Noah Balta has become the 151st premiership player in Richmond’s AFL/VFL history following the 2020 Grand Final triumph over Geelong at the Gabba last Saturday night.
The talented, tall, 21-year-old was the only member of the line-up who hadn’t previously played in a Tigers’ premiership.
Fourteen of the 2020 flag-winning team have joined the ranks of triple Tiger premiership players, while another seven have been become dual premiership players.
Richmond now has an overall total of 74 multiple premiership players, with Club ‘Immortals’ Kevin Bartlett and Francis Bourke leading the way on five apiece.
Here is the full list of Richmond’s league football premiership players (in chronological order) since the Tigers won their first league football flag in 1920 . . .
5 – Kevin Bartlett (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980), Francis Bourke (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980).
4 – Dick Clay (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974), Michael Green (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974), Royce Hart (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974).
3 – Mervyn Keane (1973, 1974, 1980), Barry Richardson (1967, 1969, 1974), Kevin Sheedy (1969, 1973, 1974), Bryan Wood (1973, 1974, 1980), David Astbury (2017, 2019, 2020), Nathan Broad (2017, 2019, 2020), Jason Castagna (2017, 2019, 2020), Trent Cotchin (2017, 2019, 2020), Shane Edwards (2017, 2019, 2020), Dylan Grimes (2017, 2019, 2020), Bachar Houli (2017, 2019, 2020), Kane Lambert (2017, 2019, 2020), Dustin Martin (2017, 2019, 2020), Toby Nankervis (2017, 2019, 2020), Dion Prestia (2017, 2019, 2020), Jack Riewoldt (2017, 2019, 2020), Daniel Rioli (2017, 2019, 2020), Nick Vlastuin (2017, 2019, 2020).
2 – Vic Thorp (1920, 1921), Ernest Taylor (1920, 1921), Max Hislop (1920, 1921), Jimmy Smith (1920, 1921), Frank Hughes (1920, 1921), Robert Carew (1920, 1921), Donald Don (1920, 1921), Robert Weatherill (1920, 1921), Frank Harley (1920, 1921), Hugh James (1920, 1921), Dan Minogue (1920, 1921), Barney Herbert (1920, 1921), Clarrie Hall (1920, 1921), Martin Bolger (1932, 1934), Maurie Sheahan (1932, 1934), Kevin O’Neill (1932, 1934), Jack Baggott (1932, 1934), Joe Murdoch (1932, 1934), Basil McCormack (1932, 1934), Stan Judkins (1932, 1934), Eric Zschech (1932, 1934), Alan Geddes (1932, 1934), Gordon Strang (1932, 1934), Jack Titus (1932, 1934), Percy Bentley (1932, 1934), Tom O’Halloran (1932, 1934), Ray Martin (1932, 1934), Dick Harris (1934, 1943), Jack Dyer (1934, 1943), Roger Dean (1967, 1969), Graham Burgin (1967, 1969), Geoff Strang (1967, 1969), Bill Barrot (1967, 1969), John Northey (1967, 1969), John Ronaldson (1967, 1969), Billy Brown (1967, 1969), Rex Hunt (1969, 1973), Robert McGhie (1973, 1974), Wayne Walsh (1973, 1974), Neil Balme (1973, 1974), Brian Roberts (1973, 1974), Paul Sproule (1973, 1974), Kevin Morris (1973, 1974), David Cloke (1974, 1980), Liam Baker (2019, 2020), Shai Bolton (2019, 2020), Josh Caddy (2017, 2019), Brandon Ellis (2017, 2019), Jack Graham (2017, 2020), Tom Lynch (2019, 2020), Kamdyn McIntosh (2017, 2020), Marlion Pickett (2019, 2020), Jayden Short (2019, 2020).
1 – Reg Hede (1920), George Parkinson (1920), Stan Morris (1920), Billy James (1920), Dave Moffatt (1920), George Weatherill (1921), Norm McIntosh (1921), Mel Morris (1921), Norm Turnbull (1921), Jack Twyford (1932), Fred Heifner (1932), Doug Strang (1932), Maurie Hunter (1932), Jack Anderson (1932), Dave Baxter (1934), Bert Foster (1934), Horrie Edmonds (1934), Ray Steele (1943), Ron Durham (1943), Jack Scott (1943), Ray Hunt (1943), Leo Maguire (1943), William Perkins (1943), Leo Merrett (1943), Jack Broadstock (1943), Bert Edwards (1943), Roy Quinn (1943), Brian Randall (1943), Bernie Waldron (1943), Max Oppy (1943), Bob Bawden (1943), Arthur Kemp (1943), Laurie Cahill (1943), Len Ablett (1943), Fred Swift (1967), Tony Jewell (1967), Mike Perry (1967), Paddy Guinane (1967), Mike Patterson (1967), Alan Richardson (1967), John Perry (1967), Colin Beard (1969), Ian Owen (1969), Eric Moore (1969), Mike Bowden (1969), Graeme Bond (1969), Laurie Fowler (1973), Ian Stewart (1973), Stephen Rae (1973), Noel Carter (1973), Craig McKellar (1973), Gareth Andrews (1974), David Thorpe (1974), Daryl Cumming (1974), Cameron Clayton (1974), Mick Malthouse (1980), Emmett Dunne (1980), Greg Strachan (1980), Jim Jess (1980), Peter Welsh (1980), Stephen Mount (1980), Geoff Raines (1980), Michael Roach (1980), Robert Wiley (1980), Mark Lee (1980), Barry Rowling (1980), Dale Weightman (1980), Bruce Monteath (1980), Daryl Freame (1980), Dan Butler (2017), Shaun Grigg (2017), Alex Rance (2017), Jacob Townsend (2017), Ivan Soldo (2019), Noah Balta (2020).
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