RFC - FORTY YEARS AGO, 1967

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The time for dreaming​

In the middle forties Richmond captain-coach Jack Dyer thought he was set for a string of premierships.

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He had a star fullback in Ron Durham and a most promising full-forward in Frank Bourke.

But knee injuries ended the careers of both players and Dyer’s dreams of years at the top of the premiership ladder were shattered.

Now the name ‘Bourke’ is at Richmond again. Frank snr. has sent Frank jnr. down from Nathalia to try his luck.

He had his first taste of senior football on Saturday when he came on as a reserve against Hawthorn.

Bill Durham, son of the late Ron Durham, has a way to go yet, but he has started well. Although only 14, he is a fine player with Wesley College.

 

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Tigers on the move — but which way?

RICHMOND stepped past St Kilda into fourth position with a win over Hawthorn that showed the Tigers now appear to have developed the power to crush weaker sides.

The next three games — against St Kilda, Geelong and Collingwood — will show whether Richmond has the balance to stay among the leaders.

Injuries to men like Pat Guinane, Mike Perry and now Graham Burgin look likely to handicap the team at a time when they will be most needed.

If Richmond can win two of these vital games there will be no doubt about the Tigers’ right to rank among the leaders.

GRAHAM BURGIN [pictured], Richmond centre half-back, needed more than a glass of water to cheer him up.

He is in Epworth Hospital, Richmond, with his right knee in plaster.

Burgin suffered strained knee ligaments early in the second quarter against Hawthorn last Saturday. He will leave hospital today or tomorrow.

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Tigers’ old lair to get fresh look
CLUBS PLAN ACTION​

The once-famous Richmond football ground has deteriorated into something of an eyesore since the Tigers’ switch to greener fields across the parkland at the MCG.

But the Punt Road ground, which bred such champions as the Strang brothers, Jack Dyer and Roy Wright, is to get a face-lift.

Richmond Football Club has combined with the Richmond Cricket Club to form the Richmond Ground Committee.

Its main purpose is to splash some badly needed paint around the area; to rid the outer of weeds and, generally to give the place a fresh “kick along”. The Tigers have not looked back since they moved to the MCG in 1965 for their home matches.

But, in the glory of it all, their old lair has suffered.

These days Punt Road is still the headquarters of the club. It is used for training, and for Under-19 grade matches each week.

Now several thousand dollars will be poured into the “Revive Punt Road Ground Fund”.

As Richmond secretary Graeme Richmond said: “We still have to come home after we leave the MCG every second week. And it’s not very nice when you see the place in the grip of weeds.”

“And,” he added, “all our recruits have to come to Punt Road to train. What must they think of the conditions at the moment?”

 

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No rest for the teachers​

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RICHMOND players Don Davenport and Paddy Guinane are school teachers and there is no escape from children.

Yesterday they were at Rutherglen helping an old Richmond and Collingwood player, Ray Horwood, to conduct a clinic.

Today, tomorrow and Thursday they will be hard at work at Richmond football ground conducting clinics for 400 Richmond children and lads from the Tigers’ districts.

 

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NOW, 10 TIGERS HURT​

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RICHMOND full-back Mick Erwin [pictured] was injured at training last night.

This brings the Tigers’ “casualty list” since last Saturday’s match to 10.

Erwin, racing for the ball, twisted sharply and injured his right ankle. He left the field immediately for treatment.

Whether Erwin can play at St Kilda next Saturday will depend on how the injury is today.

Winger *smile* Clay (bruised calf and ankle) could not train last night, but was hoping the injury would stand up to a test tomorrow.

Follower Neville Crowe could be doubtful. An X-ray has shown that Crowe suffered a bruised spine last Saturday. He ran a few laps of the ground last night in his track suit and reported that the back was still sore.

Centreman Kevin Sheedy, who bruised both thighs last Saturday, received treatment and then ran five laps last night. He hopes to pass a test tomorrow.

Full-forward Royce Hart, replaced during the second quarter last Saturday because of a bruised hip, did not take part in general training last night.

Hart had a run, then special goal-kicking practice in which he kicked eight goals from nine shots with drop punts. He should be fit for next Saturday.

 

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BILL BARROT LIKELY
Back for big clash
By Greg Hobbs​

Richmond selectors are likely to lift Bill Barrot back into the senior side tonight for the match against St Kilda on Saturday.

