February 20
Practice Match
Essendon 18.10.118 def Richmond 10.8.68 at Essendon.
Goals: Lefau 3, Armstrong 2, Hotton, Green, Cumming, Ross, Fawcett
February 23
Richmond suspend Mykelti Lefau for practice match v Melbourne, and Round 1 v Carlton due to drink driving charge early morning on Feb 21. Hie licence is revoked for 10 months, and the Club has suspended him for Friday’s pre-season match against Melbourne in Ballarat and Round 1 against Carlton.
February 24 - Daryl Cumming, 1973 premiership player, dies aged 74. He had played in the most premierships at Richmond - 7, across Under 19s, Reserves and Seniors.
February 27
Richmond v Melbourne at Ballarat.
3 minutes into the first quarter the game is delayed (for 30mins+) due to lightning.
With 13mins 55 second remaining in the third quarter another lightning delay occurred and the game was called off.
Melbourne 78 led Richmond 43.
March 12
Round 1 v Carlton
Sam Grlj debuts
Richmond wear Black Arm bands for Daryl Cumming.
April 11
Mick Erwin - RFC 1965-1968 dies
April 12
Round 5 v GWS
Oliver Hayes-Brown becomes the tallest Richmond player ever to debut - at 7ft
April 19
Round 6 v Nth
Patrick Retschko debuts.
April 24
Tom Burton and Sam Cumming debut.
Boundary umpire injured his arm during the second quarter. The remainder of the quarter is played with one less boundary umpire.
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