Why do you barrack for Richmond?

[1965]

Dad played for North Melbourne back in the late 40s and early 50s so I started life as a North supporter.

Football for me was standing on the terraces at Arden street in the mud amongst the fights and the crowds. Men peeing into beer cans so they didn't lose their spot.

My job (at the age of nine and younger) was to get Dad home in one piece, back in the 60's he drank too much.

Winter 1965 (hence the name) a mate invited me to the MCG to see a game. I sat in the dry (in the old southern stand) and could actually see the football.

I converted and it was 6 months before Dad spoke to me.

Dad turned out to be a great bloke once he gave the booze up but the die had been set and I have been a Tigers supporter since.

 

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Dad played for North Melbourne back in the late 40s and early 50s so I started life as a North supporter.

Football for me was standing on the terraces at Arden street in the mud amongst the fights and the crowds. Men peeing into beer cans so they didn't lose their spot.

My job (at the age of nine and younger) was to get Dad home in one piece, back in the 60's he drank too much.

Winter 1965 (hence the name) a mate invited me to the MCG to see a game. I sat in the dry (in the old southern stand) and could actually see the football.

I converted and it was 6 months before Dad spoke to me.

Dad turned out to be a great bloke once he gave the booze up but the die had been set and I have been a Tigers supporter since.

 

Tha's an absolute ripper story!

[Hellenic Tiger]

My old man landed straight off the boat from the mother country into melbournes new mother country ritzmon and the rest is history

Mine landed in Stawell Street (off Bridge Road) opposite what was the then Cussons Soap Factory. Now its an Officeworks I think. Anyway living next to a soap factory is no fun it absolutely stank.

Whilst mine didn't land in the Richmond mid 1960's they landed in Prahran and that was Tough Tiger Territory for kids growing up in the late 70's early 80's.

I was also born in 1974 a Premiership Year and loved watching Michael Roach as a kid and ran around with the number 8 on my back back in those days.

[tigers_of_old_1980]

When I was a young child I had a blood test and the doctors were astounded that instead of being red my blood was yellow and black!
I had no choice after that!

No way!

Really?

[RFC_Official]

We are looking at gathering these stories to turn into a bit of a narrative, could be a web article/video/commercial who knows but the more stories the better.

[1965]

We are looking at gathering these stories to turn into a bit of a narrative, could be a web article/video/commercial who knows but the more stories the better.

Would prefer mine not published

thanks
65

[Judge Roughneck]

Cause I was promise d hone games would be at PRO

[Hard Roar Tiger]

We are looking at gathering these stories to turn into a bit of a narrative, could be a web article/video/commercial who knows but the more stories the better.

Would prefer mine not published

thanks
65

A bit presumptuous mate 

[1965]

We are looking at gathering these stories to turn into a bit of a narrative, could be a web article/video/commercial who knows but the more stories the better.

Would prefer mine not published

thanks
65

A bit presumptuous mate 

why?

I thought it was a polite request, no demands and no anger.

 

[Tiger-Harted]

I guess my story is similar to most - my family comes from the Ovens and Murray...
Maurie Hunter was a cousin - so after he came to Richmond everyone that was born into the family had three things in common:
1. Baptised a Catholic
2. Vote Labour and
3. Barrack for Richmond...
Of course you can always change your religious or political affiliations but if you don't follow the Tigers (all you have left is the orphans picnic)...

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

I guess my story is similar to most - my family comes from the Ovens and Murray...
Maurie Hunter was a cousin - so after he came to Richmond everyone that was born into the family had three things in common:
1. Baptised a Catholic
2. Vote Labour and
3. Barrack for Richmond...
Of course you can always change your religious or political affiliations but if you don't follow the Tigers (all you have left is the orphans picnic)...

Wonder how many of us here fit into those categories. I know I come from a family full of them.
Also its "Labor". nails down a blackboard for me, that one.

[Gigantor]

Born in Richmond...thus no choice

[Smokey]

It was a curse/blessing bestowed upon me by my father.........I have since passed it on to my son.
 

x 2.

Except I passed it to my wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter, and have managed to score 3 out of 5 grandkids (the other 2 occasionally do depending which way the wind is blowing) with the other 3.5 still too young to know yet.  A work in progress.....   

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Born and bred in Burnley.  Went to Burnley primary school (hasn't existed for 35 years or more). Dad had his business in Swan street. Grew up with Royce Hart's number on my back. They were the most feared side in the competition back then. Ahh the memories!!!!

[Coach]

No wonder Richmond_Groupie hasn't posted in this thread. She'd be posting in Collingwoods version of this thread on one of their forums.