Matthew Richardson Was 33 When Richmond Moved Him Up the Ground. Why Did 2008 Almost Win Him a Brownlow?
By 2008 Matthew Richardson’s Richmond identity looked settled. He was 33, had spent years carrying the forward line and was already one of the most recognisable Tigers of his generation. Then Richmond changed where he played.
The result was not a gentle late-career adjustment. Richardson suddenly became a serious Brownlow contender in a season that forced supporters to reconsider what his football could still be.
Why did moving one of Richmond’s great forwards away from the role that had defined him unlock one of the most remarkable seasons of his career?
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