In August 1990, Richmond launched the Save Our Skins campaign, with the desperate aim of raising $1 million by October 31 that year, to prevent the Club from going out of business.

The Tigers were facing the greatest crisis in their then 105-year history, with falling attendances and membership figures, along with hefty financial settlements to former players and coaches, combining, to place the Club at ‘death’s door’.

In that darkest hour, however, the Yellow and Black faithful rallied magnificently, to ensure the $1 million was reached by the deadline.

Now, 20 years on, the Tommy Hafey Club is calling on Tiger fans to come along to its last function of 2010, which will be a celebration of that inspirational Save Our Skins campaign, which was voted Richmond’s Defining Moment of the Century during the Club’s league football centenary celebrations in 2008. 

“Save Our Skins.  The 20th Anniversary” will be held at Atlantic, Shed 14, Central Pier, at Docklands on Friday, August 27 from 12.15pm-2.30pm.

Tickets are limited, so please RSVP as soon as you can to Rachael Duncan at the Club on (03) 9426 4486 or email rduncan@richmondfc.com.au

It promises to be a truly memorable trip down memory lane, as we relive “Captain Blood” Jack Dyer’s stirring speech at the MCG rally in August 1990, which launched the SOS campaign, the Legends match against Carlton at Windy Hill that attracted such incredible support, and many other magic moments and characters from Tigerland’s greatest off-field victory.