Tigers take on Indigenous All-Stars Friday Feb 4 in Alice Springs - CANCELLED

[10 FLAGS]

class act is our coach IMHO. its been a long time since we haven't had to put up with reading or listening to bulldust.

[one-eyed]

All Stars test grows near
richmondfc.com.au
Wed 19 Jan, 2011

Richmond is finalising its preparations for its first competitive hitout of the pre season - the Indigenous All-Stars match on February 5.

A young Tigers’ squad will travel to Darwin’s Marara Oval to take on the best Indigenous talent in the country, a week before its opening NAB Cup encounter.

The game will be broadcast live on ABC1, and will include commentary by Gerard Whateley and Charlie King, with special analysis from former Indigenous AFL stars.

In the days before the match, the team will participate in the 2011 AFL Community Camp in Darwin, which includes school visits, football clinics, official functions and an open training session.

Prior to ABC TV’s broadcast of the All Stars match, ABC1 will screen the feature length documentary - Three Boys Dreaming - on Tuesday, February 1 at 8.30pm.  Three Boys Dreaming follows three Indigenous boys chasing their dream of becoming a professional AFL footballer.

For full details on the Indigenous All-Stars match, click here.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/106807/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Here's the link with ticketing info etc....

http://www.aflnt.com.au/index.php?id=260

[TigerLand]

Is Tambling playing?

[gerkin greg]

Doubt it. He's only just got out of the rehab group at the Crows.

[taztiger4]

Is Tambling playing?

Why would he, its is the Indigenous ALL STARS, not Indigenous WITNESSES or ( insert whatever)

[Coach]

 

[Willy]

I hear Tambo is captaining the Indigenous Sooks when they take on the Weribee Tigers, next week.

 

[Penelope]

Local channel 9 news just reported that the game "may" be moved because of the ground condition.
AFL representatives arrived today to meet and inspect.

Nothing said about any comment from the afl or the aflnt. Who knows if this mob would even bother asking?

ABC news last night showed a very wet and churned up ground   

I will effing spew if they move it, but probably not as much as those that are flying up 

[one-eyed]

TIO Stadium a muddy fiasco
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/01/17/207111_ntsport.html

AFL to inspect TIO before exhibition
By Larine Statham 19:01 AEST Fri Jan 21 2011

 The AFL will decide on Thursday whether the long-running Indigenous All-Stars exhibition match will go ahead at Darwin's TIO Stadium this year.

There has been growing speculation the game against Richmond could be cancelled or moved to another location after recent heavy rain restricted maintenance of the main oval.

The NTFL season draw was scheduled to give TIO Stadium a two round break before the All-Stars match on February 5.

But last weekend two games were moved to Gardens Oval in Darwin to extend the stadium's spell and to give crews a chance to fix the ailing playing surface.

AFLNT football operations manager Anthony Venes said he was confident the ground would be ready by the time AFL representatives inspected the oval on Thursday.

"Keeping it dry has probably been the hardest part," he told AAP.

"We're doing everything we can to make sure it's good to go.

"You're talking about a region that gets 1.6 metres of rain on average each year in a short period of time."

He said it was nothing new for playing fields across the Top End to be impacted by rain at this time of year, but what had changed was the expected standard of the surface.

"If you go back 20 years ago on the ground we used to play these games on each Australia Day weekend was far different ... they used to run around in the bog.

"Now we've got to make sure the grounds don't chew up and that they cope with the pressure and stress of footy because injuries cost money.

"There is so much more money at stake now, so obviously that puts more and more pressure on us to make sure we get it right.

"The clubs don't want to relieve the players if they get injured, which is fair enough."

Venes said the maintenance regime for the NT government run stadium was dictated by the AFL.

"Every year it's been said that it should be played here and it should be played there."

He said it was possible an Indigenous All-Stars game, which originally began in the NT in 1994, would be played in Alice Springs in 2013.

He said it would be years before the game was shifted interstate, if ever.

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8200273

[mightytiges]

Local channel 9 news just reported that the game "may" be moved because of the ground condition.
AFL representatives arrived today to meet and inspect.

Nothing said about any comment from the afl or the aflnt. Who knows if this mob would even bother asking?

ABC news last night showed a very wet and churned up ground   

I will effing spew if they move it, but probably not as much as those that are flying up 

Doesn't sound too good if they are praying it doesn't again before next Thursday  . The last thing we want is to risk injury due to the ground surface.

[WilliamPowell]

Could they move it to Alice Springs?

[Penelope]

it's possible WP although docklands is probably the next option. Could be moved there and become a flood relief fundraiser?

Sydney would be pointless brisbane probably out of the question. Perth would probably be ahead of Adelaide.

If they can get enough sun on the ground during the day it should come good - that's IF. 

[Penelope]

The local ABC sports commentator Charlie King said on the radio that he saw the ground yesterday and rated the game a 50% chance to go ahead 

He then interviewed Bob Helix from AFLNT who agreed with that.

Bob Helix also said that most of the ground was OK, but there were some areas damaged by vehicles - was very vague about what vehicles were doing on the ground. He either didn't really know or didnt want to say but did say they put boards down first. 

He also said they have discovered the drainage system is blocked.

Given we have tropical lows to the west and east i don't think the game will go ahead up here  

Not happy Jan!

Backwards stuffing hicks.

[mightytiges]

Is there anywhere else in Darwin they could play?

I'll see it for myself tonight but going by the vision on the news Etihad's surface isn't in great shape either at one end due to the NYE concert.