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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 23, 2011, 04:56:34 PM
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Sash, stars and stripes
richmondfc.com.au
By Adrian Ceddia
Tue 23 Aug, 2011
Richmond has formed an exciting partnership with US-based elite training academy Athletes’ Performance.
Athletes' Performance provides training, nutrition and physical therapy programs, seamlessly integrated at five facilities across America, by teams of specialists.
The partnership will provide opportunities for the Tigers’ coaches, players and staff to interact with high performance managers, strength and conditioning specialists, dieticians, sports medicine and sports science staff.
Read the full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/121722/default.aspx
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Couldn't hurt to bring in new idea's from other top sport performance trainers.
Just checked out there website they've seemed to of helped a few highly drafted NFL players in recent times.
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one word, WOW...can't believe how far advanced we are over the rest of the comp in this department :o...things are really coming together
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Access to elite training facilities and specialists in Phoenix, AZ :thumbsup
Gut enough for ze German national soccer team, gut enough for us
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Access to elite training facilities and specialists in Phoenix, AZ :thumbsup
Gut enough for ze German national soccer team, gut enough for us
As long as they aren't learning to drop like they were shot when someone brushes past them and then roll 30 times across the grass, or learning to cuddle and kiss every time they nearly score, god knows, probably full coitus if they do score..
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one word, WOW...can't believe how far advanced we are over the rest of the comp in this department :o...things are really coming together
James Fantasia (Dogs GM of Football Operations) is on the video on the Athlete's Performance website.
Link takes you to an article on the Bulldogs trip to Athletes Performance in December 2008.
http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/tabid/4112/default.aspx?newsid=70614&print=true
"advanced over the rest of the comp"? Hardly.
Paying enough respect to the major issue for a professional spots club? Hopefully.
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The partnership will provide opportunities for the Tigers’ coaches, players and staff to interact with high performance managers, strength and conditioning specialists, dieticians, sports medicine and sports science staff.
Pretty much this is what it'll be at this stage. Our boys will have a chance to mingle and interact with elite athletes in the US such as NBA players (who are training currently at the Athletes’ Performance academy due to the lock-out). Discuss with other athletes about their preparation, training and lifestyle (what they eat, drink, etc). All about increasing our professionalism. From memory Cameron said the club is looking into getting a heat room and discussing the worthwhileness of an overseas camp. They are not sure yet about the long-term benefits of a week or two of high-altitude training. Collingwood for instance, on top of the Arizona camp, have a high-altitude room in their Westpac Centre to keep the training ongoing when their players return back to Melbourne.
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Richmond to train in Arizona, but no altitude
Jon Ralph
From: Sunday Herald Sun
September 04, 2011
RICHMOND will head to Arizona for an elite training camp in November, but will leave the high-altitude benefits to rival Collingwood.
The Tigers have signed a formal partnership with Athletes Performance, which runs a world-class training facility in Phoenix.
The club's camp there is another example of Richmond's continuing investment in its football department.
But with the camp running at just over a week, the Tigers do not believe spending the time at high altitude would be beneficial.
The Tigers share the view of many Olympic athletes and fitness experts, who believe spending only short-term periods at altitude provides a lift more psychological than physical.
Collingwood runs two-week camps then maximises its time at altitude by training in its own high-altitude room at the Westpac Centre.
Richmond president Gary March said the camp would allow the list to immerse in cutting-edge training techniques.
"Our entire playing list is going over there in November for just over a week. They do a lot of work with NFL and NBA players and it's a high-performance group we have formed a partnership with," he said.
The Tigers are likely to add a number of development coaches over the off-season, and is keen to add more staff in the football department.
March says the club believes it has the right coach (Damien Hardwick), CEO (Brendon Gale) and head of football (Craig Cameron) and now needs to provide as much support as possible. It could lead to a change in structure of some areas of the football department.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-to-train-in-arizona-but-no-altitude/story-e6frf9jf-1226128924334
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Just further shows footy journos read and get their info from forums. Hi Jon! (http://thc-ministry.org/forum/images/smilies/icon_wave_slow.gif)
Anyway anything that can improve the side's fitness and hard gut-running is a positive.
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MT :thumbsup
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:lol
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Just further shows footy journos read and get their info from forums. Hi Jon! (http://thc-ministry.org/forum/images/smilies/icon_wave_slow.gif)
Haha, nah he got this from us
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Here's the website for Athletes' Performance for those interested ...
http://www.athletesperformance.com/
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March says the club believes it has the right coach (Damien Hardwick), CEO (Brendon Gale) and head of football (Craig Cameron) and now needs to provide as much support as possible. It could lead to a change in structure of some areas of the football department.
As suspected it seems that it's only a matter of time before March announces an extension of Cameron's five year contract past 2012.
"cutting edge training techniques" Maybe compared to Richmond, not so much with the Bulldogs who went in 2008?
http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/tabid/4112/default.aspx?newsid=70614
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Just further shows footy journos read and get their info from forums. Hi Jon! (http://thc-ministry.org/forum/images/smilies/icon_wave_slow.gif)
Haha, nah he got this from us
That might explain it too lol. It's still a big coincidence though that Ralph asked the Club about something that was discussed at a journo-free closed forum at Punt Rd :whistle.
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That might explain it too lol. It's still a big coincidence though that Ralph asked the Club about something that was discussed at a journo-free closed forum at Punt Rd :whistle.