The brilliant Tiger centreman has played the past two matches with the Reserves. Earlier this month, just before the fourth round, Barrot said he had been “rubbished” by some people within the Richmond club.

Barrot and the club quickly settled their differences and he was picked in the Reserve side for the fourth round. He had not trained that week. He played with the Reserves again last week, the fifth round, but with fourth place on the VFL ladder at stake this week he is certain to be recalled.

The logical position for Barrot would be the centre, where he would meet dual Brownlow Medal winner Ian Stewart. First-year player Kevin Sheedy, who has played only three matches in the centre, would be battling to overcome a player of Stewart’s experience.

However, Sheedy, who bruised both thighs last Saturday, should hold a place in the side if he is fit. Yesterday, Sheedy visited a physiotherapist for treatment. He arrived at the Richmond ground late for training last night and jogged a few laps. He will train much harder tonight, and feels “very confident” of getting the all-clear.

The player to make way for Barrot could be half-back Tony Jewell. If this happens, it will mean a minor reshuffle to the side.

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Michael Perry [pictured] ran strongly last night and appears certain to return to centre half-back. Perry has not played since injuring his knee in the Anzac Day game at the MCG. His return will be automatic as Graeme Burgin, the fill-in centre half-back for the past three games, has a severe knee injury and will miss several matches. Perry said his knee was not troubling him, and the club doctor later gave him an excellent report.

Ruckman Neville Crowe, bruised back, was also a hard worker at training last night, and there appears to be no doubt of his fitness for Saturday.

Mick Erwin, who injured his ankle at training on Tuesday night, had physiotherapy treatment yesterday. Erwin arrived at the ground on night-fall, but still went on the track for a workout. He will wait until tonight to go at full pressure.

*smile* Clay, another player to have physiotherapy treatment yesterday, had further treatment at the ground before lap work. Clay hopes to go all-out tonight.

 

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FIVE TIGERS PASS TESTS
By REX PULLEN​

FIVE leading Richmond players passed searching training tests last night and will be available to play against St Kilda at Moorabbin on Saturday in a game with fourth place on the League ladder at stake.

Centre half-back Mike Perry (strained knee ligaments), Mick Erwin (twisted ankle), follower Neville Crowe (bruised back), winger *smile* Clay (bruised ankle), and centre man Kevin Sheedy (bruised thigh) were tried out in match practice and came through with flying colours.

And it looks odds-on that utility player Bill Barrot will be back in the senior side on Saturday in the middle, on a half-forward flank or on a wing. Barrot has played with the Reserves in the last two rounds.

St Kilda’s news is not so good. The Saints will be without captain and centre half-forward Daryl Baldock (strained knee ligaments) and defender Brian Sierakowski (fractured wrist).

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[pictured: Star Richmond utility player Bill Barrot wore running shoes during a special training session last night. After an ankle injury and a “brush” with Richmond officials, Barrot has played the last two matches with the Reserves, acting as captain of the side.]

 

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Round 6, St Kilda v Richmond — team selections​

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CLAY RULED OUT FOR RICHMOND​

RICHMOND winger *smile* Clay was ruled out of the team to meet St Kilda tomorrow when his injured ankle did not stand up to a solid training test last night.

Clay, unable to train on Tuesday, because of a bruised ankle, had a run on Wednesday and appeared to move freely. But last night he could not put full power into his kicks.

Four other regular members of the side — full-back Mick Erwin, centre half-back Michael Perry, follower Neville Crowe [pictured] and centreman Kevin Sheedy — passed tests last night.

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Erwin (twisted ankle), Crowe (bruised back), and Sheedy (bruised thigh) satisfied selectors that their injuries had mended. They were selected to play tomorrow.

Tigers coach Tom Hafey gave other players a light training night, but worked the injured men hard to make sure they were 100 per cent fit.

Follower Michael Patterson missed training because he was in the country on business.

 

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Round 6, St Kilda v Richmond
Moorabbin 20/5/1967
Attendance: 32,342​

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pictured: Mick Erwin, Richmond full-back, takes a mark from behind the flying pack. His captain, Fred Swift, has run under the ball.
The players are [from the left]: Kevin Neale (St Kilda), Swift, Mick Erwin and Mike Perry.

