peejay
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I was at the 80 GF but it was not my first game - that would have been in the very early 70's.
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Round: 13 Venue: M.C.G. Date: 18-Jun-1994 2:08 PM Attendance: 26,917
Richmond 0.4 3.9 7.15 9.18 72
North Melbourne 0.1 5.4 7.5 10.7 67
Round: 13 Venue: M.C.G. Date: 18-Jun-1994 2:08 PM Attendance: 26,917
Richmond 0.4 3.9 7.15 9.18 72
North Melbourne 0.1 5.4 7.5 10.7 67
I can remember queuing up as a kid under the Olympic Stand at the 'G' to try to get into the rooms before the game with mates. Only a small wire fence separated the supporters from the players....some older dudes were smoking!
I watched the players walk around like Gods. Big men. Greased up. Lace Up Jumpers. Pictures of Tiger Champs everywhere. The big symbol of a massive Tiger on the wall. The room in yellow and black. No women allowed.
Richmond were a big, bad unit. A football Academy of brilliance!!
The Reserve were playing on the 'G' and I was in the rooms watching the Seniors get changed and walking around. (Hart, Bartlett, Raines, Cloke, Roach, Bourke, Edwards, Sheedy, Balme, Malthouse....etc, etc.)
How ****ing lucky was I? I'm thankful I have a point of reference as to what Richmond was.
And that's why I get shitty with some of the metrosexual clowns we have now.
I watched the players walk around like Gods. Big men. Greased up. Lace Up Jumpers. Pictures of Tiger Champs everywhere. The big symbol of a massive Tiger on the wall. The room in yellow and black. No women allowed.
Richmond were a big, bad unit. A football Academy of brilliance!!
The Reserve were playing on the 'G' and I was in the rooms watching the Seniors get changed and walking around. (Hart, Bartlett, Raines, Cloke, Roach, Bourke, Edwards, Sheedy, Balme, Malthouse....etc, etc.)
How ****ing lucky was I? I'm thankful I have a point of reference as to what Richmond was.
And that's why I get shitty with some of the metrosexual clowns we have now.
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I went to the qualifying and 2nd-semi finals in 80 and 82 but not the GFs.
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deliberate!!;15696729X said:I can remember queuing up as a kid under the Olympic Stand at the 'G' to try to get into the rooms before the game with mates. Only a small wire fence separated the supporters from the players....some older dudes were smoking!
I watched the players walk around like Gods. Big men. Greased up. Lace Up Jumpers. Pictures of Tiger Champs everywhere. The big symbol of a massive Tiger on the wall. The room in yellow and black. No women allowed.
Richmond were a big, bad unit. A football Academy of brilliance!!
The Reserve were playing on the 'G' and I was in the rooms watching the Seniors get changed and walking around. (Hart, Bartlett, Raines, Cloke, Roach, Bourke, Edwards, Sheedy, Balme, Malthouse....etc, etc.)
How ****ing lucky was I? I'm thankful I have a point of reference as to what Richmond was.
And that's why I get shitty with some of the metrosexual clowns we have now.
and that big guy in the suit as the doorman, holding us back until he got the nod, then letting people in and out, when it was to full.
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it shows im an old fart round 10 1967 versus melbourne, my best mate at primary school was a mad melbourne man and we flogged them , caught the train from Box Hill and back
smasha
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1980 grand final
I went to the Final where we beat Carlton that year.
Memorable experience but nowhere near seeing em win the big one.
Stayed home.
Missed the last 10 mins of 1980 because the old lady turned the switch box off in disgust.
(she's a Pie)
Daveeee_12
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i cant really remember my first game, it was probably about 14 years or so back, I was four. We played geelong and we got smashed.
Elimination Final 1975
Beat Collingwood by 4 points I think
Up by 4 or 5 goal at quater time on a very rainy day at Waverley
Bucth Edwards was going to kick a goal down my throat from the goal square but hit the post .
Remember thinking .. wow people sit in the rain all day and watch this game!
It was the first year that I really followed it but didn"t realise how people feared us after going back to back in 73 - 74 .
They still thought we were a chance to win the flag after that game . It seems like a thousand years ago considering no one rates us now.
Whenever it rains I dream about a Tiges premiership!!!!!!!!!!
Beat Collingwood by 4 points I think
Up by 4 or 5 goal at quater time on a very rainy day at Waverley
Bucth Edwards was going to kick a goal down my throat from the goal square but hit the post .
Remember thinking .. wow people sit in the rain all day and watch this game!
