Fascinating story from bygone era - the “Woosha Squad.”

[Arthur Rivers]

Just saw this on ABC News website. Great yarn from another era. Featuring John Turner, Rhett Bartlett, Peter Welsh, our ressies. Think there may be a great Tiger supporter in ABC editorial as we feature in these oddball stories from time to time.

Enjoy.

'There go the pigeons': The little-known tale of Richmond's Woosha Squad

John 'Tiger' Turner has had two great passions in his life — the Richmond Football Club and pigeons. For one gloriously absurd time in the early 1980s, those two loves combined.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Mile High Tiger]

Just saw this on ABC News website. Great yarn from another era. Featuring John Turner, Rhett Bartlett, Peter Welsh, our ressies. Think there may be a great Tiger supporter in ABC editorial as we feature in these oddball stories from time to time.

Enjoy.

'There go the pigeons': The little-known tale of Richmond's Woosha Squad

John 'Tiger' Turner has had two great passions in his life — the Richmond Football Club and pigeons. For one gloriously absurd time in the early 1980s, those two loves combined.

www.abc.net.au

That's brilliant, what memories.

That game is quoted as being 1985 but we're wearing the Esso sponsor patches. I thought that was more 82-83 era - can anyone remember?

 

[mauricerioli]

That's brilliant, what memories.

That game is quoted as being 1985 but we're wearing the Esso sponsor patches. I thought that was more 82-83 era - can anyone remember?

82 - 86 was Esso.

 

[fleabitten]

My cousin was Woosha squad and arranged for me to release the pigeons one time.