Dustin Tiger cub a little warrior & our 50,000th member (Herald-Sun)

[one-eyed]

Dustin Tiger cub a little warrior

    Angus Thompson
    From: Herald Sun
    June 07, 2012



HE'S only a day old but Richmond's newest No.4 has just become the football club's smallest member.

Weighing little more than 2kg, Dustin Tiger Craigie is the size of a Sherrin and a few years shy of donning his own black and yellow jersey.

But, like his onfield namesake, midfielder Dustin Martin, parents Rod and Sally have high hopes for their own young gun.

"We were sitting in a wine bar in Richmond going through the names of Richmond players. There was a chance it was going to be Trent (after Trent Cotchin)," proud dad Rod Craigie said.

But new mum Sally had the final say: "I liked Dustin. I love the meaning, which is 'warrior'."

Within hours family friend David Faulkes had signed the future footy star on as Richmond's 50,000th member.

The Tigers star visited his young protege at the couple's bedside in the Epworth Freemasons maternity unit.

"To have someone name their child after me is a real honour. It was great to visit little Dustin in hospital and meet such a passionate Richmond family," he said.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/dustin-tiger-cub-a-little-warrior/story-fn7x8me2-1226386840136

[Ox]

how ridiculous

[Phil Mrakov]

[gerkin greg]

^^^ classic davey

how ridiculous

agree
kid will never make it
he'll either change his name and become some asswipe lawyer or he'll grow alfalfa in his hair and sleep with hairy men and women and his double dragon bong

[Dubstep Dookie]

Just finished going over the Membership list twice.

Dustin Tiger Cragie is not the actual 50,000th member. 

(FACT).

[Mr Magic]

i'm as happy as the next bloke re our 50k members but this is complete cheese.

[Smokey]

Last time I checked, not one piece of positive PR ever hurt.  So what if it's a schmaltz piece - Mum's will love it and if that does anything to help us gain more members or put us out there as a good place to be then I say go for it.  And welcome to life and Richmond little Dustin!

 

[Ruanaidh]

On soapbox..............Oh... Oh.... the marketeers are coming  . The culture that has been built up over the past 30 years is good humoured, self-effacing and no BS. I hope that hyperbole and hubris doesn't pollute our working class style. The greatest marketing attribute is humility.......but they never seem to get it! BTW the parents are conflicting the child's identity before he even starts ................ok, off soapbox

[Judge Roughneck]

60 000

Relton.

[Owl]

little bastard, I was holding off and he gazumped me!

[Coach]

^^^ classic davey

how ridiculous

agree
kid will never make it
he'll either change his name and become some asswipe lawyer or he'll grow alfalfa in his hair and sleep with hairy men and women and his double dragon bong

Am disappointed in mrakov

[Tigeritis™©®]

60 000

Relton.

   
and free burgers for life. 

[dwaino]

lol @ Rance on Supercoach show. They asked him if he'd ever call one of his kids "Jake King or something." And he said "maybe not Jake King, I'd want to keep them out of juvey."

[Penelope]