It was the first year that I really followed it but didn"t realise how people feared us after going back to back in 73 - 74 .
They still thought we were a chance to win the flag after that game . It seems like a thousand years ago considering no one rates us now.
Whenever it rains I dream about a Tiges premiership!!!!!!!!!!
My first game was in 1978 at the MCG which I thought was Sheedy's last game. We played Melbourne and we lost. I do remember the sight of David Cloke with his big perm.
Now you have me wondering if my memory has played tricks on me. I'll have to go and look up Sheed's playing record now.
WATIGE
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Tugga I think we went to the same first game. All I could remember was that it was v the Sts at Morrabin and you could hardly tell which team the players were on by 3rd qtr as they were all the same color of mud. I was about ten, which fits with 1977, and got in for free and came away with the high of a win. It was also the first time I sang the great song - and that is my most enduring memory of the game!
I AM led to believe, my first game was the 1974 Grand Final. Led to beleive as I don't remember it at all, but the old girl assures me I was there (and was apparently an annoying pain in the a**e for those seated around us).
Not much has changed ... I'm still an annoying pain in the a**e at the footy!!!
I was all of three years of age at the time and became a regular the next year at the ripe age of 4.
Was also there for the 1980 Grand Final and have the DVD to prove it.
A young Goldy can be seen on camera about five or six times during the telcast, including two close ups.
WATIGE
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First GF, and only to date!!!, was 1982 - looking back on it I think I was in need of psychiatric help for depression for the next few weeks (still not sure if it's worn off).
My first game was in 1978 at the MCG which I thought was Sheedy's last game. We played Melbourne and we lost. I do remember the sight of David Cloke with his big perm.
Now you have me wondering if my memory has played tricks on me. I'll have to go and look up Sheed's playing record now.
Sheeds definatley pulled the plug in 1979. He was captain in 1978.
We used to change our captains back then like we changed our coaches.
I dont think he played that game against Nth Melbourne but just got into gear to do the lap so he would have finnished up the week before.
Thats more than Bruce Monteith would have got for the whole game.
Mine was in 1995. I was in my last year of primary school, and Vickick, before I was allowed to start playing real footy. I was very dirty on my parents because they told me that I had to miss Vickick that Sunday to drive to Melbourne with them to take my uncle to the airport before he flew back to NZ the next day.
They sprung it on me that morning that we were actually going to the footy too. I was stoked!
Round 10 v Footscray at the MCG, sitting in the top of the Ponsford Stand, behind the goals, on bench seats on a beautiful sunny day. I got in for free with a voucher from my Vickick book.
Tigers won by about 5 goals. Stu Edwards kicked a few for the Tigers & Osborne for the Dogs. Paul Broderick & Michael Gale being in the best for the day.
I had my scarf hanging out the window for the entire 2 and a half hour drive home.
Better times……
They sprung it on me that morning that we were actually going to the footy too. I was stoked!
Round 10 v Footscray at the MCG, sitting in the top of the Ponsford Stand, behind the goals, on bench seats on a beautiful sunny day. I got in for free with a voucher from my Vickick book.
Tigers won by about 5 goals. Stu Edwards kicked a few for the Tigers & Osborne for the Dogs. Paul Broderick & Michael Gale being in the best for the day.
I had my scarf hanging out the window for the entire 2 and a half hour drive home.
Better times……
rfctigerarmy
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Ahhh, I loved Vickick (and then Auskick) when I was little. I had more years doing both of them then actual football!
delricho12
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Yes he did a lap of honour at vfl park against nth melb in 79 but did not play.
Your post reminds me of my time as a Auskick Supervisor. Frosty Sat mornings on the local oval, should be good memories apart from one kid (and I really shouldn't be to hard on him because he had about 6 older brothers and the parents I'm sure hated water) anyway he always had a snotty nose that would hang down to almost his chin then he would sniff it back up. Don't know howmany times I dry reached. Glad to share that with you all.
My first game was at the MCG Richmond v Essendon. I remeber we lost that day but also remember Emmet Dunne kicking a goal that should not have been a goal. This ball just floated all over the place and some how made its way through. I also remember there weren't many at the MCG that day.
Cheers for that. I think he started most of his games that year on the bench before the dreaded but predicatable meeting with Graeme Richmond that had him finnishing up.
Anyone know the link to the fixtures from that year and results?
TigerOnceRemoved
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rd 11 vs sth melb lake oval july 1 1967 we won saw the first of five premerships that year hope to see some more SOON
