Richo [merged]

[one-eyed]

MATTHEW RICHARDSON FACT FILE

Age: 34
Height: 197cm
Weight: 103kg
Recruited from: Devonport (TAS), 1992 AFL National Draft father-son selection

Guernsey number: No. 12
AFL debut: 1993
Games: 282
Goals: 800

Most goals kicked in a league game: 10 v Western Bulldogs, MCG, May 2004
Most goals in a season: 91 in 1996
Most Brownlow Medal votes in a season: 22 in 2008 (finished equal 3rd)
Averaged 14 disposals per game throughout his league career, 8 marks per game and 2.8 goals per game

Honours:
• 13-time winner of Richmond’s Leading Goalkicker award (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).
• Triple All-Australian representative (1996, 1999, 2008).
• Winner of Club’s Best and Fairest in 2007.
• 2nd in Club’s Best and Fairest 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005.
• 3rd in Club’s Best and Fairest 2008.
• Alex Jesaulenko Medal winner in 1996.
• Member of the Tigers’ Team of the Century (named on a half-forward flank).
• Second on the Club’s all-time goalkicking list behind Jack Titus (970 goals).
• Most goals kicked by a player at the MCG (464).
• Member of Tasmania’s Team of the Century.
• Most total Brownlow Medal votes by a Tasmanian (140).
• RFC Life Member.
• AFL Life Member.

  

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/portals/0/richmond_docs/matthew%20richardson%20fact%20file.pdf

[Judge Roughneck]

 

[2JD]

Press conference 10.30am tomorrow at Punt Rd.

Tigers supporters ringing up 3aw crying 

Look it is sad but lets be honest crying on the radio is going over the top IMHO. Richo is a legend of the club but seriously everyone needs to understand that its come to an end.

We all knew it was gonna end soon ramps (no doubt monk and X ,and probly jack knew it first) but its till shattering, i couldnt eat my dinner 

[WA Tiger]

Gutted, really can't believe it but it is a lot less emotional this way... well for me anyway, I am not even shedding a tear but I would be had it happened at the end of next year or half way through the season. Expect some sort of tribute round one...

Well done Richo words cannot describe what you have given to us and the AFL community over the years, you will be sorely missed big fella!!!!!

[WilliamPowell]

Absolutely no surprise that Richo has again done what is best for the RFC - he's been doing it for over a decade.

One of the finest and most genuine blokes to play the game which is why he is a CHAMPION

Simply.....


Thanks Richo!

[WilliamPowell]

Press conference 10.30am tomorrow at Punt Rd.

Tigers supporters ringing up 3aw crying 

Look it is sad but lets be honest crying on the radio is going over the top IMHO. Richo is a legend of the club but seriously everyone needs to understand that its come to an end.

Come on Ramps, he is the only thing good about the place
No wonder they're crying
I'm not far off it myself lol

Can understand the tears Froars

But some of the callers are talking like he ..er....well.... is no longer part of this world - if you follow me

[Moi]

Will be a fantastic send-off 

 

[2JD]

thing is WP he wont be part of most peoples world anymore its the last people will see of him as one of ours 

[WilliamPowell]

thing is WP he wont be part of most peoples world anymore its the last people will see of him as one of ours 

I understand that 2JD - I am gutted he isn't going on but what I meant was some of the callers are sepaking like he has turned up his toes

[mightytiges]

Sad Richo couldn't go out exactly on his own terms due to injury even though he made the decision to retire. It's going to feel weird not seeing him part of the side after all this time.

Thanks for the memories big fella      

[2JD]

thing is WP he wont be part of most peoples world anymore its the last people will see of him as one of ours 

I understand that 2JD - I am gutted he isn't going on but what I meant was some of the callers are sepaking like he has turned up his toes

yep i know and they are the ones they put on air cos it makes good stories lol

[mightytiges]

I can't remember ...... Did Richo have a year left on his contract or was he to sign a new one if he went on?

[Francois Jackson]

Everyone will miss the big man and pulling the pin when there was a chance he may have been good for next season proves what a champion bloke he is.


That being said this is the best result for the RFC. We need to move on and find our next Richo.

[mightytiges]

Everyone will miss the big man and pulling the pin when there was a chance he may have been good for next season proves what a champion bloke he is.


That being said this is the best result for the RFC. We need to move on and find our next Richo.

True. A credit to Richo once again putting the Club he loves first  . All the best to him post-footy in the media. Hopefully he sticks it up those who take pleasure in bagging us.

[one-eyed]

With stripes for all to see
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By Mic Cullen 9:03 PM Thu 12 November, 2009


ALL GOOD things must come to an end and Matthew Richardson's career has not only been good, but legendary.

'Richo' inspired and exasperated, thrilled and infuriated. There were safer kicks for goal - many - but no one could generate drama quite like him.

Who else was a better chance from where the 50m arc met the boundary line - preferably after playing on - than from a set shot inside the goal square?

The colourful Tiger, the oldest player in the competition at 34, played 282 games and kicked 800 goals for his beloved club in a career that began less than two months after his 18th birthday.

'Richo' led Richmond's goalkicking in 13 of his 17 seasons and was All Australian three times. He earned both of those honours as recently as last year, when he also finished equal third in the Brownlow.

Only the great Jack Titus has kicked more goals for the Tigers and just five have played more games: Kevin Bartlett, Jack Dyer, Francis Bourke, Wayne Campbell and Titus.

Exalted company, indeed.

'Richo' played a lot as a key forward, kicking 91 goals in 1996 after missing most of the previous year through a knee reconstruction.

However, he was used in later seasons as a wingman, where he could put his enormous engine to real use. Opponents could do little with a 197cm, 103kg unit who ran all day.

The unveiling of 'Richo' was a sign of things to come for him, if not the team. Playing against St Kilda in round seven, 1993 he took nine marks and kicked 1.2 as the Tigers won handsomely.

In that match, now-Richmond chief Brendon Gale and assistant coach Wayne Campbell were the two best players on the ground.

Recent seasons have seen 'Richo' as the mainstay - the heart and soul of an emerging side.

But his story is far more than something told by the stats: a larger-than-life figure loved by Tiger fans, who has also left a lasting impression on the rest of the competition.

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