Former Richmond star players Paddy Guinane and ‘Jimmy’ Smith are the newest inductees into Tigerland’s Hall of Fame.
Paddy Guinane was a key member and vice-captain of the Richmond team that defeated Geelong in the 1967 Grand Final, breaking a 24-year, Yellow and Black flag drought.
Born and bred in Richmond, Guinane, whose father Dan had played 103 games with the Club, made his senior league debut for the Tigers in Round 13 of the 1958 season against Footscray at Western Oval.
He started his career at Tigerland as a ruckman and defender, but developed into an imposing key forward, winning the Club’s leading goalkicker award twice – in 1966 with 50 goals and 1968 with 41 goals.
Guinane’s highest goal tally in a match during his time with the Tigers was eight against Collingwood in Round 12 of the 1968 season and he kicked four goals or more on 21 occasions.
All-up, Guinane played 146 games and kicked 216 goals for Richmond in a fine, decade-long career from 1958-68.
He finished runner-up in the Tigers’ Best and Fairest award in 1962, was third in 1965, and received life membership of the Club in 1967.
Cyril James ‘Jimmy’ Smith was a champion half-back-flanker who was fearless in his desire to win the ball.
He was a member of Richmond’s 1920 and 1921 premiership sides and the ‘runners up’ sides of 1919 and 1924.
Smith played in 11 finals for Richmond and was voted in the best three players in five of those games. He was Richmond's best player in the losing 1919 Grand Final against Collingwood and again in the 1924 final against eventual premiers Essendon.
He spent a total of ten seasons with Richmond, represented Victoria five times and was awarded Richmond Life Membership in 1926.
After his playing career finished, Smith served on the Richmond Committee for five years between 1927 and 1931.
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