Why Did Geoff Strang Leave Richmond After Only Three Senior Games?
Updated: Aug 30
The full RTSSG member feature, Geoff Strang, opens a question worth separating from the easy answer.
Geoff Strang came from a remarkable football family, was recruited after starring in Albury and played three senior games for Richmond early in 1965 before returning home later that season.
Why did a highly regarded young recruit walk away so quickly? Was the jump to Melbourne football, opportunity, homesickness, the depth of Richmond’s emerging side or something else the decisive factor?
How many careers from that era were shaped by forces modern supporters rarely consider? What did semi-professional football ask of young country recruits before clubs had today’s welfare and development systems?
What had Richmond seen in Strang at 14, what did he achieve before arriving, and what happened after he left? Does three League games tell anything close to the full story?
The evidence does not stop there. Read the full RTSSG member investigation here.
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