2021 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club
2021 season
President	Peggy O'Neal; (8th season)
Coach	AFL: Damien Hardwick; (12th season); AFLW: Ryan Ferguson; (1st season)
Captain(s)	AFL: Trent Cotchin; (9th season); AFLW: Katie Brennan; (2nd season)
Home ground	AFL: MCG; AFLW: Swinburne Centre
← 2020	2022 →

The 2021 season will be the 114th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the second season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

AFL

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith	Delisted	8	8	[1]
Luke English	Delisted	0	0	[2]
Fraser Turner	Delisted	0	0	[2]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
4 November	2021 third-round pick	Oleg Markov	Gold Coast	[3]
12 November	Pick 17	Jack Higgins	St Kilda	[4]
	2021 second-round pick	Pick 21
	2021 second-round pick	2021 fourth-round pick
9 December	2021 first-round pick	Pick 20	Geelong	[5]

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
2	40	Samson Ryan	QLD	Ruck	Western Magpies	QAFL	[6]
3	51	Maurice Rioli Jr.	NT	Small forward	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League Boys	[7]

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
–	–	Mate Colina^(B)	VIC	Ruck	3-year non-registered player		[8]

2021 squad

Richmond Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Nick Vlastuin 2 Dylan Grimes 3 Dion Prestia 4 Dustin Martin 5 Jack Ross 6 Patrick Naish 7 Liam Baker 8 Jack Riewoldt (vc) 9 Trent Cotchin (c) 10 Shane Edwards 11 Jason Castagna 12 David Astbury 14 Bachar Houli 15 Jayden Short 17 Daniel Rioli 19 Tom Lynch 20 Ivan Soldo 21 Noah Balta		22 Josh Caddy 23 Kane Lambert 25 Toby Nankervis 26 Riley Collier-Dawkins 27 Thomson Dow 29 Shai Bolton 32 Samson Ryan 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad 36 William Martyn 38 Noah Cumberland 40 Callum Coleman-Jones 41 Mabior Chol 42 Ryan Garthwaite 45 Hugo Ralphsmith 47 Bigoa Nyuon 49 Maurice Rioli Jr.				16 Jake Aarts 39 Mate Colina (B) 44 Sydney Stack 46 Ben Miller 50 Marlion Pickett		Head coach Damien Hardwick Assistant coaches Adam Kingsley (midfield/stoppage) Andrew McQualter (midfield/offensive) Xavier Clarke (VFL/development forwards) Ryan Ferguson (development/VFL backline) Sam Lonergan (development/VFL midfield) Ivan Maric (ruck) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) (B) Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list Long-term injury (ret.) Retired Updated: 2 February 2021 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Pre-season community series

Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance
Friday 5 March, 7:10pm		Collingwood			Home	Marvel Stadium

Home and away season

Round	Date	Opponent	Home/away	Venue
1	Thursday 18 March, 7:25pm	Carlton	Home	MCG
2	Sunday 28 March, 1:10pm	Hawthorn	Away	MCG
3	Saturday 3 April, 1:45pm	Sydney	Home	MCG
4	Friday 9 April, 7:20pm	Port Adelaide	Away	Adelaide Oval
5	Thursday 15 April 7:20pm	St Kilda	Away	Marvel Stadium
6	Saturday 24 April, 7:25pm	Melbourne	Away	MCG
7		Western Bulldogs	Home	MCG
8		Geelong	Home	MCG
9		Greater Western Sydney	Home	MCG
10		Brisbane Lions	Away	The Gabba
11		Adelaide	Home	MCG
12		Essendon	Away	MCG
13	BYE
14		West Coast	Away	Optus Stadium
15		St Kilda	Home	MCG
16		Gold Coast	Away	Metricon Stadium
17		Collingwood	Home	MCG
18		Brisbane Lions	Home	MCG
19		Geelong	Away	MCG
20		Fremantle	Away	Optus Stadium
21		North Melbourne	Home	MCG
22		Greater Western Sydney	Away	Giants Stadium
23		Hawthorn	Home	MCG

AFL Women's

Special assistance

After poor on-field performances in 2020, the AFL decided to award special assistance to Richmond in the form of an end-of-first round draft (originally number 15 overall) selection which the club was required to on-trade to another club in exchange for an established player.[9] The pick was eventually traded to acquire Carlton midfielder Sarah Hosking.[10]

