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2021 Richmond Football Club season

{{Short description|114th Richmond Football Club season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox AFL club season

| club = Richmond Football Club

| season = 2021

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| president = Peggy O'Neal
(8th season)

| coach = AFL: Damien Hardwick
(12th season)

AFLW: Ryan Ferguson
(1st season)

| captain = AFL: Trent Cotchin
(9th season)

AFLW: Katie Brennan
(2nd season)

| home ground = AFL: MCG

AFLW: Swinburne Centre

| preseason comp = Pre-season

| preseason result = AFL: 1-0

| regularseason comp = AFL season

| regularseason result = AFL: 12th (9-12-1)
AFLW: 10th (3-6)

| finals series = 2021 AFL finals series

| finals result = AFL: DNQ
AFLW: DNQ

| club b&f = Jack Dyer Medal

| best and fairest = AFL: Dylan Grimes
AFLW: Monique Conti

| leading goalscorer = AFL: Jack Riewoldt (51)
AFLW: Katie Brennan (14)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| club membership =

| prevseason = 2020

| nextseason = 2022

}}

The 2021 season was 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

=2020 off-season list changes=

==Retirements and delistings==

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Reason

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Club games

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Career games

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

Derek Eggmolesse-SmithDelisted88{{cite news |title='Egg' time up at Tigerland, despite coming out of shell in 2020 |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/525566/-egg-time-up-at-tigerland-despite-coming-out-of-shell-in-2020 |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=25 November 2020}}
Luke EnglishDelisted00{{cite news |title=Richmond announces list changes |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/832224/richmond-announces-list-changes |accessdate=28 October 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=28 October 2020}}
Fraser TurnerDelisted00

==Trades==

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Date

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Gained

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Lost

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Trade partner

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

4 November

| 2021 third-round pick

| Oleg Markov

| {{AFL GC}}

|{{cite news |last1=Siracusa |first1=Claire |title=As it happened: AFL trade period, day one |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-trade-period-live-day-one-20201104-p56bbc.html |accessdate=5 November 2020 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=4 November 2020}}

rowspan=3|12 November

| Pick 17

| Jack Higgins

| rowspan=3|{{AFL StK}}

| rowspan=3|

rowspan=2|2021 second-round pick

| Pick 21

2021 fourth-round pick
9 December

| 2021 first-round pick

| Pick 20

| {{AFL Gee}}

|{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/trade/trade-tracker?refsrc=internal&refmed=home&refcam=tile|title=AFL Trade Tracker|date=9 December 2020|work=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=10 December 2020}}

== National draft ==

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Round

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Overall pick

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|State

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Position

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Team from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|League from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

2

| 40

| Samson Ryan

| QLD

| Ruck

| Western Magpies

| QAFL

|{{cite news |title=Lions Academy graduate Samson Ryan lands at Tigerland |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/842266/lions-academy-graduate-samson-ryan-lands-at-tigerland |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=9 December 2020}}

3

| 51

| Maurice Rioli Jr.

| NT

| Small forward

| Oakleigh Chargers

| NAB League Boys

|{{cite news |last1=Gleeson |first1=Michael |title=In the name of the father: Maurice Rioli jnr arrives at Richmond |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/in-the-name-of-the-father-maurice-rioli-jnr-arrives-at-richmond-20201209-p56m3c.html |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=10 December 2020}}

==Rookie draft==

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Round

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Overall pick

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |State

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Position

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Team from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |League from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;" |Ref

–

| –

| Mate Colina(B)

| VIC

| Ruck

|colspan=2|3-year non-registered player

|{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Peter |title=AFL's next big thing? The new Tiger who could top them all |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-s-next-big-thing-the-new-tiger-who-could-top-them-all-20200909-p55u3a.html |accessdate=10 September 2020 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=10 September 2020}}

=Pre-season supplemental selection period=

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Date

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Team from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|League from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

18 February 2021

| Rhyan Mansell

| Woodville West Torrens

| SANFL

| {{cite news |title=Rhyan Mansell becomes a Tiger |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/863877/rhyan-mansell-becomes-a-tiger |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=18 February 2021}}

9 March 2021

| Derek Eggmolesse-Smith

| {{AFL Ric}}

| AFL

| {{cite news |title=Eggmolesse-Smith signs on |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/876440/eggmolesse-smith-signs-on |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=9 March 2021}}

