THE Melbourne Football Club may not have won but they at least played well enough for fans and the media to ease up on the pressure that they have piled onto the club as Richmond notched their fifth win of the season with a 34-point victory in front of 39,148 fans at the MCG.

Indeed while the Demons walked off the field with a sense of having achieved something, the Tigers were less than enthusiastic about their own performance as they struggled to put away their surprisingly feisty opponent

RICHMOND TIGERS
vs
MELBOURNE DEMONS
Sunday May 19, 3:20pm, MCG

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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

ST KILDA and Carlton have produced another thriller in their annual Monday night clash, with the Saints victorious by nine points infront of 34,000 at Etihad Stadium.

The Blues had a horrid start to the match, losing Michael Jamison (shoulder), David Ellard (hamstring) and Chris Yarran (hamstring), on top of the late withdrawal of utility Andrew Carrazzo (calf) and the absent Jarrad Waite (suspension) and Bryce Gibbs (hamstring)

IN what was a classic crossroads game for Richmond, the Tigers reversed their three-game losing streak with a much needed road win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium yesterday afternoon.

The Tigers had begun the season with three straight wins before dropping the last three and had settled into their all too familiar ninth place spot on the ladder and a narrow loss to Fremantle two weeks ago almost demonstrating how in spit of improvements the club was not quite there yet

PORT ADELAIDE POWER
vs
RICHMOND TIGERS
Saturday 11th May, 1:15pm, AAMI Stadium
GAME OVER: RICHMOND 18.6 (114) def PORT ADELAIDE 10.13 (73)

THE much-hyped Richmond-Geelong clash was very much a game of two halves. The first was an interesting, good quality game between two sides testing each other out; one team would hold the momentum for a certain period before it inevitably swung back.

Richmond led at quarter time and extended their lead in the second before the Cats got back in front to lead by five at the half.

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

Richmond Tigers
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
GAME OVER: GEELONG 20.11 (131) def RICHMOND 13.9 (87)

Richmond Tigers
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:40pm AEST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

RICHMOND has been left heartbroken following Thursday night’s one-point loss to Fremantle at Paterson’s Stadium overnight.

Hayden Ballantyne was the hero, snapping his fourth goal in the dying stages to pinch victory for the Dockers

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)
Final Score: FREMANTLE 12.9 (81) def RICHMOND 12.8 (80)

Fremantle Dockers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium (WA)

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.

ALL the hype heading into this contest was all about Richmond. And fair enough, too. The club had started 3-0 for the first time in nearly 20 years, had beaten tough opponents Carlton and St Kilda and smashed the Western Bulldogs the week before.

Richmond Tigers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 2:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: COLLINGWOOD 16.17 (113) def RICHMOND 11.13 (79)

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

Richmond Tigers
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 2:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

RICHMOND’S 67-point demolition of the Western Bulldogs on Sunday has handed the Tigers their best start in 18 years as they race to an undefeated three-zip start to the season.

The Tigers face Collingwood in a blockbuster next week which will test exactly where the Tigers are at in the early stanza of the season

Richmond Tigers
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
Final Score: RICHMOND 20.15 (135) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 10.8 (68)

Richmond Tigers
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

THE Tigers were too strong for a desperate St Kilda team in front of 56,783 at the MCG – winning by 17 points but it was the battle of the Riewoldts that dominated the action on a perfect autumn night

St Kilda Saints
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7:50pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: RICHMOND 14.15 (99) def ST KILDA 12.10 (82)

St Kilda Saints
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7:50pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 2012, RICHMOND 18.13 (121) def ST KILDA 16.17 (113) at Etihad Stadium

RICHMOND’S nine-game hoodoo has finally been broken. The Tigers had lost all matches against Carlton since 2008, but a win now shows the football public and their fans that this year they mean business

Carlton Blues
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Thursday March 28, 2013 at 7:45pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: RICHMOND 14.22 (106) def CARLTON 14.17 (101)

Carlton Blues
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Thursday March 28, 2013 at 7:45pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

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

TRIAL MATCH

Richmond Tigers
vs
Western Bulldogs

WHEN: Saturday March 16, 2013 at 2:00pm EDST
WHERE: Visy Park, VIC
Final Score: RICHMOND 14.8 (92) def WESTERN BULLDOGS 12.11 (83)

TRIAL MATCH Richmond Tigers vs Western Bulldogs   WHEN: Saturday March 16, 2013 at 2:00pm EDST WHERE:  Visy Park, VIC   Richmond’s last hit-out for the pre-season will be against the Western Bulldogs this Saturday, March 16, at  Visy Park with the game commencing at 2pm local time. There will be no interchange cap, and teams will

IT has been a rough day for the Hawthorn Football Club with defender Matt Suckling suffering a knee injury during the club’s game against Richmond at Aurora Stadium (Launceston) this afternoon.

