The 2015 season marked the 108th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.
2014 off-season list changes
Retirements and delistings PlayerReasonClub gamesCareer gamesRefDaniel JacksonRetired156156Jake KingRetired107107 Matthew ArnotRookie Listed44 Brad HelbigDelisted1616 Aaron EdwardsDelisted1294 Brett O'HanlonDelisted99 Orren Stephenson Delisted 715Todd Banfield Delisted 053 Cadeyn Williams Delisted00 Ben Darrou Delisted00
Free agency DatePlayerFree agent typeFormer clubNew clubCompensationRef 2 November Taylor Hunt Delisted —
National draft RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague fromRef 112Corey Ellis VICMidfielderWestern Jets TAC Cup 233Connor Menadue VICMidfielderWestern JetsTAC Cup 352Nathan DrummondVICMidfielderMurray BushrangersTAC Cup 467Dan ButlerVICMidfielderNorth Ballarat RebelsTAC Cup 577Reece McKenzieVICTall ForwardNorthern KnightsTAC Cup
Rookie draft RoundOverall pickPlayerStatePositionTeam fromLeague fromRef 111Jayden Short VICSmall ForwardNorthern KnightsTAC Cup 229Jason Castagna VICMidfielderNorthern KnightsTAC Cup 346Kane Lambert VICMidfielderWilliamstownVFL 461Matthew Arnot VICMidfielderRichmondAFL 568Ivan Soldo(B) VICRuck3-year non-registered player
2015 squad
2015 season
Pre-season Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance 1 Saturday, 28 February 4:40pm 1.9.4 (67) 0.12.17 (89) Lost by 22 points AwayWhitten Oval9,513 2 Saturday, 14 March 4:40pm 1.14.10 (103) 0.5.7 (37) Won by 66 points HomeLavington Sports Ground8,4513 Saturday, 21 March 1:10pm 2.12.16 (106) 3.13.15 (120) Lost by 14 points Home Etihad Stadium9,327 Source:AFLafl.com.auafl.com.auafl.com.au
Home and away season Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance Ladder 1 Thursday, 2 April 7:20pm 15.15 (105) 11.12 (78) Won by 27 points Away MCG83,4933rd 2 Saturday, 11 April 1:45pm 9.12 (66) 12.13 (85) Lost by 19 pointsHome MCG49,9459th 3 Saturday, 18 April 7:20pm 21.11 (137) 8.10 (58) Won by 79 points AwayThe Gabba22,4415th 4 Friday, 24 April 7:50pm 6.15 (51) 12.11 (83) Lost by 32 pointsHomeMCG58,1759th 5 Saturday, 2 May 1:45pm 11.10 (76) 12.13 (85) Lost by 9 pointsHome MCG45,22811th 6 Saturday, 9 May 1:45pm 10.14 (74) 16.13 (109) Lost by 35 points AwayBellerive Oval17,54413th 7 Sunday, 17 May 3:20pm 16.9 (105) 15.10 (100) Won by 5 pointsHome MCG59,03410th 8 Sunday, 24 May 4:10pm 11.10 (76) 5.13 (43) Won by 33 points AwayAdelaide Oval44,4518th 9 Saturday, 30 May 7:20pm 10.12 (72) 8.11 (59) Won by 13 pointsHomeMCG83,8048th 10 Friday, 5 June 6:10pm 15.7 (97) 10.10 (70) Won by 27 points AwaySubiaco Oval38,0918th 11BYE8th 12 Friday, 19 June 7:50pm 10.10 (70) 13.12 (90) Lost by 20 pointsHome MCG45,1788th 13Friday, 26 June 7:50pm14.11 (95)11.11 (77)Won by 18 pointsAwaySCG37,5798th 14 Saturday, 4 July 1:40pm 10.18 (78) 10.9 (69) Won by 9 pointsHome MCG35,9686th 15 Friday, 10 July 7:50pm 10.11 (71) 5.11 (41) Won by 30 pointsHomeMCG52,5645th 16 Sunday, 19 July 4:40pm 13.11 (89) 13.13 (73) Won by 16 points Away Etihad Stadium45,7225th 17 Saturday, 25 July 4:35pm 10.18 (78) 12.10 (82) Lost by 4 pointsHome MCG39,7775th 18 Friday, 31 July 7:50pm 10.11 (71) 7.11 (53) Won by 18 points Away MCG66,3056th 19Friday, 7 August 7:20pm8.4 (52)11.22 (88)Lost by 36 pointsAwayAdelaide Oval49,1167th 20 Sunday, 16 August 1:10m 22.6 (138) 18.7 (55) Won by 83 pointsHome MCG38,5086th 21 Saturday, 22 August 1:45pm 23.9 (147) 7.14 (56) Won by 91 points Away MCG63,1785th 22 Saturday, 29 August 7:20pm 10.14 (74) 7.5 (47) Won by 27 points Away MCG37,8645th 23 Friday, 4 September 7:50pm 16.12 (108) 10.7 (67) Won by 41 pointsHome Etihad Stadium40,4615th Source: AFL Tables
Finals Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Home/Away Venue Attendance Elimination Final Sunday, 13 September 3:20pm 14.4 (88) 15.15 (105) Lost by 17 points HomeMCG90,186 Source: AFL Tables
Ladder
Awards
League awards
All-Australian team PlayerPositionAppearanceNamedAlex RanceFull back2ndNamedJack RiewoldtCentre half-forward2ndNamedBrett DeledioBench2ndNominatedDustin Martin--
Rising Star Nominations: RoundPlayerRef 1 Kamdyn McIntosh 22 Ben Lennon
22 Under 22 team PlayerPositionAppearanceNamedBrandon EllisBench3rdNominatedNick Vlastuin--
Brownlow Medal tally
Player 3 vote games 2 vote games 1 vote games Total votes PlaceDustin Martin352217thTrent Cotchin3321711thAnthony Miles300935thAlex Rance 12 1840thBrett Deledio2 02840thBrandon Ellis031750thShane Edwards 1 11663rdTaylor Hunt101492ndTy Vickery101492ndJack Riewoldt1003109thIvan Maric0113109thBachar Houli0102147thKamdyn McIntosh0 1 02147th Total16171294 -
Club awards
Jack Dyer Medal
Position Player Votes Medal 1stAlex Rance76 Jack Dyer Medal 2ndDustin Martin60Jack Titus Medal 3rdBrett Deledio54Maurie Fleming Medal 4thAnthony Miles50Fred Swift Medal 5thJack Riewoldt48Kevin Bartlett Medal 6thTrent Cotchin47 6thNick Vlastuin47 8thBachar Houli46 9thShaun Grigg44 9thDylan Grimes44
Michael Roach Medal
Position Player Goals 1stJack Riewoldt54 2ndTy Vickery31 3rdBrett Deledio27 4thDustin Martin24 5thShaun Grigg16
Reserves For the second consecutive season, 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 finished 13th out of 15 participating clubs, with a record of five wins and thirteen losses. Each of the club's nine home matches were played at the Punt Road Oval. Senior listed player Matt Dea won the Guanane Medal as the VFL side's best and fairest, while another senior listed player Liam McBean was awarded the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal for the league's leading goalkicker.
References
External links Richmond Tigers Official AFL Site Official Site of the Australian Football League