In the lead-up to the 2018 Jack Dyer Medal, Tony Greenberg takes a look at some historical Richmond Best and Fairest stats.

Most Richmond Best and Fairests

6 – Jack Dyer (1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946)

5 – Kevin Bartlett (1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977)

4 – Roy Wright (1951, 1952, 1954, 1957); Wayne Campbell (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002)

3 – Bill Morris (1945, 1948, 1950); Ron Branton (1960, 1961, 1962); Neville Crowe (1963, 1964, 1966); Geoff Raines (1978, 1980, 1981); Trent Cotchin (2011, 2012, 2014)

Best and Fairest winners in Richmond league football premiership years

1920: Dan Minogue

1921: Hugh James

1932: Jack Dyer

1934: Ray Martin

1943: Ron Durham

1967: Kevin Bartlett

1969: Royce Hart

1973: Kevin Bartlett

1974: Kevin Bartlett

1980: Geoff Raines

2017: Dustin Martin

Best and Fairest winners in Brownlow Medal years with the Tigers

1948: Bill Morris

1952: Roy Wright

1954: Roy Wright

1971: Ian Stewart

2012: Trent Cotchin

2017: Dustin Martin

Jack Dyer Medal winners since 2000

2017: Dustin Martin

2016: Dustin Martin

2015: Alex Rance

2014: Trent Cotchin

2013: Daniel Jackson

2012: Trent Cotchin

2011: Trent Cotchin

2010: Jack Riewoldt

2009: Brett Deledio

2008: Brett Deledio

2007: Matthew Richardson

2006: Kane Johnson

2005: Joel Bowden

2004: Joel Bowden

2003: Mark Coughlan

2002: Wayne Campbell

2001: Darren Gaspar

2000: Andrew Kellaway

Richmond Best and Fairest winners in consecutive years

1918-19: Barney Herbert

1927-28: Basil McCormack

1934-35: Ray Martin

1937-40: Jack Dyer

1951-52: Roy Wright

1958-59: Dave Cuzens

1960-62: Ron Branton

1963-64: Neville Crowe

1967-68: Kevin Bartlett

1973-74: Kevin Bartlett

1980-81: Geoff Raines

1982-83: Maurice Rioli

1986-87: Dale Weightman

2004-05: Joel Bowden

2008-09: Brett Deledio

2011-12: Trent Cotchin

2016-17: Dustin Martin

Richmond Best and Fairest winners recruited from other league clubs

Bill Mahoney (1911, from St Kilda)

Charlie Ricketts (1913, from South Melbourne)

Dan Minogue (1920, from Collingwood)

Ian Stewart (1971, from St Kilda)

Barry Rowlings (1979, from Hawthorn)

Chris Bond (1994, from Carlton)

Paul Broderick (1996, from Fitzroy)

Darren Gaspar (2001, from Sydney)

Kane Johnson (2006, from Adelaide)

The 2017 Jack Dyer Medal top 20

1^st           Dustin Martin, 89 votes

2^nd          Alex Rance, 80 votes

3^rd           Kane Lambert, 76 votes

4^th           Trent Cotchin, 73 votes

5^th           Dylan Grimes, 69 votes

6^th           Shaun Grigg, 58 votes

7^th           Jack Riewoldt, 57 votes

Eq.8^th     Bachar Houli, 56 votes

Eq 8^th     Dan Butler, 56 votes

10^th         Dion Prestia, 52 votes

11th    Brandon Ellis, 50 votes

12th   Daniel Rioli, 49 votes

Equal 13th   Shane Edwards, 45 votes

Equal 13th   Toby Nankervis, 45 votes

15th    David Astbury, 44 votes

16th    Jason Castagna, 41 votes

17th   Nick Vlastuin, 40 votes

18th   Kamdyn McIntosh, 34 votes

19th   Josh Caddy, 31 votes

20th   Nathan Broad, 19 votes