Podcasts by ROAR: Richmond Football Club history
A podcast on the history of the Richmond Football Club, as told in interviews with Rhett Bartlett.
Further podcasts by Rhett Bartlett
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1986 Coodabeens RRR Grand Final show Part 1 from 2021-11-13T02:00:02
Taped supplied by Ramon.
Digitised by Rhett.
1986 Grand Final snippets commentated by Coodabeens from 2021-09-22T03:59:55
Tony Leonard, Trevor Marmalade, Greg Champion calling 1986 Grand Final.
Tape provided by Ramon.
Digitised by Rhett
Coodabeen Songs 1986-87 from 2021-05-19T05:14:29
Tape provided by Ramon. Digitised by Rhett.
A collection of songs and segments from Coodabeen 1986 and 1987 shows on 3RRR
Ep 90: Carolyn Thomas from 2020-10-05T10:25:42
Ep 90: Carolyn Thomas, daughter of Alan McDonald.
RFC 1939-1941. RFC Coach 1957-1960
Doug Searl from 2020-09-30T10:44:58
Ep 89: Doug Searl, RFCU19 coach 1984,85,87-90
Also coached Fitzroy U19s, played Senior Football with Collingwood and Fitzroy.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett 29 September 2020
Gary Gardiner (Jack Titus Nephew) from 2020-09-14T11:11:11
Ep 88: Gary Gardiner, nephew of Jack Titus talks about his memories of the Richmond Goalkicking Immortal.
Interviewed by Rhett Bartlett - Sept 2020
Trevor Ott from 2020-09-07T10:25:19
Trevor Ott: RFC U19s/Reserves 1977-1979
(b: 1958 - d: 1983)
Ep 85: Blair Campbell from 2020-06-17T06:18:46
Meet the man who popularised the banana kick in Victoria.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett 2005
Ep 84: Ciaran Lynch from 2020-06-13T09:31:33
He kicked 3 of Swan Districts 4 goals in the infamous Escort Cup match against Richmond in 1982. www.waflfootyfacts.net
Interview by Rhett Bartlett 13 June 2020
Coodabeen Sept 1, 1984 Full Episode 3RRR from 2020-05-23T05:52:45
Recorded live off the radio, in 1984, by listener Ramon.
Digitised from his cassette tape by Rhett Bartlett on May 23, 2020.
Inclues:
Uncle,
Greg's Poems
Academic Think Tan...
Coodabeen 3RRR 1986 Radio Shows from 2020-05-21T11:23:20
Tape 1: Coodabeen Champions 3RRR radio shows from 1986.
Content includes:
Greg Champion songs, poems
General footy chat
Competitions
Tommy Lahiff impersonations
VFA Seg...
Ep 83: Noel Judkins from 2020-04-28T09:22:48
Ep 83: The son of Brownlow Medallist Stan Judkins, Noel played Reserves for Richmond, then became their Football Manager and recruiter.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 28 2020
Ep 82: Damian Melican from 2020-04-18T05:15:03
Damian played Reserves football for the Richmond in 1977, and is front row, far left in the team photo.
He is the father of Lewis Melican(Sydney).
Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 2020.
Ep 81: John Sheahan from 2020-04-15T07:49:27
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...
Ep: 80 Frank Bourke Snr from 2020-04-10T03:58:41
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.
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Ep 79: Don Durnan (1951 Reserves, 1 game) from 2020-04-03T03:28:43
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.
Ep 78: David Miller (1977. 5 games) from 2020-03-25T01:15:05
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
Ep 77: Vern Vivian (1967-71 club doctor) from 2020-03-24T02:56:03
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 blood...
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Craig Kimberley from 2020-01-30T23:40:07
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 u...
Ep 75: Richard Doggett from 2020-01-25T04:19:50
The 1980 premiership secretary and treasurer who later returned when the club hit financial rock bottom.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett Jan 23, 2020
EP 74: Jan Richmond from 2020-01-17T05:16:41
The widow of Graeme Richmond - one of the club's most famous and determined officials in its history.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett April 2017.
Ep 73: Francis Bourke from 2020-01-11T08:30:50
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 from 2019-12-18T11:15:43
Ep 72: Jenny Foott - Assistant Marketing Manager during Save Our Skins campaign.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett 17 December 2019.
EP 71: John Hallowell from 2019-12-03T10:17:01
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.
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Ep 70: Noel Bosch from 2019-11-23T09:39:33
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 Bosc...
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Ep 69: Mike Bowden from 2019-11-12T12:44:13
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...
Ep 68: Jack Dyer Jnr from 2019-11-09T01:32:05
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...
