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First thing you think of when you think of September 30 2017 ?
- Thread starter Mr Brightside
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I can remember vividly being on the G with Fitzroy supporters hugging them and watching them old time dancing. Then it symbolically started to rain. It was their last game in Melbourne we had belted them in their second last game ever. I never thought anything would top that as a powerful experience. We cried with all the loyal lions.
Then came 2017.
Then came 2017.
A little the same. I had a seat as a Richmond member. The seat was at top of goal pole height behind the punt road end goal posts and strangely there was no one who was seated next to me.
(So there was one guy we later learnt had passed on but his mates had kept that vacant, which I reasoned was NOT the one left next to mine, as it was on an isle,- and the place holds 100,025, so I figure 100,023 were present.
(I sometimes wonder if maybe the seat next to mine was for that other guy)?
Any way in the last few minutes before half time the team was just together.
Felt we couldn’t lose it from there. Nervous moments to follow but underneath I thought we had it.
Afterwards then walking through the crowd to the members to join my two eldest kids who had decided to ‘sleep’ out overnight in a que to get walk up tickets and the best seats, (which I had done myself to get seats to watch us get over the line against Geelong in 1967).
And on the way being stopped and hugged on two different occasions by unknown, of course beautiful female Tigers who were obviously as happy as I was.
Meeting kids. Cup runneth over.
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Watching the clock. Counting and recounting the score (hang on, are we 4 goals up or 5 goals up?). Waiting for the goals ahead to overtake minutes to go, as per Matthews lore. I was so tense I couldn’t speak, with my body writhing and contorting, Richo style, to try and magnetically affect critical contests.
Then the Butters goal…
Then the Butters goal…
The one stand out of the match that I always remember first, when thinking of the match itself, is That Tackle. There are plenty of moments, like Houli's celebration when he kicked true in the first, key goals in the match, key tackles and plays, but That Tackle summed up the game for me. The team was on fire and were on a mission. No one was there just making up numbers. We were adding interest at every contest. Towner's tackle summed up everything about that day.
i Get an overwhelming sense of peace: an absence of fear; a knowing that everything is as it should and will be.
The closest approximation of the feeling comes from opioids
But the '17 feeling is way faster, stronger, and longer lasting.
I get a slighter version of the sensation, slightly more than opiates, significantly less than 4th decade premierships,
When im sleeping by a campfire, under a vast sky, with good company, a full esky and a reliable ute.
But nothing comes close, to the soulmemory,
Of The 17 Flag
Its the day i believed in god
I was there so my memories are related to the game and the crowd.
I was told to be quiet and not tempt fate by a few tiger supporters at halftime when I said we would win, that the crows couldn’t handle the heat. That’s what I remember the most, the realisation late in the 2nd quarter that we could/would actually be premiers.
I was told to be quiet and not tempt fate by a few tiger supporters at halftime when I said we would win, that the crows couldn’t handle the heat. That’s what I remember the most, the realisation late in the 2nd quarter that we could/would actually be premiers.
The thing that stands out in my mind apart from the game and the premiership
I have 2 girls that were aged 29 & 22 at the time and a nephew that was 26 and all are Richmond supporters and members due to me and my love for the RFC . My wife was a Carlton supporter before we met but now is 100% Richmond
My Sister is also Carlton and her Husband is Hawks supporter but my nephew decided to become Richmond mainly because my 2 girls and me constantly in his ear and now is actually the most fanatic of all of us.
All through their lives i felt bad because they never really seen any success and every time we lost by big margins they used to get pissed off and say its all my fault they support Richmond but they loved the club and never really waivered
2017 was a very exciting and nervous year and they were excited and all the way through said we are going to win the flag once we made finals - Me i was no where near as confident as the battle scars were deep over the 37 years but they remained confident and once we once the excitement was through the roof and withing 15 mins they were getting ready to head to swan st and punt rd but i didnt have the energy left and just wanted to watch every thing i could and hit the vodka redbull all night
Kids didnt get back home until 7 am the next morning and they left the car there and caught a cab as they had been drinking all night and had no voice left.
The next day we had a BBQ and caught up with friends and everybody had the yellow/Black on and it went on again until 3 am
The part that got me though is when the 3 kids came up and said THANK YOU we never ever really knew how big this club really was and the army that followed the RFC was so dedicated and they were honoured to be a TIGER and would never change
Needless to say they all have partners now and 2 of them have also become Richmond but the 3rd is still resisting lol but we will get him there
I have 2 girls that were aged 29 & 22 at the time and a nephew that was 26 and all are Richmond supporters and members due to me and my love for the RFC . My wife was a Carlton supporter before we met but now is 100% Richmond
My Sister is also Carlton and her Husband is Hawks supporter but my nephew decided to become Richmond mainly because my 2 girls and me constantly in his ear and now is actually the most fanatic of all of us.
