Matthew Richardson has become the 14th player in Richmond’s history to enter the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
The modern-day Richmond great, who was inducted at Wednesday night’s gala 2014 Hall of Fame function at Crown Casino, joins fellow Tigers Charlie Pannam, Vic Thorp, Dan Minogue, Percy Bentley, Jack Titus, Jack Dyer, Bill Morris, Roy Wright, Kevin Bartlett, Royce Hart, Francis Bourke, Ian Stewart and Dale Weightman.
Richmond’s two other Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees are coaches Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes and Tommy Hafey.
Of those Tiger Hall of Famers, Dyer, Hart, Bartlett and Stewart have been elevated to Legend status.
Here is what the Richmond Australian Hall of Fame inductees achieved throughout their time at Tigerland . . .
Charlie Pannam – Richmond’s first captain when it entered the VFL competition in 1908. The grandfather of Collingwood icons Lou and Ron Richards played 14 games and kicked 22 goals in his sole league season with the Tigers and later coached the Club.
Vic Thorp – 263 games, 7 goals, 1910-25; dual premiership player 1920-21; dual Club Best and Fairest winner 1917, 1924, member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Dan Minogue – 94 games, 38 goals, 1920-25; dual premiership player 1920-21; premiership captain-coach 1920-21; Club Best and Fairest winner in 1920; Club captain 1920-25; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Percy Bentley – 263 games, 275 goals, 1925-40; dual premiership player 1932, 1934; dual premiership captain-coach 1932, 1934; Club captain 1932-40; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Jack Titus – 294 games, 970 goals, 1926-43; dual premiership player 1932, 1934; dual Club Best and Fairest winner 1929, 1941; 11-time winner of the Club’s leading goalkicker award; VFL leading goalkicker in 1940; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Jack Dyer – 312 games, 443 goals, 1931-49; dual premiership player 1934, 1943; premiership captain-coach in 1943; Club captain 1941-49; six-time Club Best and Fairest winner; two-time winner of the Club’s leading goalkicker award; captain of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Richmond ‘Immortal’.
Bill Morris – 140 games, 98 goals, 1942-51; Brownlow Medal winner in 1948; triple Club Best and Fairest winner 1945, 1948, 1950; Club captain 1950-51; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Roy Wright – 195 games, 127 goals, 1946-59; dual Brownlow Medallist 1952, 1954; four-time Club Best and Fairest winner 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957; Club captain 1958-59; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Kevin Bartlett – 403 games, 778 goals, 1965-83; five-time premiership player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980; five-time Club Best and Fairest winner 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977; four-time winner of the Club’s leading goalkicker award 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983; Club captain 1979; Norm Smith Medallist 1980; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tiger ‘Immortal’.
See the best photos from the career of 'Richo' in our photo gallery
Royce Hart – 187 games, 369 goals, 1967-77; four-time premiership player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974; dual premiership captain 1973, 1974; Club captain 1972-75; dual Club Best and Fairest winner 1969, 1972; two-time winner of the Club’s leading goalkicker award 1967, 1971; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tiger ‘Immortal’.
Francis Bourke – 300 games, 71 goals, 1967-81; five-time premiership player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980; Club captain 1976-77; Club Best and Fairest winner 1970; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tiger ‘Immortal’.
Ian Stewart – 78 games, 55 goals, 1971-75; premiership player 1973; Brownlow Medallist 1971; Club Best and Fairest winner 1971; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Dale Weightman – 274 games, 345 goals, 1978-93; premiership player 1980; dual Club Best and Fairest winner 1986, 1987; Club captain 1988-92; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century; Tigers’ Hall of Fame inductee.
Matthew Richardson – 282 games, 800 goals, 1993-09; Club Best and Fairest winner 2007; 13-time winner of the Club’s leading goalkicker award; member of Richmond’s Team of the Century.
