Stuff about football & community & belonging
In April this year, our colleague Andy published a footy zine. He says in the introduction; "I'm interested in matters relating to fan activism, the experience and aesthetics of going to games." He spent about 4 weeks writing it, and then put it together it at home while listening to Beethoven. The end product is beautiful, thoughtful, academic, artistic and very human. He has since put out two … –>
There is a bunch of us Richmond supporters in our early 30s who have only known misery from their football club. We all have jobs, some have mortgages, some children. We generally get along OK in life and don’t ask for much other than to sit back on the weekend and observe a set of circumstances of which you have absolutely no control and enjoy it. We’ve adopted NRL, NBA, EPL and NFL teams and … –>
A funny thing happened on the way to September 2017. ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ A little background first, if I may indulge. I’m a fourth-generation tiger, going back to my great-grandparents and their home on Richmond Terrace, just across the road from Punt Road Oval and the MCG. I go to the footy most weeks with Dad, my 80 y.o Nan, my great-uncle and cousins, as I always have. I am also the daughter of a loud … –>
Walking up from Punt Road, fresh from a Richmond VFL win, sunshine and blue sky welcomed Tiger fans to the MCG. Today is such a different day, with Richmond already locked in the 8, all the Ninthmond jokes have well and truly been put where they belong, in the bin. The jungle drums are beating and the lights are on, and today we are home, daring to dream of finals and a top 4 finish. First Quarter … –>
I’d had a couple of false starts trying to find someone to watch the Freo-Tiges game with, including a particularly harsh rejection by one of my team's rucks who opined, "Dusty's haircut is the best thing to come out of Richmond - and it's crap". But fortune prevailed. The match ended up landing on my team’s Silly Sunday. For the uninitiated (I was, until recently, one of you), Silly Sunday is the … –>
