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Richmond Rant / Tigerland at Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre - Sat. Feb 21
« Last post by one-eyed on February 10, 2026, 11:36:32 PM »
Hi 3121 Neighbours! Come and join us for Tigerland at Victoria Gardens on Saturday, February 21 in the heart of Richmond for a fun, family-friendly day out! From player appearances, exclusive offers from participating Vic Gardens stores, giveaways and a kids zone, there is something on offer for everyone.
KEY INFORMATION
When: Saturday, February 21 from 9:30am – 12:00pm
Where: Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
WHAT'S ON?
* Player autographs from 10:30 – 11:30am
* Get your Richmond colours on at the facepainting station
* Test out your footy skills with the inflatables
* Visits from our mascots Sash and Stripes
* Exclusive offers available from participating stores such as KFC!
* FREE Padel! Head to the courts and learn the new game with a professional coach
Our friendly Membership Team will be available to answer all of your membership enquiries, with something special for all Tiger fans wanting to be members in 2026.
Select players will be available during the event for a signing session. Given the high number of fans expected to attend this event, there is a chance that not everyone will gain autographs or photos with players. We ask our fans to enjoy the atmosphere and respect the players both in and out of the event space.
VENUE DETAILS
This event will be held at Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre with public parking available inside the precinct.
Location
Head to the open grassed area at the rear of the centre
Through the sliding glass doors of the centre near JB-Hi-Fi and Better Home (located within the food court)
Off River Blvd & Vickers Dr
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1952000/tigerland-at-victoria-gardens
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by Wazza on February 10, 2026, 11:11:24 PM »Lalor 25 +
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by 1965 on February 10, 2026, 04:40:40 PM »Lalor 24 -
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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on February 10, 2026, 02:41:04 PM »With the Bombers clash scheduled for next Friday at The Hangar, followed by a trip to Ballarat to take on Melbourne in the AAMI Community Series the week after, Serpell is confident the playing group is prepared for proper game time.
"We'll sit down with the coaching group over the next few days and decide how much game time we want each player to achieve before we head into Round 1," Serpell said.
"We will break it up into what's more important - the first game (against Essendon) or the second game (against Melbourne). Once we've achieved that, we'll put together a plan for each individual player so we can be confident they've had enough match exposure before we enter the season."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1951931/high-performance-update-on-smillie-lalor-vlastuin-and-other-key-tigers
"We'll sit down with the coaching group over the next few days and decide how much game time we want each player to achieve before we head into Round 1," Serpell said.
"We will break it up into what's more important - the first game (against Essendon) or the second game (against Melbourne). Once we've achieved that, we'll put together a plan for each individual player so we can be confident they've had enough match exposure before we enter the season."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1951931/high-performance-update-on-smillie-lalor-vlastuin-and-other-key-tigers
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Richmond Rant / Re: Injury update 2026
« Last post by one-eyed on February 10, 2026, 02:40:05 PM »Richmond High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has provided an update on several players as Richmond prepares for next week's Match Simulation against Essendon.
Josh Smillie, Quad
"Smil is doing really well. He has had a really good summer," Serpell said.
"He had some scans on his quad. That’s come back showing that it’s healing as expected at this point in time.
"He will progress his kicking in the next little while and we’ll hopefully see him out in some drills in the next two to three weeks."
Sam Lalor, Load Management
"Sam’s had an exceptional pre-season. If you think about last year, he came to the Club having never completed pre-season because of his cricket," Serpell said.
"He got through most things this pre-season. As a whole he is doing exceptionally well.
"We’ve decided to off-load him a little bit over this next little while and build his loads up leading into Round 1."
Nick Vlastuin, Ankle
"Nick's progress is well documented. He himself suggests he is not doing well. We’ve probably got more faith in his body than he has himself," Serpell said.
"His ankle is going really well and he’s getting through his niggles.
"He’s getting involved in a little bit more match simulation as the weeks go on. He’s doing really well."
Tom Sims, Foot
"Simsy underwent navicular surgery in the off-season," Serpell said.
"We were hoping he’d be out doing a bit more footy at this point in time, but his loading has stalled a little bit.
"We need to put him in a holding pattern. Hopefully he’ll be back out running next week, and soon after into some football drills."
Sam Banks, Foot
"Banksy came off a big year last year and had a little bit of foot stress," Serpell said.
"He’s back into a bit of match simulation at the moment and we’ll see that progress over the next little while."
Judson Clarke, ACL
"Judson is getting involved in a bit of rehab skills at the moment and doing a bit of running," Serpell said.
"We’re going to send him over to Aspetar with our head physio Anthony Schache in the next couple of weeks to get the final tick off and see how he’s progressing.
"Similar to our ACLs last year, we are going to wait the full 12 months to return to play.
"He’s progressing really well, he’s feeling comfortable and pain-free at the moment."
Load Management
"Guys like Toby Nankervis, Jacob Hopper, Nathan Broad, they’re progressing into footy," Serpell said.
"They’re well and truly involved in the match simulation.
"Again, we will progress their match simulation load in the next little while, and they should all be available by Round 1."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1951931/high-performance-update-on-smillie-lalor-vlastuin-and-other-key-tigers
Josh Smillie, Quad
"Smil is doing really well. He has had a really good summer," Serpell said.
"He had some scans on his quad. That’s come back showing that it’s healing as expected at this point in time.
"He will progress his kicking in the next little while and we’ll hopefully see him out in some drills in the next two to three weeks."
