Roar: Richmond Football Club History

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

Ep 65: Bill James - RFC 1920 - 1 game, 1 flag. Grandson Rod James talks to Rhett Bartlett about Bill's remarkable football story, that infamous shooting incident, and his grandfather's life after Tigerland. Interview 26 Sept 2019.

"I remember it vividly. I don't talk about it often, because it is not a happy memory" Interview by Rhett Bartlett on Sept 10, 2019.

Dallas played in the club's last ever U19 premiership...oh and he also painted the Tigerland gymnasium. Interview with Rhett Bartlett Sept 3 2019.

In 1980 - 3 men for Richmond kicked 100+ goals. Michael Roach, Mark Jackson, and Peter Lane. Lane kicked 116 goals for the U19s in 1980. For the first time ever, he talks in-depth about his brief two years at Tigerland. Interview by Rhett Bartlett on Sept 3 2019.