Nah gotta take MR RFC_O side on this, they would have worded Ralphy up to get the story in the HUN the day after forum.... good thing is it looks like Ralphy stuck to the embargo as oppsed to the crap the HUN have done in the past (eg B&F results)
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Richmond players will travel to Phoenix in November for a camp with elite training group Athlete's Performance.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-to-be-active-in-pursuit-of-talent/story-fn69a32t-1226137245194
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... Richmond ... have poured six-figure sums towards US camps
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/premiers-geelong-keep-it-local-as-rivals-travel-globe/story-e6frf9jf-1226189383174
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... Richmond ... have poured six-figure sums towards US camps
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/premiers-geelong-keep-it-local-as-rivals-travel-globe/story-e6frf9jf-1226189383174
When are our boys actually going and for how long?
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When are our boys actually going and for how long?
End of the month or early Dec I believe. For memory it's for a week to 10 days
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When are our boys actually going and for how long?
End of the month or early Dec I believe. For memory it's for a week to 10 days
I think I heard KB say November 29 till December 6.
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Hope he's not a client....
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3427/clientx.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/clientx.jpg/)
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Since when did Relton Roberts get a gridiron contract? :burgereater
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Relton's trimmed down. Might be planning a comeback.
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Pretty sure that is not relton - he knows to drop his pants before taking a dump
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I thought the article regarding Geelong's attitude towards this summed up why they are a better club than most at the moment.
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They head off at the end of this month according to Jacko. Not offically announced yet. I think he said they'll be gone for 10 days. The first time overseas for a number of the young boys. He's not looking forward to another 15 hour trip on a plane.
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They head off at the end of this month according to Jacko. Not offically announced yet. I think he said they'll be gone for 10 days. The first time overseas for a number of the young boys. He's not looking forward to another 15 hour trip on a plane.
End of the month after the draft, away for a week.
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He's not looking forward to another 15 hour trip on a plane.
Poor bloke ::) ::) :wallywink
Some people never get the opportunity to travel to the States or anywhere overseas for that matter and would love to be in Dan's position
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I couldn't find this on the web so I scanned it in. It mentions Richmond near the end of the story...
THE AMAZING RACE
By Matt Windley
Herald-Sun
Friday 11 Nov 2011, page 102
Preparation overseas has become the height of fashion for some football clubs, while others opt for a more low-key build-up over summer
THE pre-season training camp.
Some clubs swear by it, others don't.
Some clubs are prepared to spend big on it, others have different priorities.
Getting the best preparation at a swanky overseas resort has become something of an arms race in recent years.
By Christmas Collingwood, Gold Coast and North Melbourne players will have been subjected to altitude training in the US.
Richmond would have also been to the US, Carlton to the piercing heat of the Middle East and Port Adelaide to picturesque southern New Zealand.
The Magpies, though, have been the altitude pioneers and will later this month embark upon the same path they have trekked almost every year since 2004.
``I think it's the sixth time in seven years that we're headed to Arizona,'' football manager Geoff Walsh said.
``(Club director of sports science) David Buttifant is a strong disciple of it, so we think the residual effect, year after year, gives the boys a strong base to work from. We're pretty much converted to the benefits of altitude training.
``To go one-off and never go again would be a waste of time and money, but if you can manage to put a program together over a number of years it definitely gives you some sort of cumulative effect.''
Adelaide is another altitude sympathiser.
The Crows use a local altitude training centre, but the club is considering building an altitude room of its own at West Lakes.
Others are less convinced.
And when the most vocal opponent of the pre-season camp's merits -- and its cost -- is the winner of three of the past five premierships, you have to take notice.
``The issue is that if we commit to altitude training in its most genuine form, you're really committing to five years,'' Geelong chief executive Brian Cook said this week.
``So that has a huge financial impact on our football club and so we actually ask ourselves, `Can we get better value for our dollar training some other way?'
``Sports science knows that this is not a conclusive science, but we don't turn over $70 million like Collingwood. We just try to get the best value for our buck . . . you can train hard anywhere.''
But is the chief benefit of the trip simply fitness or camaraderie?
Power football manager Peter Rohde said: ``It's mainly about getting our group together for a bit of team bonding.
``We're doing some outdoor-type activities. Obviously in Christchurch you can imagine the sorts of things we'll be doing around there (given the terrain).
``Every year we've had some sort of camp for the players, whether it be regional South Australian stuff, Tassie, Gold Coast.
``It gives you a chance to go away and spend a fair bit of time on leadership and get a lot of team meetings out of the way, but most of all it's just time spent together.''
For those staying put, the reasons are varied.
West Coast and Sydney are comfortable in their own climates, Melbourne and St Kilda want and need time in their new facilities under new coaches.
Greater Western Sydney is still getting its list together, while Essendon simply says it has ``other priorities''.
``We're probably a bit unusual in that regard, most clubs do something,'' Bombers football manager Paul Hamilton said.
``But from our point of view we've just got so much teaching to do, the coaches have just got so much they want to teach and so much they want to get done in terms of game plan, the physical side of the game.
``I suppose right at the moment there are other priorities . . . that might change, but at the moment it's about the development, the learning and the physical development.''
WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE OUR AFL CLUBS?
ADELAIDE
WHERE: Kent Town, Adelaide
(Altitude Training
Solution Centre)
WHEN: October-November
THEY SAY: "We've been exploring getting an altitude room. It's a huge expenditure, so we want to make sure we do the research; that we know what we're getting into. We've had seven or eight players using the new facilities in the city."
