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 Matthew Rogers . . .
Click here to select your Richmond Team of the 21st century, or by scrolling to the bottom of this article
Matthew Rogers
On-field position: Utility
Games in the 2000s (2000-04): 77
Goals: 81
Playing achievements/honours: Michael Roach Medal winner in 2000
Top 10 finishes in Jack Dyer Medal: One – 8th in 2002
Season-by-season statistical analysis
2000
Games: 17
Kicks average: 10.8
Handballs average: 1.4
Disposals average: 12.2
Marks average: 5.2
Marks inside 50 average: 1.9
Goals average: 2.1 (37 in total)
Contested possessions average: 3.4
Uncontested possessions average: 7.7
Inside-50s average: 3.1
Tackles average: 1.0
One-percenters average: 1.0
2001
Games: 23
Kicks average: 8.1
Handballs average: 2.4
Disposals average: 10.5
Marks average: 4.1
Marks inside 50 average: 1.6
Goals average: 1.3 (30)
Contested possessions average: 3.2
Uncontested possessions average: 7.2
Inside-50s average: 2.1
Tackles average: 1.0
2002
Games: 19
Kicks average: 10.5
Handballs average: 5.1
Disposals average: 15.6
Marks average: 5.3
Contested possessions average: 3.6
Uncontested possessions average: 12.1
Inside-50s average: 2.1
Rebound-50s average: 2.0
Clearances average: 1.1
Tackles average: 1.8
One-percenters average: 1.0
2003
Games: 17
Kicks average: 9.1
Handballs average: 2.5
Disposals average: 11.6
Marks average: 3.2
Contested possessions average: 3.0
Uncontested possessions average: 8.5
Inside-50s average: 1.4
Rebound-50s average: 2.2
One-percenters average: 1.5
2004
Games: 1
Kicks average: 11.0
Handballs average: 4.0
Disposals average: 15.0
Marks average: 7.0
Marks inside 50 average: 1.0
Goals average: 1 (1)
Contested possessions average: 1.0
Uncontested possessions average: 13.0
Inside-50s average: 5.0
Tackles average: 1.0
One-percenters average: 2.0
