Richo medal our fairytale
Jon Anderson and Mark Robertson | August 19, 2008
Jon Anderson and Mark Robertson discuss Round 20 at the bar. JA: Now, I have a dream.
MR: Let's go Marty Luther.
JA: It's not quite finished but I will give you a quick glimpse. It goes Round 20, Richmond v Hawthorn, one vote J. Bowden, two votes S. Tuck, three votes M. Richardson and then there is bedlam.
MR: Richo was pretty good, I don't know if he was the best.
JA: I don't care, I just want him to win a Brownlow because it would be the most popular victory since Kevin Murray in 1969.
MR: He is the caped crusader.
JA: He is what football is all about, hard contests, gut-busting running, total sportsmanship, and just to humanise him, even the odd stuff-up.
MR: And the tantrums, the dummy spits, the swearing, the frustrations, the arm waving, the rustled hair and, I have to admit, the better kicking for goal in recent weeks. What would Richmond supporters have done without him?
JA: Have you interviewed him?
MR: At the Great Northern Hotel in Carlton, about five years ago, and among other things, I asked him if he wanted to captain Richmond. From his heart he said yes, it appeared on the back page and I think Richo wasn't happy that a personal dream was splashed about in public and there was negative feedback. That said, I would've loved to have seen him captain.
JA: And one thing with Matthew Richardson, he wouldn't hold a grudge, because it's not in his nature.
MR: No disrespect to Kane Johnson, but I would've liked to have seen Richo captain the club after Wayne Campbell.
JA: I think he captains through his deeds anyway, such as his last quarter dive on the members' wing on Sunday, when the Hawks were mounting a comeback.
MR: It was fun to watch Richo and young Richo play on Sunday and I reckon old Richo knows exactly how young Richo is feeling when it comes to criticism for not kicking goals.
JA: Clearly Buddy and Richo were never taught when they were dominating under-10s and 11s.
MR: Were you taught at that age? I wasn't and I can't remember anyone I know being taught.
JA: No, I wasn't. But I have a 10-year-old son who plays with a very good footballer, yet the boy can't kick properly and nobody does anything about it.
MR: Often kids are left to their own devices and it's generally dear ol' dad who tries to work out the mechanics.
MR: Anyway, we've got six weeks to play and give me some help? Brownlow trifecta?
JA: Ablett, Boomer and Richo.
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