Paddy Grindlay tells himself there’s always next time – even though he wants to blame every single person associated with football for Richmond’s latest loss.
Tigers – What’s the point?
May 2, 2013 by 2 Comments
Tim O’Sullivan won’t rest until he discovers the cause of further Tiger injustice from the weekend’s game. (It may seem trivial to those not afflicted by Tigerness but rest assured, it’s important, says Tim.)
AFL Round 5 – Fremantle v Richmond: An all too familiar tale
April 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
To lose the game by one point is perhaps the worst feeling in the world, says Dom Favata.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood: Mordor on the march
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Whenever David Enticott thinks of Richmond he is reminded of Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tiger supporters are like a giant orc army heading out from Mordor across the Dead Marshes.
AFL Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: Europhia, Nerves and Ty Vickery
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two quick goals to Betts and dad calls it: We’ve already lost. Luckily Paddy and his brother stick fast.
Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society Report): Rivalry? What rivalry?
April 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
Tremendous hype surrounded the build up to this match between traditional rivals Collingwood and Richmond, but Luke Reynolds wasn’t feeling it.
AFL Round 2 – St.Kilda v Richmond: When holidays go wrong
April 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
John Green is re-assessing the timing of his annual leave. He is a Tigers fan.
AFL Round 2 – St.Kilda v Richmond: The Supposedly Falling Saints v The Apparently Rising Tigers
April 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
Jim Newkirk feels hope, fear and deep anxiety whenever he watches the Tigers play. Friday night was no exception.
AFL Round 1 – Carlton vs Richmond: The Real Thing
March 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
John Green agrees with fellow Richmond supporter Russell Morris – Richmond are, indeed, the Real Thing.
Some thoughts on issues surrounding Indigenous players in the AFL
September 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
The news came to me at 4.00 on Monday afternoon that Liam Jurrah had left the Melbourne Demons. It seemed to be an inevitability since the beginning of the season when it was announced that he was “being held in police custody in an Alice Springs jail following his alleged involvement in a machete attack.” [Read more]
AFL Round 21 – Fremantle v Richmond: Too little too late?
August 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
Richmond is now officially a mathematical chance to play finals – next year. The Tigers have shown some good late season form (if we block out Saturday’s insipid performance against Fremantle in Perth), but it is hard to get excited after those losses we didn’t have to have stuffed yet another potential finals appearance. [Read more]
Tigers fans still there through thick and thin but where are Hawks fans?
August 23, 2012 by 5 Comments
Richmond may have disappointed by missing the finals again this year, but its fans certainly haven’t. Stats revealed in the Herald Sun show that despite an overall downturn in attendances, Richmond has had the fourth largest crowds on average this year at 42,113, behind only Collingwood, Carlton and Essendon. These Tiger fans who turn up [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 21, Saturday 23 August, v North Melbourne, Arden Street Oval
August 22, 2012 by 3 Comments
I’m pacing the floor of a stately, shady old house in Brighton, Adelaide. I’m secluded in an ornate living room where the house’s one radio is located. The setting is incongruous enough for a football broadcast. The house looks like footy has never before sullied its oh-so-respectable interior. But it’s me who is really out [Read more]
People and Memories – part 3: Gerard Egan
August 20, 2012 by 3 Comments
People and Memories Gerard Egan – Richmond FC With only three finals campaigns and equally exasperating off-field fortunes since Richmond’s last Premiership in 1980, why do Tiger supporters keep the faith? For Gerard Egan, Richmond Cheer Squad Chairman, the answer is obvious. ‘Belief. We are eternally optimistic. Every year we turn up and think this [Read more]
Holidaying on Fantasy Island
August 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
By John Green Where else would Richmond supporters stay in Perth, but Richardson’s Hotel and Spa in Richardson Street? At number 32 no less, Ben Cousin’s ID at Tigerland. Richmond is taking on Fremantle. While it’s a sunny Saturday morning on this side of the country with a projected maximum of 24 degrees, it’s 15 [Read more]
It takes two to tanko – a McLean pas de deux
August 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Neil Anderson Just a few rounds to go which makes it interesting to see how teams will cope ‘dancing’ around the ‘T’ word.Bulldogs verses Tigers on Sunday will give an early indication of which company has put in the hard yards at rehearsals to prepare for season 2013. On the face of it, the Bulldogs [Read more]
Learning from Pierre
August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By John Green My jobs are almost done. I’ve ridden the bike up to La Trobe Uni and back for the exercise, completed the Saturday morning chores for the favour of the wife and visited a mate in the Austin. It’s time to spend some hours in front of the box watching a double header [Read more]
Time for a Think Tank
August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Happy Olympics to all, This European Summer has been a killer for sleep – but we toil on. Meanwhile Brock McLean ensures that the local game keeps plenty of news inches filled. But really did he say anything we did not already know! There has been much blubbering about the penalties that should be inflicted [Read more]
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Eighteen
July 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Tipsters I had a peek in my Dictionary of Aphorisms and there, under ‘to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory’ was a picture of a black sleeveless shirt with a yellow sash. Weren’t the Tiggers suppposed to threaten for The Eight this season? Sure, they’ve gone close a few times and but for [Read more]
The Wrap – Round XVIII: Where life imitates football
July 30, 2012 by 14 Comments
And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. For those old enough to remember the mixed aromatic messages of the suburban barbershop – the stale nicotine & newsprint blended with the cloying scent of au de cologne and the heady richness of cured tobacco – you’ll remember the phrase Next Please. Those with nostalgic [Read more]
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