With Richmond star key defender Alex Rance sporting a luxurious growth of hair on his chin in the lead-up to the 2019 season, it prompted Tony Greenberg to compile a list of the top 10 bearded Tigers he’s seen (in alphabetical order, and not including ‘Rancey’ until he plays an official AFL game with the beard). Special mention to 1969 premiership player Colin Beard (who didn’t have a beard).
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1. Joel Bowden – 265 games, 1996-2009
2. Denis Collins – 17 games, 1980
3. Trent Cotchin – 220 games, 2008-2018
4. Jeff Dunne – one game, 1984
5. Shane Edwards – 231 games, 2007-2018
6. Bachar Houli – 159 games, 2011-2018
7. Jim Jess – 223 games, 1976-1988
8. Michael Mitchell – 81 games, 1987-1991
9. Chris Newman – 268 games, 2002-2015
10. Nick Vlastuin – 117 games, 2013-2018
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