Darby Higgs, on the terraces at Western Oval watching Richmond’s VFL team.
| Where born? | Brunswick |
| Age: | Too old, 64 |
| Where do you live: | Williamstown |
| How did you come to barrack for Richmond: | Not really sure. When I was a kid I barracked for Essendon because my mother did. She had a cousin who played for them in the late 40s. His name was ‘Bluey’ McLean. He might have been a redhead. But dad barracked for Richmond, and in the late 60s I suddenly changed over. I’ve gone for them ever since. |
| Favourite all-time player? | That’s a hard one. Tuck, I reckon. Shane Tuck. He was always having a go. I think he was an underrated player. He was a scrapper, he was always at the contest. We’ve missed him this year. |
| Favourite current player? | Cotch. He gets difficult ball. And he’s got more skills than most of the others. Unfortunately he gets tagged out of it a bit, especially this year, but that’s more a problem on the coaching side. I think a lot of the coaching has been poor this year. We’d better have a better second half of the season. |
| What do you most like about Richmond? | The passion and the loyalty of the supporters who’ve been through thick and thin. And there’s been a lot of thin lately. I’ve been a member for 18 years now. I didn’t start going to the football until the early 90s. Before that I was living up in the country, at Malmsbury on the road to Bendigo, where I worked as a school teacher. I enjoy going to the games and seeing the game live. It’s so much better than watching it on the idiot box. |
| Do you have a match-day superstition? | No, not really. I do like to get to the game early, and I like to move around where I sit. I usually get there about an hour before the game starts. I’ve got a reserved seat but I don’t always use it. I usually like to be in the Olympic Stand, especially on a wet day. I usually find a seat under cover up on the top level. |
| When will we next win a premiership? | I would have said 2015 but I think that’s a bit out of reach now. I’ll say 2016. I think we have the cattle, although we could do with another good forward. Maybe that’s optimistic but you’ve gotta be optimistic. I’m an optimist. |
Check out all the beers the bloke has in the background of the photo hahahaha