2023 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club

2023 season
President	John O'Rourke ^(1st season)
Coach	AFL: Damien Hardwick ^(14th season) / Andrew McQualter ^(interim/1st season) AFLW: Ryan Ferguson ^(4th season)
Captain(s)	AFL: Dylan Grimes & Toby Nankervis ^(2nd season) AFLW: Katie Brennan ^(5th season)
Home ground	AFL: MCG AFLW: Ikon Park
AFL season	AFL: 13th (10-12-1) AFLW: 10th (5-5-0)
2023 AFL finals series	AFL: DNQ AFLW: DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	AFL: Tim Taranto AFLW: Monique Conti
Leading goalkicker	AFL: Jack Riewoldt (32) AFLW: Katie Brennan (14)
Average home attendance	51,420[1]
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The 2023 season was the 116th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the fourth season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

AFL

2022 off-season list changes

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Shane Edwards	Retired	303	303	[2]
Kane Lambert	Retired	135	135	[3]
Josh Caddy	Retired	79	174	[4]
Matthew Parker	Retired	11	30	[5]
Jake Aarts	Delisted	42	42	[6]
Sydney Stack	Delisted	35	35	[6]
Riley Collier-Dawkins	Delisted	11	11	[6]
Will Martyn	Delisted	3	3	[6]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
3 October	Tim Taranto	Pick 12	Greater Western Sydney	[7]
		Pick 19
11 October	Jacob Hopper	Pick 31	Greater Western Sydney	[8]
	Pick 53	2023 first round pick
	Pick 63

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
3	49	Kaleb Smith	WA	Half-back	East Fremantle	WAFL	[9]
4	55	Steely Green	WA	Small defender	South Fremantle	WAFL	[10]

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	12	Seth Campbell	TAS	Small forward	Tasmania Devils	NAB League	[11]
2	26	Tylar Young	NSW	Tall defender	Richmond VFL	VFL	[12]

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Date	Player	Team from	League from	Ref
14 February 2023	Kaelan Bradtke	Corowa-Rutherglen	Ovens and Murray Football League	[13]

Mid-season draft

Pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
4	Matt Coulthard	Small forward	Glenelg	SANFL	[14]
13	James Trezise	Half-back	Richmond VFL	VFL	[15]

2023 squad

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Nick Vlastuin  2 Dylan Grimes (c)  3 Dion Prestia  4 Dustin Martin  5 Jack Ross  6 Robbie Tarrant (ret.)  7 Liam Baker  8 Jack Riewoldt  9 Trent Cotchin 10 Maurice Rioli Jr 13 Hugo Ralphsmith 14 Tim Taranto 15 Jayden Short 17 Daniel Rioli 19 Tom Lynch 20 Ivan Soldo 21 Noah Balta 22 Jacob Hopper 25 Toby Nankervis (c)		27 Thomson Dow 28 Josh Gibcus 29 Shai Bolton 30 Tom Brown 31 Rhyan Mansell 32 Samson Ryan 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad 38 Noah Cumberland 40 Tyler Sonsie 41 Sam Banks 42 Judson Clarke 46 Ben Miller 47 Bigoa Nyuon 48 Steely Green 49 Kaleb Smith 50 Marlion Pickett				26 Matt Coulthard 36 James Trezise 37 Kaelan Bradtke 39 Mate Colina (B) 43 Jacob Bauer 44 Seth Campbell 45 Tylar Young		Head coach Andrew McQualter (interim) Assistant coach David Teague (forwards/ball movement) Sam Lonergan (Development) Xavier Clarke (Forwards) Ben Rutten (Defense) Kane Lambert (Midfield/Development) Steve Morris (VFL) Ivan Maric (ruck) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie Long-term injury (ret.) Retired Updated: 3 December 2024 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

References

1. https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2023.html
2. "Edwards to retire as a Richmond legend". Richmond. 16 August 2022.
3. "Triple premiership Tiger retires due to chronic hip injury". AFL Media. 25 July 2022.
4. "Caddy calls time". RichmondFC.com.au. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
5. "Family comes first: Tiger calls time, heads back to WA". AFL Media. 26 July 2022.
6. "Richmond announces list changes". 13 October 2022. Richmond has informed four players they will not be offered contracts for the 2023 season.
7. "Taranto becomes a Tiger". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 3 October 2022. Richmond is delighted to welcome former GWS midfielder Tim Taranto.
8. "Hopper lands at Richmond". RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra. 11 October 2022. Richmond has completed a trade with GWS, bringing Jacob Hopper to the Club.
9. "Tigers secure Smith". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
10. "Draft Steely as Green lands at Tigerland". R. Telstra Media. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
11. "Campbell joins Richmond via rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
12. "VFL Tiger Tylar Young recruited in rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
13. "Tigers sign country star, knock back former Cat". AFL.com.au. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023. Richmond has boosted its key forward stocks by signing Kaelan Bradtke ahead of the SSP deadline
14. "Glenelg Tiger Coulthard becomes a Richmond Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
15. "VFL Tiger Trezise recruited in Mid-Season Draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

External links

• Richmond Tigers Official AFL Site
• Official Site of the Australian Football League