Tiges off to Ballarat in February

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2006 AFL Community Camps:

Richmond: Ballarat - 6-9 February

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=237099

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Richmond gives Learmonth Oval thumbs up for match
The Courier
Tuesday, 27 December 2005

RICHMOND Football Club has given Learmonth Oval the thumbs up to host an intra-club practice match in February.

A Tigers official was pleased with what he saw when he inspected the ground yesterday.

Richmond football operations manager Paul Armstrong walked the turf and deemed it safe to play.

Learmonth Football/Netball Club ground supervisor Paul Ryan said the ground's bore water had it in perfect condition.

The Tigers will play the match as part of their AFL community camp in Ballarat on Wednesday, February 8.

"He was really happy with the ground," Mr Ryan said.

"It has been watered really well and it has come up really good.

"It doesn't matter what ground they play on, the AFL clubs have to check it. And he was quite surprised how good it was."

The Tigers will spend four days meeting football fans and conducting school visits, open training sessions, forums, and other activities.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&story_id=448208&category=General%20Sport&m=12&y=2005

[PuntRdRoar]

Id rather they just rocked up to Wesley College in Glen Waverley and had a kick around lol...I bet the players couldnt be stuffed going to Ballarat

[mightytiges]

bump.

Practice match list - The Age
January 29, 2006

RICHMOND: Feb 8, 4pm, Learmonth football ground, Ballarat

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/01/28/1138319485252.html

Anyone planning to head up to Ballarat next week to see the game?

[WilliamPowell]

RICHMOND: Feb 8, 4pm, Learmonth football ground, Ballarat

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/01/28/1138319485252.html

Anyone planning to head up to Ballarat next week to see the game?

If it's 40 degrees in Melbourne and freezing in Ballarat (say 21 degrees  ) I'd be tempted 

[mightytiges]

If it's 40 degrees in Melbourne and freezing in Ballarat (say 21 degrees  ) I'd be tempted 

lol

There's also the opportunity for those OERites who like to let their frustrations out on a former coach of ours as you pass through Bungaree on the way .

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If it's 40 degrees in Melbourne and freezing in Ballarat (say 21 degrees  ) I'd be tempted 

lol

There's also the opportunity for those OERites who like to let their frustrations out on a former coach of ours as you pass through Bungaree on the way .

im in ! unless something comes up i will be going, and i will pass bungaree, just to leave a turd somewhere lol

[WilliamPowell]

im in ! unless something comes up i will be going, and i will pass bungaree, just to leave a turd somewhere lol

mashed in with the spuds I hope 

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Richmond Community Camp Agenda

You can see the Tigers at the following events during the AFL Community Camp in Ballarat.

Monday Feb 6

3pm – 5pm - Training @ North Ballarat Oval

Tuesday Feb 7

7.30am – 8.30am - Training @ Ballarat University

10.30am – 11.30am - AFL Auskick clinic @ North Ballarat Oval

7.30pm – 9.30pm - Community Forums @ North Ballarat Oval

Wednesday Feb 8

10.30am – 12.30pm - Country Club clinics @ Smythesdale, Buninyong, Newlyn, Maryborough

4pm – 5pm - Practice match @ Learmonth Football Ground

7.30pm – 10pm - Fundraising dinner @ Ballarat Leagues Club

http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=commcamp06


Learmonth Football Ground
High St
Learmonth
Victoria
3352
(03) 5343 2480

Not sure exactly where along High Street the ground is but here's a map showing where High Street (Sunraysia Hwy) is:

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Tigers set to take Ballarat by storm
2:38:35 PM Wed 1 February, 2006
richmondfc.com.au


Richmond will be making the major Victorian provincial town of Ballarat its home next week as part of the AFL's 2006 Community Camps program.

From February 6-9, the entire Richmond playing list and coaching staff will be in Ballarat to provide those locals who love the game a prime opportunity to get up close and personal with one of AFL football's traditional clubs.

During their stay, the Tigers will conduct open training sessions, play an intra-club practice match, visit local clubs, schools and hospitals, conduct special football forums, as well as a NAB AFL Auskick Superclinic (a must for children aged 5-13), and be involved in a host of other activities.

At the Community Forum, to be held at the North Ballarat Football Club in Creswick Road, Ballarat, on the Tuesday (Feb. 7) at 7.30pm, local football and sports club administrators and volunteers will hear from leading Tiger identities about the AFL's latest techniques and best-practice policies across a broad range of areas, including coaching, sports injury treatments, club management, goal-setting and leadership.

Entry is free and all local sports officials are welcome. To register your interest, email: bfl2@netconnect.com.au or bretta@footballvic.com.au.

The Richmond Football Club Official Dinner will take place at the Ballarat Leagues Club in Main Street, Ballarat on Wednesday, February 8 from 7pm.

All Richmond players and coaches will be in attendance, so this shapes as a truly memorable experience for local fans.

