The Richmond Tigers were established in 1885 and become the first Australian team of any code to attract more than 1 million supporters in a season in 1972. Despite being one of the more successful AFL clubs in history with 10 premierships, the Tigers nearly had to fold in 1990 due to financial restraints. Recent times however have seen the club stay above water financially and under Damien Hardwick, recently signed to a two-year extension, the club will look to build toward future successes.
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Richmond vs Essendon: AFL live scores
by The Roar, 25 May 2013
It’s Dreamtime at the ‘G tonight as Richmond meet Essendon in what is the highlight of the Indigenous Round. We’ll have live scores from 7.40pm AEST. Are we witnessing a repeat of 2012 at Windy Hill? Essendon started this season in a similiar fashion to last, winning their first six matches to sit atop the [...]
Tigers sick of AFL big-game let-downs
by Sam Lienert, 24 May 2013
Richmond captain Trent Cotchin says the Tigers are determined not to let Saturday night’s AFL blockbuster against Essendon turn into another big-game let-down. The Tigers were in hot form leading into their much-hyped round four encounter with Collingwood, but were blown away by a Travis Cloke-inspired Magpies burst. Their round six meeting with another AFL [...]
Richmond hold AFL top-eight spot
by Greg Buckle, 20 May 2013
Richmond held their spot in the AFL’s top eight with a hard-fought 34-point win against the under-siege Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday. Second-year player Brandon Ellis had a career-best 39 possessions to spark the Tigers who improved their win-loss record to 5-3 with a 15.16 (106) to 11.6 (72) victory. Jack Riewoldt and Dustin [...]
Richmond vs Melbourne: AFL live scores, blog
by Simon McInerney, 19 May 2013
Richmond get the opportunity to continue their move up the AFL ladder when they meet lowly Melbourne at the MCG this afternoon. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 3.20pm AEST. It was Saturday June 25, 2011. 61,900 people flocked to the MCG that day to see ninth-placed Melbourne face Richmond, perched one spot below [...]
Tigers ready for fired-up Demons
by Melissa Woods, 17 May 2013
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick believes the barrage of criticism that has hit hapless Melbourne can spur the Demons to a big performance in their AFL clash at the MCG on Sunday. Melbourne were thrashed by 60 points by Gold Coast last round, with pressure continuing to mount on their coach Mark Neeld after just one [...]
Deledio stars as Tigers thump Port in AFL
by Steve Larkin, 12 May 2013
Richmond AFL linchpin Brett Deledio has heard the criticism: he’s soft, can’t cope with heavy tags, isn’t a leader. And after producing a stunner to help the Tigers sink Port Adelaide by 41 points on Saturday, Deledio isn’t thanking his many critics for the extra motivation. “You definitely hear it – there’s no doubt about [...]
Port Adelaide vs Richmond: AFL live scores, blog
by Brodie Chivers, 11 May 2013
Port Adelaide and Richmond go head-to head as they both look to solidify their finals outlook ahead of the stretch home. Stick on this page for live scores and commentary from 1.45pm AEST for what should be a fascinating encounter. Last time these teams met, in the final round of last season, they played out [...]
Big round for both top and bottom teams
by David Lazzaro, 11 May 2013
Round 7 in the AFL this year presents fans with a smorgasbord of intriguing clashes, and it is some of the lower profile games that may prove most interesting in the long run. In a week where we have the top of the table clash between Geelong and Essendon, the grand final replay between the [...]
Richmond vs Geelong: AFL live scores, blog
by Dinny Navaratnam, 4 May 2013
Richmond will be looking to win some credibility against Geelong on Saturday night. Join our live blog with scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST. While the Tigers have had a reasonable start to the season, they have yet to take a serious scalp. The Round 1 win against Carlton looks to be the most respectable [...]
AFL review system is flawed, subpar and successful
by Callam P, 30 Apr 2013
It is a little over a year since the AFL video review system was implemented and it is a big success. Sure the technology is subpar and too many reviews are declared inconclusive but the standard of goal umpiring decisions has never been higher. On Friday night the video review system was again front-and-centre following [...]
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