The 2017 season was the 110th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the VFL/AFL. It ended with Richmond the premiers of the competition, the first time they had achieved it since 1980.
2016 off-season list changes Retirements and delistings PlayerReasonClub gamesCareer gamesRefTroy ChaplinRetired75215Reece McKenzieRetired00 Andrew MooreDelisted560 Liam McBeanDelisted55 Adam MarconDelisted22 Chris YarranDelisted0119
Free agency DatePlayerFree agent typeFormer clubNew clubCompensationRef 10 October Ty Vickery Restricted 2nd round
Trades DateGainedLostTrade partnerRef 19 October Dion Prestia Pick 6 Pick 242017 2nd round pick 19 October Toby Nankervis Pick 46 20 October Josh Caddy Pick 24Pick 56Pick 6420 October 2017 1st round pick (via Geelong)Brett Deledio2017 3rd round pick
National draft RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague fromRef 2 29Shai Bolton WA Forward / midfielderSouth Fremantle WAFL 453Jack Graham SA MidfielderNorth AdelaideSANFL 5 72Ryan GarthwaiteVICTall defenderMurray BushrangersTAC Cup
Rookie draft RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague fromRef 1 6 Tyson Stengle SA Small forwardWoodville-West TorrensSANFL
2017 squad
2017 season Pre-season Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance 1 Friday 24 February, 7:40pm 0.14.8 (92) 0.10.13 (73) Won by 19 points Home Etihad Stadium 7,262 2 Sunday 5 March, 4:10pm 0.11.13 (79) 0.7.9 (51) Won by 28 points Away Malseed Park, Mount Gambier 4,649 3 Saturday 11 March, 1:10pm 0.16.11 (107) 1.15.15 (114) Lost by 7 points Home Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe 5,701
Home and away season Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance Ladder 1 Thursday, 23 March 7:20pm 20.12 (132) 14.5 (89) Won by 43 points Away MCG 73,137 3rd 2 Thursday, 30 March 7:20pm 14.15 (99) 11.14 (80) Won by 19 points Home MCG 58,236 3rd 3 Saturday, 8 April 2:10pm 11.10 (76) 8.17 (65) Won by 11 points Home MCG 42,523 2nd 4 Sunday, 16 April 4:40pm 17.17 (119) 10.7 (67) Won by 52 points Away The Gabba 21,669 3rd 5 Monday 24 April 7:25pm 12.16 (88) 11.9 (75) Won by 13 points Home MCG 85,657 3rd 6 Sunday, 30 April 4:10pm 10.4 (64) 21.14 (140) Lost by 76 points Away Adelaide Oval 51,069 4th 7 Saturday, 6 May 7:25pm 11.9 (75) 11.14 (80) Lost by 5 points Away Etihad Stadium 46,387 6th 8 Sunday, 14 May 1:10pm 10.10 (70) 10.12 (72) Lost by 2 points Home MCG 31,200 7th 9 Saturday 20 May 4:35pm 10.15 (75) 11.12 (78) Lost by 3 points Away Spotless Stadium 10,677 7th 10 Saturday, 27 May 7:25pm 11.15 (81) 10.6 (66) Won by 15 points Home MCG 85,656 5th 11 Saturday 3 June, 7:25pm 14.17 (101) 9.12 (66) Won by 35 points Away Etihad Stadium 36,100 4th 12BYE 4th 13 Saturday 17 June, 1:45pm 10.11 (71) 12.8 (80) Lost by 9 points Home MCG 58,721 6th 14 Sunday 25 June, 3:20pm 11.18 (84) 8.10 (58) Won by 26 points Home MCG 64,448 6th 15 Saturday 1 July, 7:10pm 11.10 (76) 8.15 (63) Won by 13 points Away Adelaide Oval 39,979 4th 16 Saturday 8 July, 7:25pm 10.11 (71) 21.12 (138) Lost by 67 points Away Etihad Stadium 47,514 6th 17 Sunday 16 July, 1:10pm 16.16 (112) 12.9 (81) Won by 31 points Home Etihad Stadium 28,188 5th 18 Sunday 23 July, 1:10pm 9.10 (64) 6.9 (45) Won by 19 points Home MCG 33,467 4th 19 Saturday 29 July, 7:25pm 14.14 (98) 10.5 (65) Won by 33 points Away Metricon Stadium 16,207 4th 20 Sunday 6 August, 3:20pm 13.15 (93) 9.10 (64) Won by 29 points Home MCG 58,342 3rd 21 Saturday 12 August, 2:10pm 9.12 (66) 11.14 (80) Lost by 14 points Away Kardinia Park 32,266 4th 22 Sunday 20 August, 2:40pm 25.5 (155) 7.9 (51) Won by 104 points Away Domain Stadium 34,204 4th 23 Sunday 27 August, 3:20pm 19.8 (122) 12.9 (81) Won by 41 points Home MCG 69,104 3rd
Finals Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Home/Away Venue Attendance Qualifying final Friday 8 September, 7:50pm 13.13 (91) 5.10 (40) Won by 51 points Away MCG 95,028 Preliminary final Saturday 23 September, 4:45pm 15.13 (103) 9.13 (67) Won by 36 points Home MCG 94,258 Grand final Saturday 30 September, 2:30pm 16.12 (108) 8.12 (60) Won by 48 points Away MCG 100,021
Ladder
Awards
League awards All-Australian team PlayerPositionAppearance Named Alex Rance Full Back 4th Named Dustin Martin Centre 2nd
Brownlow Medal tally
Player 3 vote games 2 vote games 1 vote games Total votes PlaceDustin Martin1103361stTrent Cotchin032851stAlex Rance024851stShaun Grigg120757thJack Riewoldt111666thDion Prestia021577thJosh Caddy1003106thKane Lambert0102132ndToby Nankervis0102132ndJacob Townsend0011162ndBachar Houli0011162ndBrandon Ellis0011162nd Total14121480 -
Rising Star Nominations: RoundPlayerRef 11 Dan Butler 19 Jason Castagna
22 Under 22 team PlayerPositionAppearance Named Daniel Rioli Interchange 1st Nominated Dan Butler - -
Club awards Jack Dyer Medal
Position Player Votes Medal 1st Dustin Martin 89 Jack Dyer Medal 2nd Alex Rance 80 Jack Titus Medal 3rd Kane Lambert 76 Maurie Fleming Medal 4th Trent Cotchin 72 Fred Swift Medal 5th Dylan Grimes 69 Kevin Bartlett Medal 6th Shaun Grigg 58 7th Jack Riewoldt 57 8th Bachar Houli 56 8th Dan Butler 56 10th Dion Prestia 52Source:
Michael Roach Medal
Position Player Goals 1st Jack Riewoldt 54 2nd Dustin Martin 37 3rd Dan Butler 30 4th Jason Castagna 26 5th Daniel Rioli 25Source:
Reserves The 2017 season marked the fourth consecutive year the Richmond Football club ran a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the AFL side were eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL-only listed players.
The team qualified for their first final series since being formed in 2014 and subsequently won final's against Collingwood, Casey and Box Hill to qualify for their first stand alone reserves grade grand final since 1997. They placed runners up after losing 11.8 (74) to 10.10 (70) to Port Melbourne.
Senior listed player Jacob Townsend won the J. J. Liston Trophy as the competition's best and fairest player.
Playing squad
References
External links Richmond Tigers Official AFL Site Official Site of the Australian Football League