They may have been in town for a pre season match, but the Tigers made the most of their visit to Alice Springs last week.

Several players and coaches took the chance to continue the community work the Club has undertaken in the region for the past three years.

On the night before the match against Port Adelaide, Brett Deledio and Brad Miller visited a school football carnival to explain the importance of exercise, healthy living and attending school.

The pair also visited the brand new Dick Smith store in the heart of Alice Springs to meet local Tiger fans. The support of Dick Smith has underpinned the establishment of the Tigers in the Territory program in the past two years.

The same evening, Troy Taylor, Dustin Martin, Reece Conca and Daniel Jackson, along with Damien Hardwick and his assistants, visited the Central Australia Clontarf Academy.

The Clontarf Foundation aims to improve the education, discipline, self esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men and by doing so, equip them to participate more meaningfully in society.

The Clontarf Academies, located across the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria and formed in partnership with local schools, are focussed on encouraging behavioural change, developing positive attitudes, assisting students to complete school and secure employment.

Richmond has been working closely with several schools in the Central Australia region, and in remote communities, to deliver messages relating to school attendance, health, hygiene, student behaviours and physical activity.

In 2010 it launched a web cam program, in which students in outback schools can communicate directly with Richmond players and staff.