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Richie died today age 84 after an illness. Condolences to Family and friends.
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FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018. -
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What a loss. The last bastion of great cricket thinkers and commentators. He did so much.Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023 -
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For those who only know him as a commentator, here is his impressive career stats.
63 259 2201 11719 24.45 36.50 3/9 23/61 122 187 19108 60481 248 945 27.03 24.73 16 56 1 9 7/72 7/18 65/– 254/– Source: Cricinfo FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.Comment
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A true legend of the game. Respected by many if not all.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Sad. Cricket will never be the same.Comment
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Terribly sad. He was proof that you can successfully develop your own style and image as a commentator but not take away at all from the game itself, something that the current crop of meatheads have no idea about. He was first and foremost, a fan of the game, and this was never lost in his astute commentary.
My summertime soundtrack growing up has just lost another voice
"Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"Comment
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End of an era, devastated!Comment
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Sad news.
Less was more with Richie.. He let the vision tell the story.Comment
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He was certainly the person we could attach both the sound and the spirit of the game to.
Very sad loss.Comment
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A great leader and student of the game on the field, an astute, insightful observer off it. No one man has contributed more to the game.Comment
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The Voice of summer has passed .
Sad dayComment
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A sad loss to all of Australia.
A great cricket person and a great cricketer.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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He was an Australian Cricket Icon and was a highlight as a commentator during the summers. Will be missed by Cricket fans.
My condolences are with his family and friends."Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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Saw a tweet that Abbott missed an opportunity when he knighted Prince Philip. Sir Richie would have been a fitting final celebration of what he had provided to the country (certainly more than Philip anyway!).Comment
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Vale Richie, vale the great man, Vale.
Legend till the end."Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"Comment
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