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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond heading to Yarrawonga for Community Camp (Yarrawonga Chronicle)
« Last post by one-eyed on November 30, 2025, 03:28:43 AM »What we learned from Richmond's pre-season community camp on the Border
Andrew Moir
Border Mail
November 28 2025
Richmond believes its young team's continuing development under third-year coach Adam Yze will be behind any potential surge.
The Tigers have spent the annual Community Camp around the Border and North East this week, with a strong crowd attending a training session at Yarrawonga's JC Lowe Oval on Wednesday afternoon.
After claiming three flags in four seasons from 2017, Richmond lost a host of those players, including triple premiership captain Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt, and claimed the wooden spoon in Yze's debut year with two wins.
The Tigers were tipped to snare a second spoon last season, but stunned many outsiders with five wins to jump ahead of West Coast.
Richmond recruited a host of young guns in the 2024 Draft, with No. 1 Sam Lalor booting two goals in a shock win over Carlton in round 1.
Powerful midfielder Sam Cumming and Victorian Metro under-18 captain Sam Grlj were the club's first-round choices in last week's Draft.
"We've had two years learning Adam Yze's game plan, so there's that continual education and improvement in our young players and understanding what's required," midfield development coach Jack Ziebell said.
"With more experience and exposure for our young players from last year, hopefully it will mean more wins, but it's more the way we go about it."
Yze recently signed a two-year extension until the end of 2028.
Midfielder Jacob Hopper will enter his fourth season at the Tigers, after seven years at GWS. He finished third in the club's best and fairest.
"We have a lot of improvement and not just the young guys, but also our middle-aged and senior guys as well, which will make us better," he said.
"There's plenty of the same; a lot of excitement and lot of opportunity."
The Tigers attracted a host of fans, including nine-year-old Nate Martin, who has been nicknamed Dusty by his family.
"Tim Taranto is my favourite player. I like how far he kicks and his hair," he said.
Hopper is originally from a similar-sized town to Yarrawonga in Leeton.
"It brings back memories of when I was a young fella," he said.
"It's awesome to be able to connect to the community and connect with the kids that we all once were, dreaming of playing AFL."
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/9121179/richmond-tigers-eye-growth-under-adam-yze-in-his-third-year/
Andrew Moir
Border Mail
November 28 2025
Richmond believes its young team's continuing development under third-year coach Adam Yze will be behind any potential surge.
The Tigers have spent the annual Community Camp around the Border and North East this week, with a strong crowd attending a training session at Yarrawonga's JC Lowe Oval on Wednesday afternoon.
After claiming three flags in four seasons from 2017, Richmond lost a host of those players, including triple premiership captain Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt, and claimed the wooden spoon in Yze's debut year with two wins.
The Tigers were tipped to snare a second spoon last season, but stunned many outsiders with five wins to jump ahead of West Coast.
Richmond recruited a host of young guns in the 2024 Draft, with No. 1 Sam Lalor booting two goals in a shock win over Carlton in round 1.
Powerful midfielder Sam Cumming and Victorian Metro under-18 captain Sam Grlj were the club's first-round choices in last week's Draft.
"We've had two years learning Adam Yze's game plan, so there's that continual education and improvement in our young players and understanding what's required," midfield development coach Jack Ziebell said.
"With more experience and exposure for our young players from last year, hopefully it will mean more wins, but it's more the way we go about it."
Yze recently signed a two-year extension until the end of 2028.
Midfielder Jacob Hopper will enter his fourth season at the Tigers, after seven years at GWS. He finished third in the club's best and fairest.
"We have a lot of improvement and not just the young guys, but also our middle-aged and senior guys as well, which will make us better," he said.
"There's plenty of the same; a lot of excitement and lot of opportunity."
The Tigers attracted a host of fans, including nine-year-old Nate Martin, who has been nicknamed Dusty by his family.
"Tim Taranto is my favourite player. I like how far he kicks and his hair," he said.
Hopper is originally from a similar-sized town to Yarrawonga in Leeton.
"It brings back memories of when I was a young fella," he said.
"It's awesome to be able to connect to the community and connect with the kids that we all once were, dreaming of playing AFL."
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/9121179/richmond-tigers-eye-growth-under-adam-yze-in-his-third-year/
