Monday, April 28, 2014: The Curious Case of Richmond FC

A 70 year old baby, ageing in reverse. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a much loved drama released in 2008. The 2014 remake, currently airing weekly throughout Australia, tells the story of a much loved football team who, on the verge of the ultimate glory, could only watch helplessly as their Premiership clock spins rapidly in reverse. As those at Richmond scramble to find a remedy for the hypnotic spin that is dragging the whole organisation back to square one, the rest of the competition becomes more and more sadistic; one wonders if even Carlton could inspire this degree of smugness.

Even the excuses at Richmond have had to be redrawn. The usual scapegoat for their underwhelming performance, Tyrone Vickery, is currently languishing in the seconds - leaving Richmond to accept the startling revelation that perhaps 2013 was a dramatic over-achievement by a club that just isn't very good.

So the clock spins backwards, the window slams shut, the rung falls out of the ladder. Whichever analogy you use, Richmond are back in the doldrums, and everyone's pretty happy with it.


The Monday Wrap
Friday
Collingwood 83 defeated Essendon 60
Brisbane 82 defeated St. Kilda 79
North Melbourne 74 defeated Fremantle 61
Saturday
Gold Coast 134 defeated GWS 94
Carlton 92 defeated West Coast 89
Sydney 69 defeated Melbourne 38
Sunday
Adelaide 92 defeated Western Bulldogs 83
Hawthorn 118 defeated Richmond 52
Port Adelaide 107 defeated Geelong 67

Ladder
Port Adelaide - 20 - 157.98% - (WLWWW)
Hawthorn - 20 - 155.29% -  (WWWLW)
Geelong - 20 - 128.38% - (WWWWL)
Collingwood - 16 - 107.58% - (WLWWW)
North Melbourne - 16 - 104.04% - (WWWLW)
Gold Coast - 16 - 94.79% - (LWLWW)
West Coast - 12 - 121.36% - (WWLLL)
Fremantle - 12 - 118.53% - (WLWLL)
Sydney - 12 - 103.46% - (LWLWW)
Adelaide - 12 - 100.85% - (LLWWW)
St. Kilda - 12 - 85.35% - (WLLWL)
Essendon - 8 - 104.96% - (LWLLL)
Richmond - 8 - 87.77% - (WLLWL)
GWS - 8 - 87.29% - (LWLLL)
Western Bulldogs - 8 - 83.25% - (LWWLL)
Carlton - 8 - 80.88% - (LLLWW)
Melbourne - 4 - 67.29% - (LLWLL)
Brisbane - 4 - 59.57% - (LLLLW)