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

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHERE: Aurora Stadium, TAS
WHEN: Saturday March 9, 1.10pm (AEDT)
FINAL SCORE: RICHMOND 0.13.7 (85) def HAWTHORN 0.13.6 (84)

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.

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHERE: Aurora Stadium, TAS
WHEN: Saturday March 9, 1.10pm (AEDT)

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

Essendon Bombers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 5.10pm EDT
WHERE: Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta, VIC
FINAL SCORE: RICHMOND 2.8.20 (86) def ESSENDON 1.10.9 (78)

Essendon Bombers
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 5.10pm EDT
WHERE: Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta, VIC

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

GAME 1: NTH MELBOURNE 1.4.5 (38) def MELBOURNE 0.5.6 (36)
GAME 2: RICHMOND 1.2.9 (30) def MELBOURNE 0.2.3 (15)
GAME 3: NTH MELBOURNE 0.7.6 (48) def RICHMOND 0.6.8 (44)

          North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons vs Richmond Tigers   WHEN: Fri 22 Feb 2013, from 6:45 EDT WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC GAMES: North Melbourne v Melbourne (6.45pm EDT) Melbourne v Richmond (7.50pm EDT) Richmond v North Melbourne (8.55pm EDT)   NORTH MELBOURNE 1. Daniel Currie, 2. Brad McKenzie, 3. Ryan Bastinac,

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.

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

AFTER trade period negotiations to get him to North Melbourne failed, Ben Jacobs has quit Port Adelaide today and nominated for the AFL Draft to be held on November 22. Just two years after being drafted by the Power with the 16th pick of the  2010 Draft, Jacobs, 20, was keen to return home to

                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

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

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

FOR the sake of its supporters, if Coburg only has one victory between now and the beginning of the 2014 season, let’s hope it’s the appointment of a quality Senior Coach for the stand-alone Lions. On July 21st this year, Coburg President Bill Balakis announced that the club would be ending its 14 year association

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

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

COBURG Football Club is on the brink with alignment partner Richmond rumoured to be mounting a case that the club is failing to meet its financial commitments of the alignment. Coburg’s future hasn’t been guaranteed by the VFL and its demise would open the door for the AFL Tigers to field its own VFL side

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

RICHMOND midfielder Daniel Connors suffered a leg injury playing for the Coburg Tigers in the VFL on Saturday. Connors faces a stint on the sidelines following the second half injury but it is not yet known how severe the injury is. FREMANTLE will miss rising midfielder Nat Fyfe for the next three months with a

COLLINGWOOD scored it’s first victory of the Nathan Buckley era last night when they defeated Richmond by 21 points.

But the victory was not without a price as the Magpies lost defender Chris Tarrant to injury

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

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series with the team that we think will finish in 11th position this season. And that is Richmond

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

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

Gifted forward confirms what he had more or less accepted since Richmond decided he was surplus to its plans

Richmond says it will try to throw Graham Polak a lifeline despite the defender being among nine players axed

2:02pm Richmond is adamant it intends to re-draft tram accident victim Graham Polak

Brendon Gale achieves his first significant victory in new role at Richmond, after taking his grievances to the AFL regarding Tigers’ 2010 home-and-away fixture

Richmond to offer Graham Polak a new one-year contract, 16 months after life-threatening accident

Richmond chief Brendon Gale says club faces several years in development mode

Richmond president reveals the club will go on a big spend this summer in bid to rejuvenate for season

Richmond’s Brett Deledio is inspired by mid-season criticism to claim a second successive Jack Dyer Medal

Lions’ revamp begins with raid on Richmond, with the club snaring Jade Rawlings and Craig McRae

Jade Rawlings and Craig McRae leave Richmond to become an assistant coaches at the Michael Voss’s Brisbane Lions

Ben Cousins has unofficially come to terms with Richmond to play with the Tigers for at least one more 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

Damien Hardwick takes over as Richmond coach, promising a “team-first culture” at the struggling club

Damien Hardwick’s problems at Richmond will all be on the field

Richmond has turned to an uncompromising 37-year-old former defender and Kevin Sheedy protege in a bid to redefine itself and rebuild the AFL’s least successful club

Damien Hardwick and Ken Hinkley wait to learn of their fates as Richmond set to appoint senior coach