Long-serving Richmond team manager Mark Opie is a special guest on the latest episode of the Club’s premium podcast Talking Tigers.
“Opes”, a popular, highly respected character at Tigerland and a club life member, provides a fascinating insight into his time as team manager.
He explains what the role entails, discusses the coaches he’s worked with, tells why Damien Hardwick is such a good coach, and talks about the exceptional camaraderie within the current Tigers’ playing group.
Also on this week’s show, the TT team dissect Richmond’s narrow Round 4 loss to Western Bulldogs and look at the options and opportunities created by the Club’s lengthy injury list.
And, in the new “Spirit of ‘73” segment, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Richmond’s glorious 1973 season, there is a report on strong-marking, big Tiger Rex Hunt being hotly pursued by rival club Melbourne during that year.
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Talking Tigers: Round 5

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Although the past couple of weeks have been tough for Richmond supporters, there is plenty of positive light shed for them on the latest episode of the Club’s premier podcast Talking Tigers.
The promise shown by talented, young midfield duo Kane McAuliffe and Thomson Dow is an example of this positiveness, as is the form of triple premiership pair Daniel Rioli and Dion Prestia.
And Richmond’s strong draft hand at the end of the year also is a hot topic of discussion on this week’s show.
In the popular “Spirit of ‘74” segment, the focus is on a sensational player swap that took place between the Tigers and Geelong this time 50 years ago.
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Talking Tigers: Dreamtime at the 'G

Talking Tigers pays special tribute to outgoing Richmond CEO Brendon Gale in the latest episode of the Club’s premier podcast.
The TT team suggest that a statue at Punt Road of “The Chief” would be an appropriate way of honouring him for all that he has achieved throughout his tenure at Tigerland.
Also on this week’s show, there’s a call for Richmond supporters to stick together in the face of tough times for the Tigers right now, and keep the brighter, bigger picture in mind.
In the popular new “Going Up the Country” segment, the focus is on a small Victorian town that produced a No. 1 draft pick for Richmond.
And, in the “Spirit of ‘74”, the 50-year anniversary of the infamous Windy Hill brawl on May 18 is remembered, in all its fury.
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Talking Tigers: Round 10

In the latest episode of Talking Tigers, the premier podcast panel members pay tribute to a trio of triple premiership players who are busting their guts trying to lift the current undermanned, inexperienced Richmond side.
Also on this week’s show, Tiger great Matthew Richardson has a bold prediction about the team’s exciting new forward Mykelti Lefau.
In the popular, nostalgic “Spirit of ’74” segment, there is a remarkable tale of a fishing trip that went horribly wrong for a Richmond star on the eve of an important game this time 50 years ago.
And in “Chief Watch”, ‘Richo’ ponders why ‘The Chief’ has been strangely low key of late, and if it is a sign of something pretentious that he’s planning.
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Talking Tigers: Round 9

The exciting development of talented Tiger cub Maurice Rioli Jr is a hot topic of discussion on the latest episode of Richmond’s premier podcast Talking Tigers.
Richmond great Matthew Richardson outlines the impressive improvement in Rioli’s game this season, and tells why he has become such an important member of the Yellow and Black line-up.
Also on this week’s show, the TT panel highlight the individual player positives out of the Anzac Day Eve match against Melbourne, with particular attention paid to Jacob Hopper, Mykelti Lefau, Hugo Ralphsmith, Thomson Dow, Marlion Pickett, Nathan Broad, Tom Brown and Tylar Young.
The popular, new “Going Up the Country” segment spotlights a small Victorian town where the brother of an Australian Test cricketer was recruited from by Richmond.
In the “Spirit of ’74”, a young Mike Sheahan reports in The Age newspaper on the John Pitura saga hotting up, with South Melbourne going to extreme lengths to ensure its rebel star never pulls on a Richmond guernsey, despite the Tigers offering plenty of money and some players to the Swans in exchange for his services.
While in “Chief Watch”, ‘Richo’ reveals why ‘The Chief’ is filthy with a member of the TT team.
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Talking Tigers: Round 8

Talking Tigers has a bumper post-bye episode this week.
Although there is no Richmond match to review, the Club’s premier podcast is jampacked with Yellow and Black news, views, ideas, history lessons, humour and entertainment.
The TT team assess Adem Yze’s start to his coaching tenure at Tigerland and are full of praise for what he’s doing in the face of the Club’s injury plight.
‘Richo’ reflects on his debut season with Richmond in 1993, when the Tigers used nearly every player on their list, finished with just four wins, but made a significant rise up the ladder the following year.
The popular, new Going Up The Country segment focuses on a small Victorian town that produced a triple Tiger premiership player and Team of the Century member.
While in the Spirit of ’74, there is a review of Richmond’s fiery heavyweight clash with 1973 Grand Final opponent Carlton in Round 3 of the 1974 season.
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Talking Tigers: Round 5

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