2023 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club
2023 season
President	John O'Rourke; (1st season)
Coach	AFL: Damien Hardwick ; (14th season) / Andrew McQualter (interim/1st season); AFLW: Ryan Ferguson ; (4th season)
Captains	AFL: Dylan Grimes & Toby Nankervis ; (2nd season); AFLW: Katie Brennan ; (5th season)
Home ground	AFL: MCG ; AFLW: Ikon Park
AFL season	AFL: 13th (10-12-1); AFLW: 10th (5-5-0)
2023 AFL finals series	AFL: DNQ; AFLW: DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	AFL: Tim Taranto ; AFLW: Monique Conti
Leading goalkicker	AFL: Jack Riewoldt (32); AFLW: Katie Brennan (14)
Average home attendance	51,420
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated January 17, 2026

The 2023 season was the 116th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the fourth season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

AFL

2022 off-season list changes

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Shane Edwards	Retired	303	303	^[2]
Kane Lambert	Retired	135	135	^[3]
Josh Caddy	Retired	79	174	^[4]
Matthew Parker	Retired	11	30	^[5]
Jake Aarts	Delisted	42	42	^[6]
Sydney Stack	Delisted	35	35	^[6]
Riley Collier-Dawkins	Delisted	11	11	^[6]
Will Martyn	Delisted	3	3	^[6]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
3 October	Tim Taranto	Pick 12	Greater Western Sydney	^[7]
3 October	Tim Taranto	Pick 19	Greater Western Sydney	^[7]
11 October	Jacob Hopper	Pick 31	Greater Western Sydney	^[8]
	Pick 53	2023 first round pick
	Pick 63	2023 first round pick

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
3	49	Kaleb Smith	WA	Half-back	East Fremantle	WAFL	^[9]
4	55	Steely Green	WA	Small defender	South Fremantle	WAFL	^[10]

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	12	Seth Campbell	TAS	Small forward	Tasmania Devils	NAB League	^[11]
2	26	Tylar Young	NSW	Tall defender	Richmond VFL	VFL	^[12]

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Date	Player	Team from	League from	Ref
14 February 2023	Kaelan Bradtke	Corowa-Rutherglen	Ovens and Murray Football League	^[13]

Mid-season draft

Pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
4	Matt Coulthard	Small forward	Glenelg	SANFL	^[14]
13	James Trezise	Half-back	Richmond VFL	VFL	^[15]

2023 squad

Richmond Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Nick Vlastuin 2 Dylan Grimes (c) 3 Dion Prestia 4 Dustin Martin 5 Jack Ross 6 Robbie Tarrant (ret.) 7 Liam Baker 8 Jack Riewoldt 9 Trent Cotchin 10 Maurice Rioli Jr 13 Hugo Ralphsmith 14 Tim Taranto 15 Jayden Short 17 Daniel Rioli 19 Tom Lynch 20 Ivan Soldo 21 Noah Balta 22 Jacob Hopper 25 Toby Nankervis (c)		27 Thomson Dow 28 Josh Gibcus 29 Shai Bolton 30 Tom Brown 31 Rhyan Mansell 32 Samson Ryan 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad 38 Noah Cumberland 40 Tyler Sonsie 41 Sam Banks 42 Judson Clarke 46 Ben Miller 47 Bigoa Nyuon 48 Steely Green 49 Kaleb Smith 50 Marlion Pickett				26 Matt Coulthard 36 James Trezise 37 Kaelan Bradtke 39 Mate Colina (B) 43 Jacob Bauer 44 Seth Campbell 45 Tylar Young		Head coach Andrew McQualter (interim) Assistant coach David Teague (forwards/ball movement) Sam Lonergan (Development) Xavier Clarke (Forwards) Ben Rutten (Defense) Kane Lambert (Midfield/Development) Steve Morris (VFL) Ivan Maric (ruck) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie Long-term injury (ret.) Retired Updated: 16 January 2026 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

