A LITTLE BID EACH WAY
RIPPLESIDE brothers Liam and Caden Biddiscombe both barrack for the AFL team their dad played for.
The problem is Craig Biddiscombe played for both the Cats and Tigers, so his boys are on opposing teams for Friday night’s must-win AFL preliminary final.
And the divide in the Biddiscombe household goes even deeper than that.
Older brother Liam, 12, supports Richmond; the club his dad supports after ter playing 44 games there between 1999 and 2003.
Caden, 8, and mum Tash sh support Geelong, where re Craig started his career and d notched 34 senior games in the mid-’90s.
After playing in an under-13 premiership with Geelong Amateur earlier this month, Liam is hoping his team can claim the AFL flag. “I reckon Richmond will win … just,” he said.
“Probably by about 10 or 15 points.
“They have more finals experience and success recently cently.” ”
Unsurprisingly, Caden — who played his first season for Newtown and Chilwell under-9s this year — thinks his brother’s prediction is way off.
“The Cats are going to win by about 20,” he said.
While Geelong have largely had the wood over Richmond in the modern era, the Tigers won a tense
qualifying final against the Cats i in 2017 on their way to a memorable premiership.
Craig said memories of Caden’s reaction to that result almost had him dreading the return bout.
“I was hoping the teams would miss each other in the finals. I was almost hoping Geelong would lose at the weekend, so we wouldn’t find ourselves in this situation,” he said with a laugh.