- Physical performance manager Stephen Schwerdt
BRISBANE LIONS
WHERE: Noosa Heads,
Qld
WHEN: Early November
THEY SAY: "Everyone's been off for the holidays and had a rest, so it gives us the chance to get time to ourselves and provide information to the players that they've probably gotten spasmodically throughout the pre-season in the past."
- Coach Michael Voss
CARLTON
WHERE: Doha, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, UAE
WHEN: Late October -
early November
THEY SAY: "Getting out of bed at 5.30 each morning puts your mind in a pretty negative space, so it's a big thing to get yourself up and about. Getting punishments for not doing something right is pretty tough, but it forces the boys to get each other through, which is something you can't do on your own."
- Defender David Ellard
COLLINGWOOD
WHERE: Flagstaff, Arizona, US
WHEN: Late November -
early December
THEY SAY: "David Buttifant is a strong disciple of (altitude training), so we think the residual effect, year after year, gives the boys a strong base to work from. We're pretty much converted to the benefits of it."
- Football manager Geoff Walsh
FREMANTLE
WHERE: Esperance, WA
WHEN: Mid-February
THEY SAY: "A number of players have been at the club training for the past couple of weeks, but pre-season training started officially on Monday. Esperance is a three-four day community camp coinciding with week two, Round 1, of the NAB Cup."
- Club spokesman.
GEELONG
WHERE: Falls Creek (younger players only)
WHEN: Mid-November
THEY SAY: "The issue is that if we commit to altitude training in its most genuine form, you're really committing to five years.
We don't turn over $70 million like Collingwood. We're not flushed with dollars, but we want to make sure that it doesn't stop our innovation. We just try to get the best value for our buck ... you can train hard anywhere."
- Chief executive Brian Cook
GOLD COAST
WHERE: Flagstaff, Arizona
WHEN: Early-mid November
THEY SAY: "It's going to
be physically demanding with hikes, mountain bike rides, a lot of track work, gym sessions, skill work.
It'll be a lot of the things that we do normally, just in a different environment. It's going to be invaluable."
- Football manager Marcus Ashcroft
HAWTHORN
WHERE: Kokoda Trek, PNG; Sunshine Coast, Qld
WHEN: PNG, mid-November; Qld mid-December
THEY SAY: "The players that haven't been before will be heading to Kokoda next week and then we've got a team camp in Queensland. It'll be conditioning and football, there's a whole heap of benefits, but the ability to have the group of players together so you can do a whole range of activities - some physical, some footy related, others strategic - and tick off a lot of those things before Christmas."
- Football manager Mark Evans
NORTH MELBOURNE
WHERE: Park City, Utah, US
WHEN: Late October-early November
THEY SAY: "We think it is great to come back to the same venue and conduct some of the same sessions and compare that with where we were this time last year. The players can see that. They can see the benefits that they are going to get, not only next season, but it will compound in future seasons."
- Coach Brad Scott
PORT ADELAIDE
WHERE: Christchurch,
New Zealand
WHEN: Early December
THEY SAY: "It's mainly about getting our group together for a bit of team bonding. We're doing some outdoor-type activities. Every year we've had some sort of camp for the players ... it gives you a chance to go away and spend a fair bit of time on leadership and get a lot of team meetings out of the way."
- Football manager Peter Rohde
RICHMOND
WHERE: Phoenix,
Arizona, US
WHEN: Late November - early December
THEY SAY: "We've got a bit of a relationship with a group over there called Athlete's Performance and they've got state of the art facilities, apparently they're pretty mind-blowing. So it's not about altitude, I think it's more about training in elite facilities, a different environment."
- Defender David Astbury
WESTERN BULLDOGS
WHERE: Gold Coast
WHEN: Yet to be decided
THEY SAY: "We're so lucky to have the Vic Uni just around the corner where we can tap in to some amazing facilities. We're throwing a few ideas around about maybe
having a mental break as much as anything, going somewhere different for three or four days and doing a little bit of training, but actually releasing the grind of four or five months of training."
- Coach Brendan McCartney
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Pretty sure that is not relton - he knows to drop his pants before taking a dump
But when does Relton wear pants?
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High altitude is only going to do you any good just before the season starts and probably at some stage during the season to get that red blood cell count up. Doing it early in the preseason is a waste of time, all the benefits will have faded by the time the season starts. The low oxygen tents can be used to maintain the effect, thats what scumwood do.
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Pretty sure that is not relton - he knows to drop his pants before taking a dump
But when does Relton wear pants?
When he's full enough not to eat them?
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High altitude is only going to do you any good just before the season starts and probably at some stage during the season to get that red blood cell count up. Doing it early in the preseason is a waste of time, all the benefits will have faded by the time the season starts. The low oxygen tents can be used to maintain the effect, thats what scumwood do.
When I was 17 I found myself in a low oxygen tent following a huge feed up of jd & tang, and a kilo bag of scrogin...
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lol
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When I was 17 I found myself in a low oxygen tent following a huge feed up of jd & tang, and a kilo bag of scrogin...
:lol
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Does anyone on here understand this stuff?
Google tells me the highest peak in Arizona is in the 2,700 vicinity, so only 500 metres higher than Mt Koscuiszko.
Is all this just an expensive wank?
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Does anyone on here understand this stuff?
Google tells me the highest peak in Arizona is in the 2,700 vicinity, so only 500 metres higher than Mt Koscuiszko.
Is all this just an expensive wank?
It has been said heaps, but some people are still getting confused or just missing it I think. They're not going over for high altitude training. They're going over to learn an elite high performance training program at a cutting edge facility.