=Mid-season draft=

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Pick

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Position

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Team from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|League from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

10

| Matthew Parker

| Midfielder/Forward

| South Fremantle

| WAFL

| {{cite news |title=Parker becomes a Tiger via Mid-Season Draft |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/950800/mid-season-rookie-draft-pick-10 |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=2 June 2021}}

=2021 squad=

{{Rugby league squad

|squadname=Richmond Football Club

|BC1 =black

|FC1 =white

|BC2 =black

|FC2 =white

|source =[http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/senior-players Senior list], [http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/rookie-players Rookie list], [http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-10-05/richmond-coaching-structure-finalised Coaching staff]

|date = 15 September 2021

|column1_title=Senior list

|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no= 1|name=Nick Vlastuin}}

|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=25|name=Toby Nankervis}}

|column2_title=Rookie list

|list4a={{Rugby league squad player|no=16|name=Jake Aarts}}

|coach=Damien Hardwick

|assistant=Adam Kingsley (defense)

|assistant2=Andrew McQualter (forwards/ball movement)

|assistant3=Sam Lonergan (midfield)

|assistant4=Xavier Clarke (VFL/midfield)

|assistant5=Ivan Maric (ruck)

|legend1=(B) Category B rookie

}}

=2021 season=

==[[2021 AAMI Community Series|Pre-season community series]]==

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! Date

! Score

! Opponent

! Opponent's score

! Result

! Home/away

! Venue

! Attendance

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| Friday 5 March, 7:10pm

| 11.14 (80)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.8 (74)

| Won by 6 points

| Home

| Marvel Stadium

| 10,308

== Home and away season ==

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! Round

! Date

! Score

! Opponent

! Opponent's score

! Result

! Home/away

! Venue

! Attendance

! Ladder

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 1

| Thursday 18 March, 7:25pm

| 15.15 (105)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.14 (80)

| Won by 25 points

| Home

| MCG

| 49,218

| 5th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 2

| Sunday 28 March, 1:10pm

| 11.12 (78)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.7 (49)

| Won by 29 points

| Away

| MCG

| 41,051

| 2nd

style="background:#fcc;"

| 3

| Saturday 3 April, 1:45pm

| 10.12 (72)

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 17.15 (117)

| Lost by 45 points

| Home

| MCG

| 43,637

| 6th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 4

| Friday 9 April, 7:20pm

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL|PA}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Lost by 2 points

| Away

| Adelaide Oval

| 33,742

| 8th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 5

| Thursday 15 April 7:20pm

| 20.14 (134)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.6 (48)

| Won by 86 points

| Away

| Marvel Stadium

| 32,056

| 5th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 6

| Saturday 24 April, 7:25pm

| 6.12 (48)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.10 (82)

| Lost by 34 points

| Away

| MCG

| 56,418

| 7th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 7

| Friday 30 April, 7:50pm

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL WB}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Won by 22 points

| Home

| MCG

| 52,402

| 6th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 8

| Friday 7 May, 7:50pm

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 19.12 (126)

| Lost by 63 points

| Home

| MCG

| 54,857

| 8th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 9

| Saturday 15 May, 7:25pm

| 13.9 (87)

| {{AFL GWS}}

| 12.11 (83)

| Won by 4 points

| Home

| Docklands Stadium

| 18,798

| 8th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 10

| Friday 21 May, 7:50pm

| 11.8 (74)

| {{AFL BL}}

| 15.12 (102)

| Lost by 28 points

| Away

| The Gabba

| 31,127

| 9th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 11

| Sunday 30 May, 2:10pm

| 17.8 (111)

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 12.11 (87)

| Won by 24 points

| Home/Neutral

| Giants Stadium

| 4,236

| 8th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 12

| Saturday 5 June, 7:25pm

| 19.9 (123)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.12 (84)

| Won by 39 points

| Away/Neutral

| Optus Stadium

| 56,656

| 8th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 13

| Sunday 13 June, 5:20pm

| 12.9 (81)

| {{AFL|WC}}

| 13.7 (85)

| Lost by 4 points

| Away

| Optus Stadium

| 50,834

| 8th

14

| colspan=8| BYE

| 8th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 15

| Friday 25 June, 7:50pm

| 2.10 (22)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 9.8 (62)

