Our History
The first meeting of Richmond former players took place on 2 August 1959 at the Richmond Football Club.
Ray Dunn, then the President of Richmond, was concerned that the culture and traditions of the Club were being lost due to the lack of involvement of former players and officials. Ray contacted Jack Baggott to discuss the matter and Jack wrote to the past players and officials, inviting them to a meeting on a Sunday morning in the Board Room of Richmond Football Club. About 70 people attended.
It was moved that an association be formed and Jack Baggott was elected the inaugural President with a committee and office bearers also elected. Ray Dunn volunteered to write the constitution and gave a donation of 20 pounds to open a bank account.
Since that first year, the former players has had five outstanding presidents: Jack Baggott, Keith Cook, Des Martin, Tom Allen and Mike Perry. Peter Williams is our current President, appointed in 2015.
Some of the other wonderful contributors to the association’s committee have included Havel Rowe, Ron Reiffel, Bill Meaklim, Syd Dockendorf, Kevin Gleeson, Pat Phillips and Bruce Tempany.
In the early years, the former players would hold four or five meetings each year and they started a range of valuable social activities and functions. Some of these social activities include:
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The year 1986 became a period of one of the most defining times in the former players’ history as well as that of the Richmond Football Club. An opportunity arose to possibly relocate the mighty Richmond Football Club interstate and to leave its famous home.
Supported by a committed group of volunteers, the RFC Museum opens to the public on Mondays from 10am – 3pm and on days when when Richmond plays home games at the MCG for 2 hours prior to the start of the game. An entry fee of $5 applies for adults.