Just tried googling some info and found this one http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-to-train-in-arizona-but-no-altitude/story-e6frf9jf-1226128924334 :cheers
and yeah, the altitude training is just expensive wank unless you've got money to throw around (Collingwood) for an altitude training facility at home. It's a pretty simple bio-mechanism. At higher altitudes there are less oxygen molecules per volume of air. So, obviously that means you take in less oxygen than at sea level every breath you take. What happens is this triggers a hormone to start producing more red blood cells to help put oxygen into muscles and stuff. The effect lasts less than a month (2-3 weeks or something) so there is no point unless you can keep it up. This is also why Kenyan long distance runners are so good for example since they live and train at high altitudes. For a while this effect was mimicked by performance enhancing drugs that were not being picked up by the usual sport performance drug tests which mainly checked for anabolic steroids.
Hope that helps
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Thanks, Dwaino. :thumbsup
In that case this all sounds like a huge waste of cash.
Surely we have similar facilities here and if it is a case of learning programs then surely we could bring the experts to us, rather than paying for an entire footy team to travel there?
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
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That was my initial impression too, BR. But at work we have armatures and electric motors every where yet we still head to interstate conferences and seminars to learn fancy things going on. If the club was debt free this is the kind of thing they would probably chuck money at even if just once as a kind of experiment. So the fact that they can still afford it without affecting debt management I think is a positive sign. Most of the clubs are doing it at the moment so it could just be a case of keeping up with the Jones's, and I imagine if clubs like Geelong who are staying home stay a step above everyone else then this little adventure will be nothing more than a trial and won't be attempted again. This could also be a reflection on Australian facilities. Maybe it's time the AIS or something set something up so domestic teams don't need to travel for elite level training (whatever the definition of that is). By the sounds of it there could be quite some coin to be made off it.
In Dimma's conferance yesterday he said the boys have been really proactive with their training over the break so this adventure might be more beneficial due to perfect timing as they're all motivated.
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Thanks, Dwaino. :thumbsup
In that case this all sounds like a huge waste of cash.
Surely we have similar facilities here and if it is a case of learning programs then surely we could bring the experts to us, rather than paying for an entire footy team to travel there?
eff me, TBR.
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Thanks, Dwaino. :thumbsup
In that case this all sounds like a huge waste of cash.
Surely we have similar facilities here and if it is a case of learning programs then surely we could bring the experts to us, rather than paying for an entire footy team to travel there?
eff me, TBR.
glad you said it wil. all straight from the clacker too :lol
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... we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve,
In its day it was a fine footy surface old Skinner Reserve, gone to poo since Sunshine disappeared from the VFA
Used to love going to watch practice matches at Skinner when I was a kid :clapping
Would hop on my bike and peddle from Kingsville .............those were the days ;D
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... we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve,
In its dayit was a fine footy surface old Skinner Reserve, gone to poo since Sunshine disappeared from the VFA
Used to love going to watch practice matches at Skinner when I was a kid :clapping
Would hop on my bike and peddle from Kingsville .............those wer ethe days ;D
yep they were wp, but its 2011 now man not 1984 :o
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yep they were wp, but its 2011 now man not 1984 :o
Yeah I know - be lucky to get from Kingsville to Seddon on push bike let alone Skinner reserve ;D :rollin
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
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Thanks, Dwaino. :thumbsup
In that case this all sounds like a huge waste of cash.
Surely we have similar facilities here and if it is a case of learning programs then surely we could bring the experts to us, rather than paying for an entire footy team to travel there?
Hornsby refers in his interview to the Athletes Performance deal.
The trip to Arizona follows on from the four day conference they held at Punt Road for Sport Training proffesionals from which our staff got some benefit.
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
We are that intimidating and such a powerhouse that we are being infiltrated by the enemy!
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
We are that intimidating and such a powerhouse that we are being infiltrated by the enemy!
intimidating..lol i know your taking the pee.
I dont think its funny that employees down at punt road are flashing other clubs memberships around.
Some people dont care but i actually think its very odd to say the least, especially as we are using the clubs money to send a few over to Arizona
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
I dont have an issue with employees following other clubs. Its a fact of life now that clubs employ so many people. I do have an issue with the employees declaring that they follow other clubs by 'flashing around their membership'.
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
I dont have an issue with employees following other clubs. Its a fact of life now that clubs employ so many people. I do have an issue with the employees declaring that they follow other clubs by 'flashing around their membership'.
well thats exactly what happened
makes it worse that they are 2 clubs that i hate more than any other
2 clowns we are sending to Arizona and throwing 20-40k down the drain
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
would you be happier then if we restricted prospective candidates for any roles down at richmond to members of the cheer squad only :lol...Now Ive heard it all
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
would you be happier then if we restricted prospective candidates for any roles down at richmond to members of the cheer squad only :lol...Now Ive heard it all
if you think opening your wallet and boasting how you don't even barrack for Richmond is professional and would be accepted by Gale then you are deluded my friend.
These arent the type of people i would want to be sending to Arizona and wasting the clubs money
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I was wating for big richos qualified response on this, clearly sports science a genuine strength of his ::)...if it was up to BR we'd spend a week at Skinner reserve, there's been a few developments in this area post the war my friend :lol
Don't need my response, I'll defer to the team that has won 3 of the last 5 flags.
But who are Geelong to know what is and what isn't important in the quest for AFL success, compared to great minds such as yourself.
can tell you some of the staff that are actually paid to go to Arizona dont even support Richmond. ;)
Couldnt believe when i saw that some of the staff down at Punt Road are actually Essendon/Carlton members
Waste of money IMO
Correct
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Jack whats your take on this? How did you feel working for other clubs whilst being a member of Richmond?
