In a special holiday season series at richmondfc.com.au, we’ve been asking you to select the best players to have filled each of the traditional on-field positions for the Tigers throughout the past half-century. Here are the results as voted by the Tiger faithful.
Top Tigers per position:
- Small back pocket – Kevin Sheedy 71%
- Tall back pocket – Duncan Kellaway 56%
- Full-back – Dick Clay 38%
- Half-back – Francis Bourke 68%
- Centre half-back – Alex Rance 71%
- Wing – Francis Bourke 59%
- Centre – Maurice Rioli 33%
- Half-forward – Kevin Bartlett 84%
- Centre half-forward – Royce Hart 93%
- Small forward pocket – Robert Wiley 48%
- Tall forward pocket – Neil Balme 63%
- Full-forward – Matthew Richardson 61%
- Ruckman – Mark Lee 53%
- Ruck-rover – Dustin Martin 49%
- Rover – Kevin Bartlett 74%
- Utility player – Brett Deledio 53%