Richmond star midfielder Dustin Martin has been ranked as the No.1 player in the game, leading a group of eight Tigers placed within the top 100 Official AFL Player Ratings.

Damien Hardwick’s side was well-represented in the ratings, with Shane Edwards (17), Jack Riewoldt (34), Trent Cotchin (46) and Kane Lambert (49) joining Martin inside the top 50.

Rounding out the top Tigers were Alex Rance (54), Toby Nankervis (60) and Josh Caddy (88), all sitting within the top 100.

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Dion Prestia (102) was positioned just outside the top 100. 

Overall, Richmond ranked as the third club in the league behind Collingwood and Adelaide.

Dominant Martin took out the top spot for midfielders, with fellow All Australian Edwards recognised as the No.1 midfielder/forward in the league.

Senior Tigers and All Australians Riewoldt and Rance both ranked second in their respective positions of key forward and key defender.

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Young gun Jack Higgins was the fourth-ranked first-year player and ruckman Nankervis was listed as seventh in the ruck.

By the numbers

CLUB

PLAYERS IN THE TOP 100 

PLAYERS IN THE TOP 50

Collingwood

10

6

Adelaide

9

2

Richmond

8

5

Hawthorn

8

5

Geelong

6

4

Melbourne

6

3

North Melbourne

6

3

Brisbane

6

3

Essendon

6

2

West Coast

5

3

Greater Western Sydney

5

2

Port Adelaide

5

2

Western Bulldogs

5

2

Sydney

4

4

St Kilda

4

1

Fremantle

3

2

Carlton

3

1

Gold Coast

1

0

*As ranked in the Official AFL Player Ratings