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Jack whats your take on this? How did you feel working for other clubs whilst being a member of Richmond?
Felt really odd, especially when we played against Richmond.
I suppose if you didnt work for the club you barracked for firstly, it would be too bad.
In my case I did, so felt very odd.
Can tell you that John Hook who was General Manager at Hawthorn for 25 years barracked for Richmond and came across and worked in recruiting at Punt Rd in 2004.
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hmm is interesting, strange that they would flaunt their support...really goes againt the grain considering they are rivals after all. if I had anything to do with it they'd be on first warning, this may sound kinda crazy but it may be termed something like conflict of interest ::)
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as long as they do their job properly, who gives a flying eff who they barrack for?
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Jack whats your take on this? How did you feel working for other clubs whilst being a member of Richmond?
Felt really odd, especially when we played against Richmond.
I suppose if you didnt work for the club you barracked for firstly, it would be too bad.
In my case I did, so felt very odd.
Can tell you that John Hook who was General Manager at Hawthorn for 25 years barracked for Richmond and came across and worked in recruiting at Punt Rd in 2004.
so we can lay part of the blame for that heist that netted Lids, tambling, meyer , patto and polo on that numbskull :lol
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BradMilzy Brad Miller twitter:
"Just learned that we will be taking in a Dallas Cowboys game when we hit the states later this month! I'm so pumped!!!"
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From RFC twitter:
"Richmond team has arrived in Tucson, Arizona, fed and in bed preparing for a big day tomorrow. "
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Edwards looks cozy...
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y9eO_t0ZXcM/TCfi8woVo2I/AAAAAAAAG5c/OeTdvt64o10/s400/DSC_4344.JPG)
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Edwards looks cozy...
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y9eO_t0ZXcM/TCfi8woVo2I/AAAAAAAAG5c/OeTdvt64o10/s400/DSC_4344.JPG)
Snug as a bug.....Are you sure that's Edwards?? He doesn't look heavy enough!
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Snug as a bug.....Are you sure that's Edwards?? He doesn't look heavy enough!
yeah nah, it is hard to see him through all that new muscle. Pretty sure its him though.
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Some pics from Arizona.... (courtesy of RFC twitter):
When in Rome ... the boys finished training in Arizona trying football the local way.
(https://p.twimg.com/AfiZmmqCAAAn6GY.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/142032276744699904/photo/1
Tigers training at University of Arizona right now.
(https://p.twimg.com/Afh3vuYCEAAQldF.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/141995050044362753/photo/1
Boys prepare for weight training at Uni of A McKale Centre this morning.
(https://p.twimg.com/Afg595vCMAA5S5I.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/141927123890876416/photo/1
First training day over in Arizona! Was a very solid hitout. Meeting now then a big feed!
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"hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough" has a very WAT "no excuses!" and "go all in!" vibe about it.
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From KiwiTiger on BF who is over with the squad in Arizona:
"Can I just state that, in walking around the Uni of Arizona Tucson Campus tonight, where we and Elite Athletes Performance are based, the facilities are just mind blowing. We are staying at a 400 room hotel in the Uni. The gymnasium just for the swim team alone is as big as most AFL clubs. When you get crowds of 75,000 a game for your college gridiron team, 25k for your college basketball team, and fly them around in the College 737 aircraft, you can image the scale of facilities to support is massive."
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22921598&postcount=42
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Some more pics ..... (courtesy of KiwiTiger and John Heslin):
Beautiful day in Tucson today
(https://p.twimg.com/AfhORDmCEAAvPVj.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/KiwiTiger12/status/141949443187544065/photo/1
Footies are out in Arizona!
(https://p.twimg.com/AfhvBATCQAAznUz.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/KiwiTiger12/status/141985451308367872/photo/1
Goes well with the 57,000 seater nfl stadium
(https://p.twimg.com/AfjcG7FCMAAHZTr.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/JohnHeslin/status/142105399754108928/photo/1
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The Richmond playing list hit the gym at the University of Arizona today before a lengthy ball and running session in the shadows of the 55,000-seat football stadium used by the Wildcats in the NCAA.
The camp shifts to Phoenix on Saturday where the players will be put through an elite fitness program run by the Athletes' Performance academy.
Recruits Brandon Ellis and Steve Morris impressed in today's gruelling running session along with a super-fit Dustin Martin.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/chris-newman-to-lead-tigers-in-2012/story-e6frf9jf-1226211322342
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Some pics from the Herald-Sun:
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871316-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/869936-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871731-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871743-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871328-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871340-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
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(http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871767-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871352-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/872496-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871376-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/872508-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871388-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
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(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871412-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871803-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/872544-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871838-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
(http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/872556-tigers-in-arizona.jpg) (http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/872568-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
Tigers training at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/gallery-e6frf9if-1226211871851?page=1
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(http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/12/02/1226211/871767-tigers-in-arizona.jpg)
here he is
the new beefcake
go sheds! ;D
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Ellis tanker than Nahas lol.
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Betcha Ralphy is not a happy camper seeing Mike Warner got to go on this Junket for the HUN ;D
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USA camp - Tigers' tough start
richmondfc.com.au
By Simon Matthews
Fri 02 Dec, 2011
Richmond players have endured a gruelling day on the training track at the University of Arizona, on the first day of their pre-season camp in the USA.
A 90-minute weights session this morning was followed by a two-hour running and skills session.