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POOR KICKING WAS COSTLY
By JACK DUNN​

St Kilda’s hopes of winning a desperation game against Richmond on Saturday were kept alive for three quarters by the Tigers’ inaccurate kicking.

Even when the siren blew for the start of the final term there was no certainty that Richmond, which had been the more talented side, would win.
But the Tigers took the four premiership points by kicking five goals straight in the last quarter for a 14.15-99 to 9.4-58 victory.
Although St Kilda took the field with a makeshift line-up to cover the loss of key players, the side’s last quarter fade-out was unexpected.
Richmond’s big men, headed by Neville Crowe and Mike Patterson, controlled the packs. They checked St Kilda from developing the drive and confidence so essential for a last term rally.
And St Kilda’s half-back line — the suspect portion of the side — could not cope with the Tigers’ persistent, but varied, drives to goal.
Elusive half-forward flanker John Northey, who kicked four of Richmond’s 14 goals, riddled the Saints’ defence. He was too brilliant for a plodding Des Kennedy, and red-headed Ian Synman was switched against him in the second quarter.
Synam’s move from the back pocket robbed the Saints of marking ability on the last line of defence, and Tiger full-forward Royce Hart hauled down excellent marks.
Carl Ditterich roused St Kilda’s hopes with a goal five minutes after the last term started to cut Richmond’s lead to 18 points. But the Richmond backmen, with powerful Mike Perry starring, checked other moves before the Saints got within scoring distance.

Best — RICHMOND: Northey (best on ground), Bartlett, Dean, Hart, B. Richardson, Swift.

St Kilda: Smith, Ditterich, Mynott, Stewart, Cooper, Breen.

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[pictured: Goal Umpire keeps a careful watch as Richmond forward Neville Crowe marks on the goal line over team-mate Royce Hart.
Crowe kicked a goal from this mark — the first of three he scored in the Tigers’ win over St Kilda.
Left is Verdun Howell, Saint’s defender.]

 

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Round 6 St Kilda v Richmond — match snippets​

WHAT THEY SAID:

TOM HAFEY (Richmond coach): Best players were hard to find in a side that gave such a good team effort. Richmond fought it out to the siren and started to get its play-on game going at the end.

ALLAN JEANS (St Kilda coach): St Kilda was able to match Richmond for three quarters, but Richmond was too strong and experienced from that stage.

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JOHN NORTHEY was instrumental in about eight Richmond goals. He kicked four himself and was too fast for his St Kilda opponent. With Barry Richardson, a much-improved player at centre half-forward and skipper Fred Swift on the other flank, Richmond have an extremely dangerous line.

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MICK ERWIN has settled down well into his OLD job at full-back. He held the key defensive position at Collingwood before switching to spearhead and joining the Tigers as a full-forward. MIck’s mark in the third quarter was a screamer.

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Mike Patterson’s mark against St Kilda was used in a Herbert Adams’ pie advertisement.​

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IN the second quarter at St Kilda, Richmond back pocket Roger Dean made a dramatic 40-yard dash around the outer wing. Dean bounced the ball four times in his clearing run, steadied, and kicked with full power.
The ball shot 40 yards — straight into the arms of a St Kilda player.

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ROGER DEAN is having a great season in defence for Richmond. His clearing dashes often landed the ball in attack as he raced away from opponents, at times taking four bounces. Many are starting to talk of Roger equalling ex-Geelong player Bernie Smith’s record and becoming the second back pocket player to win the Brownlow.

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ROGER DEAN has joined Denis Marshall (Geelong) on the top line for the Bunton Medal which goes to the best VFL player of the season on votes of our writers.

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Richmond crushed St Kilda, but their forward accuracy still left a lot to be desired, and could even cause their downfall this season, if percentages decide the final four. They kicked 14.15, but should have scored at least five more goals, and would have if they had shown more steadiness. So far, Richmond have not kicked more goals than behinds in any game. Their tally after six games is 75goals, 113 behinds

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Richmond rover Blair Campbell, who is coaching Richmond’s Little League side while recovering from a knee cartilage.operation, almost had a reported player on his hands against St Kilda.
Early in the half-time game against St Kilda, one of his defenders marked, was jostled and decided to do something about it. Blair reports that only a quick dive by the goal umpire, and a few sharp words, saved the Richmond 10-year-old from taking the law into his own fists.

