In the lead-up to the 2013 AFL National Draft, to be held this Thursday evening on the Gold Coast, Tony Greenberg takes a look at some interesting Richmond drafting facts and figures.
First player picked in inaugural 1986 National Draft: Richard Anderson (pick 4 overall from Norwood, SANFL, but never made the move to Victoria).
First player picked in inaugural draft, who appeared for the Tigers at senior league level: Trent Nichols (pick 17 overall from Sandy Bay, Tasmania).
Tallest player drafted (who played at least one game): Richard Lounder (No. 1 pick overall in the 1987 draft, from Central District, SANFL) and Andrew Browne (pick 94 in the 2009 draft, from the Murray Bushrangers), both 203cm.
Smallest player drafted (who played at least one game): Chris Naish (pick 5 in the 1988 draft, from Wangaratta), 172cm.
Top 10 games’ tallies by Tiger draftees
297 – Wayne Campbell (pick 29 in 1989 draft, from Golden Square)
244 – Brendon Gale (pick 27 in 1987 draft, Burnie Hawks, Tasmania)
233 – Chris Newman (pick 55 in 2000 draft, Dandenong Stingrays)
197 – Matthew Rogers (pick 37 in 1992 draft, South Adelaide, SANFL)
195 – Brett Deledio (pick 1 in 2004 draft, Murray Bushrangers)
173 – Shane Tuck (pick 73 in 2003 draft, West Adelaide, SANFL)
172 – Andrew Kellaway (pick 71 in 1997 draft, Richmond reserves)
166 – Mark Chaffey (pick 35 in 1996 draft, Caulfield Grammar)
165 – Nick Daffy (pick 49 in 1990 draft, North Gambier, SA)
146 – Daniel Jackson (pick 53 in the 2003 draft, Oakleigh Chargers)
Top 10 goalscorers
320 – Jack Riewoldt (pick 13 in the 2006 draft, Clarence, Tasmania)
212 – Chris Naish
209 – Brendon Gale
181 – Nick Daffy
172 – Wayne Campbell
163 – Matthew Rogers
152 – Brad Ottens (pick 2 in the 1997 draft, Glenelg, SANFL)
132 – Kayne Pettifer (pick 9 in the 2000 draft, Murray Bushrangers)
126 – Brett Deledio (No. 1 pick overall in the 2004 draft, Murray Bushrangers)
102 – Andrew Krakouer (pick 41 in the 2000 draft, South Fremantle, WAFL)
Jack Dyer Medal winners
Wayne Campbell – four times (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002)
Brett Deledio – twice (2008, 2009)
Trent Cotchin – twice (2011, 2012)
Nick Daffy – once (1998)
Andrew Kellaway – once (2000)
Mark Coughlan – once (2003)
Jack Riewoldt – once (2010)
Daniel Jackson – once (2013)
Michael Roach Medal winners
Jack Riewoldt – four times (78 goals in 2010, 62 goals in 2011, 65 goals in 2012, 58 goals in 2013)
Matthew Rogers – once (37 goals in 2000)
Nick Daffy – once (45 goals
- Please note that former Richmond stars Matthew Richardson and Joel Bowden have not been included in the lists above as they joined the Tigers under the ‘automatic’ father-son rule of the time. Rookie-elevation players also haven’t been included.
