Trent Cotchin, who reaches the AFL 300-game milestone against St Kilda at the MCG on Saturday night, is one of the greatest and most decorated players in Richmond’s history. Here is a snapshot of Cotchin’s wonderful AFL career . . .
Honours
Triple Richmond premiership captain: 2017, 2019, 2020.
Brownlow Medallist: 2012.
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year: 2012.
All-Australian representative: 2012.
Richmond captain: 2013-21.
AFLPA best captain: 2018.
State of Origin – Victoria captain: 2020.
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2008.
22-under-22 team member: 2012.
Yiooken Award winner: 2011.
Ian Stewart Medal winner: 2014.
Triple Jack Dyer Medallist: 2011, 2012, 2014.
Maurie Fleming Medallist (3rd in the Club’s Best and Fairest): 2016.
Fred Swift Medallist (4th in the Club’s Best and Fairest): 2017.
Kevin Bartlett Medallist (5th in the Club’s Best and Fairest): 2013.
Key statistical averages
Kicks: 13.2
Handballs: 9.4
Disposals: 22.6
Contested possessions: 10.2
Uncontested possessions: 10.9
Marks: 3.3
Clearances: 4.6
Inside-50s: 3.5
Score involvements: 2.8
Tackles: 3.7
Metres gained: 307.8
Career-high totals
Kicks: 26 v Fremantle, Round 17, 2013, MCG.
Handballs: 23 v North Melbourne, Round 8, 2018, Marvel Stadium.
Disposals: 39 v Fremantle, Round 9, 2016, Domain Stadium.
Contested possessions: 22 v North Melbourne, Round 8, 2018, Marvel Stadium.
Uncontested possessions: 28 v Gold Coast, Round 1, 2014, Heritage Bank Stadium.
Marks: 10 v Gold Coast, Round 16, 2012, Cazaly’s Stadium and v Essendon, Round 22, 2012, MCG.
Clearances: 13 v Geelong, Round 18, 2011, Marvel Stadium.
Centre clearances: 5 v Hawthorn, Round 9, 2022, MCG.
Stoppage clearances: 8 v Fremantle, Round 9, 2016, Domain Stadium.
Inside-50s: 9 v Essendon, Round 2011, MCG, v Brisbane, Round 19, 2012, Gabba, and v Hawthorn, Round 22, 2022, MCG.
Rebound-50s: 6 v Essendon, Round 9, 2010, MCG.
Goals: 5 v St Kilda, Round 15, 2014, Marvel Stadium.
Goal assists: 5 v Brisbane, Round 17, 2017, Marvel Stadium.
Score involvements: 12 v Brisbane, Round 4, 2018, MCG.
Intercepts: 12 v West Coast, Round 3, 2017, MCG.
Tackles: 12 v North Melbourne, Round 11, 2017, Marvel Stadium.
Tackles inside 50: 5 v Brisbane, Round 17, 2017, Marvel Stadium.
Metres gained: 634 v Hawthorn, Round 2, 2021, MCG.