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. We’re 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 start of the 2020 season. We turn our attention today to Mark Coughlan . . .
Click here to select your Richmond Team of the 21st century, or by scrolling to the bottom of this article
Mark Coughlan
On-field position: Midfield
Games in the 2000s (2001-09): 92
Goals: 39
Playing achievements/honours: Jack Dyer Medallist in 2003, AFL Rising Star nominee in 2002
Top 10 finishes in Jack Dyer Medal: Three – 3rd in 2002, 1st in 2003, 5th in 2005
Season-by-season statistical analysis
2001
Games: 5
Kicks average: 1.8
Handballs average: 2.6
Disposals average: 4.4
Contested possessions average: 2.6
Uncontested possessions average: 2.2
2002
Games: 16
Kicks average: 9.5
Handballs average: 8.6
Disposals average: 18.2
Marks average: 3.7
Contested possessions average: 8.1
Uncontested possessions average: 11.1
Inside-50s average: 3.7
Clearances average: 4.3
Tackles average: 3.5
One-percenters average: 1.0
2003
Games: 21
Kicks average: 12.2
Handballs average: 11.1
Disposals average: 23.4
Marks average: 4.5
Contested possessions average: 11.2
Uncontested possessions average: 12.4
Inside-50s average: 3.8
Rebound-50s average: 1.4
Clearances average: 4.7
Tackles average: 4.8
One-percenters average: 1.5
2004
Games: 7
Kicks average: 8.1
Handballs average: 7.8
Disposals average: 16.0
Marks average: 3.7
Contested possessions average: 7.8
Uncontested possessions average: 8.7
Inside-50s average: 2.1
Rebound-50s average: 1.2
Tackles average: 2.2
One-percenters average: 1.7
2005
Games: 22
Kicks average: 11.3
Handballs average: 10.6
Disposals average: 22.0
Marks average: 5.0
Contested possessions average: 8.8
Uncontested possessions average: 13.5
Inside-50s average: 3.7
Rebound-50s average: 1.4
Tackles average: 4.5
One-percenters average: 1.1
2006
Games: 12
Kicks average: 10.6
Handballs average: 9.5
Disposals average: 20.1
Marks average: 4.8
Contested possessions average: 8.3
Uncontested possessions average: 11.9
Inside-50s average: 2.0
Rebound-50s average: 1.0
Tackles average: 3.0
One-percenters average: 1.9
2009
Games: 9
Kicks average: 8.5
Handballs average: 9.4
Disposals average: 18.0
Marks average: 4.5
Contested possessions average: 6.3
Uncontested possessions average: 11.7
Inside-50s average: 1.5
Rebound-50s average: 1.6
Tackles average: 4.1
One-percenters average: 1.8