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St Kilda half-forward flanker Kevin Roberts collapsed on the ground in front of the members’ stand four minutes after play had begun in the third quarter at Moorabbin on Saturday. He was 20 yards behind the play.
St Kilda fans hooted and abused Richmond half-back Tony Jewell as trainers raced to Roberts’ assistance. Roberts was becoming a dominating player just before half-time.
Several St Kilda players raced to the scene as Roberts was receiving attention, but there was no “flare-up”.

 

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“TIGER TOM” TACITURN

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Richmond coach Tom Hafey is one of the most imperturbable men at the club.

On his way to the Moorabbin ground for the match against St Kilda on Saturday he was in a car crash.

Nobody in the Richmond camp knew about it until after the game when Hafey asked Richmond secretary Graeme Richmond to drive him home.

Mr Richmond asked Hafey why he couldn’t drive himself.

Casually Hafey replied: “I was in a crash on the way down and my car’s a wreck.”

 

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NO PURR-APS ABOUT CATS
[Mid-week Sporting Globe]​

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TWO FORMER OPPONENTS will be the men at the helm in the big clash between these two speedy felines — the Tigers and the Cats at the MCG on Saturday.

Peter Pianto and Tom Hafey used to have their claws into each other in the days when Pete was a top rover and Tom a dashing back pocket. Both returned to coach their old clubs last season and both have them in the Four.
The Cats have been purring along undefeated and shaping up as a major premiership threat. The Tigers have lost only one game — when they went down unexpectedly at Footscray.
Carlton and Richmond now loom as likely new faces in this year’s finals. Last year the Tigers finish-ed fifth and the Blues sixth. Carlton have proved their strength by downing last year’s grand finalists St Kilda and Collingwood in successive weeks.
Now Richmond face their biggest test. A win on Saturday will prove they can survive a big pressure game on the MCG and put them in the front line for a Final’s berth.
I don’t think they can do it.
These sides play a similar brand of football—speed galore, quick handball and open, play-on football with moments of brilliance. Geelong have always played this way, and shown a liking for the spacious MCG, and I feel they play it better than Richmond. They proved this last year, when they downed the Tigers at the MCG 11.16 to 6.12.
Richmond have improved since then, but so have the Cats who now are playing with far more consistency.
Both sides have already beaten two of last year’s Finalists. Both grounded the Bombers, Geelong stopped the Magpies and Richmond staggered the Saints.
Hafey’s Happy Gang are a much more settled side but whether they’ve overcome last year’s major weakness is yet to be proved. They cost themselves the chance of a place in the Finals because too many of their men failed under pressure in vital games on the MCG against Geelong and Collingwood.
Saturday will prove whether they’ve overcome this.
Geelong have been playing with great confidence but, at times, they have tended to lose concentration and ease up. This would be fatal against the Tigers who have many opportunists in their line-up.
Biggest problems facing the Cats are whether Denis Marshall, who has been burning in the centre, is fit and how full-back Roy West fares before the Tribunal.
*smile* Clay should be fit to return to the wing for Richmond and there could be changes in their half-back and second roving positions. They’re very evenly matched and the ruck duels should be beauties. Despite the good form of Neville Crowe, I fancy John Newman will make Billy Goggin the most damaging rover on the ground.
The Cat goal to goal line looks stronger particularly at full-forward where Doug Wade looms as the man who can kick his side to victory.
At the other end young Hart has only to improve his aim and he’ll be a danger but, at this stage, Wade is the man who’ll have the biggest influence on the result.

 

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ROUND 7, RICHMOND V GEELONG SELECTIONS

RICHMOND:–

B: Dean, Erwin, Green.
HB: Shinners, Perry, Jewell.
C: Clay, Sheedy, Barrot.
HF: Northey, B. Richardson, Swift.
F: Bourke, Hart, Crowe.
RUCK: Patterson, A. Richardson, Bartlett.
19th: Brown
20th: Warner.

GEELONG:–

B: Ainsworth, West, Rosenow.
HB: Farman, P. Walker, Hosking.
C: Polinelli, Marshall, Closter.
HF: Eales, Ryan, Newland.
F: Barr, Wade, Farmer.
RUCK: Newman, Mitchell, Goggin.
19th: Davies.
20th: Nankervis.

