Community Camp @ Craigieburn Feb 3-5

[one-eyed]

Richmond's community camp is at Craigieburn from Feb 3-5. So it looks like Craigieburn may be the venue for the intra-club on Feb 5.

I'll alter the thread title and keep this separate from the Family Day thread.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=71445

2009 Telstra AFL Community Camp locations
Club  Location  Dates 
Adelaide Yorke Peninsula June 15-16
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Feb 10, 11, 17, 20
Carlton Seymour  Feb 10 
Collingwood Mornington Peninsula  Feb 10-11 
Essendon* Victoria Country Visits Jan 30 
Fremantle Broome/Kimberley Region  Feb 4-6 
Geelong  Geelong & Surf Coast  Feb 2-4 
Hawthorn  Tasmania  Feb 3-5 
Melbourne  Casey Feb 6, 9, 11, 13 
North Melbourne Ballarat Feb 2-3 
Port Adelaide  Southern Vales Feb 4, Gawler Mar 19, Regional Visits  June 16 
Richmond  Craigieburn Feb 3-5 
St Kilda** Gold Coast Feb 11-15 
Sydney*** Terrigal Dec 1-3
West Coast Eagles  Port Headland/Pilbara Region  Feb 4-6
Western Bulldogs  Inverloch Feb 5-6 

* Essendon's locations: Albury/Wodonga, Bendigo, Hamilton, Melton, Mildura, Warrnambool, Wimmera, Portland
** St Kilda’s camp will conclude on Saturday, February 14, with a NAB Cup match against the Brisbane Lions at Gold Coast Stadium
*** Sydney conducted their Community Camp in December, 2008

[one-eyed]

I couldn't find this on the web so I typed it out...

Ben in the 'burbs
Herald-Sun | Sat 24 JAN 2009, Page 060

THE Ben Cousins show is heading for Craigieburn.

The northern suburb has been chosen as the location for Richmond's three-day AFL Community Camp.

The camp will be held in the first week of February and Cousins will no doubt be in demand.

The Tigers No. 32 is expected to assist in several club activities including visiting schools, nursing homes and hospitals, plus conducting Auskick clinics.

[Ox]

Just dawned on me.

The media is trying to bring Ben down by unashamedly writing anything they can about the guy,trying to passively stuff with his head and in doing so,push him that little bit closer to the edge and ultimately back into a lifestyle that would see journalists scampering to be the one who breaks the storey they all want to see, "Ben Relapses"

These people are fu kcen dogs and will stop at nothing to justify their pathetic little lives as paid laggers.

I hope they all get ars cancer and spend their days at Peter McCallum where they can reflect on the inhumane way they spent their lives - driving people to the brink for the benefit of being congratulated  another cock sucker who's been in the game longer than them.

I fu cken hate journos,the dirty dog bastards........stuff off !!!

[yellowandback]

Just dawned on me.

The media is trying to bring Ben down by unashamedly writing anything they can about the guy,trying to passively eff with his head and in doing so,push him that little bit closer to the edge and ultimately back into a lifestyle that would see journalists scampering to be the one who breaks the storey they all want to see, "Ben Relapses"

These people are effen dogs and will stop at nothing to justify their pathetic little lives as paid laggers.

I hope they all get ars cancer and spend their days at Peter McCallum where they can reflect on the inhumane way they spent their lives - driving people to the brink for the benefit of being congratulated  another cock sucker who's been in the game longer than them.

I effen hate journos,the dirty dog bastards........eff off !!!

I totally agree with the last sentence of the post but not too sure if the media have a specific agenda to push him into a relapse. 
They are too short sighted to see beyond tomorrow's headline - papers will sell with Benny in them, just find a reason and/or an angle - just like Frontline taught them.
Ben Cousins has been around a looooong time and has had to contend with far worse than this media scrutiny. 
In fact, he probably finds this stuff quite amusing.
What he will know and no doubt the support around him will continually remind him, is that the media will be there with camera in hand the minute he does anything wrong.

