Barry Rowlings celebrates a goal for Richmond during a 1985 VFL match.

The team at ‘Talking Tigers’, Richmond’s podcast juggernaut, have ranked the Club’s top five players recruited from Hawthorn throughout the past half-century. Here is TT’s list of the top five Hawks-turned-Tigers...

1. Barry Rowlings: Midfielder – 152 games, 117 goals, 1979-1986, premiership player (1980), Jack Dyer Medallist (1979), Club captain (1983-1984), Richmond Hall of Fame inductee.

2. Peter Welsh: Utility – 46 games, 45 goals, 1980-1984, premiership player (1980).

3. Greg Dear: Ruckman – 53 games, 9 goals, 1994-1996.

4. Alan Martello: Key defender – 32 games, 3 goals, 1981-1983, Grand Final player (1982).

5. Ian Scrimshaw: Utility – 40 games, 26 goals, 1976-1981.

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