One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 07, 2010, 10:40:36 PM
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I just saw this on Mitch Farmer's twitter page:
"17 days until New Zealand I wonder what this preseason camp will be like!"
Sounds like every club is now into high-altitude training camps after the Pies' won the flag.
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I wonder what this preseason camp will be like!"
I'll be fun Mitch :thumbsup (and hopefully hard work)
Just make sure none of the boys do anything stupid like some extreme sports and hurt themselves.
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Just as well Cousins won't be going with them, with all those cliffs n that over there :P
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Just as well Cousins won't be going with them, with all those cliffs n that over there :P
:lol
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Please don't take any New Zealand waitresses home boys, and stay away from any dogs :help
Have fun lads :gotigers
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Please don't take any New Zealand waitresses home boys, and stay away from any dogs
Aren't they the same thing?
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According to KiwiTiger on BF it's from November 24-28. Auckland to start off with. Leppitsch is organising it. Amazing Race type format. Coteries are also funding and attending. It's believed the entire playing list will be going including the new draftees. They're back to normal training in December.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19524351&postcount=4
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Shaun Grigg's twitter page:
"Off to NZ for a training camp tomorrow morning. Looking forward to getting away with the boys!"
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Tiges at the airport
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg4/scaled.php?tn=0&server=4&filename=bvho.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
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Love Cotch giving the camera a peace sign.
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The boy playing cards at the airport as the plane is delayed a few hours....
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg340/scaled.php?tn=0&server=340&filename=bqzd.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
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Love Cotch giving the camera a peace sign.
The Cuz legacy lingers on..........
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Tigers in NZ preview video
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/315842/tigers+in+nz+-+preview/default.aspx
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Day 1 - the adventure begins
richmondfc.com.au
10:16 PM Wed 24 Nov, 2010
The Tigers spent the first day of their New Zealand adventure today with plenty of travelling, and the first of many challenges for the week.
The entire playing list, coaches, some staff members and a group of Richmond coterie members, made the trip to the airport early on Wednesday before arriving in Auckland at 5pm.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/1(65).jpg)
The trip organisers had given the players very little information about what they would face during the trip…all they knew was what to pack, and what time to get to the airport.
The players were split into five colour groups - Red, Maroon, Green, White and Black, and will be vying for the ‘Kiwi Cup’ throughout a series of physical and mental challenges.
As deemed by RFC officials, the team with the most points accumulated over the trip is declared the winner.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/3(44).jpg)
As soon as the teams landed in Auckland, they took part in a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle challenge, with the first team given a head start to find their way - without maps - to the team hotel.
The black team got off to shaky start when they left young Irishman Jamie O’Reilly behind, but they soon realised they were a man down and returned to collect him.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/4(34).jpg)
Later that evening, the teams created their own theme songs and performed them in front of the entire group, with the red team claiming the points - and the ascendancy - for day two of the trip.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/105625/default.aspx
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From what I can see from the photos, Bachar will be #14. Hislop is also over there, so he'd have to be a definite to be rookied.
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Tomorrow it will be finger painting, t-ball and learning the rfc theme song on a recorder.
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Day 2 - Volcanoes, lakes and Haka
richmondfc.com.au
Fri 26 Nov, 2010
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images_richmond/lidshaka_246c.jpg)
Brett Deledio practices his Haka routine.
There was no time for a sleep-in for the Richmond travelling crew in New Zealand on the second day of its five-day journey.
The groups were up at the crack of dawn and given suitcases, with the contents revealing instructions on their first destination.
For photos of day two in New Zealand, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page (http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tigers%20in%20new%20zealand/tabid/16913/default.aspx)
While they made their way to the North Island city of Rotarua, the groups also had a chance to collect more points with a series of mental challenges, including Sudoku and a Rubik’s cube.
Each group was also given the three-day objective of creating a travel video of New Zealand, featuring the places they visited throughout their stay, which will be presented to a panel of judges on the final night of the trip.
At Rotarua, the teams were taught to perform the Haka, the traditional form of dance of the Maori people.
The origins of the dance, and its traditional meanings, were explained by the staff at Haka World, before the groups performed for more points.
With the Haka mastered, the teams headed to Lake Taupo, the city with the largest lake in New Zealand.
Armed with a handful of images, the groups were asked to find a number of locations throughout the city, and replicate the photographs.
By 3pm, the entire travelling party was required at Mt Ruapehu, an active volcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone and the biggest mountain on the North Island.
Watch Daniel Jackson interview Tiger youngsters Brad Helbig and Tom Derickx from Mt Ruapehu.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tigers%20in%20new%20zealand/tabid/16913/default.aspx (http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tigers%20in%20new%20zealand/tabid/16913/default.aspx)
The players completed a gruelling 10km bike ride up the side of the mountain, before walking to the summit.
After some official presentations, it was time for an early night, and the promise of more non-stop action on day three.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/105674/default.aspx
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Is it just me or are the galleries just a link to one photo for them too?
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Is it just me or are the galleries just a link to one photo for them too?
