Tigers’ premiership trifecta earned the hard way
Once again, Richmond captain Trent Cotchin and coach Damien Hardwick hold a premiership cup aloft. Photo: AFL MEDIA “The hard way!” Three small words, tweeted by Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale after the Tigers’ third premiership in four years, and one clear point worth noting. Richmond did do it the hard way, in the hardest of seasons, no less. Many of the hurdles throughout a pandemic-hit 2020 were out of the Tigers’ control. As was the case with all clubs, cost-cutting measures, the shutdown...