The changing face of Tigerland (RFC)

[one-eyed]

The changing face of Tigerland
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Wed 03 September, 2008

The Richmond side that thumped Melbourne by 80 points in the final home-and-away round of the 2008 season at the MCG last Sunday contained only five players who were members of the Tiger team which contested Danny Frawley’s last game as coach, in Round 22, 2004.

Joel Bowden, Daniel Jackson, Matthew Richardson, Jay Schulz and Greg Tivendale were the “survivors” from that Frawley farewell match of ‘04, which took place against the Sydney Swans.

Of the other 17 players in the Richmond line-up that day, just four have remained on the Club’s list in 2008 – Nathan Brown, Mark Coughlan, Chris Hyde and Andrew Raines.

The other 13 – Justin Blumfield, Wayne Campbell, Mark Chaffey, Tim Fleming, Darren Gaspar, Ray Hall, Brent Hartigan, Andrew Kellaway, Andrew Krakouer, Ben Marsh, Billy Nicholls, David Rodan and Luke Weller – have all departed Punt Road since Terry Wallace took over the coaching reins.

Only four other players from the 2004 senior list are still at Tigerland today – Kane Johnson, Chris Newman, Kayne Pettifer and Shane Tuck.

With Tivendale having played his last game for Richmond, in last Sunday’s Round 22 clash with Melbourne, the extent of the Club’s list-management changes over the past four years really hits home . . .

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=66968

[The Cotch]

Very weird article. What exactly is the writer trying to prove?

[tigersalive]

Just trying to show everyone they've turned over the list I assume.

More an advertisement or the clubs change than a news article.

[smasha]

Don't you know following Richmond makes you bipolar?

[bushranger]

I think he was without a story so he came up with all that and he could be mates with Frawley. A lame artical.

[Ox]

Justin Blumfield was the most insipid footballer after signing to Richmond.

Classic example of someone chasing $ and not giving a stuff about playing for the club.

[mightytiges]

Looks like he was just trying to compare round 22 in 2004 with 2008. Only 5 current Tigers played in the 2004 team and there's only 9 survivors with Tivs and Hyde included who are now retired/delisted. Tuck and Moore were emergencies in 2004.

Round 22, 2004

B: Jackson Gas Chaffey
HB: Bowden Hall Hartigan
C: Raines Coughlan Tivendale
HF: Cambo Weller Hyde
F: Brown Richardson Schulz
R: Marsh Krakouer Rodan
I/C: Blumfield Nicholls Fleming A.Kellaway

Emg: Fiora Tuck Moore

In: Raines (debut)
Out: Zantuck (suspended)


Round 22, 2008

B:    Newman    Thursfield     Moore
HB:    Schulz     McGuane    McMahon
C:   Richardson     Tuck        Deledio
HF:     White       Bowden    Tambling
F:     Edwards     Riewoldt      Cotchin
Foll: Simmonds, Johnson, Foley
I/C: Tivendale, Morton, Jackson, Connors

Emg: Pattison, Polo, Rance

[WilliamPowell]

Justin Blumfield was the most insipid footballer after signing to Richmond.

Classic example of someone chasing $ and not giving a stuff about playing for the club.

I don't think it was a case of chasing the $$$$ Ox as I am pretty sure when Essendon off loaded him because of their stuffed up salary cap they were paying some of his contract.

I think it was more a case of he didn't realy want to be at Richmond

On top of that I reckon he was only an average player and in a poor side it stood out where as in a what was called a good side he looked better than what he probably was