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Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« on: April 16, 2010, 08:07:28 PM »
Raw Tigers to tackle Dees
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Fri 16 April, 2010


Richmond will enter Sunday’s Round 4 match against Melbourne at the MCG with its most inexperienced line-up since the introduction of a fourth interchange player by the AFL, in 1998, which boosted the total number of players per team to 22.

The Tigers have a combined total of 965 games experience, at an average of 43.9 per player.

Only three members of the Tiger side selected for Sunday’s clash with the Demons have played more than 100 games - Troy Simmonds (193), Shane Tuck (111) and Brett Deledio (109).

The line-up includes three debutants - David Astbury, Matt Dea and Troy Taylor - plus two other first-year league players in Dustin Martin (3 games) and Ben Nason (3 games).  A further five team members have played less than 20 games - Mitch Farmer (5), Jayden Post (9), Andrew Collins (10), Ty Vickery (12), and Alex Rance (16).

You have to go all the way back to Round 17 of the 1993 season to find the last time Richmond fielded a side with such little senior league experience.

On that occasion, the Tigers took on the then Brisbane Bears at the Gabba, with a 20-man line-up containing a total of 916 games, and were beaten by 19 points - 18.10 (118) to 14.15 (99).

Richmond’s most experienced player that day was captain Jeff Hogg, in his 142nd game, with Craig Lambert (121st game), Tony Free (107th game) and Matthew Knights (107th game), the only other Tiger “centurians”.  Current Richmond CEO Brendon Gale was playing his 72nd game, assistant coach Wayne Campbell was in his 48th game, the Club’s  Head of Development, Tim Livingstone, was playing his 4th game, while it was the 10th  appearance at senior level for recently-retired Tiger champion, Matthew Richardson.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/92487/default.aspx

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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2010, 02:56:46 AM »
And that inexperienced 1993 side was playing finals just two years later....... :pray :rollin
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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2010, 01:36:20 PM »
Written by the media but try telling them that, apparently all we are is appalling... :banghead
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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2010, 04:12:19 PM »
And that inexperienced 1993 side was playing finals just two years later....... :pray :rollin

Hopefully. No guarantees.

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Tiger cubs in bid for glory (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2010, 02:49:07 AM »
Tiger cubs in bid for glory
Jackie Epstein
Sunday Herald Sun
April 17, 2010 11:47PM


RICHMOND will blood three new players in its most inexperienced line-up since 1998.

Troy Taylor, David Astbury and Matt Dea are the recruits to be unveiled against Melbourne today following the suspension of four players.

The Tigers have a combined total of 965 games experience, at an average of 43.9 per player.

Taylor is set to defend assault charges during a four-day hearing in Alice Springs in August. But the 18-year-old has impressed with his pace and skills and should provide some excitement in attack.

Astbury is a 19-year-old tall forward taken at pick 35 from Tatyoon/North Ballarat Rebels.

He played in the side beaten by Hawthorn in the NAB Cup opener at Launceston in February.

Dea, 18, is an athletic rebounding defender taken at pick 44 from Ballarat Clarendon College/North Ballarat Rebels.

He was a late convert to Aussie Rules from basketball and played just three games with the Rebels in the TAC Cup last year.

"There's obviously some work for us to do - we've got a young developing forward line and we always knew that was going to be our achilles heel somewhat this year," said coach Damien Hardwick.

"The positive for us is that we got the ball inside 50 a lot more (against Sydney last week) and we've just got to make sure we can manufacture some shots from here on in."

Others to have made their debuts this season are Dustin Martin, Ben Nason and Relton Roberts.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tiger-cubs-in-bid-for-glory/story-e6frf9jf-1225854984919

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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2010, 09:47:37 AM »
Melbourne will have about 500 games more experience than us today...
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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2010, 06:25:07 PM »
and it showed.
simple as that.
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Re: Youngest team since 1993 (RFC)
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 06:38:18 PM »
Melbourne will have about 500 games more experience than us today...

Average Attributes
 Richmond Attribute Melbourne 
187.7cm Height 186.1cm
83.7kg Weight 84.1kg
22yr 1mth Age 23yr 10mth
42.8 Games 68.9

Total Players By Games
 Richmond Games Melbourne 
14 Less than 50 10
5 50 to 99 8
2 100 to 149 1
1 150 or more 3