Wests Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson is fond of saying he will speak to any supporter who can tell him their membership number. Well, mine is 2940322. Now that we have that out of the way, Richo, I’d like to talk about Leichhardt Oval.

Deep in the heart of the Inner West, Leichhardt is one of Sydney’s last true throwback rugby league experiences. A heady, inconvenient, dilapidated mess of a place which, when it’s full and the Tigers are rocking, creates the kind of raw, chaotic atmosphere that modern stadiums cannot reproduce.

Leichhardt Oval’s future as a professional league venue has become endangered. Credit: Dion Georgopoulos

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