Richo is the last great Tasmanian footballer - Martin Flanagan

[mightytiges]

From Martin Flanagan's Age article on Tassie footy and its exports

And one I've left until last — Matthew Richardson.

Some would quibble with me naming Richo next to the likes of Baldock, Hudson and Hart. No, he is not as accomplished or artful, but I ask his detractors three questions.

Has he not filled stadiums with his presence?

Has he not striven so mightily for his club that at times it seemed he is their cause?

Is he not a reason people go to watch the game?

In my view, Richo is the last great Tasmanian footballer.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/where-the-grass-was-greener/2008/02/22/1203467388105.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

[Darth Tiger]

The full article is a good read, I especially enjoy reading Martin Flanagan's articles and they can be rather sentimental and nostalgic (not a bad thing).

Another good read on Tasmanian football is Robert Shaw's 'Heart & Soul - A Tribute to the Game and its People'.

Crimson, Magenta, Green & Gold who would have thought that these colours would ever be on a footy jumper ?