| Lost by 40 points

| Home

| MCG

| 14,787

| 8th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 16

| Thursday 1 July, 7:20pm

| 10.7 (67)

| {{AFL GC}}

| 10.17 (77)

| Lost by 10 points

| Away/Neutral

| Marvel Stadium

| 9,327

| 9th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 17

| Sunday 11 July, 4:10pm

| 11.5 (71)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.9 (87)

| Lost by 16 points

| Home

| MCG

| 29,437

| 12th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 18

| Friday 16 July, 8:05pm

| 16.10 (106)

| {{AFL BL}}

| 13.8 (86)

| Won by 20 points

| Home/Neutral

| Metricon Stadium

| 4,119

| 9th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 19

| Sunday 25 July, 3:20pm

| 8.9 (57)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.5 (95)

| Lost by 38 points

| Away

| MCG

| 0

| 10th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 20

| Sunday 1 August, 6:10pm

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Lost by 4 points

| Away

| Optus Stadium

| 24,979

| 11th

style="background:#d9f9e9;"

| 21

| Saturday 7 August, 4:35pm

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.8 (56)

| Won by 43 points

| Home

| MCG

| 0

| 10th

style="background:#fcc;"

| 22

| Friday 13 August, 7:50pm

| 10.7 (67)

| {{AFL GWS}}

| 16.10 (106)

| Lost by 39 points

| Away/Neutral

| Marvel Stadium

| 0

| 11th

style="background:#eea;"

| 23

| Saturday 21 August, 1:35pm

| 12.11 (83)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12.11 (83)

| Draw

| Home

| MCG

| 0

| 12th

=Awards=

==League awards==

===22 Under 22 team===

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PlayerPositionAppearance
NominatedShai Bolton––

==Club awards==

===Jack Dyer Medal===

{{main|Jack Dyer Medal}}

class="wikitable"
PositionPlayerVotesMedal
1st

| Dylan Grimes

| 51

| Jack Dyer Medal

2nd

| Jack Graham

| 46

| Jack Titus Medal

2nd

| Liam Baker

| 46

| Jack Titus Medal

4th

| Shai Bolton

| 45

| Fred Swift Medal

5th

| Dustin Martin

| 40

| Kevin Bartlett Medal

5th

| Jack Riewoldt

| 40

| Kevin Bartlett Medal

7th

| Jayden Short

| 39

|

8th

| Tom Lynch

| 38

|

9th

| Kane Lambert

| 35

|

10th

| Trent Cotchin

| 33

|

10th

| Nathan Broad

| 33

|

colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{cite news |last1=Greenberg |first1=Tony |title=Grimes grabs Jack Dyer Medal |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1008432/grimes-grabs-jack-dyer-medal |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=26 August 2021}}

===Michael Roach Medal===

{{main|List of Richmond Football Club leading goalkickers}}

class="wikitable"
PositionPlayerGoals
1st

| Jack Riewoldt

| 51

2nd

| Tom Lynch

| 35

3rd

| Shai Bolton

| 23

4th

| Dustin Martin

| 19

5th

| Jake Aarts

| 18

colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/2021.html#14|title=2021 Player Stats|website=AFL Tables|access-date=25 August 2021}}

AFL Women's

=2020 off-season list changes=

==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.{{cite news |title=AFLW statement : Tigers, Eagles given assistance, draft order revealed |url=https://womens.afl/news/51672/aflw-statement-tigers-eagles-given-assistance-draft-order-revealed |accessdate=3 August 2020 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=20 July 2020}} The pick was eventually traded to acquire {{AFL Car}} midfielder Sarah Hosking.

==Retirements and delistings==

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style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Reason

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Club games

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Career games

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

Laura BaileyRetired513{{cite news |last1=Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh |title=Your complete club-by-club look at the AFL Women's sign and trade period, plus who has signed on for 2021 |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/your-complete-clubbyclub-look-at-the-afl-womens-sign-and-trade-period-plus-who-has-signed-on-for-2021/news-story/a27d72e03044ee89cc6ced04d2a38c1b |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=18 August 2020}}
Lauren TesorieroRetired415{{cite news |last1=Kalac |first1=Grace |title=Tesoriero calls time on AFLW career |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/580877/tesoriero-calls-time-on-aflw-career |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=25 March 2020}}
Ella WoodRetired33{{cite news |last1=Currill |first1=Matt |title=Ella Wood retires from AFLW competition |url=https://www.araratadvertiser.com.au/story/6876003/ella-wood-retires-from-aflw-competition/#:~:text=Ararat%20footballer%20Ella%20Wood%20has,the%20AFLW%20draft%20last%20year. |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=The Ararat Advertiser |publisher=Australian Community Media |date=12 August 2020}}
Nekaela ButlerDelisted00{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=Trade Period ends with four-club mega-deal |url=https://womens.afl/news/51716/trade-period-ends-with-four-club-mega-deal |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=12 August 2020}}
Ciara FitzgeraldDelisted00
Emma HorneDelisted00

