Vale #1,#19,#20,#21,#24,#2 Captain Lou Richards (1923-2017)

[Mugwump]

^^ "always cruel to the woman who worked at Bunnings in
Nunawading...." ?? What, did he drive out there specially, for that entertainment ? Was he also nasty to the hamburger seller on
Whitehorse Rd on his way home ? Seems a very odd claim.

[think positive]

[HAL]

Can't you be more polite.

[WarrenerraW]

Met Lou a couple of times. Was always friendly and loved to chat about footy - especially the Pies. R.I.P

[ronrat]

[Presti35]

Sorry to put a downer in the tribute thread.

The two posters have had some nice "feedback" and well... the silence from them is deafening.

Even my friends who support other clubs are standing up for Lou.

[uncanny]

Backs up what we've all been saying Presti
He built people up and brought us together
As a player and afterwards

[3rd degree]

[Piesnchess]

It would be nice if the team could win this week, for Lou and his family.

[35forever]

Dear Louis,

Horribly sad week. I’m going to refrain from any criticisms or digs, despite my heartbreak at the prospect of another wasted year. Some things are more important than football games, and the loss of the Collingwood man I loved & revered more than any other is one such. The world seems just a bit colder, with a bit less humour, and Victoria will be just a bit emptier without the great Lou Richards in it.
As a toddler I didn’t have a grandfather and somehow picked up the idea that Lou was my grandpa. I’m told I would point at the TV on Sunday mornings and yell “PA!” when Lou appeared. Later on I never missed World of Sport on a Sunday morning as Lou led the likes of Jack Dyer & Doug Elliot in dissecting the previous days games, having a lot of fun with the coaches before they were presented with the Patra Orange Juice and Ballantyne ham, and on a good day even the Tosca luggage which Doug Elliot would produce at the end of the segment. Lou would always be there for the handball competition as I prayed there would be one of our boys, maybe Alan Atkinson or Doug Gott, or if we were really lucky Wayne Richardson, or Barry Price who never failed to find to find the 10-point hole with the little curtain while the likes of Barry Davis or Captain Blood called out the score if the hole was missed & tossed the pill back to Lou who handed them to the player testing his skill.
It was an unusual thing to get to see one of the 6 games, all played on the Saturday before at 2M. Usually the last quarter of the match of the day on Saturday evening was our lot, plus several clips of the best plays on WOS. My brother & I were usually to be found on a Saturday afternoon carrying a box of “Drinks, Lollies, Peanuts & Potato chips” at Waverley, where a good day could net us $6 or more. Far less if Collingwood was playing as my attention would be more on the game than my employment.
I’d like to tell you that Lou was one of the great names I watched on those sunny Saturday afternoons, but of course there was no VFL Park in the Fifties when Louis was tearing around Viccy Park, and of course the MCG where he led the Magpies to the Premiership in ’53, taking revenge on Geelong who had soundly whipped them in the previous year’s Grand Final.
Lou was, in my opinion, the greatest of the previous generation of footballers, and possibly the most beloved of all magpies, both during and after his playing days. He was the pioneer of ex-players appearing on TV, the king of footy tipsters, and possibly the greatest, most passionate clubman Collingwood ever had.
Given that most Magpies have no knowledge of who Ern Copeland was or what he did (Though his contribution to the club should never be forgotten, especially given his part in saving the club from extinction in the 1890s during nearly 30 years as a servant of the club), the trophy for Collingwood’s best & fairest has borne his name for around 85 years, & it might be time to change the name of that award to that of a true legend of the club, and a man who was loved by a great many current members & supporters.
To that end I propose that the award for Collingwood’s Best & Fairest player each year be renamed the “Lou Richards Trophy”. I believe that this would find favour with most current Collingwood people and I can think of no more fitting time to make such a change than the 125th anniversary of the club’s beginning. I would hope that this proposal could be discussed calmly, though I won’t be taking part in any such discussion, but I will be putting it to the CFC board. The hope being that such a move might act as something of a catalyst to a new era of success at Collingwood.
Goodnight dear friend, you will be very deeply missed as one of the most beloved and probably the funniest person ever to wear the Black & White.


If that’s not true I’ll mow the MCG with a pair of Nail Scissors.

[Jezza]

[Krakouer Magic]

Anyone watch the 7 tribute after the footy tonight? Really enjoyed it.

I encourage everyone to watch the spirit of Collingwood documentary hosted by Lou once more before tomorrow's game. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n3T5Wy1pqV0

Just such a unique person. He was Collingwood but also all of football at the same time. He was passionately melbournian, but was beloved by all Australians. Northern states only knew him thru wide world of sports with Tangles but they loved him. Such a fun loving cheeky bloke. Loved the club but never shied from poking fun at the club either.

Lou and Ron are back together again no doubt... rest in peace

[Presti35]

[Krakouer Magic]

[think positive]