[cub]

Contemplating the 120 K round trip from the sticks to the sticks, hangin for a taste. 

[mightytiges]

To maximize crowds you would've thought you'd have the intra-club game on a Saturday or Sunday rather than a Thursday. Then again perhaps they're hoping schoolkids in the local area will be let our to go and watch given they'll all be back at school by Feb 5.

As for the media and Cousins, the media don't care if he falls back into old habits or succeeds in his new life at Richmond. They just want a story that will maximize sales and ratings. Maybe with Dokic grabbing the limelight they'll back off with the daily Cousins scratches his nose stories.

[WilliamPowell]

As for the media and Cousins, the media don't care if he falls back into old habits or succeeds in his new life at Richmond. They just want a story that will maximize sales and ratings. Maybe with Dokic grabbing the limelight they'll back off with the daily Cousins scratches his nose stories.

DOn't know about that ...

In Saturday's HUN Ben got mentioned in a Jelena story on the front page

[mightytiges]

As for the media and Cousins, the media don't care if he falls back into old habits or succeeds in his new life at Richmond. They just want a story that will maximize sales and ratings. Maybe with Dokic grabbing the limelight they'll back off with the daily Cousins scratches his nose stories.

DOn't know about that ...

In Saturday's HUN Ben got mentioned in a Jelena story on the front page

I saw that too. Nine are apparently going to make a third Underbelly series. They will probably try squeezing Benny into that as well.

[JBFTiger]

Can anybody help me out with the address of the Craigieburn Training Facility. Been searching everywhere and I can't find it?
Thanks   

[WilliamPowell]

Can anybody help me out with the address of the Craigieburn Training Facility. Been searching everywhere and I can't find it?
Thanks   

tehy aren't training there yet

But the actually facility is off Grand Boulevard (I think that's what its called) Craigieburn.

If you are coming via the Craigieburn by-pass take the Amaroo Rd exit (left), cross over the lights and follow Grand Boulevard around - can't miss it 

[mightytiges]

Can anybody help me out with the address of the Craigieburn Training Facility. Been searching everywhere and I can't find it?
Thanks   

tehy aren't training there yet

But the actually facility is off Grand Boulevard (I think that's what its called) Craigieburn.

If you are coming via the Craigieburn by-pass take the Amaroo Rd exit (left), cross over the lights and follow Grand Boulevard around - can't miss it 

IIRC it's along Grand Boulevard as WP said just past the Windrock Avenue roundabout.

[TFL]

As WP said, all you have to do is take the Craigieburn bypass to Amaroo Road and take that exit.

Turn left at Amaroo Road and just take that straight through. You will cross the Hume Hwy and then you will be in Grand Blvd.

Just keep driving until you see the ground.

[WilliamPowell]

Just keep driving until you see the ground.

Which you cannot miss - it looks a treat 

[mightytiges]

Bring a coat next Thursday for the intraclub game as it's going to be only 33 degrees lol.

[one-eyed]

Richmond Community Camp
richmondfc.com.au
6:05 PM Mon 02 February, 2009

Richmond will head to Craigieburn this week for its 2009 Community Camp.

Over the next two days, players and coaches will be involved in a range of activities in the Craigieburn community, culminating in the Club’s intra-club match at Gosch’s Paddock on Thursday.

On Tuesday, players will head to various local primary and secondary schools to run footy clinics, while on Wednesday they will visit Craigieburn junior and senior football clubs.

Players, coaches and officials will also join Hume City Council in a breakfast function for local businesses on Wednesday.

Richmond’s commitment to the Craigieburn area includes the development of the Craigieburn Greenfield Development, an $8.5 million state-of-the-art second training facility.

The facility includes a grandstand, change room and community facilities, and will host Richmond and the Coburg Tigers for training sessions throughout the season.

The Tigers are expected to begin training at the facility in the coming weeks.

http://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=71629