Tickets are $40 per head, with bookings essential. The price includes a two-course meal (with beverages at bar prices), a memorabilia auction and terrific entertainment.

All proceeds go towards funding RoadSafe Community Road Safety Council 'Looking After Our Mates' sessions at local football clubs and an array of junior development activities in the Ballarat region.

For bookings, contact the Ballarat Leagues Club on (03) 5331 5830.

Other highlights of Richmond's Community Camps schedule in Ballarat include:


TRAINING
Monday, February 6
3.30pm-5pm
North Ballarat Oval, Creswick Road, Ballarat


NAB AFL AUSKICK SUPERCLINIC
Tuesday, February 7
10.30am-noon
North Ballarat Oval,
Creswick Road, Ballarat


PLAYER IN-STORE APPEARANCES
Tuesday, February 7
3.45pm-4.30pm
AFL Store, Wendouree Village Shopping Centre,
Wendouree

Wednesday, February 8
12.30pm-1.30pm
Amart All Sports, 333 Gillies Street, Ballarat


REGIONAL NAB AFL AUSKICK CLINICS
Wednesday, February 8
11am-12.30pm
Smythesdale - Smythesdale Oval, Carngham Road, Smythesdale
Buninyong - Buninyong Oval, Warrenheip Street, Buninyong
Newlyn - Newlyn Oval, Midland Highway, Newlyn
Maryborough - Princes Park, Park Road, Maryborough


PRACTICE MATCH
Wednesday, February 8
4pm-6pm
Learmonth Football Ground, High Street, Learmonth (gold coin entry)

http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=244114

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Ballarat to host big cats on the loose
Ballarat Courier
Saturday, 4 February 2006

A RUN around Lake Wendouree will be the Tigers' first taste of Ballarat as they embark on their AFL community camp on Monday.

Richmond coach Terry Wallace and his charges will make Ballarat their home until Thursday.

Monday will be a relatively light day for the Tigers, with most of their community-based activities on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The lake run will begin at 10am, with the start-finish line being near the Lake View Hotel.

The City of Ballarat will put on a civic reception at the Town Hall before Richmond trains at Austar Arena from 3pm.

An Auskick superclinic at Austar Arena will be Richmond's first activity on Tuesday.

From there, players and coaching staff will get out into the community - visiting schools, hospitals and aged-care facilities in the city.

The day will round off with a series of community forums at North Ballarat Football Clubs in the evening.

The forums will cover all aspects of football, with separate sessions on coaching, administration, umpiring, medical care and youth.

AFL umpires Martin Ellis and Adam Davis will lead the umpiring segment, while Richmond coaching and medical staff and players will oversee the rest of the agenda.

Wednesday will feature coaching clinics at Smythesdale, Buninyong, Newlyn and Maryborough, and an intra-club practice match at Learmonth.

The community camp will end with an official function at Ballarat Leagues Club on Wednesday night.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&story_id=456499&category=General%20Sport&m=2&y=2006

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Mona joins Tigers' lap of the lake
Ballarat Courier
Tuesday, 7 February 2006

A RUN around Lake Wendouree.

Not exactly a walk in the park, but in the mind of Richmond footballers a relatively straightforward way to open the Tigers' AFL community camp in Ballarat.

After all, six kilometres is not that far given the distance they have covered already in pre-season training.

This all changed for the Tigers though when Ballarat's marathon man and king of the lake Steve Moneghetti arrived on the scene yesterday morning - in his running gear.

Given that the players had been unaware of the "ring-in", suddenly there was a new dimension added to the run.

The Richmond hierarchy had kept the involvement of Moneghetti a secret and once the players learnt they were being given the challenge of trying to match strides with the legendary distance runner a buzz went through the group.

Moneghetti holds the lake lap record of 16 minutes, 10 seconds.

Yesterday, the plan was to run a much more leisurely time of 18 to 19 minutes with the objective of getting the best of the Tigers to perhaps break the 20-minute barrier. He gave players up to a four-minute start and gave every one of the 20-plus who took part windburn as he swept past them.

Moneghetti overtook the last of the players four kilometres into the circuit at Durham Point and went on to run 18:27.

Richmond coach Terry Wallace said the purpose of getting Moneghetti involved was to test the players' ability to respond to a challenge.

He said rather than competing among themselves, they were being asked to experience the pace of a world class athlete and see how long they could sustain it.

And Wallace and everyone in the Richmond camp marvelled at the fitness of the veteran distance runner.

Few were able to stay with Moneghetti for more than a few strides once the strain of the run set in.

The opening day of the four-day camp also featured a civic reception hosted by the City of Ballarat and a full-scale training session at Austar Arena.

The Ballarat Tiger supporters' group had a black-tie dinner last night, with captain Kane Johnson and Wallace among special guests.

 Wallace, in his second year with Richmond, said this was a very different pre-season for the Tigers to his first.

He said that had been very much a learning process for him.