TIGER A COOL CAT!​

FORMER VFA star Kevin Sheedy, Richmond’s centreman, will not have any pre-match nerves tackling Geelong champion Denis Marshall at the MCG on Saturday.

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“I enjoy playing against a footballer whose rating is higher than mine. This brings out the best in me.”

“It is always something of a challenge meeting stars,” he said.

Sheedy proved this with his display against St Kilda’s dual Brownlow Medal winner, Ian Stewart, last Saturday.

But Sheedy is a tight-lipped footballer.

He described his four quarters against the brilliant Stewart by saying: “It was an experience playing on him.”

 

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Country boy a real Tiger​

NATHALIA recruit Francis Bourke becomes a Richmond “local” every Friday.

Bourke, in his second season with Richmond, travels 140 miles by car from Nathalia for training each Thursday. He goes to work on Friday as a groundsman at the Richmond oval.

Bourke has a lot to live up to with Richmond.

His father, Frank Bourke, kicked 35 goals in six matches with Richmond in 1947 before a knee injury ended his career.

Bourke came on as a reserve with the Tigers at St Kilda last week. He does not mind where the selectors put him.

“But I think I am happiest when playing on the half-forward line,” he said.

Bourke was named as second rover in Richmond’s senior team last night.

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[pictured: Francis Bourke, 19th man in Richmond’s last two games, does a smart turn with the ball at training last night. He will play his first full game for the Tigers against Geelong tomorrow. He will be second rover, but is likely to spend most of his time in the forward pocket.]

 

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Round 7, Richmond v Geelong
MCG 27/5/1967Attendance 50,348​

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RESERVES

Richmond 16.14-110 d. Geelong 12.10-82​

Under-19s

Richmond 11.5-71 d. Geelong 10.9-69​

REPORTED​

J. Newman (Geelong) reported by Umpire Sheales on a charge
of having struck W. Barrot (Richmond) on the side of the head
with a closed fist during the third quarter.​

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left: Richmond wingman, Bill Barrot, goes down. Geelong ruckman, John Newman, bends over him.

right: “You’re reported!” Field umpire, Peter Sheales, moves in and takes Newman’s number.

 

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2 powerful Mikes​

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The Tigers’ triumph was the result of a great team effort but it was also a tale of two Mikes.

Because centre half-back Mike Perry and ruckman-forward pocket Mike Patterson were dominating in a side with many good players. There have been times when both would have doubted they would be stars in a Richmond side that has exploded as a premiership threat.

“Bluey” Perry joined from Old Scotch in 1965 and had his jaw broken in his first full game. That wiped him out of calculations for ’65.

Last year he came into the Seniors in the fifth round and finished up playing at both full-back and then centre half-back. He started to show the form that’s made him outstanding this season.

The Tigers decided he’d be the answer for the key half-back job and he hasn’t let them down. His strong marking and determined play have put him in line for State selection and made him best afield last Saturday.

For 6ft. 4in. Patterson it’s been an in and out battle and at one stage he thought of asking for a clearance because he couldn’t win regular selection.

This season it looked the same old story and he didn’t come into the side until the fourth round — against North.

Since then he’s been the Tiger’s best big man and the answer to his form really was a simple one — Richmond named him in the first ruck.

He’s essentially a ruck man — a tough and strong one — and with the responsibility of being the No. 1 his confidence has soared. And he really soared on Saturday when he flew for a Coleman-like mark over the pack in the second term to kick one of his four goals. It was certainly the mark of the day.

 

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MARK OF THE DAY​

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RICHMOND mauled Geelong in the third quarter after an even first half. And it was marks like this that earned them a 38-point win. Michael Patterson soared into the air to take the mark of the day — from it he scored the third of his four goals. He can be seen with one leg on teammate Royce Hart’s shoulder. Others pictured are Geoff Rosenow and Chris Mitchell of Geelong.​

 

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The Cats were swamped
TIGERS TURN ON POWER
By KEVIN HOGAN​

RICHMOND swamped Geelong on Saturday with the most devastating burst of power football produced by any League side this season

The Tigers’ third quarter scoring avalanche of 8.3 to Geelong’s 1.2 came soon after first game player Francis Bourke was switched on to a wing. Bourke didn’t play a major part in the sudden development of overpowering Richmond attacks, but it was significant that Bourke, 20, 6.1, 13.1, who came to Richmond with ideas of emulating his father as a key forward, should fit so easily into a job usually regarded as the preserve of smaller men with outstanding pace.