Ep 67: Gerald Tanner from 2019-10-13T11:42:58
The 98-year-old reflects on his 1 game with Richmond in 1941.
Interview with Rhett Bartlett, September 2019.
Ep 66: Robert Kabbas from 2019-10-04T12:10:29
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' grandson, Rod. from 2019-09-26T10:46:28
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 af...
Ep 64: Peter Turley from 2019-09-21T11:30:04
"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.
Ep 63: Dallas Kalms from 2019-09-13T11:31:57
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.
Ep 62: Peter Lane from 2019-09-04T08:47:28
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-dep...
Ep 61: Don Williams from 2019-08-31T13:15:36
Williams captained Richmond Under 19s to their first ever premiership in 1958, after they finished the previous year in last place.
Williams would play 4th, 3rd, 2nds, and Seniors for the Tige...
Ep 60: Damien Hardwick from 2019-08-26T10:01:13
"The one great regret I have is, we won the flag but we didn't actually get to go down Swan St. I would have loved for the bus to turn left, not right."
My updated Richmond History Book is...
Ep 59: Greg Hollick (RFC 1970- 1972) from 2019-08-16T10:25:02
"Were you opposed personally to conscription?"
'No, I just didn't want to be in the army at that time because it buggered up my life a bit, or I thought it would. As it turned out it taught me ...
Ep 58: Jack Higgins from 2019-08-13T05:42:10
Ep 58: In 2000, I interviewed then 100 year old supporter Jack Higgins, who carried the bags of 1917 RFC captain Max Hislop, saw Vic Thorp play, and was one of the kids injured by the falling pavil...
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Ep 57: Colin Shugg from 2019-07-28T10:15:46
Colin Shugg - Richmond Football Cheer Squad early 1960s
Interview by Rhett Bartlett May 2019
Ep 56: Paul Dudley - "Always a bridesmaid never a bride" from 2019-06-24T10:20:51
RFC U19 1981-83, Res 1984.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett in June 2019.
Ep 55: Peter Stylianou (U19s 1980-1983) from 2019-06-20T09:00:56
Ep 55: Peter Stylianou played w/ Richmond U19s as a 15 yr old. His time at Tigerland ended as a 19 year old. His life was saved during a Richmond match, by a Richmond coach.
"It's got its ...
Ep 54: Neil Ross (U19s + Reserves 1978-1982) from 2019-06-17T10:35:54
Neil Ross played in the infamous Richmond vs Swan Districts 'Escort Cup' match. U19s + Reserves 1978-1982). Later became a development coach at West Coast Eagles, and recruiter at Collingwood and ...
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Ep 53: Colin Beard from 2019-06-16T09:44:21
Ep 53. Colin Beard - 1969 premiership player. Interview by Rhett Bartlett, June 2019.
"Rhett, you've got no idea what its like to sit out of football, if you've played 163 games and you th...
Ep 52: Lorraine Evans - Richmond Cheer Squad from 2019-06-10T08:41:43
Lorraine Evans - Richmond Cheer Squad early 1960s.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett, May 2019
Ep 51: Sam Arsenis - Richmond Cheer Squad from 2019-06-10T00:46:49
Interview with Sam Arsenis - one of the instigators of the Richmond Cheer Squad in early 1960s.
by Rhett Bartlett. May 2019
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Ep 50: Pauline Di Mauro from 2019-06-09T11:06:19
Pauline Di Mauro, one of the instigators of the Richmond Football Club cheer squad.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett May 2019
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Ep 49: Vic Naismith from 2019-06-01T04:38:21
Vic Naismith 1956-1958 Richmond Football Club.
Interviewed by Rhett Bartlett May 2019.
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Ep 48: Fred Burge from 2019-01-27T11:51:43
Fred Burge (b: 1923- d:2018), 118 games (1942-50)
Interview by Rhett Bartlett June 2001
Ep 47: Kevin Gleeson from 2019-01-27T00:34:34
Kevin Gleeson (1930-2010) - 1 RFC game - 1953.
Interviewed by Rhett Bartlett on June 6, 2002.
Ep 46: Polly Perkins from 2018-11-03T02:02:03
Polly Perkins (RFC 1940-1949) interview by Rhett Bartlett on July 2, 2001. Perkins was member of 1943 Premiership.
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Ep 45: Malcolm Greenslade from 2018-09-26T10:51:48
Malcolm Greenslade's 2 Richmond games in 1971 coincided with National Service call-up for the Vietnam War.
47 years after he played for us, he reflects on his brief time at Tigerland and the e...
Ep 44: Ron Reiffel from 2018-07-17T02:06:21
Ron Reiffel (1951-1952)interview by Rhett Bartlett, November 2006.
