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Tiger 'spy' unearths talent

Roger Vaughan A few days before the AFL national draft, Matt Dea discovered the lengths that clubs could go to as they tried to find recruiting gems.

Richo's No.12 in mothballs

Caroline Wilson Richmond will ask Matthew Richardson to select a successor to wear his famous No. 12 guernsey, but not until the jumper has been retired for at least a season.

Richo: a Tiger who earned his stripes

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Martin Flanagan Football was good to Richo, but boy, he was great for football.

Giant of the game a rich talent

Michael Gleeson Matthew Richardson ended his career in the manner he played it.

Polak set to be offered new Tiger contract

Caroline Wilson Graham Polak, the footballer almost killed after being hit by a tram 16 months ago and deemed finished as an AFL player, is now set to be offered a new contract with Richmond.

Cousins to sign new Tiger deal

Tigers midfielder Ben Cousins.

Caroline Wilson Ben Cousins will remain at Richmond for at least one more season, with the controversial footballer and his new club having unofficially come to terms.

No end in sight to Tigers' finals drought

Richmond's AFL finals drought unlikely to end soon, with chief executive Brendon Gale saying Tigers face several years in development mode.

Richo poised to play on

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Richmond's favourite son Matthew Richardson says he will play on for another AFL season.

Pendlebury's big ticker sets hearts racing

Andrea Petrie HIS lower right leg might have been heavily strapped at Collingwood's light training yesterday, but midfielder Scott Pendlebury is likely to line-up against Geelong in tonight's preliminary final,...

More than a midfielder's medal

Andrew Eddy This season, Riewoldt and Brisbane's Jonathan Brown are the stand-out forwards in Brownlow Medal contention, but Brown might be the one to surprise.

Bruce's late start has helped drive him

Jesse Hogan Cameron Bruce's decision to ignore under-18s football to concentrate on his studies backfired badly on him in the late 1990s.

Simpson the latest in 300 club

Cameron Noakes The modern footballer is queuing up to play 300 games and North Melbourne's Adam Simpson will be the latest to reach the milestone.

Fall of Richmond's Wallace triggers speculation of brutal coach-go-round

Richard Hinds After weeks of speculation, Richmond coach Terry Wallace pays price for failing to deliver the success long-suffering Tigers fans demanded.

Tigers comb wreckage

Justin Chadwick, Perth Brett Deledio says Richmond's woeful showing against West Coast is proof that incoming coach Damien Hardwick needs to make sweeping changes.

Tiger cubs relish the fresh start

Dan Silkstone Whatever Jade Rawlings, 31, latterly of the Coburg Oval, said to the fighting men of the Richmond Football Club this week, it appeared to have some effect.

Richo closer to signing new deal

Matthew Richardson is a step closer to playing another AFL season, but Richmond coach Jade Rawlings denies the deal is done.

Polak may return to seniors

Graham Polak playing for Coburg.

Jesse Hogan Tigers Matthew Richardson and Trent Cotchin are out for the season, but Graham Polak may return to senior football.

Richo's season finished

Richmond great Matthew Richardson will sit out the rest of the AFL season, despite being cleared of major hamstring damage.

Reformed Cousins trades his millstone for a milestone

Richard Hinds Ben Cousins to play 250th game against Sydney.

Injury has Richardson in limbo

Richmond AFL star unsure where his latest injury scare leaves him, but insists he did not return too early.

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