Time up for Tivendale
28/08/2008 4:09 PM
Richmond veteran Greg Tivendale will play his last game for the Tigers against Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.
The 29-year-old wingman has struggled for opportunities this season and has spent most of the season in the VFL - playing just two senior games in 2008.
But he leaves Punt Road as the fifth most experienced player on Richmond's list with his current tally of 187 games behind only Joel Bowden, Matthew Richardson, Nathan Brown and Kane Johnson.
Tivendale, who has also kicked 124 goals during his career, was a key member of the club's last finals campaign in 2001 but his best season came in 2003 when he finished third in the club's best and fairest.
Renowned for his long left-foot kicking, Tivendale says he has not given up hope of being picked up by another club next year.
"I'd like to think that people would think of me as a good servant of the Richmond Football Club and a good quality player that has done his best for Richmond," he said on Thursday.
"My form (in the VFL) has been pretty good this year so I'm not going to cancel out a chance of going on next year."
"I’ll put my hat in the ring and see what happens."
Richmond coach Terry Wallace paid tribute to Tivendale, who originally came off the club's rookie list.
"Greg has been one of the big success stories of the AFL rookie system and his leadership and dedication over the years has been second to none," Wallace said.