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The ground is used for training by the Richmond Football Club and it remains the club's administrative headquarters. A statue of Tigers legend Jack Dyer is outside the ground. A $20 million redevelopment is underway to provide a modern state-of-the-art facility for the Richmond football club. The redevelopment is under the management of Buxton Construction. When completed in 2012 the redeveloped sports facilities at Punt Road will accommodate a range of business and community sports organisations, including Klim Swim, the VRI Fencing Club and the Indigenous Youth Education Centre.
The venue remained the home ground for the Richmond Cricket Club from 1856 to the end of the 2010/11 season; in 2011/12, the club moved to Central Reserve Glen Waverley. The Richmond Cricket Club was the last premier cricket team in Victoria to remain a co-tenant with an AFL club in its traditional home venue.
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