The team at Richmond’s podcast juggernaut, ‘Talking Tigers’, have ranked the Club’s top five cult figures throughout the past half-century. To be eligible for inclusion on this cult-figure list, the player must not have won a major individual award, such as a Best and Fairest or leading goalkicker, during his time at Tigerland. Here are TT’s top five Tiger cult figures . . .

1. Jim ‘The Ghost’ Jess: 223 games, 175 goals, 1976-1988. Premiership player (1980).

2. Robert ‘Bones’ McGhie: 81 games, 0 goals, 1973-1978. Dual premiership player (1973, 1974).

3. Jake ‘The Push-up’ King: 107 games, 79 goals, 2007-2014.

4. Ivan ‘The Mullet’ Maric: 80 games, 33 goals, 2012-2017.

5. Brian ‘The Whale’ Roberts: 78 games, 34 goals, 1971-1975. Dual premiership player (1973, 1974).

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