Roar: Richmond Football Club History

Recorded live off the radio, in 1984, by listener Ramon. Digitised from his cassette tape by Rhett Bartlett on May 23, 2020. Inclues: Uncle, Greg's Poems Academic Think Tank Still Flows the Yarra VFA Report Panel discussion Punter to Punter

Tape 1: Coodabeen Champions 3RRR radio shows from 1986. Content includes: Greg Champion songs, poems General footy chat Competitions Tommy Lahiff impersonations VFA Segments Punter to Punter (brief snippet at the end)

Ep 83: The son of Brownlow Medallist Stan Judkins, Noel played Reserves for Richmond, then became their Football Manager and recruiter. Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 28 2020

Damian played Reserves football for the Richmond in 1977, and is front row, far left in the team photo. He is the father of Lewis Melican(Sydney). Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 2020.

John played 17 games for Richmond from 1962-1966. His father is the famous Maurie Sheahan, Richmond's fullback of the 1932 and 1934 Premierships. Plus, in Rd 3 1965 John came off the ground in the 3rd quarter which allowed Kevin Bartlett to come on for his first game of League Football Interview by Rhett Bartlett, 31 March 2020.

Frank Bourke Senior (1922-2011). 16 games (RFC 1943,46-47) 48 games. In 1946 he was well on his way to kicking 100 goals for Richmond when a knee injury stopped him in his track. The father of champion Frank Bourke, and grandfather of David Bourke. Interview by Rhett Bartlett in 2002.

Ep 79: Don Durnan, now aged 89, reflects on his 1 game in the Richmond Reserves in 1951 as a 19-yr-old. Interview by Rhett Bartlett, April 2 2020.

David Miller debuted on Anzac Day in 1977. It is still the largest home and away crowd for a Richmond debutant. But his career lasted just 5 games. Interview by Rhett Bartlett - March 2020

Vern was 1956 Olympic Games club doctor, then spent 5 years as Richmond's official doctor. His time also included travelling with The Galahs in the 1960s and he was there the day of a famous bloody battle in NY in a game of Gaelic Football. Interview by Rhett Bartlett March 2020.

Ep 76: Craig Kimberley gave what is believed to be the largest single donation to Richmond's Save Our Skin campaign. He was also a former Sth Melbourne President who witnessed first-hand the us-against-them mentality by Ian Wilson and Graeme Richmond. Interview by Rhett Bartlett 31 Jan 2020

The 1980 premiership secretary and treasurer who later returned when the club hit financial rock bottom. Interview by Rhett Bartlett Jan 23, 2020

The widow of Graeme Richmond - one of the club's most famous and determined officials in its history. Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 2017.

The 5-time premiership, 300-gamer, Richmond Immortal who was voted into the AFL's Team of the Century. Interview by Rhett Bartlett Jan 18, 2006.

Ep 72: Jenny Foott - Assistant Marketing Manager during Save Our Skins campaign. Interview by Rhett Bartlett 17 December 2019.

Ep 71: John Hallowell played U19s for Richmond, and later became editor of World of Sport, and creator of those Franco Cozzo commercials, and the Pat Cash instructional videos.

From kicking the football as a kid with Kevin Sheedy and Kevin Bartlett, to coaching the Richmond U19s, creating a football academy at Rusden, and involved in recruitment for 35+ years - Noel Bosch has seen and done it all. Interview by Rhett Bartlett - November 2019

Bowden played in Richmond's 1969 premiership. This interview with Rhett Bartlett took place in 2012. In the subsequent years, Mike has been raising money for research into MND, of which he was diagnosed with in 2018.

Ep 68: The son of Captain Blood, he played 3 games in 1960. "As a kid everyone would come up to you and say "oh you're going to play football like your father". It used to drive me up the wall. Interview on Sept 3, 2001 by Rhett Bartlett.

The 98-year-old reflects on his 1 game with Richmond in 1941. Interview with Rhett Bartlett, September 2019.

The Olympic Silver Medallist, who trained at Tigerland. "Phil Egan probably could easily have been a weightlifter. He was a natural." Interview by Rhett Bartlett - September 2019