Photographer Tony Gough’s pictures from the after-party of the 2019 grand final

Flares in Swan Street, brave GWS fans partying in Richmond and losing a camera - here’s photographer Tony Gough’s recap of the iconic moments from the 2019 AFL Grand Final.

In the thick of 2019 AFL Grand Final victory revelry, Tony Gough was swamped by photo opportunities every time he turned his head.

But when he saw some defiant GWS stars among a mass of Richmond fans celebrating their Grand Final win in Swan St, Richmond, he knew it was a great photo.

“My job was to go out looking for images whether of trouble or jubilation, and there was plenty of colour to be found,” Gough says.

Richmond supporters celebrate after defeating Greater Western Sydney in 2019. Picture: Tony Gough

Defiant GWS fans party on Swan Street, despite the Tigers taking home the flag. Picture: Tony Gough

“As soon as the crowds saw the TV cameras, it was like a moth to the flame but this photo was just a random moment.”

He was filing from his laptop that was perched on top of some rubbish bins in a side street and went to grab one of his cameras when he noticed it had gone.

Jessica Rogger gets the Dusty cut with the support of her siblings Jeremy and Thomas. Picture: Tony Gough

Richmond supporters celebrate into the night after the 2019 grand final. Picture: Tony Gough

He never thought he would see it again, feeling sure it had been stolen from his shoulder in the crowds but a fellow photographer found it about an hour later and returned it.

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“I’ll never know exactly but it could have easily been taken when I was squashed in the crowd,” he says.

Festivities in Swan St. Picture: Tony Gough

A sea of yellow and black on Swan St. Picture: Tony Gough