Collingwood beware, the AFL minor premiership is a poisoned chalice
Late in the evening of 21 September 2018, former Richmond assistant coach Justin Leppitsch addressed the Richmond playing squad. Earlier that evening, the Tigers had suffered a six-goal loss to underdogs and arch rivals Collingwood in the preliminary final at the MCG. After being the best team of 2017 and 2018, the Tigers had blown their chance of back-to-back premierships at the second last hurdle. Leppitsch spoke of the Tigers’ need to reprioritise their energy in the following season...