==Trades==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Date

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Gained

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Lost

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Trade partner

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

3 August

| Sarah Hosking

| Pick 15

| {{AFLW|Car}}

|{{cite news |title=Hosking becomes a Tiger |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788221/ |accessdate=3 August 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=3 August 2020}}

3 August

| Pick 43

| Grace Campbell

| {{AFLW|NM}}

|{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=Trade wrap: Tough Blue now a Tiger, Roos boost midfield |url=https://womens.afl/news/51678/trade-wrap-tough-blue-now-a-tiger-roos-boost-midfield |accessdate=12 August 2020 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=3 August 2020}}

4 August

| Harriet Cordner

| Pick 17

| {{AFLW|Mel}}

|{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=Pies pair, veteran Demon head to Punt Road |url=https://womens.afl/news/51688/pies-pair-veteran-demon-head-to-punt-road?fbclid=IwAR0Z5PF06dEhIWJQEZjexDZ3gegHg2uKg266lIXZFN27P8AhQze_jawFgiM |accessdate=4 August 2020 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=4 August 2020}}

rowspan=2|4 August

| Sarah D'Arcy

| Pick 31

| rowspan=2|{{AFL Col}}

| rowspan=2|

Sarah Dargan

| Pick 45

==National draft==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Round

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Overall pick

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Player

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Position

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Team from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|League from

! style="background:black; color:#FED102; border: solid black 2px;"|Ref

1

| 1

| Ellie McKenzie

| Midfielder / wing

| Northern Knights

| NAB League

|{{cite news |last1=Cherny |first1=Daniel |title=AFLW draft: Tigers take McKenzie at No. 1 |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-draft-tigers-take-mckenzie-at-no-1-20201006-p562hr.html |accessdate=6 October 2020 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=6 October 2020}}

3

| 43

| Tessa Lavey

| –

| –

| –

|{{cite news |last1=West |first1=Luke |title=Bendigo Spirit star Tessa Lavey selected by Richmond in AFLW Draft |url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6957504/bendigo-spirit-star-tessa-lavey-selected-by-richmond-in-aflw-draft/?cs=12 |accessdate=6 October 2020 |work=Bendigo Advertiser |publisher=Australian Community Media |date=6 October 2020}}

5

| 52

| Luka Lesosky-Hay

| Midfielder

| Geelong Falcons

| NAB League

|{{cite news |last1=Lauren Wood and Liz Walsh |title=Live blog: Every pick and all the action from the AFLW Draft |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-draft-2020-the-top-prospects-no-1-pick-contenders-draft-order-and-where-to-watch/live-coverage/a4016d0052054035f8f11485a25e2d70 |accessdate=6 October 2020 |work=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=5 October 2020}}

=2020 squad=

{{Rugby league squad

|squadname=Richmond Football Club (AFL Women's)

|BC1 =black

|FC1 =white;

|BC2 =black

|FC2 =white;

|source =

|date =

|column1_title=Senior list

|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no= 1|name=Sophie Molan}}

|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=16|name=Laura McClelland}}

|column2_title=Inactive list

|list4a={{Rugby league squad player|no=20|name=Holly Whitford}}

|coach=Ryan Ferguson

|assistant=Andrew Browne (midfield/stoppages)

|assistant2=Lauren Tesoriero (backline)

|assistant3=Nathan Chapman (forwards)

}}

=2021 season=

==Home and away season==

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! Round

! Date

! Score

! Opponent

! Opponent's score

! Result

! Home/away

! Venue

! Attendance

! Ladder (of 14)

