NAB Cup 2010

[tiger101]

Great to see Richmond playing in tasmania.

[mightytiges]

Great for the Club to have every game we could possibly play in on Free To Air TV but it's hard to see us getting past the Hawks down there. Then again in the NAB Cup anything can happen. It depends on how seriously the Hawks take the preseason comp.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I think the Hawks will have something to prove next year that last year was no fluke and that Clarkson is not a one trick pony. Another first round loss to us. One a side note the last time we played Hawthorn in the pre season and lost to them in Tassie way back in 2001 we made the Preliminary Final in the season proper.

[WA Tiger]

Yep another unsuccessful NAB Cup coming up, down in Tassie against a Hawk side re-loaded with EXPERIENCED players against a youthfull inexperienced side who up to this point have the same experience or lack there of from years gone by.

Sorry but I just thought we could have picked up one or two experienced players to help us out over the next 2 years during the first phase of our re-building nightmare.

Be prepared for a shalacking unless the Hawks go in very unmanned and we go in we a side about as strong as we can field.

Gee pessimistic aren't I or am I being realistic????

[WilliamPowell]

All booked for tassie 

[wayne]

Yep another unsuccessful NAB Cup coming up, down in Tassie against a Hawk side re-loaded with EXPERIENCED players against a youthfull inexperienced side who up to this point have the same experience or lack there of from years gone by.

Sorry but I just thought we could have picked up one or two experienced players to help us out over the next 2 years during the first phase of our re-building nightmare.

It's NAB cup, remember this year, they dragged it out for that long that we were all sick of it in the end.

[mat073]

To be honest I find it hard to get excited about the NAB Cup.... The integrity of that competition is shot to bits (thanks Paul Roos).

If the Hawks want to puff their chests out in Tasmania...so be it.

Nothing is more important than beating the Blues (scum) in rd 1.

[Tigermonk]

yep another practice game no 1 cares 

[Beren]

Gee some real negative Nellies here.
Yes the NAB is just a glorified practice match but we get a chance to watch our team & check out how the boys are looking/going & a new coaching style.
Bring it on!

[mat073]

NAB Cup.... it is what it is.

Most people can recite every Premiership team for the last 30/40/50 years.

When it comes to the NAB Cup ....well I need to "google" who won it 4 years ago.

[one-eyed]

Book early if you're travelling down to Tassie for this....

Tigers v Hawks in Tassie
Adam Smith
October 28, 2009

RICHMOND will play Hawthorn in their NAB Cup opener next season under lights at Aurora Stadium.

Richmond's favourite son, Tasmanian-born Matthew Richardson, will get the opportunity to play in front of his home fans a final time in the mouth-watering pre-season fixture at Aurora Stadium.

The Tigers will clash with the Hawks under lights on Saturday, February 13, with the game to start at 7.40pm and broadcast by Channel 10.

Speculation had been mounting the 34-year-old, 282-game veteran would retire at the end of 2009 after being restricted to just six matches this year through injury.

However, the former Devonport star announced last month he would play on into an 18th season after receiving the strong support of new coach Damien Hardwick.

Richardson will not be the only drawcard at Launceston, with fellow Tasmanian and rising forward Jack Riewoldt set to play his first AFL match in his home state.

Reformed bad boy Ben Cousins also may make his first appearance at Aurora since 2005, when he was captain of an unbeaten West Coast outfit that defeated the Hawks.

Aurora Stadium precinct manager Robert Groenewegen had no complaints yesterday, especially given the following the Tigers appear to have in Tasmania.

When Hawthorn hosted Richmond in 2006, 20,971 fans rolled through the gates -- a venue record that still stands.

"The only thing I can advise people to do is book accommodation early if you are looking to stay, Festivale is that week as well so it's going to be a busy few days," Groenewegen said.

"Saturday night is a terrific result and getting the game live on Network Ten will give us terrific exposure.

"The beauty of the Tigers is they have new coach Damien Hardwick, who has very strong Hawthorn connections, and hopefully Jack [Riewoldt] will be playing as well.

"Obviously you have Ben Cousins there as well and if Richo is running around there are lots of terrific things.

"Certainly they have a huge following down here and they weren't travelling too well last time either [when the attendance record at the venue was set].

"It is still a pre-season game though and you never quite get the same numbers for a roster game, but by the same token it is a terrific draw."

The Hawks will be keen to start 2010 well given they missed the finals as reigning premiers this season and prized new recruits Josh Gibson and Shaun Burgoyne could appear in the opening round of the NAB Cup as they look to settle at their new club.

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/10/28/106165_afl.html

[WA Tiger]

Yep another unsuccessful NAB Cup coming up, down in Tassie against a Hawk side re-loaded with EXPERIENCED players against a youthfull inexperienced side who up to this point have the same experience or lack there of from years gone by.

Sorry but I just thought we could have picked up one or two experienced players to help us out over the next 2 years during the first phase of our re-building nightmare.

It's NAB cup, remember this year, they dragged it out for that long that we were all sick of it in the end.

It was also the season proper when that began and it dragged out for so long we were all sick of that in the end too..

[Danog]

Remember that Melbourne had Hawthorn beat by 17 points with 3 minutes left on the clock in the NAB cup this year, only to choke and lose.  Anything can happen.

[Penelope]

I may be in Melbourne 13/2. I'm trying to work out if i can slip accross to tassie for this game. There is a flight that gets to launceston 40 mins before first bounce. Can any one provide info on getting from the airport to the ground - time to allow, best way etc. please

[tiger101]

airport to aurora stadium be about 10-15km so about 10 minutes in a taxi.
they'll be buses that go into the city from the airport i imagen but a taxi would do  unless you was tight on money lol.