In the lead-up to the 2016 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
Jack Dyer Medal winners since 2000
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
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 2015 Jack Dyer Medal top 20
1st Alex Rance 76 votes
2nd Dustin Martin 60
3rd Brett Deledio 54
4th Anthony Miles 50
5th Jack Riewoldt 48
Eq 6th Trent Cotchin 47
Eq 6th Nick Vlastuin 47
8th Bachar Houli 46
Eq 9th Shaun Grigg 44
Eq 9th Dylan Grimes 44
11th Brandon Ellis 43
12th Jake Batchelor 40
13th Ivan Maric 39
14th Taylor Hunt 38
15th Shane Edwards 37
16th Troy Chaplin 32
17th Kam McIntosh 31
18th Ty Vickery 21
Eq 19th Kane Lambert 19
Eq 19th Chris Newman 19