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Laura Bailey	Retired	5	13	[11]
Lauren Tesoriero	Retired	4	15	[12]
Ella Wood	Retired	3	3	[13]
Nekaela Butler	Delisted	0	0	[14]
Ciara Fitzgerald	Delisted	0	0	[14]
Emma Horne	Delisted	0	0	[14]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
3 August	Sarah Hosking	Pick 15	Carlton	[10]
3 August	Pick 43	Grace Campbell	North Melbourne	[15]
4 August	Harriet Cordner	Pick 17	Melbourne	[16]
4 August	Sarah D'Arcy	Pick 31	Collingwood	[16]
4 August	Sarah Dargan	Pick 45	Collingwood	[16]

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	1	Ellie McKenzie	Midfielder / wing	Northern Knights	NAB League	[17]
3	43	Tessa Lavey	–	–	–	[18]
5	52	Luka Lesosky-Hay	Midfielder	Geelong Falcons	NAB League	[19]

2020 squad

Richmond Football Club (AFL Women's)
Senior list						Inactive list		Coaching staff
1 Sophie Molan 2 Phoebe Monahan 3 Katie Brennan 4 Monique Conti 5 Maddy Brancatisano 6 Christina Bernardi 7 Sarah Hosking 8 Courtney Wakefield 9 Hannah Burchell 10 Kodi Jacques 11 Alice Edmonds 12 Sarah D'Arcy 13 Alana Woodward 14 Sabrina Frederick 15 Rebecca Miller		16 Laura McClelland 17 Sarah Dargan 18 Sarah Sansonetti 19 Kate Dempsey 21 Iilish Ross 22 Ellie McKenzie 23 Harriet Cordner 24 Tayla Stahl 25 Cleo Saxon-Jones 26 Luka Lesosky-Hay 27 Emily Harley 28 Gabby Seymour 29 Hannah McLaren 34 Akec Makur Chuot 37 Tessa Lavey				20 Holly Whitford		Head coach Ryan Ferguson Assistant coaches Andrew Browne (midfield/stoppages) Lauren Tesoriero (backline) Nathan Chapman (forwards) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

Home and away season

Round	Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance	Ladder (of 14)
1	Sunday 31 January, 2:10pm	1.6 (12)	Brisbane	5.11 (41)	Lost by 29 points	Home	Swinburne Centre	988	13th
2	Saturday 6 February, 5:10pm		Melbourne			Away	Casey Fields
3	Sunday 14 February, 1:10pm		Geelong			Home	Swinburne Centre
4	Saturday 20 February, 5:10pm		Western Bulldogs			Away	Victoria University Whitten Oval
5	Saturday 27 February, 3:10pm		North Melbourne			Away	North Hobart Oval
6	Saturday 6 March 3:10pm		Melbourne			Away	Casey Fields
7	Friday 12 March, 6:50pm		Gold Coast			Away	Metricon Stadium
8	Friday 19 March, 5:10pm		Adelaide			Home	Swinburne Centre
9	Sunday 28 March, 4:10pm		St Kilda			Home	Swinburne Centre

Victorian/Eastern Australian Football League (men's reserves)

The 2021 season will mark the seventh year the Richmond Football Club run a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League/Eastern Australian league. Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who are not selected to play in the AFL side will be eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL/EAFL-only listed players.[20][21][22]

VFLW (women's reserves)

After running a stand-alone VFLW team since 2018, Richmond elected not to renew the club's license to participate in the 2021 season. Instead, Richmond players will represent Port Melbourne under an alignment model. The season will run concurrently with the AFLW season for the first time, meaning unselected AFLW players will take part in VFLW football as a reserves-grade competition.[23][24][25]

