Richmond will enter the 2018 season ranked 13th ranked competition-wide in terms of the playing group’s average age and 10th for games’ average.
The Tigers’ age average is 23 years, 22 days, with their 2017 Grand Final opponent Adelaide ranked No. 1 in this area at 24 years, 192 days.
Ruckman Shaun Hampson will be the only player at Tigerland aged 30 at the start of season 2018.
On the average games’ ladder, Richmond comes in 10th at 62 per player, with Hawthorn No. 1 at 74.
The Tigers have 12 players with 100-plus games’ experience on their list – Josh Caddy, Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards, Brandon Ellis, Shaun Grigg, Dylan Grimes, Bachar Houli, Dustin Martin, Dion Prestia, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt and Nick Vlastuin. Hawthorn and Port Adelaide have the most 100-plus game players in the competition with 17 apiece.
On the list of players recruited from rival AFL clubs, Richmond is equal 14th with eight. Only Western Bulldogs (six) and Sydney (four) have fewer players from other league clubs, while Carlton is No. 1 in this department with 19.
Clubs ranked from oldest average age to youngest*
Figures based on entire club's list, including category B rookies
| RANKING | CLUB | AVERAGE AGE (YEARS, DAYS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ADEL | Adelaide | 24 | 192 |
| 2. | HAW | Hawthorn | 24 | 179 |
| 3. | COLL | Collingwood | 24 | 98 |
| 4. | GEEL | Geelong | 24 | 95 |
| 5. | PORT | Port Adelaide | 24 | 50 |
| 6. | GWS | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 16 |
| 7. | ESS | Essendon | 23 | 355 |
| 8. | SYD | Sydney | 23 | 343 |
| 9. | MELB | Melbourne | 23 | 335 |
| 10. | FRE | Fremantle | 23 | 292 |
| 11. | WCE | West Coast | 23 | 282 |
| 12. | WB | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 259 |
| 13. | RICH | Richmond | 23 | 255 |
| 14. | CARL | Carlton | 23 | 244 |
| 15. | STK | St Kilda | 23 | 201 |
| 16. | BL | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 128 |
| 17. | NMFC | North Melbourne | 23 | 117 |
| 18. | GCFC | Gold Coast | 23 | 22 |
*Stats supplied by AFL statistician Cameron Sinclair
Summary of 2018 AFL club lists
| CLUB | AVERAGE AGE (YEARS, DAYS) | AVERAGE GAMES | FINALS | 100+ GAMES | YET TO DEBUT | FROM OTHER AFL CLUBS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADEL | Adelaide | 24 | 192 | 68 | 165 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| BL | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 128 | 54 | 65 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| CARL | Carlton | 23 | 244 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| COLL | Collingwood | 24 | 98 | 68 | 116 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| ESS | Essendon | 23 | 355 | 58 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| FRE | Fremantle | 23 | 292 | 63 | 144 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| GEEL | Geelong | 24 | 95 | 65 | 209 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| GCFC | Gold Coast | 23 | 22 | 60 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| GWS | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 16 | 64 | 143 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| HAW | Hawthorn | 24 | 179 | 74 | 265 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
| MELB | Melbourne | 23 | 335 | 57 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| NMFC | North Melbourne | 23 | 117 | 52 | 107 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| PORT | Port Adelaide | 24 | 50 | 73 | 109 | 17 | 10 | 13 |
| RICH | Richmond | 23 | 255 | 62 | 114 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| STK | St Kilda | 23 | 201 | 53 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| SYD | Sydney | 23 | 343 | 66 | 303 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| WCE | West Coast | 23 | 282 | 64 | 169 | 15 | 16 | 8 |
| WB | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 259 | 56 | 129 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| AVERAGE | 23 | 338 | 62 | 126 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
