By Roger Vaughan
November 14th 2009 @ 2:56am
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Richo knew he could not have done any more
Richmond legend Matthew Richardson retires with the same mindset that sustained him throughout his stellar 282-game AFL career. “Richo” knows he could not have given any more.
“I’d just like to be remembered for someone who gave as much as he had for Richmond,” Richardson said.
“I left everything out there on game day, I gave [...]
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mattamkII said | December 14th 2009 @ 10:25am | Report comment
Amazing.
This bloke is a symbol and poster boy for everything that has been wrong about RFC for the last 25 years and people still talk about him like a champion.