Among the impressive performers on the track was Matthew Dea, who looks ready to build on his strong finish to 2011. His skills were excellent and he seems set to press for a spot in the back six in the 2012 season. Shaun Grigg was another who stood out.
The running session in blazing sunshine was a considerable challenge at the end of the day, but the performances of Ivan Maric, Steven Morris and Brandon Ellis would have pleased Richmond supporters. Dustin Martin and Brett Deledio also look in exceptional shape.
Read more at the full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/126784/default.aspx
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Here's the USA tour webpage:
(http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/usaweb.jpg)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/tigersintheus/tabid/18603/default.aspx
More sets of pics:
http://www.flickr.com//photos/71148069@N02/sets/72157628229197433/show/
http://www.flickr.com//photos/71148069@N02/sets/72157628239211487/show/
Youtube video of the first day at training in Arizona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=j_36a-ctR7M
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There will be a report on Ch 7 news tonight on Richmond's trip to USA.
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Go tiges!
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Youtube video of the first day at training in Arizona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=j_36a-ctR7M
They aren't short of cash over there are they! :o LOL at "one lane each" at the swimming pool.
The footy drills looked pretty sharp by the way for this time of year. I noticed in the video plenty of short hit ups to leading options. Hopefully a sign the modern way footy is being played is becoming more entrenched into the whole playing group.
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big day for the boys!
:gotigers
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There will be a report on Ch 7 news tonight on Richmond's trip to USA.
Great stuff and good publicity for the Club :thumbsup. They had the poor old Ch 7 reporter out of breath on the 13km mostly uphill trek lol.
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KiwiTiger on BF posting from Arizona...
Hopefully Mike Amor of Channel 7 Los Angeles, who by the way is a Tiger Man, uplifted his story in time for the 6 pm news tonight. We started at 6am with the infamous hike. The players hiked 13.7km up the Sabino Canyon outside Tucson. I say up as it was all up hill. I did 10.1km of it. The players did a special side trail of 2.6km up a steep bluff. Have to say that the players ate that up and did the total hike way ahead of expected time, which pleased Matt Hornsby.
After that, the players walked down the Canyon road back to base. I caught the special trolley bus as I was stuffed. I'd like to think I was fit but 10.1km mostly uphill on a narrow trail through a cactus lined canyon was testing for me. Club managed all the risks beautifully which was great.
This afternoon was a warm down and weights session. Odd and even shirts split on different circuits. We then had an amazing lecture from Lute Olsen, the NCAA winning coach of the Uni of Arizona Basketball team. The theme was around his team values, and the parrallels between his values and the overall premise of ours. Was a really great discussion. We then shared dinner with Lute and the key execs from the Uni of Arizona programs with our coaching staff.
Tomorrow morning is 6.30am breakfast and structure meetings, followed by ball work. Hope Ch 7 footage has made it back, and watch the Herald Sun for some key articles coming down the pipe.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22935589&postcount=109
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There will be a report on Ch 7 news tonight on Richmond's trip to USA.
Great stuff and good publicity for the Club :thumbsup. They had the poor old Ch 7 reporter out of breath on the 13km mostly uphill trek lol.
For those who missed the Ch 7 report on the Tigers earlier tonight here it is:
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/videos/watch/27452126
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sounds like a good man that Mike amor, I'll be tuning into his News reports more often :gotigers
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sounds like a good man that Mike amor, I'll be tuning into his News reports more often :gotigers
A Tiger supporter too :thumbsup
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sounds like a good man that Mike amor, I'll be tuning into his News reports more often :gotigers
A Tiger supporter too :thumbsup
yes, thats why I say he's a good man :shh
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whoa
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Tigers roam the desert
richmondfc.com.au
Sat 03 Dec, 2011
Sabino Canyon in Tucson Arizona’s Coronado National Forest is home to an abundance of wildlife, including coyotes, deer, rabbits, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, birds, tortoises, mountain lions, and a smelly, pig-like desert dweller called a javelina.
The natural desert oasis can now lay claim to another fearsome beast - the King of the Jungle - the mighty Tiger of the Richmond Football Club variety . . .
The Tigers descended on Sabino Canyon for an early morning hike, as part of their pre-season training camp in Arizona, with the players split up into five teams, each of them departing at five-minute intervals.
They took more than three hours to complete the hike, as they negotiated the steep inclines and declines, while keeping a close eye out for any other local ‘nasties’ that could have spoiled the trek.
Read the full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/126824/default.aspx
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Richmond_FC twitter:
"Boys training at Arizona Baseball stadium this morning. Morris, Dea, Edwards and White standouts. #USATigers"
Shaun Grigg twitter:
"Super session today considering the huge day yesterday. the boys were up and about. The skippa, @BrettDeledio03 and Matt Dea the standouts"
Brett Deledio twitter:
"Great session on the baseball field tho. The boys were sharp considering we climbed everest yesterday. @ShaunGrigg6 @DustinMartin4 VG."
KiwiTiger12 twitter:
"Team meeting then ball work currently. It's 48F and wet but boys are sharp. Hardly a fumble."
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RFC twitter:
"Massive session in the pool today. Some very tired boys! #USATigers"
(https://p.twimg.com/AfszGEICIAAMGny.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/142763992467775488/photo/1
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From Richmond FC twitter:
Boys worked hard at Athlete's Performance in Phoenix today.
(https://p.twimg.com/AfyzqMaCIAAj13R.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/143186825631113216/photo/1
Team went to watch Ice Hockey game between Phoenix and Philadelphia tonight. The locals went down 4-2.
