The rise of Geelong and Collingwood proves the game has changed since Richmond’s premiership years. Can the Tigers evolve to find success again?
CEO Brendan Gale said in the lead up to Saturday’s clash with West Coast.
At their best, what Richmond did was pretty simple. It required total buy-in, a healthy list, and Dustin Martin. There’s your dynasty. Richmond’s signature, especially in finals, was grinding teams to dust. They had hard running, underrated, understated footballers who were crucial to their system but who are now retired - Kane Lambert, Jason Castagna and Shane Edwards. When Dusty is inducted into the Hall of Fame, he should remember those players in his speech.
It started with Samson Ryan - the sort of player who’s better suited in the ruck, a position where paralysis by analysis is rarely an impediment. Granted, there was no Nic Naitanui on Saturday. But Ryan competed hard and played a key role in every one of Richmond’s game changing goals. For about ten minutes, they were bowling the ball forward, running in waves, and waltzing out the front of stoppages. All the premiership stars were in the thick of it - Martin, Bolton, Prestia.
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