January 31 - Match simulation at Punt Road Ground (intraclub), opened to the public and later streamed as a replay on club website. Dion Prestia suffers minor hamstring injury
February 10 - the first Richmond Festival is held at Victoria Gardens
February 18 - practice match v Melbourne at Casey Fields.
Adem Yze's first non-premiership game as Richmond coach.
Richmond wear their yellow training guernsey that has no sash, only the AFL, NIB, and Puma Logos on front.
Jayden Short captains in absence of Nankervis
7 quarters in total. 4 quarters of 20 minutes plus time on, then 3 quarters of 20 minutes.
(After the first 4 quarters scores were: Richmond 18.9.117 v Melbourne 14.10.94 )
Goals: Bolton 4, Balta 3, Koschitzke 2, Green 2, Sonsie 2, Short, Campbell, Lefau, Pickett, M. Rioli
(after the 7 quarters scores were: Richmond 21.21.147 v Melbourne 22.13.145)
The first 4 quarters team:
Nick Vlastuin, Jack Ross, Maurice Rioli, Judson Clarke, Hugo Ralphsmith, Jayden Short, Daniel Rioli, Josh Gibcus, Jacob Koschitzke, Noah Balta, Jacob Hopper, Sam Naismith, Matthew Coulthard, Thomson Dow, Kane McAuliffe, Shai Bolton, Tom Brown, Rhyan Mansell, Samson Ryan, Kamdyn McIntosh, Jack Graham, Nathan Broad, James Trezise, Noah Cumberland, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Tyler Sonsie, Sam Banks, Seth Campbell, Tylar Young, Ben Miller, Steely Green, Kaleb Smith, Marlion Pickett, Mykelti Lefau (SSP train on), Mitch Schofield (SSP train on).
The last 3 quarters team:
52,Mohammed Yassine, 53 Joel Garner, 54 Chad Harris, 55 Lachlan Street, 56 Harry White, 57 Mutaz El Nour, 58 Cam Olden, 59 Nick Girolami, 60 Sam Frangalas, 61 Tom Brindley, 62 Nick Guiney, 66 Luke Teal, 67 Liam George, 70 Will Bravo, 71 Archie May, 76 Tom McCarthy
Taranto, Grimes, Prestia, Lynch, Martin, Nankervis, Baker do not play.
February 26 -
VFL practice match v Collingwood at Punt Road.
Richmond 13.12.90 v Collingwood 14.12.96
Goalkickers: Cumberland (3), May (3), Yassine, Brindley, Davidson, Clarke, Sonsie, McAuliffe, Rioli Jr
(9 AFL listed players) Hugo Ralphsmith, Maurice Rioli Jr., Noah Cumberland, Judson Clarke, Tyler Sonsie, Kane McAuliffe, James Trezise, Kaleb Smith, Matthew Coulthard.
Maurice Rioli Jr, Hugo Ralphsmith, Judson Clarke (to wear no.11), Matthew Coulthard, Kane McAuliffe (to wear no.21), James Trezise, Noah Cumberland, Tyler Sonsie, Kaleb Smith, Mohammed Yassine, Chad Harris, Lachlan Street, Harrison White, Mutaz El Nour, Nick Girolami, Sam Frangalas, Tom Brindley, Nick Guiney, Jed Feneley, Luke Teal, Liam George, Archie May, Liam Thomas, Sam Davidson, Tom McCarthy, Pala Kuma
Senior practice match v Collingwood - "Community Series Match" at Ikon Park.
Richmond 4.16.46 v Collingwood 10.17.76 at Carlton
Goals: Prestia, Ryan, Young, Baker, Dow
Team:
Dylan Grimes, Tylar Young, Josh Gibcus, Jayden Short, Nathan Broad, Daniel Rioli, Kamdyn McIntosh, Dion Prestia, Marlion Pickett, Seth Campbell, Liam Baker, Shai Bolton, Jacob Koschitzke, Dustin Martin, Noah Balta, Sam Naismith, Thomson Dow, Tim Taranto, Tom Brown, Jacob Hopper, Jack Graham, Samson Ryan, Ben Miller, Jack Ross, Steely Green, Mykelti Lefau
Emergencies James Trezise, Maurice Rioli Jr, Kane McAuliffe, Hugo Ralphsmith
February 29 - Liam Baker, Tom Lynch, and Jayden Short are appointed as Vice Captains.
March 2 - Richmond Reserves 7.9.51 v Nth Melb Reserves 10.3.63 at Punt Road at 11am.
Goalkickers: Olden (3), White, Frangalas, Bravo, Davidson
Squad:
Harry Broderick, Josh Pollocks, Ashtyn Atkinson, Nick Collier, Austin Johnson, Matthew Clarkson, Harry Scott, Lachlan Street, Lewis Hill, Ry Cantwell, Liam George, Jake Vippond, Sam Frangalas, Cameron Olden, Thomas Brindley, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Lachlan Wilson, William Bravo, Jed Feneley, Lachlan Johnson, Tom Bower, Tom McCarthy, Harrison White, Sam Davidson
March 9 - Jayden Short captains Richmond in Round 0 v Gold Coast.
Players wear black arm bands for Bill Meaklim, and Don Lord.
Adem Yze's first game as Richmond coach. Damien Hardwick's first game as Suns coach.
Debuts: Seth Campbell (1191), Jacob Koschitzke (1192), Sam Naismith (1193) are presented their tie by Jacob Townsend
March 24
vs Port Adelaide.
Richmond wears black arm bands for Denise Bartlett, wife of Kevin, and mother of Rhett.
Maurice Rioli injures his back in the warm-up and is replaced by sub Mykelti Lefau
March 31
vs Sydney - Adem Yze's first win as Richmond coach.
Lynch suffers left hamstring injury, Balta a MCL knee injury. Baker is suspended for 1 match for rough conduct against Lewis Melican.
April 7
vs StKilda at Norwood Oval for Gather Round.
Kane McAuliffe debuts as a sub, and makes it onto the ground in the 3rd quarter but suffers an ankle injury.
April 12
at training, Tim Taranto suffers a fractured radius.
April 13
Judson Clarke ruptures the graft in his right anterior cruciate ligament during the VFL match vs Werribee, and is out for the season
April 21
Richmond officially launches its Kick by Kick, Brick by Brick fundraising campaign for members to financially donate to "help salvage and clean the original bricks from the Jack Dyer Stand" so they be built into the new facility.
April 24
Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Callender lights the cauldron prior to the Anzac Eve match v Melbourne
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