Preseason 2023 - Richmond vs North Melbourne @ Arden St, Fri. Feb 24

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Official pre-season matches are soon to be confirmed according to comments by Dwayne Russell on SEN, with the league to have only one weekend of matches despite being in clearer air from the pandemic.

"We're five weeks away from actual footy and the AFL will soon announce the official pre-season schedule," Russell said this week.

"The clubs are suggesting we will get one pre-season game officially broadcast against another opponent on live TV.

"It's probably going to be on the weekend of March 2, 3, 4 and 5, it's the same as last year, only one game.

"The days of an actual pre-season comp are officially dead, COVID helped reduce the pre-season and this year it's going to be a one-gamer as well.

"Clubs are allowed I'm told to make their own arrangements outside of that."

https://www.zerohanger.com/details-of-2023-afl-pre-season-fixture-emerge-news-131719/

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We're playing North at Arden St around Feb 23-24.

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Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson will get his first proper look at North Melbourne when it plans to host Richmond at Arden Street.

These games are expected to be held on February 23 or 24.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/873232/revealed-pre-season-scratch-matches-take-shape

[WilliamPowell]

The game against N0rt is a "scratch match" not an official practice match.

So it might be spread over multiple "qtrs"

The scratch matches are organised between clubs. So the clubs will determine how it will be played. For memory one of the scratch matches last year had 6 "quarters". Don't think it was one we were involved in

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As confirmed by the AFL on Tuesday afternoon, the Tigers will take on North Melbourne in an unofficial match simulation on Friday, February 24 at Arden Street Oval from 10.00am.

The match will be shown live on Foxsports and Kayo.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1265540/

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Update:

The AFL website says the match simulation against Norf will 4 x 25 mins, 2 x 20 mins, no time on.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/873627

Richmond's squad for the match simulation will be communicated on the day of the match.

Arrangements about fans attending the match simulation will be managed and communicated by each club.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1265540/

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Good news for Tigers fans. Two premiership stars [Lynch & Graham] will be fit and ready for next month's practice matches.

https://twitter.com/superfooty/status/1622129332222304256

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Our practice match against North will be on Kayo & Foxsports.

https://kayosports.com.au/event/sport!afl/event-nth-melb-v-richmond!193777


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For those going, it's going to be 36 degrees on Friday. So lots of water breaks.

http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/melbourne.shtml

[Tiger Khosh]

Damn 10am. I’ll have to chuck it on in the background at work.

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While we're waiting for Friday, here's a blast from the past.

Richmond vs North practice match in 1992.

Tiger highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eMOIyN2cFo


Back in the dark old days. Going by the scoreboard, at one stage we lead by 33 points (7.1 to 0.10) but ended up losing by over 100 .

"Nth Melb 25.30.180 def Richmond 11.12.78 at Skinner Reserve. Ashley Prescott breaks his collarbone, and Matthew Knights suffers a concussion."

[pmac21]

I hate Norf

[WilliamPowell]

Skinner Reserve got used a lot for praccy games in the 80's and 90's

Bulldogs are using it while the Whitten Oval is being upgraded

About the positive about that praccy game result was Skinner Reserve 

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Richmond's pre-season match simulation squad against North Melbourne:

1 Nick Vlastuin
2 Dylan Grimes
3 Dion Prestia
4 Dustin Martin
5 Jack Ross
6 Robbie Tarrant
8 Jack Riewoldt
9 Trent Cotchin
10 Maurice Rioli
13 Hugo Ralphsmith
14 Tim Taranto
15 Jayden Short
17 Daniel Rioli
20 Ivan Soldo
21 Noah Balta
22 Jacob Hopper
25 Toby Nankervis
27 Thomson Dow
30 Tom Brown
31 Rhyan Mansell
32 Samson Ryan
33 Kamdyn McIntosh
37 Kaelan Bradtke
38 Noah Cumberland
41 Sam Banks
42 Judson Clarke
44 Seth Campbell
45 Tylar Young
46 Ben Miller
47 Bigoa Nyuon
48 Steely Green

VFL-listed Tigers playing in the last two intervals:

51 Austin Johnson
55 Lachlan Street
56 Harrison White
58 Cam Olden
59 Lachlan Johnson
61 Tom Brindley
64 Misilifi Faimalo
66 Luke Teal
67 Fraser Elliot
68 James Trezise
71 Archie May
74 Tom Bracher
76 Max Chlohesy
77 Matthew Clarkson
80 Mohammed Yassine

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1274163/tigers-name-match-sim-squad

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Not playing:

Baker, Castagna, Lynch, Gibcus, Bolton, Graham, Broad, Colina, Sonsie, Bauer, Smith and Pickett.

[torch]

Not playing:

Baker, Castagna, Lynch, Gibcus, Bolton, Graham, Broad, Colina, Sonsie, Bauer, Smith and Pickett.

All injured? Bolton?

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North's squad for those interested.

2. Jaidyn Stephenson, 3. Harry Sheezel, 4. Aidan Corr, 5. Curtis Taylor, 7. Jack Ziebell, 8. Bailey Scott, 9. Luke Davies-Uniacke, 11. Luke McDonald, 14. Liam Shiels, 16. Aiden Bonar, 17. Lachie Young, 19. Griffin Logue, 20. Nick Larkey, 21. Callum Coleman-Jones, 23. Ben McKay, 24. Tom Powell, 25. Paul Curtis, 27. Miller Bergman, 28. Kayne Turner, 29. Will Phillips, 30. Charlie Comben, 31. Josh Goater, 32. Jacob Edwards, 35. Charlie Lazzaro, 36. Phoenix Spicer, 37. Cooper Harvey, 38. Tristan Xerri, 39. Flynn Perez, 40. Eddie Ford, 41. Blake Drury, 42. Kallan Dawson, 43. Aaron Hall, 44. Cam Zurhaar, 45. Hamish Free

Notable absentees: Ben Cunnington, Darcy Tucker, Hugh Greenwood, Jackson Archer, Jy Simpkin, Tarryn Thomas, Todd Goldstein, George Wardlaw, Daniel Howe

https://www.afl.com.au/news/876632/match-sim-squads-new-pies-in-key-roos-to-miss-tigers-star-out