It took 83 years for an Indigenous footballer to play in the seniors at Richmond.
His name is Derek Peardon, and his story runs parallel to the injustices Indigenous people experienced.
Richmond Football Club Historian Rhett Bartlett has an in-depth chat with Derek as the launch episode of  ahead of tomorrow night's Dreamtime match in Perth.Rhettrospective

<div>It took 83 years for an Indigenous footballer to play in the seniors at Richmond.</div><div><br></div><div>His name is Derek Peardon, and his story runs parallel to the injustices Indigenous people experienced.</div><div><br></div><div>Richmond Football Club Historian Rhett Bartlett has an in-depth chat with Derek as the launch episode of  ahead of tomorrow night's Dreamtime match in Perth.Rhettrospective</div>

Rhettrospective: The Richmond Historian Podcast

It took 83 years for an Indigenous footballer to play in the seniors at Richmond.
His name is Derek Peardon,...

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