The team at ‘Talking Tigers’, Richmond’s podcast phenomenon, have ranked the Club’s top 10 players from Tasmania throughout the past half-century. Here is TT’s list of the top 10 Tassie Tigers . . .

1. Royce Hart - 187 games, 369 goals, 1967-1977, four-time premiership player (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974), two-time premiership captain (1973, 1974), dual Jack Dyer Medallist (1969, 1972), two-time Club leading goalkicker (1967, 1971), All-Australian representative (1969), member of the Tigers’ Team of the Century, member of the AFL Team of the Century, Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend, Richmond Immortal.

2. Ian Stewart - 78 games, 55 goals, 1971-1975, premiership player (1973), Brownlow Medallist (1971), Jack Dyer Medallist (1971), member of the Tigers’ Team of the Century, member of the AFL Team of the Century, Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend.

3. Matthew Richardson - 282 games, 800 goals, 1993-2009, Jack Dyer Medallist (2007), 13-time Club leading goalkicker (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), second on the Club’s all-time goalkicking list, three-time All-Australian representative (1996, 1999, 2008), member of the Tigers’ Team of the Century, Richmond Hall of Fame inductee, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee.

4. Jack Riewoldt - 263 games, 634 goals, 2007-2020, dual premiership player (2017, 2019), two-time Jack Dyer Medallist (2010, 2018), nine-time Club leading goalkicker (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), triple Coleman Medallist (2010, 2012, 2018), fourth on the Club’s all-time goalkicking list, three-time All-Australian representative (2010, 2015, 2018).

5. Michael Roach - 200 games, 607 goals, 1977-1989, premiership player (1980), seven-time Club leading goalkicker (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986), dual Coleman Medallist (1980, 1981), fifth on the Club’s all-time goalkicking list, winner of the Tigers’ Mark of the 20th Century.

6. Paul Sproule - 86 games, 93 goals, 1972-1975, dual premiership player (1973, 1974).

7. Brendon Gale - 244 games, 209 goals, 1990-2001.

8. Chris Bond - 100 games, 32 goals, 1993-1997, Jack Dyer Medallist (1994).

9. Toby Nankervis - 60 games, 22 goals, 2017-2020, dual premiership player (2017, 2019).

10. Michael Gale - 91 games, 20 goals, 1994-1998.

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