2018 Richmond Football Club season
2018 season | |||
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President | Peggy O'Neal (5th season) | ||
Coach | Damien Hardwick (9th season) | ||
Captain(s) | Trent Cotchin (6th season) | ||
Home ground | MCG | ||
Pre-season | 2-0 | ||
AFL season | 18-4 | ||
Finals series | 3rd (1-1) | ||
Best and fairest | Jack Riewoldt | ||
Leading goalkicker | Jack Riewoldt (70) | ||
Highest home attendance | 90,151 (Round 1 vs. Carlton) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 32,870 (Round 4 vs. Brisbane Lions) | ||
Average home attendance | 61,175 ( 5,217 / 9.32%) | ||
Club membership | 100,726 ( 28,057 / 38.61%) | ||
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The 2018 season was the 111th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the VFL/AFL.
2017 off-season list changes
Retirements and delistings
Player | Reason | Club games | Career games | Ref |
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Ivan Maric | Retired | 80 | 157 | [1] |
Ben Griffiths | Retired | 63 | 63 | [2] |
Steven Morris | Delisted | 87 | 87 | [3] |
Jake Batchelor | Delisted | 84 | 84 | [4] |
Taylor Hunt | Delisted | 42 | 105 | [3] |
Ben Lennon | Delisted | 21 | 21 | [4] |
Todd Elton | Delisted | 10 | 10 | [3] |
Trades
Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner | Ref |
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19 October | Pick 53 | 2018 third round pick | Geelong | [5] |
19 October | Pick 20 | Pick 15 | Brisbane Lions | [5] |
Pick 25 | Pick 52 |
National draft
Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref |
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1 | 17 | Jack Higgins | VIC | Forward / midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | [6] |
2 | 20 | Callum Coleman-Jones | SA | Ruck | Sturt | SANFL | [6] |
2 | 25 | Noah Balta | VIC | Tall defender | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | [6] |
2 | 34 (F/S) | Patrick Naish | VIC | Small defender / wing | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | [6] |
4 | 63 | Ben Miller | WA | Ruck | Subiaco | WAFL | [6] |
Rookie draft
Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref |
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1 | 18 | Liam Baker | WA | Small forward | Subiaco | WAFL | [7] |
Next Generation Academy zone selection (Indigenous) | Derek Eggmolesse-Smith | VIC | Small defender | Richmond VFL | VFL | [8] |
2018 squad
2018 season
Pre-season
Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | Saturday 17 February, 4:10pm | 3.2.7 (49) | Greater Western Sydney | 2.2.2 (34) | Won by 15 points | Allianz Stadium | 9,892 |
2 | Saturday 17 February, 5:06pm | 4.3.3 (61) | Brisbane Lions | 4.4.7 (66) | Lost by 5 points | Allianz Stadium | 9,892 |
Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | Saturday 24 February, 4:35pm | 19.10 (124) | Essendon | 5.7 (37) | Won by 87 points | Away | Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta | 7,681 |
2 | Wednesday 7 March, 7:05pm | 19.14 (128) | North Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | Won by 70 points | Home | Ikon Park | 4,197 |
Home and away season
Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
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1 | Thursday 22 March, 7:25pm | 17.19 (121) | Carlton | 15.5 (95) | Won by 26 points | Home | MCG | 90,151 | 7th |
2 | Thursday 29 March, 7:20pm | 12.10 (82) | Adelaide | 18.10 (118) | Lost by 36 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 49,743 | 12th |
3 | Sunday 8 April, 1:10pm | 15.12 (102) | Hawthorn | 13.11 (89) | Won by 13 points | Home | MCG | 70,701 | 9th |
4 | Saturday 14 April, 2:10pm | 16.14 (110) | Brisbane Lions | 2.5 (17) | Won by 93 points | Home | MCG | 32,870 | 3rd |
5 | Tuesday 24 April 7:25pm | 15.12 (102) | Melbourne | 8.8. (56) | Won by 46 points | Away | MCG | 77,071 | 1st |
6 | Sunday 29 April, 3:20pm | 16.17 (113) | Collingwood | 10.10 (70) | Won by 43 points | Away | MCG | 72,157 | 1st |
7 | Sunday 6 May, 1:10pm | 15.20 (110) | Fremantle | 4.9 (33) | Won by 77 points | Home | MCG | 43,240 | 1st |
8 | Sunday 13 May, 1:10pm | 12.10 (82) | North Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | Won by 10 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 29,153 | 1st |
9 | Sunday 20 May, 2:40pm | 12.11 (83) | West Coast | 20.10 (130) | Lost by 47 points | Away | Optus Stadium | 57,616 | 2nd |
10 | Saturday 26 May, 1:45pm | 15.15 (105) | St Kilda | 12.5 (77) | Won by 28 points | Home | MCG | 48,850 | 2nd |
11 | Saturday 2 June, 7:25pm | 17.12 (114) | Essendon | 6.7 (43) | Won by 71 points | Away | MCG | 81,046 | 2nd |
12 | Friday 8 June, 7:20pm | 8.10 (58) | Port Adelaide | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 14 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 39,936 | 2nd |
13 | Sunday 17 June, 3:20pm | 12.11 (83) | Geelong | 9.11 (65) | Won by 18 points | Away | MCG | 46,423 | 1st |
14 | BYE | 1st | |||||||
15 | Thursday 28 June, 7:20pm | 14.9 (93) | Sydney | 11.1 (67) | Won by 26 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 43,519 | 1st |
