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He and his wife Dianne (née Humphries), a former surfing champion, have three children, Matthew, Samantha, and Andrew. |
He and his wife Dianne (née Humphries), a former surfing champion, have three children, Matthew, Samantha, and Andrew. |
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[[Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer)|Matthew]] plays for Richmond and was was selected on the half forward flank of Richmond's "[[Richmond_Football_Club#Richmond_Team_of_the_Century|Team Of The Century]]". |
[[Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer)|Matthew]] plays for Richmond and was was selected on the half forward flank of Richmond's "[[Richmond_Football_Club#Richmond_Team_of_the_Century|Team Of The Century]]". Samantha is married to [[Jade Rawlings]], they have two children. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Original team(s) | Casterton | ||
| Debut | 1959, Richmond | ||
| Height / weight | 184cm / 95.5kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
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Richmond (1959-1969) 103 games, 31 goals South Melbourne (1969-1970) 11 games, 9 goals | |||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alan 'Bull' Richardson is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1959 and 1969 for the Richmond Football Club and then from mid-1969 until 1970 for the South Melbourne Football Club.
He was a strong and intelligent player, with exceptional ball sense and judgement, who worked hard and followed instructions. He was a member of the Richmond team that won the 1962 Night Football Grand Final: Richmond 8.16 (64) d. Hawthorn 9.6 (60).
Having been drilled in the importance of handball as a promoter of play-on football by the legendary coach and football analyst Len Smith, "Bull" found his calling as a ruck-rover under new coach Tom Hafey, who had replaced Jack Titus at Richmond in 1966.
Although strong, tenacious and persistent, "Bull" was, to say the least, an inconsistent kick, and was far from speedy.
It seemed a strategic masterstroke when Hafey encouraged "Bull" to play ruck-rover, and to rove to the rucks' hitouts (more often than not behind the ruck duel, rather than in front of it), rather than contesting the ball-ups and throw-ins with them, and to hand-pass the ball, rather than kick it, immediately he had it.
Anyone who saw "Bull" develop over 1966, and saw him flourish in 1967 — being Richmond's unchallenged best on the ground in the Grand Final, when he played his heart out with a superb display of ruck-roving and handball, until he was replaced early in the last quarter due to severe cramps after having more than 20 "possessions" — and seeing him lurking behind the pack, collecting the hitout, and then making one of his unique looping hand-passes could not fail to identify "Bull" as the glue that held the whole of Hafey's team together. In 1967 he played in Richmond's first premiership team since 1944 when Richmond beat Geelong 16.18 (114) to 15.15 (105).[1]
Family
Richardson's brother, Rodger, played 36 reserve matches and one senior game for Richmond; he transferred to VFA club Prahran in 1965. He played 37 games for Prahran (including playing in their 1966 premiership team).
He and his wife Dianne (née Humphries), a former surfing champion, have three children, Matthew, Samantha, and Andrew.
Matthew plays for Richmond and was was selected on the half forward flank of Richmond's "Team Of The Century". Samantha is married to Jade Rawlings, they have two children.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
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