Former Richmond excitement machine Michael Mitchell is a special guest on the latest episode of Talking Tigers. Mitchell discusses designing the “Dreamtime” guernsey (together with his daughters) that the Richmond players will wear in Friday night’s blockbuster against Essendon, his playing career at Tigerland, which included the dazzling double that he achieved in 1990 – Mark and Goal of the Year – the on-field magic created by Maurice Rioli Sr., and much more in an absorbing interview. Also on this week’s show, the TT team pay tribute to dual Richmond premiership star small defender and 2020 Jack Dyer Medallist Jayden Short in the lead-up to his 200-game milestone on Friday night. The promising debut of Noah Roberts-Thomson against St Kilda last Sunday receives plenty of attention, as do the impressive performances of Jack Ross, Ben Miller, Nick Vlastuin, Jonty Faull and James Trezise in that match. The popular “60 years of MCG Memories” segment reflects on Tiger ‘Immortal’ Kevin Bartlett becoming the first player in League football history to reach the 400-game milestone, late in the 1983 season. And KB’s son, Rhett, the Club’s historian, has another fascinating tale from the Punt Road archives in “Hidden Tigerland”. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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