16 | Friday 6 July, 7:50pm | 15.13 (103) | Adelaide | 8.8 (56) | Won by 47 points | Home | MCG | 54,934 | 1st |
17 | Saturday 14 July, 7:25pm | 10.17 (77) | Greater Western Sydney | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 2 points | Away | Spotless Stadium | 14,456 | 1st |
18 | Friday 20 July, 7:50pm | 16.15 (111) | St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | Won by 54 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 36,269 | 1st |
19 | Saturday 28 July, 1:45pm | 16.9 (105) | Collingwood | 12.5 (77) | Won by 28 points | Home | MCG | 88,180 | 1st |
20 | Friday 3 August, 7:50pm | 12.13 (85) | Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Won by 3 points | Home | MCG | 67,054 | 1st |
21 | Saturday 11 August, 2:10pm | 19.11 (125) | Gold Coast | 7.9 (51) | Won by 74 points | Away | Metricon Stadium | 18,102 | 1st |
22 | Friday 17 August, 7:50pm | 12.9 (81) | Essendon | 11.7 (73) | Won by 8 points | Home | MCG | 76,424 | 1st |
23 | Saturday 25 August, 2:10pm | 15.8 (98) | Western Bulldogs | 14.11 (95) | Won by 3 points | Home | MCG | 56,998 | 1st |
Finals
Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance |
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Qualifying final | Thursday 7 September, 7:20pm | 13.17 (95) | Hawthorn | 9.10 (64) | Won by 31 points | Home | MCG | 91,446 |
Preliminary final | Friday 21 September, 7:50 pm | 8.10 (58) | Collingwood | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 39 points | Home | MCG | 94,959 |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Richmond | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2143 | 1574 | 136.1 | 72 | 2018 finals |
2 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 1657 | 121.4 | 64 | |
3 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2046 | 1699 | 120.4 | 60 | |
4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1972 | 1642 | 120.1 | 60 | |
5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2299 | 1749 | 131.4 | 56 | |
6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1822 | 1664 | 109.5 | 56 | |
7 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1898 | 1661 | 114.3 | 54 | |
8 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2045 | 1554 | 131.6 | 52 | |
9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1950 | 1790 | 108.9 | 48 | |
10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1780 | 1654 | 107.6 | 48 | |
11 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1932 | 1838 | 105.1 | 48 | |
12 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1941 | 1865 | 104.1 | 48 | |
13 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1575 | 2037 | 77.3 | 32 | |
14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1556 | 2041 | 76.2 | 32 | |
15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1825 | 2049 | 89.1 | 20 | |
16 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1606 | 2125 | 75.6 | 18 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1308 | 2182 | 59.9 | 16 | |
18 | Carlton | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1353 | 2282 | 59.3 | 8 |
Awards
League awards
All-Australian team
Player | Position | Appearance | |
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Named | Dustin Martin | Centre | 3rd |
Named | Alex Rance | Full-back | 5th |
Named | Jack Riewoldt | Full-forward | 3rd |
Named | Shane Edwards | Bench | 1st |
Nominated | Josh Caddy | - | - |
Nominated | Trent Cotchin | - | - |
Nominated | Dylan Grimes | - | - |
Nominated | Kane Lambert | - | - |
Brownlow Medal tally
Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place |
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Dustin Martin | 2 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6th |
Kane Lambert | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28th |
Trent Cotchin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 35th |
Jack Riewoldt | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 35th |
Shane Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 55th |
Josh Caddy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 64th |
Dion Prestia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105th |
Toby Nankervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105th |
Shaun Grigg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142nd |
Nick Vlastuin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142nd |
Daniel Rioli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 169th |
Jayden Short | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 169th |
David Astbury | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 169th |
Reece Conca | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 169th |
Total | 11 | 15 | 15 | 78 | - |
Rising Star
Nominations:
Round | Player | Placing | Ref |
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18 | Jack Higgins | 4th | [10] |
22 Under 22 team
Player | Position | Appearance | |
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Named | Jayden Short | Half-back | 1st |
Named | Dan Butler | Bench | 2nd |
Club awards
Jack Dyer Medal
Position | Player | Votes | Medal |
