Students Sean Fry, Xavier Beriman, Mikayla Barnard, Hamish Moubarak, Adam Unthank, Charlie Johnson and Phoenyx Hamilton all received signatures from the Richmond players. Photos: Alexander Dabb.
Middle school students at Australian Christian College Benalla welcomed a handful of special visitors on Tuesday, Febnruary 4, as four Richmond Football Club players dropped by for a meet and greet.
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Tim Taranto, Jack Ross, Kane McAuliffe and Jasper Algar visited the school as part of the AFL Community Camp, which saw Richmond head to Wangaratta for two days and conduct a number of activities with local schools and hospitals.
The quartet fielded questions from students and provided an insight to what it is like running out onto a packed MCG, the rigours of pre-season training, and even game day nutrition.
The Tigers aren’t the only team to have travelled to the Goulburn Valley in the off-season, with North Melbourne having visited Shepparton on Monday, and Melbourne visited Mansfield, Bright, Benalla, Euroa and Violet Town on November 25-26 last year.
Richmond midfielder Jack Ross answers a student question during the meet and greet.
Tim Taranto fielded questions from students, including a cheeky inquiry as to what his payslip looked like.
Kane McAuliffe and Jack Ross signed merchandise for students.
