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When asked Jan 22nd 2020, Eddie responded ...
One of the things that drives you mad… you can pick a winner out of anything at the moment,” Ed said in response.
“You might be the number one team that’s playing out of Marvel Stadium, or number one in the western suburbs, the Bombers are going well, they’re making a lot of money out of their poker machines…”
“It’s a little bit of detail for someone who hasn’t looked at another club!” Darc said in response.
When in 2010 it was a bold and powerful statement, Collingwood are the biggest, whilst the host of the footy show, the narrative was the same.
In 2020 however, Richmond have surpassed them in both home attendances and membership consistency since the Tigers began making finals. On field success you couldnt argue Hawthorn are miles ahead of next best, with Richmond, Geelong and Sydney making multiple grand finals the past decade. Financial revenue's catalogue goes firmly with West Coast, while net profit places Richmond and Essendon firmly at the top.
Whilst McGuire's comments are right, its too hard to comment on who is number 1, its a far cry from the boastful boy from Broady who would tell anyone willing to listen - the pies were no.1
One thing is for sure, the closest answer to that question, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is indeed Richmond. Its tiger time and until the sun sets on Richmond's third era of dominance across the board, Mcguire will be playing cartwheels with this line of questioning.
One of the things that drives you mad… you can pick a winner out of anything at the moment,” Ed said in response.
“You might be the number one team that’s playing out of Marvel Stadium, or number one in the western suburbs, the Bombers are going well, they’re making a lot of money out of their poker machines…”
“It’s a little bit of detail for someone who hasn’t looked at another club!” Darc said in response.
When in 2010 it was a bold and powerful statement, Collingwood are the biggest, whilst the host of the footy show, the narrative was the same.
In 2020 however, Richmond have surpassed them in both home attendances and membership consistency since the Tigers began making finals. On field success you couldnt argue Hawthorn are miles ahead of next best, with Richmond, Geelong and Sydney making multiple grand finals the past decade. Financial revenue's catalogue goes firmly with West Coast, while net profit places Richmond and Essendon firmly at the top.
Whilst McGuire's comments are right, its too hard to comment on who is number 1, its a far cry from the boastful boy from Broady who would tell anyone willing to listen - the pies were no.1
One thing is for sure, the closest answer to that question, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is indeed Richmond. Its tiger time and until the sun sets on Richmond's third era of dominance across the board, Mcguire will be playing cartwheels with this line of questioning.
