2025 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club
2025 season
President	John O'Rourke; (2nd season)
Coach	AFL: Adem Yze ; (2nd season); AFLW: Ryan Ferguson ; (6th season)
Captain(s)	AFL: Toby Nankervis ; (4th season); AFLW: Katie Brennan ; (7th season)
Home ground	AFL: MCG ; AFLW: Ikon Park
Regular season	AFL : 17th (5-18-0) ; AFLW : TBD (TBD)
Finals	AFL: DNQ; AFLW: TBD
Jack Dyer Medal	AFL: TBD; AFLW: TBD
Leading goalkicker	AFL: Seth Campbell (28) ; AFLW: TBD
	← 2024 2026 →

Last updated August 28, 2025

The 2025 Richmond Football Club season is the 118th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and will be the 7th season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

AFL

2024 off-season list changes

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Dustin Martin	Retired	302	302	^[1]
Dylan Grimes	Retired	234	234	^[2]
Marlion Pickett	Retired	91	91	^[3]
Sam Naismith	Retired	3	33	^[4]
Noah Cumberland	Delisted	25	25	^[5]
Matt Coulthard	Delisted	6	6	^[5]

Free agency

Date	Player	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
7 October	Jack Graham	Restricted	Richmond	West Coast	End of 2nd round	^[6]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
11 October	Pick 20	Pick 32	Brisbane Lions	^[7]
		Pick 42
		Pick 43
		Pick 45
15 October	Pick 14	Liam Baker	West Coast	^[8]
16 October	Pick 10	Shai Bolton	Fremantle	^[9]
	Pick 11	Pick 14
	Pick 18	2025 third round pick (RFC)
16 October	Pick 6	Daniel Rioli	Gold Coast	^[10]
		Pick 51
		Pick 61
	Pick 23	Pick 70
	Pick 23	Pick 76
21 November	2025 first round pick (NMFC)	Pick 27	North Melbourne	^[11]
	2025 first round pick (NMFC)	2025 second round pick (RFC)	North Melbourne
	Pick 58	2025 fourth round pick (RFC)	Gold Coast

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	1	Sam Lalor	VIC	Midfielder / Forward	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	^[12]
1	7	Josh Smillie	VIC	Midfielder	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	^[13]
1	12	Taj Hotton	VIC	Forward / Midfielder	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	^[14]
1	14	Jonty Faull	VIC	Key forward	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	^[14]
1	21	Luke Trainor	VIC	Defender	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	^[14]
1	23	Harry Armstrong	VIC	Key forward	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	^[14]
1	28	Thomas Sims	VIC	Ruck / Key forward	Northern Knights	Talent League	^[14]
1	58	Jasper Alger	VIC	Small forward	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	^[14]

2025 squad

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1 Nick Vlastuin 2 Jacob Hopper 3 Dion Prestia 5 Jack Ross 7 Rhyan Mansell 12 Ben Miller 13 Hugo Ralphsmith 14 Tim Taranto (vc) 15 Jayden Short (vc) 16 Josh Smillie 17 Maurice Rioli Jr. 18 Josh Gibcus 19 Tom Lynch (vc) 20 Jacob Koschitzke 21 Noah Balta 22 Sam Lalor 23 Judson Clarke 24 Taj Hotton		25 Toby Nankervis (c) 26 Jonty Faull 27 Thomson Dow 28 Kane McAuliffe 29 Jasper Alger 30 Tom Brown 31 Luke Trainor 32 Samson Ryan 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 34 Harry Armstrong 35 Nathan Broad (vc) 37 Liam Fawcett 38 Thomas Sims 40 Tyler Sonsie 41 Sam Banks 45 Tylar Young 48 Steely Green 49 Kaleb Smith				36 James Trezise 39 Mate Colina (B) 42 Mykelti Lefau 43 Jacob Bauer 44 Seth Campbell 46 Jacob Blight 47 Ollie Hayes-Brown (B) 50 Campbell Gray		Head coach Adem Yze Assistant coaches Chris Newman (Midfield Coach) Blake Caracella (TBA) Jack Ziebell (TBA) Ben Rutten (Defence) Sam Lonergan (Development) Steve Morris (TBA) Ivan Maric (ruck) Jake Batchelor (VFL) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie Long-term injury (ret.)Retired Updated: 28 August 2025 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Notes

References

↑ "'Forever grateful': Legendary Tiger Dustin Martin retires". AFL. 6 August 2024.
↑ "Dylan Grimes announces AFL retirement". 20 August 2024.
↑ "Another premiership Tiger retires after remarkable career". AFL Medi. Telstra Media. AAP. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Naismith calls time". 21 August 2024.
1 2 Rogers, Michael (23 October 204). "Tigers pair delisted, ex-basketballer to get another chance". AFl Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ Smith, Martin (8 October 204). "Tigers learn compensation pick as Graham joins Eagles". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Tigers acquire additional first-round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Baker departs for first round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ Twomey, Callum (16 October 2024). "'Exactly what we need': Freo secures Bolton, Tigers get draft boost". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Rioli gets Suns move, Tigers now with EIGHT top picks". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "2025 draft order: Where your club's picks sit after swap frenzy". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ Michaels, Jake (20 November 2024). "Richmond select Sam Lalor with pick No. 1 at the AFL Draft". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Plenty to Smillie about: Richmond takes Josh Smillie at 7". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "DRAFT WRAP: Tigers select eight highly-rated youngsters, add 2025 first round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Medai. 21 November 204. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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[1] "'Forever grateful': Legendary Tiger Dustin Martin retires". AFL. 6 August 2024.

[2] "Dylan Grimes announces AFL retirement". 20 August 2024.

[3] "Another premiership Tiger retires after remarkable career". AFL Medi. Telstra Media. AAP. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[4] "Naismith calls time". 21 August 2024.

[delisted-5] 1 2 Rogers, Michael (23 October 204). "Tigers pair delisted, ex-basketballer to get another chance". AFl Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[6] Smith, Martin (8 October 204). "Tigers learn compensation pick as Graham joins Eagles". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[7] "Tigers acquire additional first-round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[8] "Baker departs for first round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[9] Twomey, Callum (16 October 2024). "'Exactly what we need': Freo secures Bolton, Tigers get draft boost". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[10] "Rioli gets Suns move, Tigers now with EIGHT top picks". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[11] "2025 draft order: Where your club's picks sit after swap frenzy". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[12] Michaels, Jake (20 November 2024). "Richmond select Sam Lalor with pick No. 1 at the AFL Draft". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[13] "Plenty to Smillie about: Richmond takes Josh Smillie at 7". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[draftees-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DRAFT WRAP: Tigers select eight highly-rated youngsters, add 2025 first round pick". Richmond FC. Telstra Medai. 21 November 204. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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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 2025 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Home-and-away season Finals series Grand final
Awards	All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Rising Star Other awards
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
Players	Debuts Retirements and delistings Mid-season draft Player movement period National draft Rookie draft
See also	2025 AFL Women's season
← 2024

2025 season
President	John O'Rourke ^{(2nd season)}
Coach	AFL: Adem Yze ^{(2nd season)} AFLW: Ryan Ferguson ^{(6th season)}
Captain(s)	AFL: Toby Nankervis ^{(4th season)} AFLW: Katie Brennan ^{(7th season)}
Home ground	AFL: MCG AFLW: Ikon Park
Regular season	AFL : 17th (5-18-0) AFLW : TBD (TBD)
Finals	AFL: DNQ AFLW: TBD
Jack Dyer Medal	AFL: TBD AFLW: TBD
Leading goalkicker	AFL: Seth Campbell (28) AFLW: TBD
← 2024 2026 →