Why Was Richmond’s 1967 Forward Line So Hard to Defend If Royce Hart Was the Star?
A brilliant key forward can still make a team predictable if every important attack is aimed at the same target. Richmond had Royce Hart in 1967, but the Tigers did not play as though Hart had to solve every possession.
The Grand Final produced eight Richmond goalkickers. Across the season, different heights, roles and routes to goal kept appearing around Hart.
How much of Richmond’s attacking power came from the star, and how much came from the uncertainty around him? What did defenders have to choose between? Which players benefited when attention shifted toward Hart? And what did Richmond understand about spreading scoring pressure before the language of modern forward systems existed?
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