosey said he hoped there would be a massive crowd to help Frankston financially

RICHMOND’S Graham Polak is “close” to being selected this week for his first AFL match of the season after gradually improving his performance in the VFL. “I was very pleased with the way Graham competed up there all day, he was very good,” Tigers development coach and Coburg coach David Newitt said. “I guess it

SYDNEY Swans smashed Richmond by 55-points at the SCG on Saturday night. Daniel Bradshaw and Ben McGlynn, two pre-season recruits, were brilliant with seven goals between them in the 16.15 (111) to 7.14 (56) win

THE Western Bulldogs have bounced back from its round one disappointment with a 72-point thrashing of Richmond at the MCG on Sunday evening.

The full teams for Richmond v Carlton

BEN Cousins has been released from Epworth Hospital after undergoing further tests for what is described as gastric inflammation. Richmond released a statement to the media today refuting claims made by The Age that Cousins was warned several times about binge drinking last year. “In response to media speculation raised today, the Richmond Football Club

We take a punt at where Richmond will finish this season and analyse its list heading into the 2010 season

DUMPED Richmond forward Nathan Brown has spruiked interest in rekindling his AFL career at a third club despite plans to undergo post-season groin surgery next week

JADE Rawlings has become a prime choice for Richmond as its full-time senior coach, Football Nation reporter BRENT DIAMOND writes

RICHMOND has left the door ajar to snare unsigned Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse

Richmond has asked all would-be senior coaches to submit their job applications by July 3, so that it can begin interviewing candidates the following week

Stand-in Richmond coach Jade Rawlings has swung the axe at the selection table, dropping Joel Bowden, Mark Coughlan, Jordan McMahon, Kayne Pettifer and Troy Simmonds

Richmond’s first pick in the 2008 AFL draft will make his debut against the West Coast Eagles this Saturday night, after putting in several solid performances at VFL level

Former Tigers skipper Kane Johnson has pulled up stumps on an outstanding career that returned two premierships with Adelaide and the club captaincy of Richmond for four years

Ben Cousins has been fined $10,000 for the one-fingered salute he gave a Channel 10 camera 90 minutes before the Round 10 clash between Fremantle and Richmond

Speculation about Richmond’s 2010 coach is heating up as plenty of seasoned assistants and rated novices throw their hats into the ring

Richmond coach Terry Wallace will coach his final game for the club in this week’s Round 11 clash against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium

When Ben Cousins ‘flipped the bird’ to a changing room TV camera on Saturday night, most viewers responded quizzically

Is he or isn’t he? Terry Wallace was reportedly leaving Punt Rd this morning, but a mid-morning meeting looks to have affirmed his short term future at the club.

The sickening head clash that left Tigers young gun Alex Rance with a fractured cheekbone may only keep him out of action for two weeks, according to his father Murray

The eagerly anticipated round one match-up between the Blues and the Tigers at the MCG is officially a sellout. The complex nature of club memberships, AFL and MCC memberships means that the stadium may not be packed to capacity but the AFL has advised that for all intents and purposes the match has been sold

A couple of key midfield injuries could see Richmond struggle in the early rounds of 2009, despite the much vaunted addition of Ben Cousins to the Tigers’ on-ball brigade

Graham Polak is set to make a miraculous return to AFL football after recovering from being hit by a tram last year

Richmond was on the cusp of finals football in 2008, but couldn’t quite break its seven-year September drought. Only a few additions make their way to Punt Rd in 2009, headed (of course) by former West Coast champion Ben Cousins. Big things are expected of 200-centimetre ruckman/forward Tyrone Vickery, who could form a long-term partnership