Tigers spring into action with new look (Herald-Sun)

[one-eyed]

Tigers spring into action with new look

    by: Jon Ralph
    From: Herald Sun
    October 19, 2011



RICHMOND unveiled two recruits and a new club logo, with an extended contract for coach Damien Hardwick to be announced in coming months.

Ivan Maric and Steve Morris got their first taste of Punt Rd after being snapped up by the Tigers in the trade period.

Both are expected to make an immediate impact given ex-Adelaide tall Maric has been earmarked for the first ruck and SANFL midfielder Morris will play as a lock-down defender.

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale said the club was finally ready to conduct full-length drills at Punt Rd after removing the cricket wicket that has marred the surface.

He was coy on the details of a new deal for Hardwick. But he will almost certainly be handed an extension on his contract this summer despite having one more year to run on his deal.

Gale said the Tigers were taking encouraging steps.

"The last couple of years has been about transformation in all aspects of the footy club and the new logo is consistent with that. We thought it was time to provide a new one which is slightly more stylised and contemporary."

On Hardwick's contract he said: "Damien knows where we are, we know where he is and we will sit down and consider that in the fullness of time."

Morris, son of 1973-74 premiership player Kevin, and former Adelaide ruckman Maric played against each other in the SANFL.

Maric said he could not wait to make an impact as a Tiger. "I always wanted to play at Richmond," he said.

While Morris said: "I have obviously wanted this for a long time and I couldn't be happier."

Richmond also announced yesterday it had delisted Ben Nason, Troy Taylor and Mitch Farmer along with six rookies, including former Bomber Tom Hislop.

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[mightytiges]

So much for keeping things under wraps until tomorrow morning so members get first look of the new logo

[WilliamPowell]

So much for keeping things under wraps until tomorrow morning so members get first look of the new logo

Beat me to it MT

Can we spill our guts now Mr RFC_O 

[RFC_Official]

So much for keeping things under wraps until tomorrow morning so members get first look of the new logo

Just to confirm, we don't own the Herald Sun or tell them when to run stories. 

[Loui Tufga]

So much for keeping things under wraps until tomorrow morning so members get first look of the new logo

Just to confirm, we don't own the Herald Sun or tell them when to run stories. 

Sorry Mr RFCO but I think once again the club has got this wrong if the info is good enough to pass on the the papers then it should have been good enough to pass on to the members FIRST! Once again the club is made a laughing stock! As if we don't already have enough disgruntled members

[RFC_Official]

Sorry Mr RFCO but I think once again the club has got this wrong if the info is good enough to pass on the the papers then it should have been good enough to pass on to the members FIRST! Once again the club is made a laughing stock! As if we don't already have enough disgruntled members

Traditional media in footy still dominates the landscape. Its gone up 3 hours early on the herald sun, its going to be on at midnight anyway, but the majority of people will see it tomorrow and our members and fans will have an email in their inboxes when they wake up. For the majority of people, it is tomorrows news.

[WilliamPowell]

Sorry Mr RFCO but I think once again the club has got this wrong if the info is good enough to pass on the the papers then it should have been good enough to pass on to the members FIRST! Once again the club is made a laughing stock! As if we don't already have enough disgruntled members

In fairness to the Club TfT: I think the plan was for the members to get the info first, hence the plan of having the email out to members by 6.00am, unfortunately the HUN (again Ralphy) has gone early. It was mentioned there would be stuff int he papers later in the week not tomorrow

Personally I will be interested to read what people think of the whole thing once members get the email tomorrow and everything that will be in that 

[bojangles17]

my position is the old logo was linked to one of the darkest eras in the clubs history, time to usher in a new era, symbolism is important...lets embrace it

[Eat_em_Alive]

doesnt look as bad on the lawn... still will take time getting used to

[Mr Magic]

Just to confirm, we don't own the Herald Sun or tell them when to run stories. 

Nice work from Jon Ralph. Helpful I'd imagine.

BTW Love it!

[Penelope]

ralph's just being a spiteful prick coz we called him a crayon eater.

[Eat_em_Alive]

... i ate my blue crayon 

[WilliamPowell]

ralph's just being a spiteful prick coz we called him a crayon eater.

or maybe he is just trying out scoop Caro 

[tigs2011]

doesnt look as bad on the lawn... still will take time getting used to

Agree looks much better on the lawn than just the logo alone.

[Eat_em_Alive]

Apart from the logo, will there be a "rfc"or patriotic symbols such as other clubs?