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Ep 43: Frank Drum from 2018-07-14T07:41:35
Frank Drum - RFC 1950 (2 games)- interview with Rhett Bartlett on 14 July 2018.
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Ep: 42 Simon Brisbane from 2018-06-26T06:31:58
Interview with Simon Brisbane - the first ever captain of the Richmond Little League.
Recorded: June 26 2018, by Rhett Bartlett.
Ep 41: Laurie Fowler from 2017-09-09T02:29:48
Ep 41: Laurie Fowler (Rich 1971-1974)(Melb 1975-1981)
Richmond Premiership player.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett. September 2017
Ep 40: Derek Peardon from 2017-08-29T05:17:32
Ep 40: Derek Peardon, the first Indigenous player for the Richmond Football Club.
1968-1971 (20 games, 1 goal).
Interview by Rhett Bartlett 29 August 2017
Ep 39: George McInnes from 2017-08-23T05:02:58
Ep 39: George McInnes (RFC 1968-1970)
Member of Richmond's tug-of-war team.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett (23 Aug 2017)
Ep 38: Graeme Bond from 2017-08-11T05:57:08
Ep 38: Graeme Bond (1967-73, 75-77)
Interview by Rhett Bartlett on 11 August 2017
Talking about fitness, 1969 premiership, and how he did the stats for 3AW for nearly 2,500 games.
Ep 37: Alan Maple from 2017-07-02T02:40:45
Ep 37. Interview: March 2 2001 by Rhett Bartlett
Alan Maple was the first player to win Richmond Reserves B+F twice.
3 senior games for Richmond.
Ep 36: Barry Stanton from 2017-06-19T03:40:10
Ep 36: Barry Stanton - RFC's first fitness advisor, and match-day runner for Tom Hafey from 1967 - 1973.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett - May 2017.
Ep 35: Joel Bowden from 2017-04-14T04:59
Ep 35 - Interview with Joel Bowden, March 2nd 2007 by Rhett Bartlett
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Ep 34: Michael Roach from 2017-01-16T01:31:15
Ep 34: Michael Roach interview by Rhett Bartlett
(1977-1989, 607 goals, 200 games)
Ep 33: Ray "Slug" Jordon from 2017-01-01T03:47:57
Ep 33: Ray "Slug" Jordon interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Ray coached Richmond U19s to the 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 flags.
(copyright Rhett)
Ep 32: Rudi Webster from 2016-12-22T01:10:55
Ep 32: Rudi Webster interview by Rhett Bartlett - 22 Dec 2016
RFC Sports Psychologist 1980.
(copyright Rhett)
Ep 31: Ken Albiston from 2016-12-11T05:15:38
Ep 31: Ken Albiston interview by Rhett Bartlett (2013)
1946-1951 (58 games / 76 goals)
Ep 30: Tony Jewell from 2016-12-07T09:04:40
Ep 30: Tony Jewell interview by Rhett Bartlett - 2007
1964-1970 (80 games, 16 goals)
RFC coach 1979-1981 , 1986-1987
1980 Premiership Coach
Richmond Hall of Fame Inductee
Ep 29: Bill Barrot from 2016-11-29T10:25:09
Ep 29: Interview w/ Bill Barrot, by Rhett Bartlett (May 2007)
(Do not reproduce in part/full without permission. Just ask.)
1961-1970, 120 games
1967 + 1969 Premiership
Best + Faire...
Ep 28: Brian Taylor from 2016-11-26T11:09:22
Ep 28: Brian Taylor (1980-1984) 43 games, 156 goals.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett - Feb 22 2012
(copyright Rhett)
Ep 27: John Nix from 2016-11-26T05:30:25
Ep 27: John Nix (1949-1956) 95 games, 18 goals.
Interviewed by Rhett Bartlett, Nov 2016
(copyright Rhett)
Ep 26: Warren Ellam from 2016-11-20T01:39:30
Ep 26: Warren Ellam (1967- 1971)
Coached by Bill Boromeo in the Richmond 4ths, Slug Jordon in Richmond 3rds, Verdun Howell in Richmond 2nds.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett on 16 Nov 2016
Joe Murdoch from 2016-11-12T08:13:52
Ep 25: Joe Murdoch interviewed by Rhett Bartlett
(1927-1936) 1932+1934 premiership player
Copyright Rhett
Ray Stokes from 2016-11-04T08:53:20
Ep 24: Ray Stokes interview by Rhett Bartlett
1946-1951 Richmond Footballer.
Tasmanian cricketer.
(copyright Rhett)
Max Oppy Interview from 2016-10-30T02:59:05
Ep 23: Max Oppy interview with Rhett Bartlett in 2004.