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| 1

| Sunday 31 January, 2:10pm

| 1.6 (12)

| {{AFLW|Bri}}

| 5.11 (41)

| Lost by 29 points

| Home

| Swinburne Centre

| 988

| 13th

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| 2

| Saturday 6 February, 5:10pm

| 2.4 (16)

| {{AFLW|Mel}}

| 7.2 (44)

| Lost by 28 points

| Away

| Casey Fields

| 2,581

| 12th

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| 3

| Sunday 14 February, 3:10pm

| 4.7 (31)

| {{AFLW|Col}}

| 7.6 (48)

| Lost by 17 points

| Home

| Swinburne Centre

| 0

| 11th

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| 4

| Saturday 20 February, 3:10pm

| 7.4 (46)

| {{AFLW|Car}}

| 8.3 (51)

| Lost by 5 points

| Away

| Ikon Park

| 2,212

| 11th

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| 5

| Friday 26 February, 7:10pm

| 9.6 (60)

| {{AFLW|Gee}}

| 2.1 (13)

| Won by 47 points

| Away

| GMHBA Stadium

| 1,829

| 11th

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| 6

| Friday 5 March, 5:10pm

| 5.2 (32)

| {{AFLW|NM}}

| 10.7 (67)

| Lost by 35 points

| Home

| Swinburn Centre

| 803

| 11th

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| 7

| Friday 12 March, 6:40pm

| 6.5 (41)

| {{AFLW|GC}}

| 4.2 (26)

| Won by 15 points

| Away

| Metricon Stadium

| 907

| 10th

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| 8

| Sunday 21 March, 12:40pm

| 5.12 (42)

| {{AFLW|WC}}

| 5.4 (34)

| Won by 8 points

| Home

| Swinburne Centre

| 619

| 10th

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| 9

| Friday 26 March, 5:10pm

| 5.2 (32)

| {{AFLW|WB}}

| 7.3 (45)

| Lost by 13 points

| Away

| VU Whitten Oval

| 1,985

| 10th

=Awards=

==League awards==

===AFLW Players' Association Best First-Year Player===

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Player
Ellie McKenzie
style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{cite news |title=‘I THINK SHE COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FOOTBALLERS WE’VE SEEN IN THE WOMEN’S GAME’ |url=https://www.aflplayers.com.au/news-feed/stories/i-think-she-could-be-one-of-the-most-exciting-footballers-weve-seen-in-the-womens-game |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=AFL Players |date=14 April 2021}}

===All-Australian team===

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PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedKatie BrennanCentre half-forward1st
NamedMonique ContiWing2nd
NominatedHarriet Cordner|
NominatedEllie McKenzie|
colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{cite news |title=REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team |url=https://womens.afl/news/71754/revealed-the-2021-aflw-all-australian-team |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=20 April 2021}}

===22 Under 22 team===

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PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedMonique ContiWing2nd
NamedEllie McKenzieRuck rover1st
colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=REVEALED: Who made the cut in star-studded 22under22 team? |url=https://womens.afl/news/71758/revealed-who-made-the-cut-in-star-studded-22under22-team- |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=20 April 2021}}

==Club awards==

===Best and Fairest award===

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PositionPlayerVotes
1st

| Monique Conti

| 16

2nd

| Katie Brennan

| 15

2nd

| Ellie McKenzie

| 15

4th

| Harriet Cordner

| 14

5th

| Rebecca Miller

| 13

6th

| Gabby Seymour

| 12

7th

| Sarah Hosking

| 10

7th

| Sarah D'Arcy

| 10

9th

| Maddy Brancatisano

| 7

10th

| Courtney Wakefield

| 6

10th

| Tayla Stahl

| 6

10th

| Iilish Ross

| 6

colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{cite news |title=Conti claims second Richmond AFLW best and fairest |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/911795/2021-aflw-best-and-fairest |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=16 April 2021}}

===Leading goalkicker award===

{{main|List of Richmond Football Club leading goalkickers}}

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PositionPlayerGoals
1st

| Katie Brennan

| 14

2nd

| Courtney Wakefield

| 10

3rd

| Tayla Stahl

| 7

4th

| Christina Bernardi

| 4

4th

| Ellie McKenzie

| 4

colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background: #ececec;"|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/richmond+wfc/4628/2021|title=Richmond WFC 2020 Season (AFL)|website=Australian Football|access-date=31 March 2021}}

Victorian Football League (men's reserves)