(https://p.twimg.com/Afy0R3hCAAAomNb.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/143187507218087936/photo/1
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The Philli Flyers are in good knick this NHL season.
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The Philli Flyers are in good knick this NHL season.
So are my Toronto Maple Leafs :thumbsup
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My Red Wings aren't doing too shabby (all Datsyuk and Lidstrom), except when they went down to the Wilds I was nearly as gutted as when we (Richmond) lost to the Suns :(
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:nope
Hockey should only be played in the sun by women in short skirts and tight singlets
(http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/100928/h_hollywood_16a2ptn-16a2q4q.jpg?x=390&q=80&n=1&sig=lS.HAfBDg3uanJTawS_gNQ--)
;D
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My Red Wings aren't doing too shabby (all Datsyuk and Lidstrom),
They never seem to be too shabby ;D
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Jack's got on board the Arizona Cardinals train....
(https://p.twimg.com/Af2NGoeCEAAEy1j.jpg:large)
https://twitter.com/#!/KiwiTiger12/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2F0lSh9QuQ
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My Red Wings aren't doing too shabby (all Datsyuk and Lidstrom),
They never seem to be too shabby ;D
Haven't dominated quite as much since the introduction of the salary cap. Datsyuk is a freak though and is an offensive line onto himself. Depth is pretty good but. Despite being old as the hills they've still got Osgood and Draper even though they usually only see games in the affiliates. I reckon the Capitals would nearly have this season's cup in the bag already though.
Anyway... That's my last off topic post :p I should venture to the general forum when I get home from work and get some hockey talk happening :) it's surely going to be more exciting than this summer's cricket unless the Kiwis want to stay bent over.
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Haven't dominated quite as much since the introduction of the salary cap. Datsyuk is a freak though and is an offensive line onto himself. Depth is pretty good but. Despite being old as the hills they've still got Osgood and Draper even though they usually only see games in the affiliates. I reckon the Capitals would nearly have this season's cup in the bag already though.
Anyway... That's my last off topic post :p I should venture to the general forum when I get home from work and get some hockey talk happening :) it's surely going to be more exciting than this summer's cricket unless the Kiwis want to stay bent over.
True but they consistently in the play offs and when you are a Leafs fan like me, you are always a bit envious :thumbsup
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Snip!! Back on topic people. ;D The last post I recall being on topic was by gerks. ;D Keep the pics coming Big G!
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Snip!! Back on topic people. ;D The last post I recall being on topic was by gerks. ;D Keep the pics coming Big G!
never heard of beach hockey before but it looks good
(http://static2.stuff.co.nz/1286482947/894/4210894_600x400.jpg)
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^ Dale Thomas has lost a couple kegs.
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Snip!! Back on topic people. ;D The last post I recall being on topic was by gerks. ;D Keep the pics coming Big G!
never heard of beach hockey before but it looks good
(http://static2.stuff.co.nz/1286482947/894/4210894_600x400.jpg)
:clapping :clapping I just got a whole lot more interested in Women's Hockey. :o
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^ Dale Thomas has lost a couple kegs.
Reported :police:
That comment will knock out tiga's interest in women's hockey, if he hasn't already
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Arizona fosters Tiger unity
richmondfc.com.au
By Simon Matthews
Mon 05 Dec, 2011
Unity is a key ingredient of any successful team and new Richmond assistant coach Ross Smith believes the Tigers’ trip to Arizona will help build that among the playing group.
Smith, who joined Richmond from Hawthorn at the end of the 2011 season, completed Kokoda twice, as well as a hike through New Zealand, while he was with the Hawks.
"I think it is really important for teams to get away as a group for a period of time," Smith said.
"Time together helps create unity and you learn a lot about each other - things that you wouldn't necessarily learn during interstate trips in-season.
"It is also a great chance for the players that have just recently joined the Club to get to know those guys around them."
Read more at the full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/126838/default.aspx
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Video of Day 3 training in Arizona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=7SjTLTjA23k
And some more pics:
http://www.flickr.com//photos/71148069@N02/sets/72157628280841397/show/
(https://p.twimg.com/Af3cL-PCMAAeRKt.jpg)
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Riewoldt sulking because he expected better seats
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Another pic - this time with Gus and co.
(https://p.twimg.com/Af3W6Q7CAAAlCz6.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/KiwiTiger12/status/143507059604848641/photo/1
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Riewoldt sulking because he expected better seats
riewoldt is always effing sulking. harden up and kick 100 next year or big G will finish you off for good.
ffs
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Shaun Grigg twitter: "Arrived in LA after a hitout in Phoenix. Free day tomorrow before heading back to Melbourne tomorrow night."
(https://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&url=http%3A%2F%2Flockerz.com%2Fs%2F162162462)
https://twitter.com/#!/ShaunGrigg6/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Flockerz.com%2Fs%2F162162462
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Hike with the Tigers in Arizona video:
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/407539/hiking-with-the-tigers/
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=eL1FY8mITHo
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KiwiTiger on BF reporting from the States....
"Greetings all from Los Angeles. Last day of a fantastic trip. We fly out tonight on V Australia. Yesterday was yet another busy day. An early start with a bus trip to the Scottsdale Elite Athletes centre. Boys did a couple of weights circuits. Interestingly the biggest bench presser is Luke M. Lids is the fastest over 20m and we probably know that the elite distance runners are White, Jackson. Kingy and TV are the best boxers. Anyways, we then went straight to Phoenix airport for the flight to LA followed by a bus ride to Santa Monica where I am now.
