Tigers Legends back at ‘G’
2:43 PM Wed 18 July, 2007
richmondfc.com.au
The MCG will be transformed into a ‘Field of Dreams’ from noon this Sunday (July 15) when the Richmond Tigers take on the auslab Tigers in a special curtain-raiser to the Round 16 Tigers-Port Adelaide clash.
Over 30 of Richmond’s past players will take the field including former captains Francis Bourke, Barry Rowlings, Wayne Campbell, Tony Free and Jeff Hogg.
Other Tiger greats that will be showcasing their skills include Michael Roach, Chris Naish, Nick Daffy, Scott Turner, Jim Jess, Brian Leys and Dale Weightman.
Also playing will be the four Bower brothers, Nathan, Brendan, Jason and Darren – the first time all brothers will have played in the same game.
The 4 X 15 minute quarter game commences at 12pm and is a perfect entrée into cheering home the Tigers in Richo’s 250th game.
Here are the selected sides for Sunday’s big clash . . .
Richmond Tigers
Rod Kimmitt, Michael Kotsifakis, Dale Weightman, Corey Beggs, Alistar Pape,
Chris Naish, Peter Francis, Cameron Doidge, Wayne Campbell, Luke Higgins,
Allan Mckellar, Rohan Burdett, Peter Ward, Aaron Crawley, Tally Kostandinov,
Craig Smith, Paul Pavlovski, Jim Jess, Paul Bulluss, Barry Rowlings, Scott Rogers,
Josh Laing, Brian Leys, Todd Menegola, Francis Bourke, John Howat, Peter Williams, David Bourke, Jeff Hogg, Scott Turner.
auslab Tigers
Danny Rea, Stuart Voutier, Jason Bower, Matthew Rogers, Stephen Buxton, David Palm, Stephen Mount, Micheal Mitchell, Michael Roach, Stephen Ryan, Darren Grundy, Nick Daffy, Joel Grimmond, Mark Maunder, Matthew Malseed, Bruce Tempany, Michael Boyden, Darren Bower, Michael Palm, Stuart Edwards, Greg Strachan, Tim Powell, Nathan Bower, Steve Cockrane, Phil Allison, Brett Arthur, Tony Free, Brendan Bower, Greg Rizio, Michael Lockman.
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