After 20 years of AFL football in the 2000s, we here at Richmond Media thought it would be an interesting exercise to come up with the Tigers’ Team of the 21st Century thus far. But we need your help. So we’ve put together a squad of 40 players (listed below) from which we want you to select your best 22. Over the next 40 days, we will be providing a profile and statistical analysis of each squad member (in alphabetical order) to assist you with selecting the side. Only players that have appeared in a minimum of 50 games at senior level with the Tigers during the 2000s are eligible for selection. Once all 40 players have been profiled, we’ll be collating the line-ups you’ve compiled, and then announcing Richmond’s Team of the 21st Century (to date) in the lead-up to the opening round of the 2020 season. We kick off today with a look at current-day Tiger David Astbury.
Click here to select your Richmond Team of the 21st century, or by scrolling to the bottom of this article
David Astbury
On-field position: Tall defender
Games in the 2000s (2010-19): 129
Goals: 9
Playing achievements/honours: Member of Richmond’s 2017 and 2019 premiership teams
Top 10 finishes in Jack Dyer Medal: One – 9th in 2019
Season-by-season statistical analysis
2010
Games: 17
Kicks average: 6.4
Handballs average: 4.8
Disposals average: 11.3
Marks average: 3.3
Tackles average: 1.7
Contested possessions average: 3.8
Uncontested possessions average: 7.5
One-percenters average: 1.8
2011
Games: 5
Kicks average: 2.4
Handballs average: 2.8
Disposals average: 5.2
Rebound-50s average: 1.2
Contested possessions average: 2.6
Uncontested possessions average: 3.0
Tackles average: 1.2
One-percenters average: 3.8
2012
Games: 2
Kicks average: 3.0
Handballs average: 3.0
Disposals average: 6.0
Marks average: 2.5
Contested marks average: 1.0
Contested possessions average: 3.0
Uncontested possessions average: 3.0
Tackles average: 2.0
One-percenters average: 1.0
2013
Games: 5
Kicks average: 6.0
Handballs average: 4.4
Disposals average: 10.4
Marks average: 3.6
Rebound-50s average: 2.4
Contested possessions average: 3.4
Uncontested possessions average: 7.2
One-percenters average: 4.8
2014
Games: 8
Kicks average: 8.8
Handballs average: 4.6
Disposals average: 13.5
Marks average: 5.2
Rebound-50s average: 2.6
Contested possessions average: 3.6
Uncontested possessions average: 10.0
Tackles average: 1.8
One-percenters average: 6.6
2015
Games: 4
Kicks average: 5.0
Handballs average: 5.5
Disposals average: 10.5
Marks average: 3.5
Rebound-50s average: 1.0
Contested possessions average: 2.7
Uncontested possessions average: 7.5
Intercepts average: 1.5
Score involvements average: 2.2
Tackles average: 2.0
One-percenters average: 5.0
Metres gained average: 136.2
2016
Games: 19
Kicks average: 8.2
Handballs average: 5.3
Disposals average: 13.5
Rebound-50s average: 2.4
Marks average: 6.7
Contested marks average: 1.1
Contested possessions average: 4.6
Uncontested possessions average: 9.1
Intercepts average: 5.3
Score involvements average: 1.5
Tackles average: 1.3
One-percenters average: 5.2
Metres gained average: 164.8
2017
25 games
Kicks average: 8.8
Handballs average: 6.2
Disposals average: 15.0
Marks average: 6.4
Contested marks average: 1.3
Rebound-50s average: 2.9
Contested possessions average: 5.3
Uncontested possessions average: 9.6
Intercepts average: 6.9
Score involvements average: 2.2
Tackles average: 1.4
One-percenters average: 4.6
Metres gained average: 210.0
2018
Games: 22
Kicks average: 8.4
Handballs average: 6.3
Disposals average: 14.6
Marks average: 5.7
Rebound-50s average: 3.1
Inside-50s average: 1.1
Contested possessions average: 5.2
Uncontested possessions average: 9.6
Intercepts average: 6.6
Score involvements average: 2.7
Tackles average: 1.1
One-percenters average: 4.7
Metres gained average: 251.2
2019
Games: 22
Kicks average: 9.5
Handballs average: 4.1
Disposals average: 13.6
Marks average: 6.0
Rebound-50s average: 3.5
Contested possessions average: 4.1
Uncontested possessions average: 9.1
Intercepts average: 5.9
Score involvements average: 2.2
One-percenters average: 5.7
Metres gained average: 216.9
