Tigers hold on to cubs
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen
5:13 PM Thu 02 October, 2008
RICHMOND has moved to secure its young playing list with a number of re-signings.
Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Matthew White Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards, Jake King, Jay Schulz, Andrew Collins, Daniel Connors and Angus Graham have all put pen to paper.
In an indication of the strength of the club's youth policy, six of the group are aged 21 and
under, with Riewoldt , Edwards and Collins still in their teens.
Football operations manager Craig Cameron said the club was thrilled to re-sign the group.
“We are investing long term in some sound talent and we are pleased that these players will be able to continue to grow and develop with the Richmond Football Club,” he said.
Club vice-captain Newman and Moore were two of the more experienced players to put pen to paper, after both played all 22 matches for the year and finished in the top five in Richmond’s Jack Dyer Medal count last month.
“We have an exciting playing group that combines youth and experience and we are all really looking forward to next year,” Newman said.
“We finished the season very strongly by winning eight of our last 11 games and we now have to build on those promising signs and consolidate our hard work.”
The Tigers will make further changes to their playing list following trade week.
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