Another good career ends

[Mister Biggus]

He would have been much more if he played with a decent side... but
then again that could be said for dozens of players.

Good luck with retirement

Matthew Richardson, a veteran of 282 games in a magnificent 17-season
career with Richmond from 1993-09, has announced his retirement from
AFL football.

The 34-year-old, who tore his hamstring tendon back in May, had
resumed light pre-season training with the Club, but hadn�t made a
definite commitment to go on in 2010.

�I wanted to see how I pulled up after a few weeks of training before
I made a final decision, but the hamstring is just not good,�
Richardson said.

�It hasn�t felt right when I�ve been running and the medical prognosis
with it isn�t positive.

�So, weighing everything up, it is definitely the right time for me to
retire.

�I didn�t want to spend the last couple of years of my career riddled
with injury.�

�Richo� will go down in the Club�s history as one of the greatest
Tigers of them all.

Among the numerous honors he achieved throughout his career were:
� Winner of Richmond�s Leading Goalkicker award 13 times.
� Second place on the Tigers� all-time goalkicking list, with 800
goals.
� Winner of the Club�s Best and Fairest award in 2007.
� Three-time All-Australian representative.
� Member of Richmond�s Team of the Century.

Richo�s on-field trademarks were his amazing athleticism, courage and
superb marking prowess.

It�s doubtful if there has ever been a more popular Richmond player,
with Tiger supporters loving Richo�s exciting playing style and his
strong emotional connection to the Club.

That passion for the Yellow and Black made it even harder for Richo to
finally call time on his league career, however, he is comfortable
with the decision that�s now been made.

�It�s never easy walking away from something that you�ve loved doing
for so long, but I consider myself fortunate to have played at such a
great club as Richmond in front of such wonderfully, loyal, passionate
supporters. There are so many memories from my time at Tigerland that
I will cherish,� he said.

[Woofdog]

"Mister Biggus" <_b0...@gmale.kom> wrote in message
news:kjenf55mbgdh95242...@4ax.com...

> He would have been much more if he played with a decent side... but
> then again that could be said for dozens of players.
>
> Good luck with retirement
>

Agree

Eddie