All through their lives i felt bad because they never really seen any success and every time we lost by big margins they used to get pissed off and say its all my fault they support Richmond but they loved the club and never really waivered
2017 was a very exciting and nervous year and they were excited and all the way through said we are going to win the flag once we made finals - Me i was no where near as confident as the battle scars were deep over the 37 years but they remained confident and once we once the excitement was through the roof and withing 15 mins they were getting ready to head to swan st and punt rd but i didnt have the energy left and just wanted to watch every thing i could and hit the vodka redbull all night
Kids didnt get back home until 7 am the next morning and they left the car there and caught a cab as they had been drinking all night and had no voice left.
The next day we had a BBQ and caught up with friends and everybody had the yellow/Black on and it went on again until 3 am
The part that got me though is when the 3 kids came up and said THANK YOU we never ever really knew how big this club really was and the army that followed the RFC was so dedicated and they were honoured to be a TIGER and would never change
Needless to say they all have partners now and 2 of them have also become Richmond but the 3rd is still resisting lol but we will get him there
I felt the same sort of surreal numbness.
I know what you mean about the preliminary as well, in some ways I reckon that was the better experience. AT the siren my kids went to the fence to see Dustin and I was standing on my own at the seats and the emotion was as powerful as anything I've ever experienced.
This thread had me watching the 1st half replay Xmas eve and part 2... the real fun bit, lastnight winding down from lunch/dinner.
On the day....
After hugging people I didn't know,
my greatest feeling was sort of relief that I'd no longer have to put up with shjt from Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon mates.
To their credit they were the first on the phone to congratulate me... I have no *smile* intention of ever returning the favour!
On the day....
After hugging people I didn't know,
my greatest feeling was sort of relief that I'd no longer have to put up with shjt from Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon mates.
To their credit they were the first on the phone to congratulate me... I have no *smile* intention of ever returning the favour!
It was my birthday and the first time I could get to a Richmond grand final having watch them play from the late 60’s on TV
My son and I left a family gathering in Sydney and flew down for the day
When the crowd started singing we’re from tiger land well before the final siren I just sat there smiling in disbelief
The single moment I remember the most was the Townsend tackle and the impact it had on Adelaide . Lived for a while in Leeton and when I went back for a visit a few months later his photo was everywhere in the pub
Went there not expecting to win and to do so emphatically was a dream come true
My son and I left a family gathering in Sydney and flew down for the day
When the crowd started singing we’re from tiger land well before the final siren I just sat there smiling in disbelief
The single moment I remember the most was the Townsend tackle and the impact it had on Adelaide . Lived for a while in Leeton and when I went back for a visit a few months later his photo was everywhere in the pub
Went there not expecting to win and to do so emphatically was a dream come true
Great story mate! I watched the game again yesterday on xmass day. We celebrate xmass on xmass eve. Therefore get a chance to relax on xmass day. After lunch every one went for a lay down. Perfect opportunity to watch again one of life greatest moments. I think only the people on this site would understand this.The thing that stands out in my mind apart from the game and the premiership
I have 2 girls that were aged 29 & 22 at the time and a nephew that was 26 and all are Richmond supporters and members due to me and my love for the RFC . My wife was a Carlton supporter before we met but now is 100% Richmond
My Sister is also Carlton and her Husband is Hawks supporter but my nephew decided to become Richmond mainly because my 2 girls and me constantly in his ear and now is actually the most fanatic of all of us.
All through their lives i felt bad because they never really seen any success and every time we lost by big margins they used to get pissed off and say its all my fault they support Richmond but they loved the club and never really waivered
2017 was a very exciting and nervous year and they were excited and all the way through said we are going to win the flag once we made finals - Me i was no where near as confident as the battle scars were deep over the 37 years but they remained confident and once we once the excitement was through the roof and withing 15 mins they were getting ready to head to swan st and punt rd but i didnt have the energy left and just wanted to watch every thing i could and hit the vodka redbull all night
Kids didnt get back home until 7 am the next morning and they left the car there and caught a cab as they had been drinking all night and had no voice left.
The next day we had a BBQ and caught up with friends and everybody had the yellow/Black on and it went on again until 3 am
The part that got me though is when the 3 kids came up and said THANK YOU we never ever really knew how big this club really was and the army that followed the RFC was so dedicated and they were honoured to be a TIGER and would never change
Needless to say they all have partners now and 2 of them have also become Richmond but the 3rd is still resisting lol but we will get him there
