With Richmond returning to the ground formerly known as Princes Park for its final JLT Community Series pre-season tune-up against North Melbourne on Wednesday night, Tony Greenberg lists his top 10 memories from Tiger games at the venue . . .

1. Opening round of the 1966 season . . . Tommy Hafey’s first game as Richmond coach ends in controversy when the final siren fails to sound with the Tigers leading by six points. About five extra minutes are played, with each side scoring a goal, before the field umpire is alerted of the siren problem and signals the game’s over.

2. Queen’s Birthday round of the 1967 season . . . talented teenage key forward Royce Hart, in his debut season of league football, scores the winning goal for Richmond in an epic encounter with Carlton – a shot on the run that rolls through the big sticks from about 70 metres out.

3. ‘Bustling’ Billy Barrot destroys ladder leader Carlton after being shifted from the centre to full-forward in the second last home-and-away round clash of the 1969 season. As a result of Barrot’s brilliant eight-goal blitz, the Tigers get up in a must-win game after trailing by about six goals during the second quarter, charget into the top four, and go on to win the premiership.

4. Round 19, 1971 . . . Richmond put a big dent in reigning premier Carlton’s finals hopes with a decisive seven-goal victory over the Blues. Star key forward Royce Hart turns on a trademark master class for the Tigers, racking up 26 disposals, taking seven marks and kicking six goals. He’s ably assisted up forward by Barry Richardson, who snags five majors.

5. A confident Carlton surges to a five-goal lead against Richmond at quarter-time of the Round 3, 1974 clash. The Tigers, however, work their way back into the contest and then run all over the home side in the final term to record a 38-point victory. Prized WA recruit Mal Brown boots three goals in his third game for Richmond. Royce Hart, Kevin Sheedy and Paul Sproule also kick three goals apiece.

6. The Tigers’ superstar spearhead Michael Roach delivers a dazzling 11-goal display against Hawthorn in Round 5 of the 1985 season. In one of the highest-scoring matches in league football history, Richmond 29.14 (188) defeats Hawthorn 21.23 (149). But as good as Roach was, he doesn’t receive the three Brownlow Medal votes on the day, with best afield honours going to magical Tiger centreman Maurice Rioli (29 disposals).

7. Speedy Richmond wingman Nathan Bower performs a crucial run-with role on West Coast champion Peter Matera in the Round 11 clash of the 1995 season. With Matera’s influence significantly nullified, the Eagles are no match for a resurgent Tigers’ team. Tall forward Stuart Edwards kicks four goals and ‘ball-magnet’ midfielder Wayne Campbell collects the three Brownlow votes in Richmond’s 10-goal win.

8. Star Tiger key forward Matthew Richardson produces a characteristic powerhouse performance in the Round 17, 1996 clash with Hawthorn. ‘Richo’ hauls in 13 marks, has 22 disposals and kicks seven goals, as Richmond romps home by 41 points. Chris Bond (32 disposals) and Mark Merenda (25 disposals) generate plenty of drive through the midfield for the Tigers.

9. Richmond stages one of the biggest turnarounds in league football history in Round 18 of the 1997 season against the Western Bulldogs. A week earlier, the Tigers had suffered a massive 137-point loss to Adelaide. The fall-out from that defeat was huge with Richmond sacking coach Robert Walls and replacing him with his assistant Jeff Gieschen. First-up under Gieschen the pumped-up Tigers pull off a major upset, knocking over the sixth-placed Dogs by 15 points. Wayne Campbell (40 disposals), Matthew Knights (22 disposals), Ben Harrison (four goals), Joel Bowden (three goals) and Chris Naish (three goals) are Richmond’s major contributors.

10. Last round of the 1997 season . . . Richmond trail Carlton by nearly seven goals during the third quarter, but stage a fantastic fightback to win the game and knock the Blues out of the finals race. Ex-Blue Ben Harrison kicks the winning goal from a set shot for the Tigers.