On the other wing was *smile* Clay, 21, 6.2, 13.4, who was recruited last year for the centre half-forward job which then was regarded as one of the team’s “soft” spots.

Since Richmond switched from the small Punt Road oval to the big MCG for its “home” games, there has been a strong recruiting policy of looking for speedy players likely to show their best on the big ground.

After the team’s shock defeat at Footscray in the second round this year it was decided that besides speed the players to represent the Tigers must have plenty of physical strength and be able to play well under pressure from hard-bumping opponents. Saturday’s display was strong evidence that both objectives have been achieved.

Geelong has never banked on weight and vigor to overcome opponents, but the Cats played very solid and extremely skilful football in the evenly balanced first half of a high standard game.

No opponents could have stopped the winning burst which Richmond turned on in the first 20 minutes of the third quarter. Earlier in the season I saw Richmond take temporary control against North Melbourne.

But bad shooting for goal by the forwards spoiled the Tigers’ other good work and their effort petered out as a string of behinds destroyed confidence.

On Saturday every shot went truly home and all Geelong’s good play before and after the winning assault was useless. Geelong may gain something from Saturday’s defeat.

The winning of six games in a row develops problems in any team, and the Cats can console themselves by reflecting that they went under only to opponents who turned on top brand play.

There are not likely to be any panic selection moves at Geelong, and it may now be easier for coach Peter Pianto to “fire” the side for another important test against Carlton next Saturday.

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Pictured: Tiger ruckman, Neville Crowe, flies from behind to mark over team-mate Frank Bourke and Geelong’s Geoff Rosenow.

 

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Sweet surprise by TigersBy BARRIE BRETLAND​

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Pictured above: Richmond captain Fred Swift finds himself “anointed” with soft drink as the jubilant Tigers celebrate their runaway win over Geelong at the MCG.


Just what did Tom Hafey do at half-time to make his Tigers produce the best football of the season?

“Nothing. I was well satisfied with their first-half effort and I told them so,” he said after the game.

“I felt they had played close to their best and reckoned Richmond should have been in front at that stage,” Hafey said.

So, the Cat-killing 12-minute burst after the interval came as the same sweet surprise for coach Hafey as it was for the other deliriously happy Tiger fans.

Eight dazzling goals at a one-for-every-two minute rate put Richmond on the path to a morale-boosting 18.11-119 to 12.9-81 win.

And they transformed, with shock suddenness, a game which had been a see-saw thriller into a one-sided exhibition. The score-for-score pattern of the first half gave no clue of what was to come.

The scores were exactly the same on nine occasions, the margin between the teams was never greater than 12 points and both had kicked 8.5 at half-time.

Geelong got most of its drive from winger Wayne Closter, who completely eclipsed Bill Barrot, and the uncanny co-operation of ruckman Polly Farmer and rover Bill Goggin.

And the magni.f.i.c.e.n.t-kicking Doug Wade, hard-battling Col Eales, and Chris Mitchell got valuable goals, despite a tough Tigers’ defence. Richmond matched these assets with sounder ground play, fierce tackling, a much tighter backline and a dazzling aerial display by Mike Patterson.

Patterson, a doubtful starter before the game, got four goals to be the Tigers’ trump until half-time. Afterward, his services were hardly required as every Tiger lifted his game.

Richmond’s pace, desire for the ball, faultless handling and hand-passing and accurate kicking gave it complete control. It is probably unfair to single out individual players for second-half praise.

But Francis Bourke’s checking of Closter and down-the-centre supremacy starting with Mike Perry and going on through Kevin Sheedy, Barry Richardson to Royce Hart had the most influence in Richmond’s win.

BEST:— RICHMOND: M. Perry (best on ground), Patterson, B. Richardson, Bartlett, Hart, Bourke, Crowe, Clay, Sheedy.

GEELONG: Farmer, Goggin, Hosking, Wade, Eales, Mitchell, Closter.