"I didn't know much about what I had," he said.

"This year I do and it is much more about teaching."

Today's activities include a superclinic at Austar Arena from 10.30am, in-store promotion at the AFL Store at Stockland Wendouree at 3.45pm and community forum at North Ballarat Football Club from 7.30pm.

The forums, led by Richmond coaching and medical staff and players, will cover all facets of football for coaches, trainers, administrators, youth and umpiring, which will involve AFL central umpires Adam Davis and Martin Ellis.

Richmond players will also visit a range of educational, medical and community facilities.

Tomorrow's program will take in regional clinics at Smythesdale, Buninyong, Newlyn and Maryborough from 11am, an in-store promotion at Amart All Sports in Wendouree from 12.30pm and an intra-club practice match at Learmonth from 4pm.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&story_id=456792&category=General%20Sport&m=2&y=2006

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Tour prompts Tiger's ashen memories
The Age
February 8, 2006

After the Ash Wednesday bushfires had torn through Upper Beaconsfield, John Tivendale bundled his kids into the car and took them for a drive.

Greg Tivendale was only three then, but the Richmond midfielder can still recall the burnt-out area.

"I can still remember driving around looking at all the trees and all the burnt grass. I sort of wondered what had happened to it all - it was really strange," Tivendale said.

"We lived in Beaconsfield and I don't think we were ever in any real danger, but we all got evacuated and sent down to the local park. I can remember that and I can still remember my old man refusing to leave the house for anything. It's funny what sticks in your mind."

The "community" aspect of Richmond's four-day camp in Ballarat this week has mostly involved big groups of screaming schoolchildren shoving pen and paper at their favourite players. But yesterday, Tivendale and Mark Chaffey travelled an hour-and-a-half past Ballarat, to a farm outside Moyston, the town where Tom Wills, who helped create Australian football, grew up.

There, they met Tom and Sarah Guthrie, who saved their home when the recent fires turned large parts of the Grampians to charcoal but lost all but one of their 20 tonnes of crop in their award-winning vineyard, their hay shed, the five-bedroom shearer's cottage they used to hire out and more than 40 kilometres of fencing. The pony belonging to Pollyanna, their nine-year-old daughter, hasn't been seen since the fire.

Richmond will play their first full-scale practice match at Learmonth today, which means the season is not far off and that Tivendale, Chaffey and their teammates will soon be immersed in another six months of football.

They would return, Tivendale said, to relatively sheltered lives. "That's the thing. You see this and it's so dead and so burnt, but everyone is positive and upbeat about it," he said.

"It's a real eye-opener. It's hard to think how intense it would have been at the time and how long it's going to go on, with everything just being destroyed."

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/02/07/1139074228442.html

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Tigers protect mending forward
Ballarat Courier
Wednesday, 8 February 2006

RICHMOND gun forward Nathan Brown will miss a Tiger intraclub practice match at Learmonth today.
Brown is working his way back from a shocking broken leg suffered against Melbourne in round 10 in the AFL last season.

The Tiger star's comeback is going well, but assistant coach David King said Brown was not yet ready to take part in full-scale match practice.

Brown is pivotal to Richmond's finals prospects and the Tigers have no plans to take any risks with the vice-captain.

While not in the helter-skelter of action, Brown will have an ambassadorial role at Learmonth - getting out and mixing with spectators and Tiger fans as will other players on the sidelines on what is the third day of Richmond's community camp in Ballarat.

King, who with fellow assistant coach Brian Royal will take charge of the teams in today's match, said Mark Coughlan, Greg Tivendale, Mark Chaffey, Trent Knobel and Will Thursfield were among other players unlikely to play.

King said the match would provide players, particularly new youngsters, to put their names up in lights as the scramble for places in the team for NAB Cup hots up.

Richmond plays Hawthorn in round one on Saturday, February 25.

"There's only a few positions open so they have to put their names forward," King said.

"You can bet the gloves will be off.

"It's all about rankings (at this time of year).

"Those that play well enough will climb into calculations." he said.

Deputy vice-captain Matthew Richardson, who echoed King's thoughts by saying the younger players would certainly be out to impress today, is extremely pleased with his own preparation.

"It's been a solid pre-season.

"I've done everything, which puts me in good stead."

Meanwhile, newly-promoted deputy vice-captain Darren Gaspar is keen to extend his time with the Tigers when his contract expires at the end of this year.

Gaspar, 29, bounced back to his best form last season after a traumatic 2004, earning his place back in the leadership group.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=local&story_id=457073&category=General%20Sport&m=2&y=2006

[Moi]

1st qtr - not sure if it's the end of the quarter

Royals:  5.2.32
Kings:   4.3.27

Goal kickers: 

Royals:  Meyer 1, Patto 2, Simmo 2
Kings:   Richo 1, Staff 1, Pettifer 1, Foley 1

BOG at this stage Foley according to numero uno training guru, MT lol