Olympic Park Offered Richmond the Ground Free During the 1936 Punt Road Crisis

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We've just dropped another RTSSG history piece called Olympic Park Offered Richmond the Ground Free During the 1936 Punt Road Crisis on rtssg.com.

Olympic Park did not disappear after the February vote. During Punt Road’s later turnstile crisis, its management reportedly tried again.

The question Tiger supporters should be asking is simple: Why would a rival venue offer Richmond its ground free in the middle of a battle over Punt Road’s gates?

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