With the 2016 AFL season looming, here’s a list of the key anniversaries at Tigerland this year. . .
- 100 years since Richmond made the finals in the league football competition for the first time.
- 90 years since goalkicking great Jack Titus made his senior debut for the Club.
- 70 years since inaugural Richmond ‘Immortal’ Jack Dyer won the sixth, and final, Best and Fairest of his magnificent playing career at Tigerland.
- 70 years since the Tigers’ champion ruckman and dual Brownlow Medallist Roy Wright made his senior debut.
- 50 years since Richmond ‘Immortal’ Tommy Hafey made his coaching debut with the Club.
- 50 years since four-time premiership hero Dick Clay debuted for the Tigers.
- 50 years since another four-time premiership star in Michael Green made his senior Richmond debut.
- 40 years since triple Jack Dyer Medallist and classy 1980 premiership centreman Geoff Raines debuted at senior league level with the Tigers.
- 40 years since Tiger cult figure and key member of the 1980 premiership side Jimmy Jess played his first senior game in the Yellow and Black.
- 30 years since former Richmond captain, 1979 Jack Dyer Medallist and gun 1980 premiership midfielder Barry Rowlings played the last of his 152 games for the Tigers.
- 25 years since four-time Jack Dyer Medallist and former Tiger captain Wayne Campbell made his senior debut, wearing the No. 46 Yellow and Black guernsey.
- 20 years since dual Jack Dyer Medallist Joel Bowden made his senior debut with the Club.
- 20 years since 2001 Jack Dyer Medal winner and top-class key defender Darren Gaspar pulled on the Richmond guernsey for the first time after crossing over from Sydney.
- 10 years since 2000 Jack Dyer Medallist and dependable defender Andrew Kellaway played the last of his 172 games for Richmond.
- 10 years since Andrew Raines, son of Geoff Raines, finished runner-up in the AFL’s Rising Star award and second in the Tigers’ Best and Fairest.
