Before the Famous Last Quarter, What Had Richmond Already Built in the 1967 Grand Final?
The 1967 Grand Final is remembered through its last quarter, and understandably so. That is where the famous marks, long goals, snaps and desperate final moments live.
Yet Richmond did not arrive at three-quarter time from nowhere. The Tigers had led by sixteen points at half-time and had already created a very different contest before Geelong’s surge turned the match into the classic everybody remembers.
What had Richmond done in the first half to put itself in that position? Which parts of the game were already working? What warning signs were visible before Geelong changed the pressure? And does the Grand Final look different when the first two quarters are treated as part of the explanation rather than merely the prelude?
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