Preseason match: Richmond vs Collingwood @ Ikon Park - Feb 26

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Richmond's official 2025 pre-season game has been confirmed, with the Tigers to play Collingwood as part of the AAMI Community Series.

The AFL today confirmed that Richmond and Collingwood will clash at Ikon Park on Wednesday, February 26 from 7.10pm.

All AAMI Community Series matches will be broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo. Tickets will be available in February.

AAMI Community Series games will be played in four 20-minute quarters plus time on, as is the case in the premiership season. However, there will be no interchange cap, with clubs able to name a squad of 30 players, including eight on the interchange and four emergencies. There can be only four players on the interchange bench at any time.

Clubs will also have the opportunity to participate in an optional match simulation training session at a date determined by the Clubs prior to the AAMI Community Series Matches.

Clubs will communicate their confirmed match simulation training sessions with all sessions to be managed by each club and broadcast arrangements to be confirmed at a later date.

AAMI Community Series
(all times in AEDT)

Tuesday, Feb 25
Geelong v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium, 7:10pm

Wednesday, Feb 26
Richmond v Collingwood, Ikon Park, 7:10pm

Thursday, Feb 27
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, UTAS Stadium, 5:20pm
Brisbane v Adelaide, Brighton Homes Arena, 8:10pm (7.10pm local)

Friday, Feb 28
Greater Western Sydney v Carlton, Manuka Oval, 5:20pm
Gold Coast v Sydney, People First Stadium, 8:10pm (7.10pm local)

Saturday, Mar 1
St Kilda v Port Adelaide, RSEA Park, 3:10pm
West Coast v North Melbourne, Hands Oval (Bunbury), 6:10pm (3.10pm local)

Sunday, Mar 2
Fremantle v Melbourne, Rushton Park (Mandurah), 6:10pm (3.10pm local)

All AAMI Community Series matches broadcast on Foxtel and Kayo.
Tickets available in February.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1703585/tigers-to-face-magpies-in-2025-aami-community-series

[wayne]

Community series?

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Pick No.7 Josh Smillie is on track to be available.

Source: AFL website

[one-eyed]

For the Pies game, the following are expected to be available & play;

Vlastuin
Hopper
Prestia
Taranto
Short
Smillie
MRJ
Lynch
Nank
Brown
Trainor
Armstrong
Broad

I expect the above to be in calculations for R1, so will be interesting to see how we line up next Wed!

https://x.com/RFC_Centre/status/1892377263833862588

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MATCH DETAILS
2025 Foodbank Charity Shield
Richmond v Collingwood
Wednesday, February 26
7.10pm, Ikon Park

WHERE TO WATCH
This match will be broadcast live on Fox Footy, Kayo and the AFL Website from 7.00pm AEST.

TICKETING
This is a fully ticketed event, with all profits from the match donated to Foodbank.

Member tickets are available for a discounted price of $10, while non-members can purchase tickets to the game for $20.

All juniors aged 14 or under (as of January 1st, 2025) can attend the match for free, however they must redeem a $0 junior ticket via Ticketmaster.

GATES OPEN
Gates 4, 5 & 6 open from 6:00pm

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1719000/game-day-hub

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RICHMOND v COLLINGWOOD

Wednesday February 26, 7.10pm at IKON Park, Carlton

How to watch on Fox Footy: From 7pm on Channel 504, with Anthony Hudson, Garry Lyon, Tom Hawkins and Nick Dal Santo.

Tigers’ burning question: Which players will benefit the most from exposure during match simulation?

To be blunt, Richmond’s outing against West Coast last week was far from desirable. It is the furthest thing from a secret that this season is about exposing the club’s next generation of stars, but outside of a select few, their first hit-out of 2025 didn’t showcase much of note. Jacob Blight and Thomson Dow were in and around the ball alongside No. 1 draft pick Sam Lalor, however the latter won’t play against the Pies after fracturing his jaw against the Eagles. Category B rookie Oliver Hayes-Brown showed glimpses as to why he was picked up by the Punt Road recruiters, and may be given a second look this Wednesday night. That being said, a plethora of senior players are expected to return for the only official pre-season match until the start of the home and away season; an addition that will undoubtedly take the burden off the shoulders of so many youngsters. In theory, any inexperienced players that suit up against the Pies will be in consideration to play Round 1 against Carlton, so this hit-out should tell us a lot as to which young guns are best placed after the pre-season.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-preseason-games-2025-aami-community-series-fixture-how-to-watch-live-stream-tv-start-times-every-clubs-burning-question-preview-analysis/news-story/cf341b83e54b11b28d1abc81fcc18190

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RICHMOND 26-man squad

B:    Jacob Blight          Ben Miller             Nathan Broad

HB:  Jayden Short        Sam Banks            Tom Brown

C:   Thomson Dow         Jack Ross            James Trezise

HF:  Rhyan Mansell     Seth Campbell        Maurice Rioli

F:    Jacob Bauer         Samson Ryan         Steely Green

R:  Toby Nankervis      Tim Taranto           Jacob Hopper

Int:  Nick Vlastuin     Kamdyn McIntosh    Tyler Sonsie     Harry Armstrong
       Luke Trainor       Kane McAuliffe       Liam Fawcett       Thomas Sims


Emg:  Campbell Gray    Jacob Koschitzke    Kaleb Smith    Jasper Alger

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1721794/tigers-to-take-strong-lineup-into-charity-shield

[Willy]

No Smilie is a bummer. Seems like this is the boring team that Yze wants to field for round 01.

[WilliamPowell]

No Smilie is a bummer. Seems like this is the boring team that Yze wants to field for round 01.

Not risking Smilie is a smart move for mine. Can you imagine the outcry on here if he played, pinged his hammy again?

Ditto Lynch, though his is concussion related. Obviously hasn't ticked all the boxes on the "graded steps" required

[TigerLand]

Can't be helped bring disappointed at state of our draft haul for start of season. Robbed seeing them early on and spark some interest into the season.

Lalor - broken jaw
Millie - hammy
Hotten - ACL recovery
Faul - back?
Trainor - concussion history but seems OK but not best 22 yet
Armstrong - on bench
Alger - not picked

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Pre-game Fox Footy/Kayo coverage has started.


AFL live stats site: https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7176

[mightytiges]

I want to see us do the basics defensively which has been missing in the last couple of years plus touchwood no more injuries.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Can't be helped bring disappointed at state of our draft haul for start of season. Robbed seeing them early on and spark some interest into the season.

Lalor - broken jaw
Millie - hammy
Hotten - ACL recovery
Faul - back?
Trainor - concussion history but seems OK but not best 22 yet
Armstrong - on bench
Alger - not picked

You are not serious?

[mightytiges]

That's 15m?

Umps up to their usual double standards already .

[Simonator]

Miller so soft