Why Was Dale Weightman Such a Natural Fit for the Big V?
Updated: Aug 30
Dale “Flea” Weightman was a 1980 Richmond premiership player, a Team of the Century member and one of the club’s defining rovers.
He also represented Victoria 20 times between 1980 and 1990, when State of Origin routinely assembled the strongest players available.
What did that stage demand from Weightman that ordinary club football did not? Which parts of his Richmond game became even more visible in the Big V?
What does his representative record tell younger Richmond supporters about the standing he held across Australian football while his career was unfolding?
What happens when the rest of the evidence is added — and what would Richmond need to prove next?
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