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
1898 Season (VFA) Fixture
Richmond's 1898 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-05-14 1 | H | Richmond | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.10 | 3.15 | 7.17 | 59 | -16 | PUN | 1898-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-21 2 | A | Richmond | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 25 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.11 | 9.15 | 69 | -44 | NPO | 1898-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-05-28 3 | H | Richmond | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | Footscray | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 52 | -6 | PUN | 1898-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-04 4 | A | Richmond | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 15 | LOST | Williamstown | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 33 | -18 | WCG | 1898-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1898-06-11 5 | H | Richmond | 1.5 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 10.15 | 75 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 39 | 36 | PUN | 1898-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-18 6 | H | Richmond | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.13 | 2.16 | 28 | WON | Port Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 17 | 11 | PUN | 1898-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-06-25 7 | H | Richmond | 2.0 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 49 | WON | Brunswick | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 20 | 29 | BWP | 1898-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-02 8 | A | Richmond | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 13 | LOST | Footscray | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 29 | -16 | WES | 1898-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-09 9 | H | Richmond | 2.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Brunswick | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 12 | 61 | PUN | 1898-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-16 10 | H | Richmond | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.14 | 5.15 | 45 | WON | Williamstown | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 8 | 37 | PUN | 1898-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-23 11 | A | Richmond | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 24 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.3 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38 | -14 | ARD | 1898-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-07-30 12 | H | Richmond | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 45 | WON | Port Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 43 | 2 | PUN | 1898-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-06 13 | H | Richmond | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.13 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Brunswick | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 14 | 81 | PUN | 1898-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-13 14 | A | Richmond | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 25 | LOST | Footscray | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.10 | 34 | -9 | PUN | 1898-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-08-20 15 | H | Richmond | 2.4 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 62 | WON | Williamstown | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 32 | 30 | PUN | 1898-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-09-03 16 | A | Richmond | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 24 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 1.0 | 5.1 | 14.10 | 14.10 | 94 | -70 | NPO | 1898-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1898-09-10 17 | A | Richmond | 1.8 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 4.16 | 40 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 46 | -6 | PUN | 1898-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |