Talking Tigers: Episode 429

About this episode

Matthew Richardson discusses the performances of Richmond forwards and shares insights on player development in the latest episode of Talking Tigers.

Richmond great Matthew Richardson has praised two Tiger tall forwards and jumped to the defence of another one in the latest episode of Talking Tigers. ‘Richo’ tells why he was especially impressed with the performances of Mykelti Lefau and Liam Fawcett in last Sunday’s Gather Round match against Greater Western Sydney at Barossa Park. And he relates his own experience as a young forward at Punt Road to provide perspective to Jonty Faull’s development. Also on this week’s show, the TT team discuss the promising debut of mature-aged ruck giant Oliver Hayes-Brown. Caretaker captain Tim Taranto is commended for his top-class consistency. And in the “60 Years of MCG Memories segment, it’s the tale of David Cloke’s dynamic final game of AFL football. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Richardson

Topics covered

• AFL
• Richmond Football Club
• player performance
• sports commentary
• MCG history

Keywords

• Mykelti Lefau
• Liam Fawcett
• Jonty Faull
• Oliver Hayes-Brown
• Tim Taranto
• David Cloke

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Talking Tigers

Places: Richmond

More episodes of Talking Tigers, the Official Richmond podcast

• Talking Tigers: Episode 430 · April 21, 2026 · 1h 6m
• Talking Tigers: Episode 428 · April 7, 2026 · 54 min
• Talking Tigers: Episode 427 · March 31, 2026 · 48 min
• Talking Tigers: Episode 426 · March 24, 2026 · 56 min
• Talking Tigers: Episode 425 · March 17, 2026 · 53 min
• Talking Tigers: Episode 424 · March 10, 2026 · 55 min