Richmond Won the 1943 Flag. Why Did Its Premiership Defence Fail in the 1944 Grand Final?

Richmond’s 1943 premiership looked like proof that the Tigers had solved the football problems that had previously exposed them. Twelve months later they were back in a Grand Final — and lost it.

That makes 1944 more than a missed flag. What stopped carrying over? Which parts of the premiership method survived, which were challenged, and what did Fitzroy expose that the 1943 victory had seemed to settle?

A premiership defence can reveal as much about a champion side as the premiership itself.

Read the full RTSSG investigation: The 1944 Grand Final Why Richmond’s Premiership Defence Failed

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