References

"'Egg' time up at Tigerland, despite coming out of shell in 2020". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
"Richmond announces list changes". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Siracusa, Claire (4 November 2020). "As it happened: AFL trade period, day one". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
Siracusa, Claire (4 November 2020). "As it happened: AFL trade period, day one". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
"AFL Trade Tracker". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
"Lions Academy graduate Samson Ryan lands at Tigerland". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Gleeson, Michael (10 December 2020). "In the name of the father: Maurice Rioli jnr arrives at Richmond". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Ryan, Peter (10 September 2020). "AFL's next big thing? The new Tiger who could top them all". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
"AFLW statement : Tigers, Eagles given assistance, draft order revealed". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"Hosking becomes a Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh (18 August 2020). "Your complete club-by-club look at the AFL Women's sign and trade period, plus who has signed on for 2021". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Kalac, Grace (25 March 2020). "Tesoriero calls time on AFLW career". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
Currill, Matt (12 August 2020). "Ella Wood retires from AFLW competition". The Ararat Advertiser. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Black, Sarah (12 August 2020). "Trade Period ends with four-club mega-deal". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Black, Sarah (3 August 2020). "Trade wrap: Tough Blue now a Tiger, Roos boost midfield". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
Black, Sarah (4 August 2020). "Pies pair, veteran Demon head to Punt Road". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Cherny, Daniel (6 October 2020). "AFLW draft: Tigers take McKenzie at No. 1". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
West, Luke (6 October 2020). "Bendigo Spirit star Tessa Lavey selected by Richmond in AFLW Draft". Bendigo Advertiser. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh (5 October 2020). "Live blog: Every pick and all the action from the AFLW Draft". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
"Richmond to feature in east coast second-tier competition". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
Laughton, Max (29 October 2020). "New-look 'VFL' locked in for 2021 season with 22 teams spread across east coast". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
Gould, Russell (29 October 2020). "AFL: A new 22-team second-tier competition for the eastern seaboard will replace the VFL in 2021". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
"Port Melbourne women's team elevated to VFLW". Leader. News Corp Australia. Herald Sun. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
Black, Sarah (29 October 2020). "Port Melbourne joins VFLW, competition start date locked in". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
"Richmond form Port Melbourne alignment for 2021 VFLW season". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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[1] "'Egg' time up at Tigerland, despite coming out of shell in 2020". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[firstdelistings-2] "Richmond announces list changes". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] Siracusa, Claire (4 November 2020). "As it happened: AFL trade period, day one". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[4] Siracusa, Claire (4 November 2020). "As it happened: AFL trade period, day one". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[livetrades-5] "AFL Trade Tracker". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[6] "Lions Academy graduate Samson Ryan lands at Tigerland". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[7] Gleeson, Michael (10 December 2020). "In the name of the father: Maurice Rioli jnr arrives at Richmond". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[8] Ryan, Peter (10 September 2020). "AFL's next big thing? The new Tiger who could top them all". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[9] "AFLW statement : Tigers, Eagles given assistance, draft order revealed". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[hosking-10] "Hosking becomes a Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[11] Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh (18 August 2020). "Your complete club-by-club look at the AFL Women's sign and trade period, plus who has signed on for 2021". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[12] Kalac, Grace (25 March 2020). "Tesoriero calls time on AFLW career". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

[13] Currill, Matt (12 August 2020). "Ella Wood retires from AFLW competition". The Ararat Advertiser. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[AFLWdelist-14] Black, Sarah (12 August 2020). "Trade Period ends with four-club mega-deal". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[15] Black, Sarah (3 August 2020). "Trade wrap: Tough Blue now a Tiger, Roos boost midfield". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[Newmantrade-16] Black, Sarah (4 August 2020). "Pies pair, veteran Demon head to Punt Road". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[17] Cherny, Daniel (6 October 2020). "AFLW draft: Tigers take McKenzie at No. 1". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[18] West, Luke (6 October 2020). "Bendigo Spirit star Tessa Lavey selected by Richmond in AFLW Draft". Bendigo Advertiser. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[19] Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh (5 October 2020). "Live blog: Every pick and all the action from the AFLW Draft". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[20] "Richmond to feature in east coast second-tier competition". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[21] Laughton, Max (29 October 2020). "New-look 'VFL' locked in for 2021 season with 22 teams spread across east coast". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[22] Gould, Russell (29 October 2020). "AFL: A new 22-team second-tier competition for the eastern seaboard will replace the VFL in 2021". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[23] "Port Melbourne women's team elevated to VFLW". Leader. News Corp Australia. Herald Sun. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[24] Black, Sarah (29 October 2020). "Port Melbourne joins VFLW, competition start date locked in". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[25] "Richmond form Port Melbourne alignment for 2021 VFLW season". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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