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1st | Jack Riewoldt | 81 | Jack Dyer Medal |
2nd | Kane Lambert | 68 | Jack Titus Medal |
3rd | Dustin Martin | 66 | Maurie Fleming Medal |
4th | Shane Edwards | 65 | Fred Swift Medal |
5th | Dylan Grimes | 64 | Kevin Bartlett Medal |
6th | Alex Rance | 63 | |
7th | Trent Cotchin | 58 | |
8th | Nick Vlastuin | 51 | |
9th | Jayden Short | 47 | |
10th | Josh Caddy | 45 | |
Source:[11] |
Michael Roach Medal
Position | Player | Goals |
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1st | Jack Riewoldt | 70 |
2nd | Josh Caddy | 46 |
3rd | Dustin Martin | 31 |
4th | Jason Castagna | 26 |
5th | Dan Butler | 18 |
Source:[12] |
Reserves
The 2018 season marked the fifth consecutive year the Richmond Football club ran a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the AFL side were eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL-only listed players. The team was captained by former AFL listed defender Steve Morris. Hugh Beasley, Jake Aarts, Jacob Ballard and Tom Silvestro are also in the team's 2018 leadership group.[13]
The team finished the home and away season with 14 wins and four losses, earning the minor premiership as a result.[14] They were eliminated from the finals series after successive qualifying and semi finals matches against Williamstown and Essendon respectively.[15]
AFL-listed midfielder Anthony Miles won the club's best and fairest award for the second year running, along with the league's best and fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy.[16] AFL-listed small forward Tyson Stengle led the team's goal-kicking with 33 across his 19 matches.[17] Another AFL-listed small forward, Shai Bolton, received both the league's Mark and Goal of the Year awards.[18]
Playing squad
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 27 March 2017 |
Women's team
The 2018 season marked the first year the Richmond Football club ran a women's team and the first year in the VFL Women's competition (VFLW). Former men's VFL assistant coach Tom Hunter was named the team's head coach in November 2017.[19] Jess Kennedy was named the team's inaugural captain in May 2018.[20] The team finished the season with four wins and 10 losses, placing 11th on the ladder of 13 teams and failing to qualify for the finals competition.[21][22]
Playing squad
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 5 May 2018 |
VFLW Best and Fairest
Position | Player | Votes | |
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1st | Jess Kennedy | 49 | |
2nd | Jacqui Graham | 48 | |
3rd | Evelyn Burry | 45 | |
3rd | Lisa Davie | 45 | |
3rd | Phoebe Monahan | 45 | |
Source:[23] |
References
- ^ "Maric to hang up boots at season's end". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (11 January 2018). "Ben Griffiths drops AFL career to take up US scholarship and chase American football punting career". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Richmond list changes". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Tigers make further lists changes". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b Lerner, Ronny (19 October 2017). "Ablett, Hodge, Gibbs and Stringer all find new homes". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Tiger draftees' dissection". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Rookie draft wash-up: Who did your club get?". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Tigers land first Academy selection". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Brownlow 2017". AFL Tables.
- ^ McGowan, Mark (23 July 2018). "Higgins wins Round 18 Rising Star nomination". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. AFL Media. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Greenberg, Tony (2 October 2018). "It's Jack for Jack". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "AFL Goalkickers for Season 2017". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Morris to lead VFL Tigers". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Kalac, Grace (25 August 2018). "VFL Tigers tame Dolphins to claim minor premiership". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Mann, Brenton (8 September 2018). "Sun sets on VFL Tigers' season". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Greenway, Beau (4 October 2018). "North Albury product Anthony Miles wins VFL best and fairest at Richmond". The Border Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Scoring Summary". Peter Jackson VFL 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Bolton claims VFL Mark and Goal of the Year". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Tigers appoint inaugural VFLW coach". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Cahill, Georgina. "VFLW leadership group". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "CURRENT LADDER". VFLW. SportsTG. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Kalac, Grace (25 August 2018). "VFLW: Tigers outplay Saints in thrilling final round". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Kennedy crowned inaugural VFLW Best and Fairest". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.