The Sunraysia football development officer declared the Tigers’ AFL Community Camp a success, and said it could become the catalyst for more AFL visits.

“Other clubs may look at the success we had here and perhaps try and tap into the area as far as fan-bases go,” he said.

“I’ll put some feedback reports into the VCFL and Richmond back into the AFL, then it is just a waiting game until next year.”

Aside from the team’s plane being delayed on Monday morning, Ryan said the whole event ran smoothly.

“The plane being delayed on Monday morning was the only real hiccup, it all ran pretty smoothly after that,” he said.

“It did limit the time spent at the schools, but the clinic started on time and the talent squads enjoyed their time with the coaching staff.

“The function Monday night was tremendously popular, around 350 people went.

“I just enjoyed relaxing on the Tuesday morning and watching the training session.

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