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Richmond – regularly and rightfully portrayed as the sleeping giant of the AFL in recent decades – are again beginning to stir.

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In what has been dubbed “Tiger Turmoil” by the AFL’s website, we’ve seen a fringe player sacked and a young star suspended for taking sleeping pills, drinking alcohol, and failing to attend football training.

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The Melbourne Demons horrific start to the 2012 AFL season is a result of poor recruiting decisions over the past five years and its weak development of players.

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Sunday’s showcase of AFL starts off with an interesting matchup at Simonds Stadium as Geelong host Richmond. It all gets underway at 1.10pm AEST and we’ll have all the action as it happens.

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For the last several years, the AFL season has opened with a Thursday night MCG blockbuster between Richmond and Carlton. While the Sydney teams stole the opener in 2012, we see the Thursday night clash again – join us for AFL live scores and blog for Richmond vs Carlton from 7:40pm AEST.

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There’s nothing quite like trying to list the best players in a sport. Separating and ranking elite players is among the hardest tasks in any sporting code.

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It’s only February, each club has only played two ‘half-matches’ in the three-way round robin format, and some sides have taken it more seriously than others. But there is always something to be learned from a round of football.

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When 21-year-old Western Bulldog Callan Ward weighed up the pros and cons of moving to Greater Western Sydney, he would’ve wrote on top of his list on one side ‘five million dollars, set myself up financially for life,’ and on the other, ‘breaking club loyalty’. Incredibly, indications are he’ll stay a Bulldog.

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Football in Melbourne is as big and as alive as ever. There is the recent success of Collingwood, the resurgence of Carlton and Essendon. But the biggest sleeping giant of all is without a doubt the Richmond Tigers.

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It’s easy to get carried away in football. If a story is on the front page of the newspaper, if it leads the nightly news or takes up hours of talkback radio, most likely it is an ugly story. A scandal of some description. Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Violence.

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The Richmond Football Club is an iconic brand in the Australian sporting landscape. Having won 10 premierships in the VFL/AFL and boasting over 46,000 members in 2011, with average attendances reaching a similar figure, it’s clear to see that support is substantial for the club from Punt Road.

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Second-year Richmond hard man Dustin Martin barged his way to a 33-possession game for the Tigers, leading them to a thrilling nine-point win over North Melbourne.

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Season 2010 couldn’t have started any worse for new coach Damien Hardwick and his young Tiger cubs. The nine-goal loss to arch rivals Carlton in the Thursday night season-opener was the first of nine straight losses, as the club looked down and out.

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I was reaching for my pad and pen yesterday, after receiving the AFL’s press release on the new compensation rules during the league’s expansion period. The new rules certainly are complicated and a bit messy, but after worming my way through the details, it appears a better deal for clubs.

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Not so long ago, some were debating whether Richmond would win a game at all this season. A betting agency even paid out on all bets for the Tigers to win the wooden spoon. Now, with wins on the board and spoon favouritism shifted, things are looking up at Punt Rd.

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While in seasons gone by we might have already had a stand out performer, this year any number of talented youngsters can win the Rising Star Award.

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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has never doubted he’s on the right track, but only now can he show his players light at the end of the tunnel.

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Ben Cousins’ return to AFL footy was never going to be easy. His time at Richmond has been closely scrutinised, and after a fruitful 2009 season in which he came fifth in the Richmond best and fairest, he’s making the wrong headlines again.

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With a number of second-year players, including Nick Naitanui, retaining their eligibility, the race for this year’s Rising Star award is already looking like it will be the one of the most hotly-contested since the award began.

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