<P> After World War I, the club's attitude hardened as they attempted to match it with the then power clubs Collingwood and Carlton . Eventually, the Tigers became more prosaic in their approach to recruiting and training . </P> <P> The Hafey era transformed Richmond into one of the most feared combinations in the then VFL . The club's football administrator, Graham Richmond, drove the "win at all costs" mentality across the whole club, making Richmond a formidable force, winning five premierships from 1967 to 1980 . </P> <P> Since the Tigers' grand final appearance in 1982, the club has appeared in six finals series (1995, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017). Board and coaching instability during the 1980s and 1990s distracted the club and forced its focus away from becoming an on - field force . </P> <P> The club's current home jumper design is black and features a yellow sash running from the top left of the jumper to the bottom right . For away games against teams with dark coloured jumpers, the club wears a clash strip with a reverse of this design, a black sash on a yellow base . In its first season, Richmond wore a blue jumper with a thin yellow - and - black sash running from right to left . Between 2011 and 2016, the club guernseys were manufactured by sportswear company BLK, who were known as KooGa Australia prior to 2014, before it went into receivership in November 2016 . Puma manufactures the club's on - and - off field apparel . </P>

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