Daniel Rioli has won the 2024 Jack Dyer Medal.

Rioli captured Richmond’s Best and Fairest award for the first time in an exciting finish to tonight’s count held at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium.

He polled 40 votes to edge out Nick Vlastuin on 38 votes, with captain Toby Nankervis third, 36 votes. Then followed Nathan Broad on 33 votes, while Shai Bolton and Liam Baker finished in equal fifth place with 30 votes.

The triple premiership Tiger small forward-turned star dashing defender was the only member of the Club’s playing group to play every one of its 23 games this season.

Rioli maintained a high level of performance throughout the home-and-away rounds, constantly trying to lift the team with his hard running and rebound out of the backline.

He averaged 23.3 disposals, 4.0 marks, 3.0 tackles, 3.9 rebound-50s, 5.0 intercepts, 3.9 score involvements and 382.8 metres gained per match.

At Tigerland, Rioli was ranked No. 1 for disposals, No. 1 for uncontested possessions, No. 3 for score involvements, No. 3 for rebound-50s, No. 3 for intercepts and No. 3 for metres gained.

Vlastuin, who received the Jack Titus Medal for being runner-up in the Best and Fairest, was a rock-solid, consistent performer in Richmond’s defence.

The 30-year-old played 22 games, averaging 20.1 disposals, 6.8 marks, 6.1 rebound-50s, 8.1 intercepts and 408.8 metres gained per match.

He was ranked No. 1 at the Club for marks, No. 1 for intercepts, No. 1 for rebound-50s, No. 2 for metres gained, equal No. 2 for contested marks, No. 3 for disposals and No. 3 for uncontested possessions.

Nankervis was awarded the Maurie Fleming Medal for finishing third in the Best and Fairest.

The robust ruckman and Tigers skipper averaged 16.0 disposals, 10.0 contested possessions, 3.3 marks, 5.3 tackles, 32.6 hit-outs, 4.3 clearances, 3.7 score involvements, 3.1 intercepts, and 156.2 metres gained.

Among the Richmond players, he was ranked No. 1 for contested possessions, No. 1 for clearances, No. 1 for stoppage clearances, No. 1 for tackles, equal No. 2 for contested marks and No. 3 for one-percenters.

Dependable defender Nathan Broad took out the Fred Swift Medal for his fourth placing in the Best and Fairest.

Broad averaged 14.3 disposals, 6.3 marks, 3.1 rebound-50s, 5.2 intercepts and 210.2 metres gained in the 22 games he played.

Shai Bolton and Liam Baker tied in fifth place for the Kevin Bartlett Medal.

Bolton, who was the Tigers’ leading goalkicker for the season with 34 goals, averaged 16.8 disposals, 3.8 marks, 3.1 clearances, 3.8 inside-50s, 5.5 score involvements and 322.7 metres gained in 22 games.

Baker, in 18 games, averaged 19.9 disposals, 8.4 contested possessions, 3.3 marks, 3.8 tackles, 3.1 clearances, 3.8 inside-50s, 5.6 score involvements and 301.2 metres gained.

Under the Jack Dyer Medal voting system all the team’s players on match day receive a rating from 0-5 based on their overall performance.

The match committee assesses each player’s offensive, defensive and contest impacts on the game.

After those game phases have been analysed, the 0-5 rating is given as a joint match committee decision.

Votes are not allocated for what the match committee deems a below-average performance.

2024 Jack Dyer Medal top 20 players

1^st – Daniel Rioli, 40

2^nd – Nick Vlastuin, 38

3^rd – Toby Nankervis, 36

4^th – Nathan Broad, 33

Eq. 5^th – Shai Bolton, 30

Eq. 5^th – Liam Baker, 30

7^th – Rhyan Mansell, 29

8^th – Jayden Short, 26

9^th – Ben Miller, 25

10^th – Dion Prestia, 24

Eq. 11^th – Kamdyn McIntosh, 21

Eq. 11^th – Seth Campbell, 21

Eq. 11^th – Noah Balta, 21

Eq. 11^th – Tim Taranto, 21

15^th – Maurice Rioli, 16

Eq. 16^th – Tom Brown, 14

Eq. 16^th – Hugo Ralphsmith, 14

Eq. 16^th – Sam Banks, 14

Eq. 19^th – Thomson Dow, 11

Eq. 19^th – Jacob Koschitzke, 11

Eq. 19^th – Dustin Martin, 11