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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on September 06, 2014, 02:41:08 PM
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"This is queue to get in .... for a training session"
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https://twitter.com/Stevo7AFL
And for a training session interstate :clapping :gotigers
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"Tiger faithful enjoying training at Adelaide Oval from the stands "
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https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/508112427615920128/photo/1
Patrick Gallus @pmgal1 twitter:
"Reckon @Richmond_FC should be taking a commission off all the papers they'll be selling tomorrow! #travellingtigers"
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https://twitter.com/pmgal1/status/508114409906913280/photo/1
Cotch is appreciative of it too ...
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https://twitter.com/BellzSmith/status/508042587756699648/photo/1
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How good is that!! :clapping
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One word , amazing :shh
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They're giving everyone $10
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Hardly giving, it was $150 a ticket, more like $100 on the usual services.
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Hardly giving, it was $150 a ticket, more like $100 on the usual services.
stuff off Richo, why don't u tell us the price of an airline ticket :lol...it's called demand
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Hardly giving, it was $150 a ticket, more like $100 on the usual services.
stuff off Richo, why don't u tell us the price of an airline ticket :lol...it's called demand
Depends on your motives I suppose.
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How did the boys train?
Were the standards high?
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Hardly giving, it was $150 a ticket, more like $100 on the usual services.
stuff off Richo, why don't u tell us the price of an airline ticket :lol...it's called demand
Depends on your motives I suppose.
Are u claws love child :lol
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Tiger Army en route to Adelaide for Richmond’s elimination final
Herald-Sun
September 06, 2014
UPDATE: RICHMOND fans have crossed enemy lines, entering South Australia as they march towards Adelaide and their finals destiny.
A convoy of five buses packed with Tigers faithful has arrived in Bordertown, winding back their watches to local time and building in excitement ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Port Adelaide.
Victory against the Power will earn Richmond a semi-final berth but defeat will end a fairytale season that has seen the Tigers fight back from 16th spot to resurrect their premiership dream.
Richmond fans have lined the roadside in tiny towns between Melbourne and the state border, waving Tigers flags and beeping car horns at the sight of the “Tiger Army Express” convoy.
A charter flight full of fans and Richmond chief Brendan Gale has also left Melbourne bound for Adelaide as well as thousands more Tigers fans travelling by car and train.
The convoy pulled out of the CBD at 8am.
More than 7000 Richmond fans are expected to cross state borders for the trip, taking to planes, trains and automobiles to cheer on the Tigers in their second straight finals series.
Decked head to toe in yellow and black, Tigers fans boarding the convoy outside Etihad Stadium this morning climbed aboard coaches stamped with the slogan “Tiger Army Express” and the social media tags #daretodream and #GoTiges.
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Tiger Army marches into Bordertown
Fans young and old, male and female, and from all corners of the state, are making the 10-hour bus trip today.
The Herald Sun is in onboard bus No.1 - the “Cotchin express” for the journey.
All five buses on the convoy have been named after Richmond heroes - Riewoldt, Martin, Newman and Deledio, as well as Cotchin.
The swinging Tigers’ theme song had been played three times aboard the “Cotchin Express’’ before the bus had even hit Footscray Rd this morning.
There is a fair chance it might get a few more rotations before the day is over.
TEN TIPS FOR VICTORIANS TRAVELLING TO ADELAIDE
1: Beware lurking sharks at otherwise pleasant city beaches;
2: Don’t be offended by the “Malls Balls” sculpture in Rundle Mall
3: Pie floaters. Meat pies and pea soup are meant to be separated;
4: The state’s favourite drink is flavoured milk (Farmer’s Union iced coffee);
5: A South Australian schooner of beer is just 285ml, compared with 425ml in Victoria. Order a pint, which in SA is actually the same size as a schooner;
6: Mullets are still in fashion in South Australia;
7: Watch out for serial killers;
8: Good luck finding shops open on Sundays;
9: They’re still wounded about losing the Australian Grand Prix to Melbourne, nearly 20 years later;
10: They honestly think Adelaide Oval rivals the mighty MCG. Seriously.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-army-en-route-to-adelaide-for-richmonds-elimination-final/story-fndv8t7m-1227049838287
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How did the boys train?
Were the standards high?
It was only the usual light 30 minute blow out the cobwebs training session we always have the day before a game. The most exhaustive thing the boys would've done would've been signing a stack of autographs after training lol. We played at Adelaide Oval only 3 weeks ago so the boys would be fairly familiar with it already.
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All five buses on the convoy have been named after Richmond heroes - Riewoldt, Martin, Newman and Deledio, as well as Cotchin.
LMAO@ The Newman breaking down halfway
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You should see it here, tigers everywhere it bordering surreal.
DO IT For the fans tigers, as well as for your selfs of course....we all deserve this...so pumped
Nb: a lot of South Aussies our on our side man! :gotigers
Cheers and have a good day
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All five buses on the convoy have been named after Richmond heroes - Riewoldt, Martin, Newman and Deledio, as well as Cotchin.
