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.
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] |
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 |
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] |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | - | - |
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 | - |
Nominations:
Round | Player | Placing | Ref |
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18 | Jack Higgins | 4th | [10] |
Player | Position | Appearance | |
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Named | Jayden Short | Half-back | 1st |
Named | Dan Butler | Bench | 2nd |
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] |
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] |
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 list | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 27 March 2017 |
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 list | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Assistant coaches
Updated: 5 May 2018 |
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] |
Anthony Miles is a former Australian rules footballer who played 88 matches over nine seasons at the Greater Western Sydney Giants, the Richmond Football Club and the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). While playing with Richmond's reserves side in 2018 he won the J.J. Liston Trophy as the Victorian Football League's best and fairest player.
Jacob Townsend is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for Greater Western Sydney, Richmond, Essendon and the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Kamdyn McIntosh is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is two time premiership player, having played in grand final victories with Richmond in 2017 and 2020. He was picked up off the waiver late in the 2022 season, finishing off the year with the Richmond outfit. He's the only known player in the history of the AFL to wear knee length skins.
Connor Menadue is a former professional Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for 39 AFL matches over a five-year tenure with the Richmond Football Club. He was drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2014 national draft and made his debut in round 7 the following season. Menadue played in a premiership with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL side in 2019. After being delisted by Richmond at the end of 2019 and after one year out of the league, he was redrafted by North Melbourne in the 2021 rookie draft.
Daniel Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Before moving to Gold Coast in 2024, Rioli was a three-time premiership player with Richmond and in 2017 he received the award for the AFL's Goal of the Year.
Nathan Broad is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player with the club, winning in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Oleg Markov is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played 23 matches over five years with Richmond, after being drafted to the club in the third round of the 2015 AFL National Draft. He made his AFL debut in round 16 of the 2016 season and in 2019 was a VFL premiership player while playing with Richmond's reserves side. Markov was traded to Gold Coast in the 2020 trade period in exchange for a future third round draft selection, and played 25 games for the club over 2 seasons before being signed by the Collingwood Football Club in the Supplemental Selection Period (SSP).
The 2017 season was the 110th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the VFL/AFL. It ended with Richmond the premiers of the competition, the first time they had achieved it since 1980.
Shai Bolton is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Richmond Football Club. He was initially drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his debut in round 9 of the 2017 season, as the club's youngest debutant in nine years. In 2018, he won the VFL's Mark and Goal of the Year awards while playing reserves grade football. Bolton was a premiership player with Richmond in each of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the first of which he also received a Rising Star nomination in.
Jess Kennedy is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was recruited by Carlton as a free agent following the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. Kennedy finished 2017 having played in four matches with Carlton. She was subsequently delisted at season's end.
Liam Baker is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with West Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australia at national championships at under 18 level. After being undrafted in 2016, Baker then played senior WAFL football with Subiaco. Baker was drafted by Richmond in the 2018 rookie draft and made his AFL debut in round 19, 2018. He was an AFL premiership player with Richmond in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 was named to the AFL's 22Under22 team, recognising the best young players in the league.
Phoebe Monahan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney, Richmond and Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She won a premiership with Brisbane in 2023.
Ryan Garthwaite was a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He won a VFL premiership while playing with the club's reserves side in 2019.
The 2019 season was the 112th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the VFL/AFL. The season ended with the club winning its 12th league premiership.
Jack Ross is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with the Oakliegh Chargers in the TAC Cup and won the club's best and fairest player award in 2018. He was drafted by Richmond with the 43rd pick in 2018 AFL draft and made his debut in round 4 of the 2019 season.
Patrick Naish is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Naish previously played for the West Coast Eagles and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 34th pick in the 2017 AFL national draft and made his debut for the club in round 12 of the 2019 season. He is the son of former Richmond and Port Adelaide forward Chris Naish and was drafted to Richmond under the father–son rule. Naish was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2021 season after failing to break into playing group. He was signed by West Coast as a Supplementary Selection Period (SSP) during the 2022 AFL pre-season.
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After being overlooked in the 2016 draft, he became the first player ever to be signed by the club under the Next Generation Academy rules when he was contracted in November 2017. He made his AFL debut for the club in round 16 of the 2019 season and later that year became a VFL premiership player while playing reserves grade football for the club. He was de-listed at the end of the 2020 season but re-contracted ahead of the 2021 season after training with the team during the summer. He was not offered a new contract by the Richmond Football Club at the conclusion of the 2021 season.
The 2020 season was the 113th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the first season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.
Jake Aarts is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played state-league football with Richmond's VFL side before being drafted to the club's AFL list at the 2019 rookie draft in November 2018. Aarts made his AFL debut in round 5 of the 2020 season.
The 2021 season was the 114th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the second season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.