Richmond
"If I hadn't played it tough I might just as well have stepped out of the game. Any slackening off in my game would have registered as a sign that I was getting scared or slowing up and I would have come in for much more severe treatment than I was receiving. And don't worry, I've hobbled from the field with my boots filled with blood, black and blue from bruises and stop marks gouging flesh from my shoulders to my ankles. I've been punched and kicked and had teeth knocked out and been carried unconscious from the grounds, but to me it was one of the hazards of the game and I've loved it all."
John Devaney examines the history of the Tigers and the role Jack Dyer played in creating the, 'eat 'em alive' tradition
1896 Season () Fixture
Richmond's 1896 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-05-02 1 | H | Richmond | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.9 | 1.13 | 4.16 | 5.16 | 5 | 1 | PUN | 1896-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-09 2 | A | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.10 | 3.12 | 3 | -3 | VIC | 1896-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-16 3 | A | Richmond | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2 | LOST | Williamstown | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 6 | -4 | WCG | 1896-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-23 4 | H | Richmond | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3 | LOST | Carlton | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6 | -3 | PUN | 1896-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-30 5 | A | Richmond | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9 | -6 | NPO | 1896-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-13 6 | A | Richmond | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4 | LOST | Footscray | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 10.10 | 10 | -6 | WES | 1896-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-20 7 | A | Richmond | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9 | -7 | LAK | 1896-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-27 8 | H | Richmond | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 8 | -3 | PUN | 1896-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-04 9 | H | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | LOST | Essendon | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 9 | -8 | PUN | 1896-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-11 10 | A | Richmond | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6 | -5 | JUN | 1896-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-18 11 | H | Richmond | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | LOST | Fitzroy | 3.6 | 5.9 | 7.12 | 10.16 | 10 | -8 | PUN | 1896-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-26 12 | Richmond | Bye | 1896-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-08-01 13 | H | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 6.15 | 6 | -5 | PUN | 1896-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-08 14 | A | Richmond | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | LOST | Geelong | 3.10 | 3.10 | 8.14 | 10.18 | 10 | -8 | COR | 1896-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-15 15 | A | Richmond | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4 | LOST | North Melbourne | 7.3 | 12.3 | 15.12 | 19.12 | 19 | -15 | ARD | 1896-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1970-01-02 16 | Richmond | Bye | 1970-01-02 Jan 2 (Fri, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-09-05 17 | H | Richmond | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2 | LOST | Williamstown | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 4 | -2 | PUN | 1896-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-12 18 | H | Richmond | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.12 | 4 | -3 | PUN | 1896-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-19 19 | H | Richmond | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Carlton | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | RCR | 1896-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-26 20 | H | Richmond | 3.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | RCR | 1896-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |