Richmond’s players took to the road and sky to visit country towns across the state yesterday.

The Tigers split into small groups to visit Sale, Pakenham, Mildura and Corowa, conducting footy super clinics for locals.

In the strong Richmond heartland of Mildura, over 400 kids turned up to see the players in the flesh.

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“Mildura has a really good community base, and a really good support base for Richmond as well,” said Tiger rookie Matt Arnot.

“There are a lot of the Tiger faithful out here, especially the young kids.

“They’ve all got their jerseys on, and are very curious, asking us a lot of questions.

“Football isn’t just about kicks, handballs, marks and game-day specific stuff.  It’s about bringing the community together.”