TIGER DIARY 31.3.2011

Oh look - glory days are here!

Very little on the Tigerland website about a team that lost its third (at least) season opener on the trot v. mortal enemy #2.

Oh no!

But feast your eyes on this outstanding fact presented and dissected in detail:

9 goals - Jack Titus v North Melbourne, Round 1, 1938 at Punt Road
8 goals - Jack Titus v Melbourne, Round 1, 1934 at Punt Road8 goals - Brian Taylor v Fitzroy, 1982 at Waverley Park*
8 goals - Matthew Richardson v Footscray, Round 1, 1994 at Western Oval
7 goals - Michael Roach v Essendon, Round 1, 1985 at Windy Hill
7 goals - David Cloke v Carlton, Round 1, 1978 at MCG
7 goals - Allan Edwards v Carlton, Round 1, 1978 at MCG
7 goals - Bob Dummett v North Melbourne, Round 1, 1957 at Punt Road
7 goals - Ken Albiston v Footscray, Round 1, 1949 at Punt Road
7 goals - George Bayliss v Collingwood, Round 1, 1922 at Punt Road

6 goals - Jack Riewoldt v Carlton, Round 1, 2011 at MCG

6 goals - Matthew Richardson v Collingwood, Round 1, 2002 at MCG
6 goals - Matthew Richardson v Essendon, Round 1, 1996 at MCG
6 goals - Jeff Hogg v Melbourne, Round 1, 1988 at MCG
6 goals - Michael Roach v Melbourne, Round 1, 1986 at MCG
6 goals - Brian Taylor v Carlton, Round 1, 1983 at Princes Park
6 goals - Royce Hart v Essendon, Round 1, 1973 at Windy Hill
6 goals - Michael Roach v Carlton, Round 1, 1981 at Waverley Park
6 goals - Eric Moore v Fitzroy, Round 1, 1970 at the MCG
6 goals - Jack Dyer v South Melbourne, Round 1, 1948 at Lake Oval
6 goals - Dick Harris v Melbourne, Round 1, 1939 at MCG
6 goals - Jack Titus v St Kilda, Round 1, 1936 at Punt Road
6 goals - Jack Titus v Footscray, Round 1, 1935 at Western Oval

Yep - a tisket, a tasket.
Riewoldt kicked the eleventh highest number of goals EVER for Richmond in Rd 1.
Tigerland is once again placing all it's eggs in one yellow and black basket.
Richo has handed it over to Jack who, no matter what, saved the world and staked an early mortgage on the Brownlow in Round 1.
Marvelous.
We Lost, but it's gunna be a season to remember. OH YEAH.













Round 2 offers a 22 made up of players having 16 different letters for surname initials.
Only I, L, P, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, Z not represented.
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT STUFF.
READ IT AND WEEP EVERYBODY.
The Tiger is Stirring.......more sugar into it's teabag tea methinks.