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
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Forward / midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup
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2 | 20 | Callum Coleman-Jones | SA | Ruck | Sturt | SANFL | [6] |
2 | 25 | Noah Balta | VIC
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Tall defender | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup
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2 | 34 (F/S) | Patrick Naish | VIC
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Small defender / wing | Northern Knights | TAC Cup
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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
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Small defender | Richmond VFL | VFL | [8] |
2018 squad
2018 season
Pre-season
AFLX
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 |
JLT Community Series
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 | 1664 | 114.1 | 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 | 2182 | 73.6 | 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
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
Playing list | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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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
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ Kalac, Grace (25 August 2018). "VFLW: Tigers outplay Saints in thrilling final round". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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