Richmond squad for Round 1, 2007 NAB Cup

[one-eyed]

The Richmond squad for Sunday’s NAB Cup opener against Geelong is:-

Chris Newman
Darren Gaspar
Brett Deledio
Andrew Raines
Graham Polak
Nathan Brown
Shane Edwards
Joel Bowden
Matthew Richardson
Trent Knobel
Dean Polo
Kayne Pettifer
Patrick Bowden
Kane Johnson
Shane Tuck
Danny Meyer
Adam Pattison
Andrew Krakouer
Richard Tambling
Chris Hyde
Greg Tivendale
Brent Hartigan
Cleve Hughes
Matthew White
Kelvin Moore
Nathan Foley
Cam Howat
Angus Graham

http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=insidetheclub&spg=aroundtheclubdisplay&articleid=315801

[Gordon Bennett]

It's hard to find 4 players to be left out of the squad to bring it down to 24.
Maybe:
Edwards
Graham (unless Patto not fit)
Meyer

and it's tough to find another. We probably need Hughes with KK and Sgt out

[one-eyed]

Here's the pussy cats squad. Pretty much full strength apart from Chapman.

1. Steven King, 2. Tom Harley, 3. Jimmy Bartel, 4. Andrew Mackie, 6. Brad Ottens, 7. Tim Callan, 8. Josh Hunt, 9. James Kelly, 11. Joel Corey, 14. Joel Selwood, 16. Charlie Gardiner, 17. Shannon Byrnes, 18. Nathan Djerrkura, 19. Matthew Egan, 21. Cameron Mooney, 23. Nathan Ablett, 24. Mark Blake, 27. Mathew Stokes, 29. Gary Ablett, 30. Matthew Scarlett, 32. Brent Prismall, 36. Todd Grima, 37. Joel Reynolds, 38. Sam Hunt, 39. Darren Milburn, 40. David Wojcinski, 44. Corey Enright, 45. Cameron Ling.

[mightytiges]

It's hard to find 4 players to be left out of the squad to bring it down to 24.
Maybe:
Edwards
Graham (unless Patto not fit)
Meyer

and it's tough to find another. We probably need Hughes with KK and Sgt out

Knobel, Patto and Graham are iffy at this stage. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if any of them train firstly and then fully with the main squad. I think you're right about Clever getting a game GB if they miss. We're going to be a short albeit quick side if they do.

Danny should play based on his training form yesterday. I would like us to give Edwards a go just to have one of our newbies in the side so we can see how he goes up against real opposition but I won't be surprised if he is left out.

[torch]

NAB 15:                          Not NAB 15:

Chris Newman                   Darren Gaspar
Brett Deledio                     Graham Polak
Andrew Raines                  Shane Edwards 
Nathan Brown                   Matthew Richardson
Joel Bowden                      Trent Knobel
Kayne Pettifer                   Dean Polo
Patrick Bowden                  Kane Johnson
Shane Tuck                      Danny Meyer
Andrew Krakouer                Adam Pattison
Richard Tambling                Chris Hyde
Greg Tivendale                  Brent Hartigan
Matthew White                 Cleve Hughes
Kelvin Moore                     Angus Graham
Nathan Foley
Cam Howat

Team:

B:       White              Gaspar            Newman

HB:     Joel                Polak             Raines

C:       Howat             Deledio         Tivendale

HF:    Pettifer             Richardson        Meyer

FF:    Krakouer           Hughes            Brown

R:    Knoble          Tuck                Foley

Int:   Johnson, Patrick, Tambling, Moore, Polo, Graham

Out: Edwards, Pattison (Inj), Hyde, Hartigan

[mightytiges]

The Tiges are having their team meeting at the moment after training. Patto said he hopes to play on Sunday but he has to wait for the team meeting to confirm. While the main squad were doing their drills Patto, Knobel and Graham were working on their tapwork with Chocco Royal. 

[mightytiges]

B:       White              Gaspar            Newman

HB:     Joel                Polak             Raines

C:       Howat             Deledio         Tivendale

HF:    Pettifer             Richardson        Meyer

FF:    Krakouer           Hughes            Brown

R:    Knoble          Tuck                Foley

Int:   Johnson, Patrick, Tambling, Moore, Polo, Graham

Out: Edwards, Pattison (Inj), Hyde, Hartigan

Your backline torch isn't far away from the group they had in a huddle at training. Add Lids, Moore and possibly Cleve (perhaps filling if Polak needs to 2nd ruck) and take out White.

Patto might come up for the game too.

[one-eyed]

Knobel prize up for grabs
24 February 2007   Herald-Sun
Rebecca Williams

RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace has urged Trent Knobel to seize his opportunity as the club's front-line ruckman in the absence of the injured Troy Simmonds in the NAB Cup.

With Simmonds sidelined until the start of the regular season, Knobel has the chance to put an injury-plagued year behind him in tomorrow's clash against Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

The former Saint was restricted to three games in 2006 because of leg and ankle injuries.

"Troy showed last year that he's our premier ruckman and Trent really didn't have much opportunity last year just with injury," Wallace said.

"We would expect him to be able to step up and play the footy that he played 12 months ago."

But Wallace said young talls Angus Graham and Adam Pattison also had the chance to show they could provide support.

Pattison, who suffered a corked thigh eight days ago, has been included in Richmond's squad.

He completed yesterday's light training session at Punt Rd, but Wallace said the club would wait to see how he pulled up to make a decision on his availability.
 
"He got through the training session OK, so really now it's more or less how he pulls up," he said. "We'll speak to the doctors and see whether he's right to go."
 
Former Cat Kent Kingsley won't play against his old team.

 "He hurt his ankle last week and it's still a bit impinging, just a bit sore," Wallace said.
 
"He would have liked to get it out of the way and knock it over. But it's a no-risk policy that we take into it, so the choice was taken out of his own hands."

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21277037%255E19742,00.html

[mightytiges]

SEN just said there's a late change for us in tomorrow's game.

Kane Johnson is out and Daniel Jackson is in. They didn't say why Sugar will miss.

[blx]

thats a great call for jono. Leave him out for the first two games i think and give the juniors some quality time.

I'd even go so far as to leaving a few seniors at home if we have to travel to Darwin next week.

They know their bodies by now and will prepare accordingly.

[mightytiges]

thats a great call for jono. Leave him out for the first two games i think and give the juniors some quality time.

I'd even go so far as to leaving a few seniors at home if we have to travel to Darwin next week.

They know their bodies by now and will prepare accordingly.

Is Sugar just having a rest blx or is he injured?

[one-eyed]

With Sugar out is Browny captain for today?

[letsgetiton!]

With Sugar out is Browny captain for today?

thats correct


hey mt, with any luck sugar will rest the whole season out (along with tivs)

just stirring 

[mightytiges]

Apparenty Hyde (thanks to Y&B) and Joel Corey (SEN) are not in the 24 for each side.

[mightytiges]

Patto is not playing and Graham is. With thanks to WP.