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Channel Seven made a major error in its tributes to Caroline Wilson's father, Ian, who tragically passed away last week, aged 91.
The revered former Richmond Tigers president took charge of the club between 1973 and 1985.
During that time, the Victorian outfit won a flag during Wilson's first year at the helm in 1974, before winning another premiership in 1980.
Many from around the footy world have paid tribute to the Channel Seven broadcaster's father.
The network also paid tribute to the former Tigers president on its show The Agenda Setters on Monday, but Seven appeared to air the wrong image.
They appeared to show a picture of former Tigers player Bill Barrot with the words 'Vale Ian Wilson' on the screen, instead of showing an image of Ian Wilson.
Channel Seven paid their respects to former Richmond Tigers president Ian Wilson on the Agenda Setters this week
However, during its live broadcast, Seven wrongly appeared to show this image of former Tigers player Bill Barrot (top-centre) alongside Caroline Wilson (left), and her siblings Amelia and Will. The error was later corrected
The Herald Sun suggests that the image was linked to an article published by The Age which appeared to show Wilson, alongside her sister Amelia, brother Will and Barrot holding the premiership cup from the 1969 season.
The image was later removed and corrected with an image of Ian Wilson on replays of the show on the Channel 7 app.
The trailblazing Tigers president had also been a keen golfer and had also been a member of the Sorrento Golf Club since 1963. The club paid their respects to Wilson on Friday, flying their flag at half-mast.
Tigers great Matthew Richardson has also paid tribute to the former president, writing: 'In my time at the club, it was always great to bump into ‘Octa’ and talk about those legendary times. He was just a great Richmond person.'
Wilson was awarded life membership of the footy club in 1975 and had been inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2010.
The Tigers also sent their condolences to the Wilson family, with the team wearing black armbands during their defeat by Geelong at the GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
Current president, John O'Rourke, said: 'Ian significantly helped to rebuild and re-energise the Club after so many years that we spent struggling at the bottom of the League ladder.
'He was utterly determined to reward the Richmond supporters who had stayed loyal to the Club despite being starved of success.
Ian Wilson is the father of AFL journalist and Channel Seven broadcaster Caroline Wilson (pictured)
'With his business acumen, the Tigers became great innovators off-field, and he just had so much energy for the job.
He was driven to see Richmond as a force to be reckoned with, and he worked incredibly hard to make that happen.
'It was a privilege to have Ian join us last season for our 50-year anniversary celebration of the 1974 premiership. He was so clearly revered by the playing group of that era.
'He left a mighty legacy at the Club with what he was able to achieve.'
