Talking Tigers, the Official Richmond podcast

Richmond CEO Shane Dunne is a special guest on the latest episode of the Club’s premier podcast Talking Tigers. Dunne tackles a broad range of topics in his interview with the TT team, including the playing group’s large injury list and what’s being done to solve the problem, the plans to fix talented, young Tiger Josh Smillie’s frustrating injury issue, an update on the Punt Road Oval redevelopment, and the temporary training facility for the players from the end of this year. Also on this week’s show, Richmond’s stirring, drought-breaking win against West Coast at Optus Stadium last Saturday is thoroughly dissected, and there’s plenty of praise for the performances of Noah Balta, Seth Campbell, Kane McAuliffe, Jack Ross, Sam Cumming, Jonty Faull, Nick Vlastuin, Tom Brown and Tom Burton. The popular “60 Years of MCG Memories” segment highlights a massive win by the Tigers against arch-rival Carlton in 2005. And club historian Rhett Bartlett provides some fascinating food for thought in “Hidden Tigerland”. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richmond National Recruiting Manager Rhy Gieschen joins Matthew Richardson for a special one-on-one interview following the 2025 AFL Draft.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a huge season finale from Talking Tigers. Richmond’s National Recruiting Manager Rhy Gieschen is a special guest in the TT studio, and he discusses the progress of the Club’s cracking 2024 draft class, while also looking ahead to this year’s draft. Also, in this episode, the TT team list their top 10 Tiger positives of the season. The “Going up the Country” segment focuses on a suburb in outback New South Wales city that produced a player who had a brief, but successful career at Punt Road, culminating in a 1972 Grand Final appearance with the Tigers. “60 Years of MCG Memories” highlights Richmond’s glorious Grand Final triumph of 1969. And there is a tribute to dual Tiger premiership star Paul Sproule, who passed away last week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richmond veteran star key forward Tom Lynch’s strong showing against North Melbourne in Hobart last Sunday is a hot topic of conversation on the latest episode of Talking Tigers. The TT team tell why Lynch’s performance was such an important sign for the team’s prospects in 2026. Also on this week’s show, there’s plenty of admiration again for Tiger young gun Taj Hotton. Club great Matthew Richardson has some sound advice for Richmond fans. The “Going up the Country” segment features a very small South Australian town where a top Tiger defender of the 1990s hailed from. While in “60 Years of MCG Memories”, the focus is on Richmond’s mighty, fighting victory in the 2019 preliminary final against Geelong. For all things Yellow and Black, tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode of Talking Tigers, the push continues for Nick Vlastuin to be rewarded with an inaugural All-Australian blazer this year following another standout performance by the star Richmond defender in last Saturday’s clash with Gold Coast. The TT team present some compelling statistics and facts to strongly support Vlastuin’s All-Australian credentials. Also on this week’s show, the exciting potential of Tiger cubs Harry Armstrong and Taj Hotton is discussed. The popular “60 years of MCG Memories” segment focuses on Michael Roach achieving the magical 100-goal milestone in the 1980 season. With Richmond playing St Kilda in Round 22, the football “Twilight Zone” that has long existed in matches between the two teams is highlighted. And in “Hidden Tigerland”, club historian Rhett Bartlett provides a fascinating true tale about the great Jack Dyer in a match during the 1946 season. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a massive episode of Talking Tigers this week. Richmond’s premier podcast delivered a live show before a packed audience in the Maurice Rioli Centre at the Swinburne Centre, with special guests senior coach Adem Yze, player cult hero Mykelti Lefau and AFLW star Sarah Hosking. There is so much in those interviews to keep TT’s legion of listeners totally absorbed. And all the regular TT segments feature as well . . . “Going up the Country” looks at a Victorian town that produced a top-class, ball-magnet, small Richmond midfielder. In “60 Years of MCG Memories”, the focus is on the Tigers’ glorious, drought-breaking 2017 Grand Final triumph. While in “Hidden Tigerland”, club historian Rhett Bartlett highlights some truly unique events that took place at Punt Road Oval in the past. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Talking Tigers pays special tribute to triple Richmond premiership star defender Nick Vlastuin in the lead-up to his 250-game milestone against Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night. Richmond great Matthew Richardson provides an insight into what has made Vlastuin one of the competition’s elite backmen and such a pivotal member of the Tigers’ line-up. Also, on a huge show this week, the TT team commemorate the Tigerland life and times of highly-successful former club president Ian Wilson. Exciting Tiger teenager Taj Hotton is put under the microscope by Nathan Broad in “Broady’s Zingers”. “Going up the Country” focuses on a Victorian town in the Yarra Ranges that produced a rugged Richmond cult figure. And, in “60 Years of MCG Memories”, the Tigers’ fantastic, fighting win in the 1995 semi-final against Essendon takes centre stage. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plenty of Tiger eyes were on classy teenager Taj Hotton’s much-anticipated VFL debut with Richmond last weekend, and the latest episode of the Talking Tigers podcast excitedly focuses on his impressive first-up performance. Also on this week’s show, there is plenty of admiration for the efforts of Tiger defenders Nick Vlastuin and Ben Miller in the Round 15 clash with the Western Bulldogs. The TT team pay tribute to a wonderful Tigerland servant who passed away last week. In the popular “60 Years of MCG Memories” segment, a late-season classic encounter between Richmond and West Coast in the Tigers’ 2019 premiership year is featured. ‘Richo’ rants about the shock omission of a modern-day Tiger great from a recent list of most decorated AFL players this century. And, in “Hidden Tigerland”, club historian Rhett Bartlett reveals the fascinating Tiger tale of Billy Schmidt. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.