LMAO@ The Newman breaking down halfway
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Yellow and black! Tiger fans in full voice on Riewoldt Express to Adelaide
Tom Cowie
The Age
September 7, 2014
An army of true believers has flooded the City of Churches.
Five coaches packed with passionate Richmond fans pulled in to Adelaide on Saturday night, awaiting their team's date with destiny against Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon.
Around 250 supporters gathered in the morning fog, just after dawn on Saturday, outside the head office of a private health insurer in Docklands.
It was a fitting place to meet after the heart-stopper that Richmond fans endured a week ago to get over the line by three points against the Sydney Swans and sneak into the finals. If Sunday's match goes down to the wire, they might need to upgrade their coverage.
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"How good is this?" said one fan to a fellow Tiger, formerly a stranger but now a brother wearing yellow and black.
"I know, it's like my whole family is here."
They travelled on buses named after Richmond's five best players: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Jack Riewoldt, Chris Newman and Dustin Martin. Today they will watch those players take to Adelaide Oval and try to keep the Tiger fairytale alive.
There's nothing like the Tiger army at its full-throated best. Melbourne changes pitch when Richmond plays finals, as a sleeping giant wakes from its September slumber.
"I might be biased, but there's no better supporter base than fans of the Richmond Football Club," said Jane Richer from seat 4D on the Riewoldt Express.
Jane has been a Tigers fan for 34 years. She's stood witness to some of the club's biggest moments: Kevin Bartlett's 400th match, the 1982 grand final loss to Carlton, their last winning final in 2001.
While she goes to most of the club's home games, this is her first trip away to watch the boys. She shows her support with a slightly faded knitted yellow jumper with a tiger wearing a bow tie on the front. It's as far from official club merchandise as you can get but typifies the sartorial choices of a grassroots footy fan.
"It's been a long, painful journey most of the time," she said.
"To have thought that nine weeks ago we were sitting 3-10 with absolutely no hope of being where we are today, it's a phenomenal turnaround."
Tiger fans say this year is different to other years in many ways. Not only is the club relevant again, it's playing good footy and has won nine in a row to finish eighth. Their supporters are delirious just to be here, having been so far out of the race in June.
As the bus pulled its way down the Western Highway on the long road to Adelaide, many passengers admitted they would have preferred to fly if not for the high prices.
But there is also the galvanising feeling of enduring the trip together.
At one point, the club's theme song Oh We're From Tigerland got a run on the the coach's stereo.
There was too much nervous energy for singing. Most fans joined in the "Yellow and Black!" rallying cry - it's impossible not to - but it was without the gusto of the singing after a win at the MCG. A heavy sense of anticipation lingered in the air.
Nancy O'Brien has supported Richmond all her life, nearly eight decades, after growing up in the then working class suburb. She is from a Tiger family, with long ties to the club, and is on the bus with her son Shaun.
"I don't like Port Adelaide because their supporters are feral. It doesn't matter that ours are too," she laughed.
Mother and son aren't expecting to beat Port at their home ground but they are quietly confident about causing an upset like they did against Sydney.
"We can beat them, we've done it before, but I'm realistic. I mean, I hope we kill them but it's going to be tough," said Shaun.
The atmosphere eased as fans chatted among themselves while the bus sped past Ballarat, Beaufort and Horsham. Clocks were wound back as they crossed the South Australian border.
At one rest stop, a bus organiser gave everyone $10 as a gift "from" Tiger captain Trent Cotchin to buy a coffee or cake. Most said it was a great gesture of the club's culture but one fan couldn't resist. "At Collingwood they'd wait until you got off the bus before taking your $10," he said.
While Cotchin is the nominated leader of the Tigers, the man with the heart of the people is Dustin Martin. After his last-minute heroics against the Swans, it's hoped the tattooed forward with the large thighs can do it again.
One fan described the Martin affection among the fans: "We like players the AFL doesn't like."
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/richmond-tigers/yellow-and-black-tiger-fans-in-full-voice-on-riewoldt-express-to-adelaide-20140906-10db6n.html
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The Tiger Army march from the Adelaide CBD (railway station) to the Adelaide Oval has started :gotigers.
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https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC
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https://twitter.com/anthonymithen
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https://twitter.com/hethmel/status/508462340103098369/photo/1
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Tigers taking over Adelaide ;D :gotigers
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https://twitter.com/Tigerwhite1977
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https://twitter.com/Tigers_of_Old
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https://twitter.com/Samuel_Royal/status/508466532725178368/photo/1
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A mate who posts on another forum had to drive a mobile billboard from Melbourne to Adelaide for his brother-in-law so he asked the club if they would be interested in chucking a few dollars and putting a sign on it for the trip. They were interested but in the end couldn't get the deal done in time so he bought $70 of spray paint and did his own. Here it is in Stawell on a fuel stop:
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Great effort by your mate, Smokey. Thanks for sharing :thumbsup.
There are some top pics of just how many of our supporters are in Adelaide for this ...
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https://twitter.com/miss_jane1975/status/508466984502046720/photo/1