THE BIG QUESTIONS – 2024 RICHMOND SEASON PREVIEWHB MEYERS
themongrelpunt.com
JANUARY 17, 2024We are a little bit removed from the glory days of the Richmond Football Club. They’re not so far in the rearview mirror that the glow of three premierships in four years is diminished, but enough time has passed that the natives may be looking forward a little more often than they’re looking backwards.
The club has farewelled a couple of greats following the 2023 season – Trent Cotchin walks into retirement as one of the greatest leaders the club has seen, whilst Jack Riewoldt hung up the boots as the third- highest goal kicker in club history, behind the great Jack Titus, and Matthew Richardson. That is a pair of pillars of the club gone.
With premiership coach, Damien Hardwick, now calling the shots up on the Gold Coast, the nucleus of the golden era is moving on, but what does the current group possess to give Richmond supporters hope?
The return of Tom Lynch, Dusty’s 300th, the brilliance of Shai Bolton – if the Tigers are able to put it all together, the question is how high can they climb this season?
Some have already written them off. Josh Jenkins went real early, stating he believed the Tigers would finish dead last. If that doesn’t light a fire under the proud Tigers, nothing will. Unless, of course, someone with a bit more credibility said it…
Can the Tigers of 2024 come back to bite Jenkins and his ilk on the backside? There are a lot of questions about this club and their list.
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