(copyright Rhett)
Craig Gislingham from 2016-10-22T10:24:15
Ep 22: Craig Gislingham (Reserves 1984 and 1988).
Who went on to become a legend at Vermont FC
interview by Rhett Bartlett 22 Oct 2016
Bruce Monteath from 2016-10-15T04:59:22
Ep 21: Bruce Monteath interview with Rhett Bartlett in 2008
(copyright Rhett)
1975-1980. 1980 premiership captain
Dave Cuzens from 2016-10-14T08:42:31
Ep 20 Dave Cuzens interview by Rhett Bartlett in 2013
(copyright Rhett)
1957-1961. (Two-time Best and Fairest winner)
Brendon Gale from 2016-10-04T09:01:30
Ep 18: Brendon Gale 1990-2001 (244 games, 209 goals)
Interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Billy Brown from 2016-09-29T06:18:07
Ep 17 Bill Brown. 1963-1971 (130 games, 124 goals).
1967 + 1969 Premiership. Vic Rep 4 times.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett
Sid Dockendorff Pt1 from 2016-09-25T03:43:55
Ep 16: Sid Dockendorff (RFC 1932-1933) (Footscray 1935-1937)
Keep in mind, Sid was born 4 days after Richmond's first game in 1908 and lived through every Richmond premiership.
At the time...
Noel Carter from 2016-09-24T11:51:16
Ep 15 Noel Carter - 1973 Richmond premiership player.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Richard Geary from 2016-09-23T12:16:09
Ep 14 Richard Geary interview by Rhett Bartlett
Geary played in 1974 Little League premiership, and senior football for Richmond in 1985-1986.
(copyright Rhett)
Ep 13: Don Benson (1945 - 3 games) from 2016-09-19T12:19
Ep 13 Don Benson (1945 - 3 games ) interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Don is 96yrs old at the time of this interview on 19 Sept 2016.
He died 12 April 2019, aged 99
"I was working at a boiler...
Stephen Parsons Interview from 2016-09-17T09:59:22
Ep 12 Stephen Parsons interview by Rhett Bartlett
1974 (5 games). Windy Hill Brawl participant.
Only in-depth interview he has ever conducted.
(copyright Rhett Bartlett)
Jack Malcomson from 2016-09-13T11:57:56
Ep 10 Jack Malcomson - the man who wrote the Richmond Themesong.
Interview by Rhett Bartlett
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Roy Wright Part 2 from 2016-09-11T05:22:03
Ep 9 Roy Wright Interview part 2 by Rhett Bartlett
Roy talking about his opponents, Jack Dyer, football grounds and his legacy.
(copyright Rhett Bartlett.)
Roy Wright Part 1 from 2016-09-09T13:34:40
Ep 8 Roy Wright interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Roy Wright (1946-1959) (195 game , 127 goals)
2 x Brownlow Medals. 4 x Best and Fairests
Royce Hart Interview from 2016-09-09T10:30:11
Ep 7 Royce Hart interview by Rhett Bartlett.
Royce Hart 1967-1977 (187 games , 369 goals)
(copyright).
Maurice Rioli Interview from 2016-09-08T12:25:15
Ep 6. Interview with Maurice Rioli, conducted in March 2010 by Rhett Bartlett. Rioli played 1982 - 1987, 118 games.
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Neville Crowe Part 3 from 2016-09-08T09:11:13
Ep 5. Neville Crowe interview (Part 3) on March 13 2007
Focussing on the Kevin Bartlett sacking, premiership reunions, and how he wants supporters to remember him.
(copyright Rhett Bartle...
John Chivers from 2016-09-08T05:05:40
Ep 11. John Chivers played 2 games for Richmond in 1965.
He came from Clarence in Tasmania (a year before Royce Hart did).
Interview with Rhett Bartlett on 7 September 2016
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Neville Crowe Part 2 from 2016-09-07T09:12:52
Ep 4 Neville Crowe interview (Part 2).
Discussion about The John Nicholls incident and SOS campaign
(Copyright Rhett Bartlett)
Neville Crowe Part 1 from 2016-09-06T11:48:51
Ep 3. Neville Crowe Interview (Part 1) in March 2007, by Rhett Bartlett.
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Paddy Guinane Part 2 from 2016-09-06T10:45:31
Ep 2 Paddy Guinane interview (Part 2)
Interview by Rhett Bartlett
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Paddy Guinane Part 1 from 2016-09-06T09:55:14
Ep 1 Paddy Guinane Interview (Part 1) with Rhett Bartlett.
Recorded on Tuesday 27 September 2011
(copyright Rhett Bartlett. Not to be copied or rebroadcast without my permission. Jus...