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The tigers of Richmond. ZooDoo, April 2010.

There are a couple of Bengal Tigers to be found at ZooDoo in Richmond. Fortunately, these are fine and healthy specimens, more than capable of tearing your head off and using it as a play toy. Unlike some other Richmond Tigers that come to mind...

On that, is this the worst Richmond side ever? I mean, the great teams of 1987-89 were atrocious, but were they THIS bad? Does the absence of Richo mean that the dross running out (and coaching) in 2004 would trounce today's toothless Tigers? Would the likes of Brian Leys, Mick "Don't kick it!" Laffey, Chris "Remember him" Pym, Richard "The Pres" Nixon, Des "Socks down" Ryan, and Mark "Useless" Eustice get a run in the current line up?

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Roddy said…
If I had one, how long do you think it would be before he tired of being treated as a pussy and ripped my head off?
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Tony said…
My wife & I went to Zoodoo last year. Really enjoyed the visit. Great Tiger photos, they were all asleep when we went there & couldn't get any decent photos of them up & about
Kris McCracken said…
Insert Imran Kahn joke here. Thanks all, I like these photos.

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