Tuesdays with Terry / Richmond prepare to spoil Essendon party - Wallace

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Richmond prepare to spoil Essendon party
AAP
August 21, 2007 - 3:01PM

Richmond is determined to spoil Essendon's planned day of celebrations at the MCG on Sunday.

The Bombers are desperate to honour the careers of coach Kevin Sheedy and former captain James Hird with victory over the bottom-placed Tigers in what could be their last appearance in Melbourne.

But Tigers coach Terry Wallace said his club was not there just to make up the numbers and promised Essendon a fight.

"We see ourselves as coming to a game to have a real crack at the match," Wallace said.

"We'll honour at the end of the game ... but we have got to entertain our own supporters."

Wallace said the club was excited to be part of such a huge occasion despite sitting last and out of finals contention.

He said the 80,000-plus crowd and big game atmosphere will provide an invaluable experience for some of his team's younger players.

http://news.realfooty.com.au/richmond-prepare-to-spoil-essendon-party/20070921-uin.html

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We're in it to win it: Wallace
5:10 PM Tue 21 August, 2007
By Catherine Murphy,
for richmondfc.com.au

RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace says this weekend’s emotionally charged game with Essendon, which could be Kevin Sheedy and James Hird’s last hurrah with the Bombers in Melbourne, will provide invaluable experience for Richmond’s younger players.

“There’s no other way to learn what big time pressure’s about other than to go out there and be a part of it,” Wallace says.

“Keeping your cool, keeping your eye on the footy when it’s buzzing around and the adrenalin’s rushing … we talk about it, but experiencing it is what’s important.

“It’s a great opportunity to be involved in that sort of game. We knew a long time ago that we weren’t going to be involved in finals but this game will have a finals type atmosphere about it and I think for a lot of our younger players, it’ll be a good experience for them.”

Wallace says regardless of the hype that surrounds the encounter, his charges have to concentrate on the task at hand.

“It’s going to be a very memorable occasion for them with regards to Sheeds and Hirdy. It’s maybe their last game at the ‘G, it may not be there last game at the ‘G, who knows … we’ve got to worry about ourselves.

“We’ll honour them at the end of the game and be a part of anything that’s happening, but we’ve got a game of footy to play and a couple of hours to entertain our own footy supporters.”

The Tigers’ coach used the analogy of basketball minnows the Washington Generals when referring to the public’s perception of his team and their chances of claiming a victory.

“The Washington Generals used to play against the Harlem Globetrotters and were just there as part of the show.

“They weren’t allowed to win, weren’t expected to win, but we don’t see ourselves as the Washington Generals, we see ourselves as going into the game to have a real crack.”

In fact Wallace is confident that it will be a close battle.

“Our games over the past couple of years have been magnificent games. They’ve been neck and neck… so we’re playing to win -we’re not the Washington Generals.”

http://richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=49486

[Ox]

MT,
What's the story on the coverage please?
Might have to watch this one with old man Ox.
Should be speciallllll

[Bull]

Ox

all twilight games are on fox and sen for radio coverage.

[Ox]

Ahhh...Cheers Bullman

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Tigers ready for hot contest
22 August 2007   Herald Sun
David Hastie with AAP

RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace has earmarked Sunday's twilight clash against Essendon as an invaluable learning experience for his young side.

With all the hype surrounding Kevin Sheedy and James Hird's possible last MCG games, Wallace said he had instructed players to focus on the job -- securing four points.

With the anticipation of a finals-like atmosphere and a crowd of more than 80,000, Wallace wants his younger players to learn from the experience.

"There's no other way to learn about what big-time pressure is like than to go out there and witness it and be a part of it, keeping your cool, keeping your eye on the footy when it's buzzing around and the adrenalin is rushing," Wallace said.

"We knew a long time ago that we weren't going to be involved in finals, but this is going to have a finals-type atmosphere.

"I think for a lot of our younger players that will be a good experience."

Wallace said he would be treating Sunday's clash as more than just a home-and-away fixture.

"I spoke to the guys on Saturday night after the game and I said I recall vividly playing a home-and-away game out at Waverley in front of 91 and a half thousand against Collingwood," Wallace said.

"It's quite some time ago now, but I remember it like it was yesterday because it's not every day you get to play home-and -away games where you have just such huge crowds involved in the game."

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22285831%255E19771,00.html

[Tigermonk]

Well if thats the case & he wants the club to win just watch how the team performs & Wallace coaches l bet its different to any game we seen this year

STOP THE TANKING TERRY    

[mightytiges]

We will try to outrun them again to expose the Bombers lack of pace. Last time we stopped running to maintain possession in the last 5 minutes.