As an aside Bull Richardson was not from Tasmania, he went to Tassie after his VFL career which is why Richo was born there.The team GR put on the ground was impressive. Local boys, Green, Jewell, Sheeds & KB Country kids Bourke & Clay, Tassie boys, Richardson & Hart. WA kids, Roberts, Boyanich, Balme, SA McKellar
National comp really. 4 flags then, amazing.
Barrott was injury plagued, for us but barely got on the park for the saints. Stewart wins a Brownlow & a flag.Will never forget sitting with him at a luncheon maybe 20 years ago. I reminded him of a Rich Carlton game after he had left the Saints.
The game was at Princess Park, and he went after Stewart (hard and high) on the wing, and happily just missed him. He remembered it!
Later in the day he saw Ian Wilson in the room and got up to have, ‘a few words’.
Pretty clear that he never wanted to leave Richmond and still loved the club despite what had happened, much of it behind his back.
While Stewart was very skilled and great for us, imo Bill was better.