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1953 Chronology

 
February
Wed 4
Roy Wright is presented with his Brownlow Medal at the Richmond Annual Meeting held at the Melbourne Town Hall


Mon 16
Jack Dyer resigns from the Richmond committee due to business reason.
He will broadcast football opposite Phil Gibbs on 3KZ for the season


March
Wed 25
Roy Wright is the chief speaker in a series of talks on football , at the Northcote Town Hall.
'High Mark' a film on Australia Football will be screened.

June
Saturday 20
Spectator William Darcy Nicol hits Ray Poulter with an apple and hurls abuse at him after the game against Nth Melbourne.
He is fined 5 pounds for the apply throw and 3 pounds for verbal abuse

July
Monday 3
The club is presented with a large framed photographer of Her Majesty the Queen by the Acting Lord Major O.J.Nilsen at the State Theatre. It is presented to the club that won the Lightning Premiership and coincides with the screening of her coronation footage