We had our final dinner together last night at Yankee Doodles Sports Bar. As we have throughout the trip, we ate a specially prepared meal. No burgers and chips here! The team are amazingly diligent with their diet. Meals are tailored to meet the dietary needs of an elite athlete. The captain gave a speech. I then thanked the team on behalf of us guests, and we then sang the song on foreign soil with gusto. Jack did his normal refrain of "Go you Tigers!". It was emotional.
If I was to note highlights, apart from the whole trip, I would say our time in Tucson at the Uni of Arizona was fantastic. The atmosphere and facilities on campus were just amazing. All the players I've spoken to just raved about their time there. The other key takeaway was just how good the playing group are at being ambassadors for the club, league and country. They were amazingly accepting and inclusive in relation to us "guests". The team meetings gave an amazing insight into the level of detail that goes into planning strategy and game plan. Steve Morris trained really well. Brandon Ellis looks like silk and generally the team's ball work was sharp. There's much to be very positive about.
We have a final team meeting and video session at 4.30pm."
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22957626&postcount=158
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From Brett Deledio twitter:
"Me and big pup @JackRiewoldt08 in my store #alwaysneedvariety"
(https://p.twimg.com/AgBNMGICIAAyOjW.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/BrettDeledio03/status/144200058269736960/photo/1
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Jack Riewoldt twitter:
"Chris Newman is dissapointed that he isnt flying Business Class, he is wondering if @VirginAustralia can help him out... #twitterexperiment"
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RFC twitter:
"Back on home soil, no dice on the upgrade but still got the top notch treatment!! @VirginAustralia"
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From RFC twitter:
Damien Hardwick and assistants Wayne Campbell and Danny Daly visited the New York Giants today.
(https://p.twimg.com/AgLpLgTCMAEP_qW.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/Richmond_FC/status/144934521882685440/photo/1
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Herald-Sun reporter Mick Warner, who was travelling around with the club in Arizona, has written a summary of his thoughts of the Arizona camp and about where Richmond is at including his best 22 for Kiwitiger on BF:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22975888&postcount=203
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:nope
Hockey should only be played in the sun by women in short skirts and tight singlets
(http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/100928/h_hollywood_16a2ptn-16a2q4q.jpg?x=390&q=80&n=1&sig=lS.HAfBDg3uanJTawS_gNQ--)
;D
Bump
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:nope
Hockey should only be played in the sun by women in short skirts and tight singlets
(http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/100928/h_hollywood_16a2ptn-16a2q4q.jpg?x=390&q=80&n=1&sig=lS.HAfBDg3uanJTawS_gNQ--)
;D
Bump
now thats elite performance :shh
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Daniel Jackson's best of Arizona video:
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/408353//
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=v5grdn2_630
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Daniel Jackson's best of Arizona video:
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/408353//
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=v5grdn2_630
Matty White ain't Foley :wallywink.
Reece with that red beard is looking a bit like Chris Elliot (that crazed brother-in-law in Everybody loves Raymond) lol.
(http://www.everybodylovesray.com/images/meet_the_family/family_tree_person_peter.jpg)
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Lids is showing off the goodies the boys brought back from the States...
"Jersey thursdy, me @DustinMartin4 @ShaunGrigg6 #kingjames"
(https://p.twimg.com/AgqWW3ACAAAJVu5.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/BrettDeledio03/status/147095257304137729/photo/1
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More pics from the Pheonix Training Camp ... (courtesy of RFC facebook)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150477720648276.391193.298686323275&type=1&l=92c2755d20
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Few tell-tale signs in those photos.
Cotchin in look at me shoes barging to the front of the photo, pics of a group of players walking, Cotchin on his own, another pic of Cotchin alone walking.
Looks a long way from Captaincy material.
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Are you doing your best Jackstar impersonation today TBR?
whats with all the Cotch hate based on photos and a training report?
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One of my favourite aspects of football is the whipping boy.
Jackson has been done to death and basically has no upside to argue against now anyway, King, Miller, White, Edwards are tired and predictable.
I therefore have decided Cotchin is 'In the Gun' for 2012, something about his Bambi image has annoyed me for a while and it is time to explore those feelings.
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Lids is showing off the goodies the boys brought back from the States...
"Jersey thursdy, me @DustinMartin4 @ShaunGrigg6 #kingjames"
(https://p.twimg.com/AgqWW3ACAAAJVu5.jpg)
https://twitter.com/#!/BrettDeledio03/status/147095257304137729/photo/1
Great....if your 14 years old,ffs.
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One of my favourite aspects of football is the whipping boy.
Jackson has been done to death and basically has no upside to argue against now anyway, King, Miller, White, Edwards are tired and predictable.
I therefore have decided Cotchin is 'In the Gun' for 2012, something about his Bambi image has annoyed me for a while and it is time to explore those feelings.
You just took a dump in the church of our club.
Get on your knees and repent you fool >:(
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I will do no such thing.
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I will do no such thing.
Do it you misguided fool
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I will not.
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Won't somebody please think of the children!!!! :'(
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Do it Cochise, or prepare to burn at the gates of hell >:(
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Pleased to meet you, hope you can guess my name.
:stupid
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Pleased to meet you, hope you can guess my name.
:stupid
Who cares, you wouldn't be worthy of shining his boots.
Now knock it off
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You mean his lairy, look at me orange wheels he was getting around in in Arizona?
Nothing says Captain like a show off lair.
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Some more pics from the last day at the University of Arizona... (courtesy of RFC's facebook page)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150479651463276.391556.298686323275&type=1&l=99405a4586