It will be the second time Cotchin has captained the Tigers. He became one of the youngest captains in league football history when he replaced the injured Newman in the Round 4, 2010 match against Melbourne at just 20 years and 11 days of age, with only 28 games experience at the game’s highest level.
Cotchin takes the captaincy reins this time as a 21-year-old with 59 league games under his belt.
He is coming off a career-high 38 disposals in Richmond’s Round 18 loss to Geelong at Etihad Stadium, which further strengthened his claims to take out his first Jack Dyer Medal this year.
Meanwhile, Cotchin has revealed in an interview with the local ‘Moreland Leader’ newspaper that he wants to remain a Tiger player for his entire AFL career.
“No doubt about it, Richmond for life,” Cotchin said.
“The young guys are exciting, but I’ll start with a couple of guys we drafted as mature-age players. Robin Nahas has had a fantastic year, Bachar Houli has come into the group and really given us some drive off half-back.
“And then you’ve got young players like ‘Batchy’ (Jake Batchelor), ‘Concs’ (Reece Conca), Ben Griffiths, who is exciting up forward, and other players like ‘Vickers’ (Tyrone Vickery), who is really taking his position up forward and as secondary ruck.
“We all know what path we’re on and where we’re heading, and there’s no doubt it’s exciting for not only us, but supporters and our families, who are a part of it, too.”
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