You have to hover over the photo, up near the top right and a 'next' button appears, then you can scroll through them.
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It's working now, wasn't before
Was just a static image for me earlier, now it actually comes up as a gallery
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mail is that the "white team' has a 10 point lead over the" red team" after the close of events today ;)
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Day 3 – Canoes and the farmyard
richmondfc.com.au
9:36 PM Fri 26 Nov, 2010
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images_richmond/newylogs_246d.jpg)
Chris Newman carries logs at Taumarunui.
Day three was another near-perfect day on the North Island of New Zealand, and the Richmond travelling party was treated to a full day of outdoor activities.
At day break, the teams travelled to Taumarunui, a picturesque town set on the Whanganui River.
Their task for the morning was a four-hour canoe ride, with the first team arriving at the destination given maximum points.
Extra points were gifted to those groups who kept a rill of toilet paper as dry as possible throughout the journey.
A brief training session before the challenge wasn’t enough to prevent several two-man crews from capsizing during the ride, but all groups made it to the finish line in one piece.
The white team completed the course in 3hrs and 45mins, with the final group 30 minutes behind.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/4%2835%29.JPG)
After a quick lunch by the river, the teams were back vying for more points, this time in the form of rotating activities in a large farm near Taumarunui.
The challenges included river crossing, wood chopping, log throwing and hill sprinting.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/5%2821%29.JPG)
After a 90-minute rotation, the players were given a breather with a barbeque dinner at Whakapapa Lodge, and another early night before day four.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/105725/default.aspx
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can comfirm the 'white team" won the Kiwi Challenge
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A blue affair in NZ [video]
http://cht-cdn220-is-1.se.bptvpd.ngcdn.telstra.com/pd_afltigers0/101127_continnewy_1mb.mp4 (http://cht-cdn220-is-1.se.bptvpd.ngcdn.telstra.com/pd_afltigers0/101127_continnewy_1mb.mp4)
Tigers in canoes [video]
http://bptvpd.ngcdn.telstra.com/pd_afltigers0/101127_canoe_1mb.mp4 (http://bptvpd.ngcdn.telstra.com/pd_afltigers0/101127_canoe_1mb.mp4)
White team
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond%5CNZ%201%5CIMG_5564.JPG)
Red team
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond%5CNZ%201%5CIMG_5565.JPG)
Blue team
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond%5CNZ%201%5CIMG_5567.JPG)
Black team
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond%5CNZ%201%5CIMG_5569.JPG)
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why is teh white team doin teh Bra Boys sign? :rollin
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Who are these boys that wear bras?
You might want to look into a pair of rose colored glassed TTID.
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Who are these boys that wear bras?
You might want to look into a pair of rose colored glassed TTID.
sorry Brah* there like a surfer gang in sydney ... you may have herd of them before? cronulla riots ect ect.
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Yeah, just messing about TTID
Actually, in the photo, the only bloke not doing the bra boys thing probably could do with a bra :P
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why is teh white team doin teh Bra Boys sign? :rollin
May have something to do with the shirts they are wearing being the "My Brother's Keeper" brand
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From Morton's twitter page:
"At the airport,planes been delayed ahhhhh!!! Can't wait to get home.two days off is definately needed then back into it Wednesday!"
"Well done to team White ( Jackson ) fr their win. Very pleased with team redroosters 2nd place. Awesome team performance for 5 days :)"
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The final leg: Wellington
richmondfc.com.au
Mon 29 Nov, 2010
It was up to each team what time they would begin their tasks on day four, after each captain was given a booklet with the day’s challenges the previous evening.
All groups decided an early start was the safest option, so at daybreak the vans left the Skotel Resort and headed towards Wellington, a scenic four-hour drive south on the North Island.
Once the crews arrived, they were required locate more than 20 landmarks throughout the city, photograph them, and hand them in for assessment.
The afternoon also gave each team the opportunity to put the finishing touches on their New Zealand travel videos.
The teams arrived at the hotel late in the afternoon and assembled for the announcement of the winning team.
The group watched each of the travel videos, with the black team awarded first prize.
In the end, the white team, led by Daniel Jackson, was declared the winner of the ‘Kiwi Cup’. Red team (captained by Nathan Foley) was second and the Maroons (Brett Deledio) finished in third place.
The travelling party finished the trip the following morning with a walk along the Wellington bay, before heading to the airport for the flight home.
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/7(9).jpg)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/105738/default.aspx
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Captain Chris Newman quizzes a few players on their memories of the NZ trip before they return home.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150111161517457 (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150111161517457)
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Pics from the NZ trip
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=262892&id=298686323275&l=7ba6a8e342
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Pics from the NZ trip
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=262892&id=298686323275&l=7ba6a8e342
Vickery either needs his dreads back or find a new haidresser :help
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Pics from the NZ trip
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=262892&id=298686323275&l=7ba6a8e342
Vickery either needs his dreads back or find a new haidresser :help
What he needs is some muscle and a tougher attitude.