In the lead-up to tonight’s 2017 AFL National Draft, Tony Greenberg takes a look at some interesting Richmond historical drafting facts and figures.
First player picked in the inaugural 1986 National Draft: Richard Anderson (pick 4 overall from Norwood, SANFL, but never made the move to Victoria).
First player picked in the inaugural draft, who appeared for the Tigers at senior league level: Trent Nichols (pick 17 overall in 1986, from Sandy Bay, Tasmania).
Tallest player drafted (who played at least one game): Andrew Browne (pick 94 in the 2009 draft, from Murray Bushrangers), 205cm.
Smallest player drafted (who played at least one game): Chris Naish (pick 5 in the 1988 draft, from Wangaratta), 172cm.
Heaviest player drafted (who played at least one game): Richard Lounder (No. 1 pick overall in the 1987 draft, from Central District, SANFL).
Lightest player drafted (who played at least one game): Daniel Rioli (pick 15 in the 2015 draft, from North Ballarat Rebels), 65kg.
Top 10 games’ tallies by Tiger draftees
297 – Wayne Campbell (pick 29 in the 1989 draft, Golden Square)
268 – Chris Newman (pick 55 in the 2000 draft, Dandenong Stingrays)
244 – Brendon Gale (pick 27 in the 1987 draft, Burnie Hawks, Tasmania)
243 – Brett Deledio (pick 1 in the 2004 draft, Murray Bushrangers)
225 – Jack Riewoldt (pick 13 in the 2006 draft, Clarence/Tasmania under 18s)
207 – Shane Edwards (pick 26 in the 2006 draft, North Adelaide, SANFL)
198 – Trent Cotchin (pick 2 in the 2007 draft, Northern Knights)
197 – Matthew Rogers (pick 37 in the 1992 draft, South Adelaide, SANFL)
178 – Dustin Martin (pick 3 in the 2009 draft, Castlemaine/Bendigo Pioneers)
175 – Alex Rance (pick 18 in the 2007 draft, Swan Districts, WAFL)
Top 10 Tiger draftee goalscorers
537 – Jack Riewoldt
212 – Chris Naish
209 – Brendon Gale
187 – Dustin Martin
182 – Brett Deledio
181 – Nick Daffy (pick 49 in the 1990 draft, North Gambier)
172 – Wayne Campbell
163 – Matthew Rogers
158 – Ty Vickery (pick 8 in the 2008 draft, Sandringham Dragons)
152 – Brad Ottens (pick 2 in the 1997 draft, Glenelg, SANFL)
Jack Dyer Medallist draftees
Wayne Campbell – four times (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002)
Trent Cotchin – three times (2011, 2012, 2014)
Brett Deledio – twice (2008, 2009)
Dustin Martin – twice (2016, 2017)
Nick Daffy – once (1998)
Andrew Kellaway (pick 71 in the 1997 draft, Richmond reserves) – once (2000)
Mark Coughlan (pick 25 in the 2000 draft, Perth, WAFL) – once (2003)
Jack Riewoldt – once (2010)
Daniel Jackson (pick 53 in the 2003 draft, Oakleigh Chargers) – once (2013)
Alex Rance – once (2015)
Michael Roach Medallist draftees
Jack Riewoldt – eight times (78 goals in 2010, 62 goals in 2011, 65 goals in 2012, 58 goals in 2013, 61 goals in 2014, 54 goals in 2015, 48 goals in 2016, 5? goals in 2017)
Matthew Rogers – once (37 goals in 2000)
Nick Daffy – once (45 goals in 1995)
Brownlow Medallist draftees
Trent Cotchin, 2012
Dustin Martin, 2017
Premiership draftees
David Astbury (pick 35 in the 2009 draft, North Ballarat Rebels), 2017
Nathan Broad (pick 67 in the 2015 draft, Swan Districts, WAFL), 2017
Dan Butler (pick 67 in the 2014 draft, North Ballarat Rebels), 2017
Trent Cotchin, 2017
Shane Edwards, 2017
Brandon Ellis (pick 15 in the 2011 draft, Calder Cannons), 2017
Jack Graham (pick 53 in the 2016 draft, North Adelaide, SANFL), 2017
Dustin Martin, 2017
Kamdyn McIntosh (pick 31 in the 2012 draft, Peel Thunder, WAFL), 2017
Alex Rance, 2017
Jack Riewoldt, 2017
Daniel Rioli, 2017
Nick Vlastuin (pick 9 in the 2012 draft, Northern Knights), 2017
- Former Richmond stars Matthew Richardson and Joel Bowden have not been included in the lists above as they joined the Tigers under the ‘automatic’ father-son rule of the time. Rookie-elevation and pre-season draft players also haven’t been included.
