Two Tiger cubs will enter the 2019 season with the best winning strike-rates at the game’s highest level among Richmond’s current playing group.

Lively small forward/midfielder Liam Baker and dependable defender Ryan Garthwaite have a perfect 100% record in the wins column.

Baker had three wins from three senior games in his 2018 debut season of AFL football, while Garthwaite celebrated two victories in his two appearances.

Young premiership Tiger Jack Graham is the next best on the winning strike-rate list with 86.9% (20 wins from 23 games). 

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Here is the full list of Richmond players’ winning strike-rates (solely at Tigerland) . . .

  • Liam Baker – 100% (three wins from three games)
  • Ryan Garthwaite – 100% (two wins from two games)
  • Jack Graham – 86.9% (20 wins from 23 games)
  • Jack Higgins – 85.0% (17 wins from 20 games)
  • Nathan Broad – 83.3% (25 wins from 30 games)
  • Dion Prestia – 80.0% (28 wins from 35 games)
  • Jacob Townsend – 78.9% (15 wins from 19 games)
  • Toby Nankervis – 76.5% (36 wins from 47 games)
  • Dan Butler – 76.3% (29 wins from 38 games)
  • Josh Caddy – 75% (33 wins from 44 games)
  • Jason Castagna – 69.2% (36 wins from 52 games)
  • Kamdyn McIntosh – 67.5% (50 wins from 74 games)
  • Kane Lambert – 64.8% (48 wins from 74 games)
  • Jayden Short – 62.5% (35 wins from 56 games)
  • Ivan Soldo – 62.5% (five wins from eight games)
  • Nick Vlastuin – 62.3% (73 wins from 117 games)
  • Dylan Grimes – 62.2% (79 wins from 127 games)
  • Daniel Rioli – 61.8% (34 wins from 55 games)
  • Brandon Ellis – 59.8% (91 wins from 153 games)
  • Connor Menadue – 57.5% (19 wins from 33 games)
  • Shaun Grigg – 56.7% (97 wins from 171 games)
  • Dustin Martin – 54.7% (109 wins from 201 games)
  • Bachar Houli – 54.7% (87 wins from 159 games)
  • Trent Cotchin – 53.6% (118 wins from 220 games)
  • Alex Rance – 53.2% (105 wins from 199 games)
  • David Astbury – 52.3% (55 wins from 107 games)
  • Jack Riewoldt – 50.6% (124 wins from 249 games)
  • Shane Edwards – 50.0% (113 wins from 231 games)
  • Callum Moore – 50.0% (four wins from four games)
  • Oleg Markov – 40.0% (six wins from 15 games)

It’s quite a different tale, however, if you look at the winning strike-rates of seasoned Tigers Cotchin, Riewoldt, Rance, Martin, Edwards, Grigg, Houli, Astbury, Grimes and Ellis since 2013.

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Here’s how those players’ winning strike-rates stack up throughout the past six seasons . . .

  • Cotchin – 61.1% (82 wins from 134 games)
  • Riewoldt – 61.3% (84 wins from 137 games)
  • Rance – 63.9% (85 wins from 133 games)
  • Martin – 62.3% (86 wins from 138 games)
  • Edwards – 63.1% (77 wins from 122 games)
  • Grigg – 61.7% (79 wins from 128 games)
  • Houli – 60.0% (69 wins from 115 games)
  • Astbury – 57.5% (48 wins from 83 games)
  • Grimes – 65.4% (72 wins from 110 games)
  • Ellis – 62.1% (82 wins from 132 games)