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 21^st 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 21^st Century (to date) in the lead-up to the opening round of the 2020 season. We turn our attention today to Alex Rance . . .

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Alex Rance

On-field position: Key defender

Games in the 2000s (2009-19): 200

Goals: 9

Playing honours/achievements: Member of 2017 premiership team, 2015 Jack Dyer Medal winner, five-time All-Australian representative – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, All-Australian captain 2017, Club co vice-captain 2017-19

Top 10 finishes in Jack Dyer Medal: Eight – equal 6^th in 2011, 6^th in 2012, 6^th in 2013, equal 7^th in 2014, 1^st in 2015, 2^nd in 2016, 2^nd in 2017, 6^th in 2018

 

Season-by-season statistical analysis

2009

Games: 15

Kicks average: 4.6

Handballs average: 9.0

Disposals average: 13.6

Marks average: 3.1

Contested possessions average: 4.5

Uncontested possessions average: 9.2

Clearances average: 1.0

Rebound-50s average: 1.8

Tackles average: 2.8

One-percenters average: 3.0

 

2010

Games: 10

Kicks average: 5.5

Handballs average: 6.6

Disposals average: 12.1

Marks average: 3.6

Contested possessions average: 4.4

Uncontested possessions average: 8.0

Rebound-50s average: 1.1

Inside-50s average: 1.6

Tackles average: 2.3

One-percenters average: 3.4

 

2011

Games: 19

Kicks average: 10.0

Handballs average: 8.1

Disposals average: 18.1

Marks average: 5.9

Contested possessions average: 5.8

Uncontested possessions average: 12.5

Rebound-50s average: 4.1

Tackles average: 2.5

One-percenters average: 8.0

 

2012

Games: 22

Kicks average: 10.7

Handballs average: 7.2

Disposals average: 17.9

Marks average: 6.1

Contested possessions average: 7.1

Uncontested possessions average: 11.1

Rebound-50s average: 3.9

Inside-50s average: 1.3

Tackles average: 2.1

One-percenters average: 7.6

 

2013

Games: 23

Kicks average: 9.8

Handballs average: 6.7

Disposals average: 16.6

Marks average: 6.6

Contested marks average: 1.0

Contested possessions average: 6.7

Uncontested possessions average: 10.3

Rebound-50s average: 3.3

Tackles average: 2.1

One-percenters average: 7.2

 

2014

Games: 18

Kicks average: 8.5

Handballs average: 8.7

Disposals average: 17.3

Marks average: 5.7

Contested possessions average: 6.5

Uncontested possessions average: 10.6

Rebound-50s average: 3.0

Tackles average: 2.7

One-percenters average: 8.5

 

2015

Games: 23

Kicks average: 8.8

Handballs average: 8.5

Disposals average: 17.4

Marks average: 5.9

Contested marks average: 1.1

Contested possessions average: 7.0

Uncontested possessions average: 10.5

Rebound-50s average: 3.6

Score involvements average: 3.4

Intercepts average: 7.7

Tackles average: 3.0

One-percenters average: 8.8

Metres average: 211.1

 

2016

Games: 20

Kicks average: 10.6

Handballs average: 8.1

Disposals average: 18.7

Marks average: 7.8

Contested marks average: 1.2

Contested possessions average: 7.6

Uncontested possessions average: 11.4

Rebound-50s average: 3.4

Score involvements average: 2.7

Intercepts average: 9.3

Tackles average: 2.1

One-percenters average: 8.4

Metres gained average: 209.2

 

2017

Games: 25

Kicks average: 9.2

Handballs average: 6.8

Disposals average: 16.0

Marks average: 5.2

Contested marks average: 1.1

Contested possessions average: 6.8

Uncontested possessions average: 9.4

Rebound-50s average: 3.9

Score involvements average: 2.5

Intercepts average: 9.4

Tackles average: 2.4

One-percenters average: 9.7

Metres gained average: 270.6

 

2018

Games: 24

Kicks average: 8.2

Handballs average: 7.8

Disposals average: 16.0

Marks average: 5.5

Contested marks average: 1.0

Contested possessions average: 6.8

Uncontested possessions average: 9.1

Rebound-50s average: 3.5

Score involvements average: 2.1

Intercepts average: 9.9

Tackles average: 1.5

One-percenters average: 9.0

Metres gained average: 218.7

 

2019

Games: 1

Kicks average: 3.0

Handballs average: 3.0

Disposals average: 6.0

Marks average: 2.0

Contested possessions average: 4.0

Uncontested possessions average: 2.0

Rebound-50s average: 2.0

Intercepts average: 6.0

Tackles average: 2.0

One-percenters average: 7.0

Metres gained average: 45.0