Richmond’s injury plight throughout the first half of season 2019 is highlighted with a look at the number of players from each AFL club who haven’t missed a game to this stage.
The Tigers are on the bottom of that list, having just six that have played every game – Dion Prestia, Shane Edwards, Jack Higgins, Kamdyn McIntosh, Nathan Broad and Tom Lynch.
Brisbane and Fremantle head the list with 14 players apiece to have appeared in all matches, followed by St Kilda with 13 and Collingwood, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs with 12 each.
The full list is:
14 – Brisbane, Fremantle
13 – St Kilda
12 – Collingwood, West Coast, Western Bulldogs
11 – Adelaide, Geelong, Greater Western Sydney, Sydney
10 – Gold Coast, Melbourne, North Melbourne
9 – Carlton, Essendon, Port Adelaide
8 – Hawthorn
6 – Richmond
And to further underline the Tigers’ lack of continuity with player personnel, they are equal second in terms of the number of players used by each league club up to the halfway mark of this season. A total of 34 players have represented Richmond at senior league level so far in 2019.
The full list of players used by each AFL club after 11 rounds is:
36 – Melbourne
34 – Richmond, North Melbourne, Carlton
33 – Essendon, Port Adelaide
32 – Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda
31 – Adelaide, Brisbane, Hawthorn, Sydney, Western Bulldogs
30 – Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, West Coast
29 – Collingwood
