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Richo
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jb03 said:
Why don't they skip the usual parade of slack jawed clones and just turn it into a Richo parade?
Otis said:
;D He thought that the guy was going to kick low so he put his hands down to protect his body, I doubt whether Terry will be so careless about protecting his beloved face.
I heard Robbo break the story on SEN, I've just been too gutted and devastated to log onto PRE till now.
Oh Richo. There are no words.
Champion. We'll miss you.
Oh Richo. There are no words.
Champion. We'll miss you.
A great night ruined by the worst news... well, bad news anyway.
I hope to see Richo on Ch10 or 7 or something...
Thanks for the memories Richo :'(
I hope to see Richo on Ch10 or 7 or something...
Thanks for the memories Richo :'(
Like so many others I feel somewhat empty and gutted that the great man is hanging up the boots and will no longer be wearing the yellow and black. The tributes here on PRE are a testiment to his stature and indeed legend of the club. No doubt season 2010 will feel strange without him being a member of the team. I like so many hoped he would play one more season and receive the fitting recognition he truely deserves. Alas that is gone, but I hope RFC does whatever it takes to recognise his great contribution to the club and to keep him involved in some capacity in the future, whether it be in a part-time coaching role, mentoring role or ambassadorial role. For starters the club should make use of him for the 2010 membership campaign with something along the lines of "I may be retired, but I still bleed Yellow & Black. Do you?" Then follow up with a testimonial dinner before the opening game against the Blues, a lap of honour around the G and please, oh please a comemorative release of Richmond #12 guernseys with the number subliminated on the back. They will sell out in no time and it would be great to see 500 or more tiger supporters wearing the #12 to the opening game in tribute to Richo.
People in life sometimes need to hit road bottom before they can turn a problem around. It is hard not to believe that Richmond are not rock bottom now. 3 decades of failure, our last rebuild a disaster, and now our favourite player and hero gone. Its an empty feeling. But maybe its the start of tomorrow. From here it is up. Results on the scoreboard and ladder position won't happen straight away, but over the next few years we will see heaps of kids. We will surely be the youngest team in the AFL. Give it 3 or 4 years and we will look back to now and see it was the start of success.
A great way to send Richo off would be if he could pull on the number 12 one more time in round 1. Run through a special banner for him about 10 minutes before the players come out, jog a lap of honour and then head off as the new look tigers come on. It might not be a farewell game, but it would be great to see him in tigers colour one more time on the g. I'm sure 80000 people would stand as one and cheer as he ran through his banner.
It would be a great way to start a new season. And it would be kind of like saying goodbye to the past and then hello to the future as the young new look Richmond come out to play. The only unfortunate thing is as we all know the new look Richmond will be young and inexperienced and therefore getting beaten is the likely result, but it will be the start of the future, the rebuild, and Richmond heading in the right direction.
A great way to send Richo off would be if he could pull on the number 12 one more time in round 1. Run through a special banner for him about 10 minutes before the players come out, jog a lap of honour and then head off as the new look tigers come on. It might not be a farewell game, but it would be great to see him in tigers colour one more time on the g. I'm sure 80000 people would stand as one and cheer as he ran through his banner.
It would be a great way to start a new season. And it would be kind of like saying goodbye to the past and then hello to the future as the young new look Richmond come out to play. The only unfortunate thing is as we all know the new look Richmond will be young and inexperienced and therefore getting beaten is the likely result, but it will be the start of the future, the rebuild, and Richmond heading in the right direction.
Although I have called for Richo to retire for a while now, I was gutted tonight when I was told at work that the big fella had called it quits. However, I am kind of glad that it has happened now and not after 1-2 games of the 2010 season as it would be a real sad way to end it seeing Richo go down in a screaming heap on the G as his hammy finally gave way. There is no doubting that Richo gave more to this club than the club gave him in return and for that we should all be greatful as he has made the past 17 years a little less painful.
Richo may be gone, but the one positive we can take from it, it it now creates an opportunity for a kid to come in and be the next hero for the Richmond faithful.
Richo may be gone, but the one positive we can take from it, it it now creates an opportunity for a kid to come in and be the next hero for the Richmond faithful.
Unparallelled courage and heart. Bleeds black & gold. While not the best player, arguably the best PERSON in footy. Richo, Richo-man. I wanna be, a Richo-man.
Its the end of Richmond as we know it. Truly a sad sad day for all Richmond supporters. Not being able to watch the big No. 12 go around again will be missed. A champion both on and off the field. Well Done Richo!
A new era is about to begin............
A new era is about to begin............
I think the big guy has made the right call. We can never see the future but I assume even he might "know" 2010 would be an injury plagued season.
On the bright side it may require someone (Post or Vickery) to fast-track their progress.
On the bright side it may require someone (Post or Vickery) to fast-track their progress.
What a shame, but it had to happen eventually.
It's a pity that our club wasn't able to get itself together over his career.
Richo - you alone made it worth going to the footy for the last 15-odd years, no matter how the team was going. A walking highlight reel!
It's a pity that our club wasn't able to get itself together over his career.
Richo - you alone made it worth going to the footy for the last 15-odd years, no matter how the team was going. A walking highlight reel!
