Richo

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Richo
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Martin Flanagan
By (author) Matthew Richardson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 232,Width 152
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
Australian Rules football
ISBN/Barcode 9781864712117
ClassificationsDewey:796.336092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House Australia
Imprint Ebury Australia
Publication Date 1 August 2011
Publication Country Australia

Description

Matthew Richardson, known as Richo, retired in 2009 as the most popular player in the AFL. Why was that? The careers of other great players like Nathan Buckley and Michael Voss amount to a sort of sporting perfection. Richo's career didn't. He was fallible. His kicking was flawed and he had an inability to hide his feelings on the ground but in other respects he was extraordinarily gifted. He was one of the best marks in the competition and it is said he could have run for Australia. His father, Alan "Bull" Richardson, played in Richmond's 1967 premiership team, a pivotal result in the history of the club. On his mother's side, he is descended from a black American sailor who arrived in Sydney in 1840. The average AFL career lasts three years. Richo's lasted 17 seasons. In that time, the general public got to appreciate his great bravery and his passion for both the game and his club. They also learned that, off the field, he was a humble, polite man who was always last on to the team bus because he was signing autographs. "Richo", the book, is essentially an account of the last two years of his football life with flashbacks that trace the outline of his long career. In the

Author Biography

Martin Flanagan is the author of twelve books, among them The Call, an imaginative reconstruction of the life of Tom Wills, a founder of the game, and The Last Quarter, a trilogy of his football books.