Roy Wright Won Two Brownlows. What Was He Like When He Was Simply Dad?
Richmond history can turn Roy Wright into a line of honours very quickly: champion ruckman, club great, two Brownlow Medals. His son Paul grew up with a different version.
The memories sit away from medal nights. They are about ABC commentary boxes, work on Mondays, football people around the family, a famous player who could be shy about media and the strange normality of having one of Richmond’s greats simply be your father.
What disappears from football history when the champion becomes only the achievements — and what can a son’s memories put back?
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