AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: Vale Tommy

Wally Wright is saddened by Tom Hafey’s passing, but excited by the ticker that his Demons are showing this year.

AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: Pessimism and Retrospect

Callum O’Connor followed those old Tiger faithfuls, Pessimism and Retrospect, as they left the MCG on Saturday. Optimism stayed home. Has all season.

AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: A Tale of Two Suburbs

Two teams battling. How good are they? Gregor Lewis feels the time warp spinning back to 2011 in watching Melbourne and Richmond. But this time, there’s a certain something about the Demons.

AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: Winning Nervously and Losing Tragically; a Story of Hardwick’s Heroes.

When the Tigers kick 2.8 in the third quarter, Simon Bogli can’t help wondering whether they’re channelling the right figure from Richmond’s past. Opportunities knocked.

AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: Remembering Tom Hafey

Cheryl Critchley sits with the Richmond Grannies at the Tom Hafey tribute match. Tigerland is in mourning, she writes.

AFL Round 9 – Richmond v Melbourne: The Sweet Smell of Winning

Stephen Whiteside celebrates that his Demons are sick of losing. The Tigers are just getting used to it.