File:Richmond VFL 2021 16.04.21.jpg

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.{{cite news |title=Richmond to feature in east coast second-tier competition |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/832549/richmond-to-feature-in-east-coast-second-tier-competition |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=29 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Laughton |first1=Max |title=New-look 'VFL' locked in for 2021 season with 22 teams spread across east coast |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-news-vfl-returns-in-2021-22-teams-northern-bullants-salary-cap-details-interstate-travel-clubs/news-story/6ecfcf400e4b2053f52e17e0607dbcb4 |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=Fox Sports |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=29 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Gould |first1=Russell |title=AFL: A new 22-team second-tier competition for the eastern seaboard will replace the VFL in 2021 |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-a-new-22team-secondtier-competition-for-the-eastern-seaboard-will-replace-the-vfl-in-2021/news-story/ceea6250428620469a7e154088aa3224 |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=news.com.au |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=29 October 2020}}

The team finished the home and away season with four wins, one draw and five losses.{{cite web |title=2021 VFL Men's |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-118-0-579271-0 |publisher=SportsTF |access-date=26 August 2021}}

AFL listed midfielder Will Martyn won the team's best and fairest award and Samson Ryan won the club's goal kicking award with 17 goals from nine matches.{{cite web |title=2021 VFL Men's |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?client=0-118-0-579271-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Gls |website=VFL |publisher=SportsTG |access-date=26 August 2021}}

=Playing squad=

{{Rugby league squad

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|BC1 =black

|FC1 =white;

|BC2 =black

|FC2 =white;

|source =[https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/911099/introducing-richmond-s-vfl-listed-players Playing list], [http://www.richmondfc.com.au/vfl/about-the-vfl Coaching staff]

|date ={{date|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|DMY}}

|column1_title=Playing list

|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no=51|name=Steve Morris (c)}}

  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=52|name=Angus Hicks}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=53|name=Garret McDonagh}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=54|name=Brad Melville}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=55|name=Lachlan Street}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=56|name=Riley Loton}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=57|name=Nathan Oakes}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=58|name=Cam Olden}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=59|name=Sam Tucker}}

|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=60|name=Karl Worner}}

  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=61|name=Flynn Maguire}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=62|name=Nick Guiney}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=63|name=Dylan Cook}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=64|name=Sam Durham}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=65|name=Joel Nathan}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=66|name=Bailey Henderson}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=67|name=Fraser Elliot}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=68|name=Matt Bartlett}}

|coach=Xavier Clarke

|assistant=

|assistant2=

|assistant3=

}}

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 represented Port Melbourne under an alignment model. The season ran concurrently with part of the AFLW season for the first time, meaning unselected AFLW players took part in VFLW football as a reserves-grade competition. After the end of the AFLW season, players from the senior side also took part in matches for the club, including into the final series.{{cite news |title=Port Melbourne women's team elevated to VFLW |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/vwfl/port-melbourne-womens-team-elevated-to-vflw/news-story/832a11e97068e53a3966c818de71b097 |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=Leader |agency=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=28 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=Port Melbourne joins VFLW, competition start date locked in |url=https://womens.afl/news/52914/port-melbourne-joins-vflw-competition-start-date-locked-in |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=AFL Media |publisher=Telstra Media |date=29 October 2020}}{{cite news |title=Richmond form Port Melbourne alignment for 2021 VFLW season |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/832312/?fbclid=IwAR1K4lK1UUJAV3Vn8FhkhGX76t1KFAJgpSdZhk0t5g_aeCu5oyL1e2PGJ3Y |accessdate=1 November 2020 |work=Richmond FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=28 October 2020}}

Port Melbourne finished the 14-game season with 10 wins and four losses, placing third on the ladder.{{cite web |title=2021 rebel VFL Womens |url=https://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-118-0-577341-0 |website=VFL |publisher=SportsTG |access-date=5 July 2021}} The club was eliminated in the first round of the finals, following a 3.5 (23) to 7.15 (57) elimination final loss to the Southern Saints at ETU Stadium.{{cite news |last1=Nice |first1=Chris |title=Matin masterclass propels Saints to VFLW semi-finals |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/972816/matin-masterclass-propels-saints-to-vflw-semi-finals |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=St Kilda FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=5 July 2021}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.richmondfc.com.au Richmond Tigers Official AFL Site]
  • [http://www.afl.com.au Official Site of the Australian Football League]

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