A Cold Winter's (Richmondy) Tale. Looking for a 16th successive victory at the home of football and there was a sense during this game that it wasn't unlike that glorious month of September 2017 when the Tigers took all before them. There were passages of play reminiscent of that September too, none more so than where we pushed and prodded and kicked off the ground a ball from the half back flank … –>

Going into a game without Dusty for the first time in ages, I really hoped his absence would make room for others to stand up, in the way Hawthorn without Buddy played with a different and more creative style. But as 2017's best player and Richmond's 'get out of jail free' card, it was more likely to just bring us back to the pack.I don't rate Port. Too many individuals. They added Jack Watts and … –>

This was the most generally anticipated game in footy since Round 1. Our winning streak was 6, theirs was 7. The trick for Eastern-states Tigers was how to fill all of Sunday until the 4.40pm first bounce. Here we went down to the rivulet with 200 other people and picked up plastic and polystyrene remnants from the flood a week ago, and that passed the time nicely. I bought a one-week AFL … –>

I spent most of the 90s living overseas – first in Scotland and then Germany. Apparently, the Kangas were good during this period and a bloke called Duck dominated. I didn’t see any of this. My only thoughts regarding North are, first: my Dad follows them – he’s originally from NSW and chose North based on the fact his Dad played League for Canterbury Bankstown, who are also blue and white, … –>