References

↑ https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2023.html
↑ "Edwards to retire as a Richmond legend". Richmond. 16 August 2022.
↑ "Triple premiership Tiger retires due to chronic hip injury". AFL Media. 25 July 2022.
↑ "Caddy calls time". RichmondFC.com.au. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
↑ "Family comes first: Tiger calls time, heads back to WA". AFL Media. 26 July 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Richmond announces list changes". 13 October 2022. Richmond has informed four players they will not be offered contracts for the 2023 season.
↑ "Taranto becomes a Tiger". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 3 October 2022. Richmond is delighted to welcome former GWS midfielder Tim Taranto.
↑ "Hopper lands at Richmond". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 11 October 2022. Richmond has completed a trade with GWS, bringing Jacob Hopper to the Club.
↑ "Tigers secure Smith". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
↑ "Draft Steely as Green lands at Tigerland". R. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
↑ "Campbell joins Richmond via rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
↑ "VFL Tiger Tylar Young recruited in rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
↑ "Tigers sign country star, knock back former Cat". AFL.com.au. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023. Richmond has boosted its key forward stocks by signing Kaelan Bradtke ahead of the SSP deadline
↑ "Glenelg Tiger Coulthard becomes a Richmond Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
↑ "VFL Tiger Trezise recruited in Mid-Season Draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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[1] ttps://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2023.html

[2] "Edwards to retire as a Richmond legend". Richmond. 16 August 2022.

[3] "Triple premiership Tiger retires due to chronic hip injury". AFL Media. 25 July 2022.

[4] "Caddy calls time". RichmondFC.com.au. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[5] "Family comes first: Tiger calls time, heads back to WA". AFL Media. 26 July 2022.

[delistings-6] 1 2 3 4 "Richmond announces list changes". 13 October 2022. Richmond has informed four players they will not be offered contracts for the 2023 season.

[7] "Taranto becomes a Tiger". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 3 October 2022. Richmond is delighted to welcome former GWS midfielder Tim Taranto.

[8] "Hopper lands at Richmond". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 11 October 2022. Richmond has completed a trade with GWS, bringing Jacob Hopper to the Club.

[9] "Tigers secure Smith". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[10] "Draft Steely as Green lands at Tigerland". R. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[11] "Campbell joins Richmond via rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[12] "VFL Tiger Tylar Young recruited in rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[13] "Tigers sign country star, knock back former Cat". AFL.com.au. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023. Richmond has boosted its key forward stocks by signing Kaelan Bradtke ahead of the SSP deadline

[14] "Glenelg Tiger Coulthard becomes a Richmond Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[15] "VFL Tiger Trezise recruited in Mid-Season Draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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v t e Richmond Football Club
Nickname: Tigers History Seasons Records Players Current squad Captains Coaches Awards Jack Dyer Medal Michael Roach Medal AFL coach: Adam Yze AFL captain: Toby Nankervis AFLW coach: Ryan Ferguson AFLW captain: Katie Brennan
VFL/AFL home grounds	Punt Road Oval (1908–1964) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1964–)
AFLW home grounds	Princes Park (2020–) Punt Road Oval (2021–)
VFA premierships (2)	1902 1905
VFL/AFL premierships (13)	1920 1921 1932 1934 1943 1967 1969 1973 1974 1980 2017 2019 2020
Runner-up (12)	1919 1924 1927 1928 1929 1931 1933 1940 1942 1944 1972 1982
Seasons (136) (club articles in bold)	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Related articles	Dreamtime at the 'G VFL team Women's teams

v t e 2023 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Mid-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings
See also	Gather Round 2023 AFL Women's season 2023 in Australian rules football

2023 season
President	John O'Rourke ^{(1st season)}
Coach	AFL: Damien Hardwick ^{(14th season)} / Andrew McQualter ^{(interim/1st season)} AFLW: Ryan Ferguson ^{(4th season)}
Captains	AFL: Dylan Grimes & Toby Nankervis ^{(2nd season)} AFLW: Katie Brennan ^{(5th season)}
Home ground	AFL: MCG AFLW: Ikon Park
AFL season	AFL: 13th (10-12-1) AFLW: 10th (5-5-0)
2023 AFL finals series	AFL: DNQ AFLW: DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	AFL: Tim Taranto AFLW: Monique Conti
Leading goalkicker	AFL: Jack Riewoldt (32) AFLW: Katie Brennan (14)
Average home attendance	51,420^[1]
← 2022 2024 →