Sam Lalor, Load Management
"Sam’s had an exceptional pre-season. If you think about last year, he came to the Club having never completed pre-season because of his cricket," Serpell said.
"He got through most things this pre-season. As a whole he is doing exceptionally well.
"We’ve decided to off-load him a little bit over this next little while and build his loads up leading into Round 1."
Nick Vlastuin, Ankle
"Nick's progress is well documented. He himself suggests he is not doing well. We’ve probably got more faith in his body than he has himself," Serpell said.
"His ankle is going really well and he’s getting through his niggles.
"He’s getting involved in a little bit more match simulation as the weeks go on. He’s doing really well."
Tom Sims, Foot
"Simsy underwent navicular surgery in the off-season," Serpell said.
"We were hoping he’d be out doing a bit more footy at this point in time, but his loading has stalled a little bit.
"We need to put him in a holding pattern. Hopefully he’ll be back out running next week, and soon after into some football drills."
Sam Banks, Foot
"Banksy came off a big year last year and had a little bit of foot stress," Serpell said.
"He’s back into a bit of match simulation at the moment and we’ll see that progress over the next little while."
Judson Clarke, ACL
"Judson is getting involved in a bit of rehab skills at the moment and doing a bit of running," Serpell said.
"We’re going to send him over to Aspetar with our head physio Anthony Schache in the next couple of weeks to get the final tick off and see how he’s progressing.
"Similar to our ACLs last year, we are going to wait the full 12 months to return to play.
"He’s progressing really well, he’s feeling comfortable and pain-free at the moment."
Load Management
"Guys like Toby Nankervis, Jacob Hopper, Nathan Broad, they’re progressing into footy," Serpell said.
"They’re well and truly involved in the match simulation.
"Again, we will progress their match simulation load in the next little while, and they should all be available by Round 1."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1951931/high-performance-update-on-smillie-lalor-vlastuin-and-other-key-tigers
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Richmond Rant / Re: Ivan Soldo traded to Port [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on February 10, 2026, 06:25:10 AM »He’s out of contract at the end of the year. Rekn that might be it for him.
Time to swoop back in haha
Poor guy, seriously. He's finito
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by 1965 on February 10, 2026, 04:37:30 AM »Lalor 25 -
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by mightytiges on February 09, 2026, 11:42:36 PM »Lalor 26 -
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on February 09, 2026, 11:40:27 PM »"100-something days off and train for 24."
Adem Yze doesn't think he gets enough time with his players during the pre-season.
#AFL | @SENBreakfast
https://x.com/i/status/2020652616288547175
“It isn’t long enough”: Tigers coach slams short pre-season, urges for greater access to players
“We’re not even allowed to send out information… our hands are tied until they walk in the building.”
Hayden Farquhar
Zero Hanger
February 9, 2026
Richmond Tigers senior coach Adem Yze has expressed his frustrations with the AFL's pre-season structure, believing AFL coaches are not able to access their players well enough ahead of a new season.
Currently, AFL clubs have players return to pre-season training around mid-to-late November, with first to fourth year players typically beginning their build into the new year a week or two before their more senior counterparts.
When quizzed by SEN Breakfast's Kane Cornes on the challenges of the shortened pre-seasons, Yze was quick to highlight the difficulties the significant time off presents, particularly for his young and inexperienced playing list.
"You're reading my mind. There's no doubt, to be brutally honest, that if you're a developing team, three or four weeks before Christmas isn't long enough," Yze said.
"We were quite fortunate that we got the majority of our players back mid-November. The majority of our list is that younger group, so we had 20-odd players training around that time.
"In saying that, the argument around first to fourth year players [starting earlier] and the five-seasons plus players starting on November 24 [doesn't make sense].
"Some of those five-plus-year players haven't really established themselves yet in the AFL. I don't know if it should be amount of time or should be amount of games that you have played that determines if you get a longer break.
"We're forever trying to access our players - if it was mid-November, then everyone could start based on when the players wanted to. I think it would be a lot easier."
Yze's biggest frustration was his inability to contact his players during their period of leave of "100-something days" with educational information regarding team systems and play style.
Entering his third year at the helm of the Tigers, Yze accepted that the CBA aims to minimise the over-training of players, but stressed that his side would come into the pre-season block at peak fitness regardless, and that is not his primary concern with the limited pre-season schedule.
"Originally, when it came in, it was based around the CBA, which is okay, we've got to look after our players and make sure they're not training too hard," Yze said.
"But we can't have access to them even with education; we can't even send things out to them.
"During their off-season, they train really hard, so they come back fit. They can run, lift weights, but when you've got a young list, you want to be able to educate and fast-track the development of their brains. If we can't do that, and we're not allowed to send out information, our hands are tied until they walk in the building.
"We're a developing club. To educate your players, you need time, so to have just three and a half weeks before Christmas and then another three weeks off over Christmas. I spoke to our players before they went away, and from the first day of their leave to January 8, they were going to have 100-something days off and train for 24."
Yze's solution to the issue is a simple one, but he admitted it would need to be signed off on by multiple parties.
"It's a coaches association and a players association issue," Yze said.
"Whether there's a slight adjustment about when we can send information out and start fast tracking their education around game style, even if that was a variation we could bring in for the younger teams, that would be handy."
https://www.zerohanger.com/it-isnt-long-enough-tigers-coach-slams-short-pre-season-urges-for-greater-access-to-players-172739/
