2012 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club
2012 season
President	Gary March; (7th season);
Coach	Damien Hardwick ; (3rd season);
Captain(s)	Chris Newman; (4th season);
Home ground	MCG
Pre-season	7th; (2-2);
AFL season	12th; (10-1-11);
Finals series	DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	Trent Cotchin
Leading goalkicker	Jack Riewoldt; (65);
Highest home attendance	78,285; (round 1. vs Carlton);
Lowest home attendance	10,961; (round 16. vs Gold Coast;
Average home attendance	41,319; ( 1,465 / 3.42%)
Club membership	53,027; ( 12,843 / 32.0%)
← 2011	2013 →

The 2012 season marked the 105th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.

2011 off-season list changes

Retirements and delistings

Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Will Thursfield	Retired	77	77	^[1]
Mitch Farmer	Delisted	28	31	^[1]
Ben Nason	Delisted	23	23	^[1]
Tom Hislop	Delisted	20	27	^[1]
Troy Taylor	Delisted	4	4	^[1]
Jamie O'Reilly	Delisted	4	4	^[1]
Robbie Hicks	Delisted	3	3	^[1]
Nick Westoff	Delisted	0	0	^[1]
Pat Contin	Delisted	0	0	^[1]
Ben Jakobi	Delisted	0	0	^[1]

Trades

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
10 October	Steve Morris, Pick 15	Pick 14	Greater Western Sydney	^[1]
14 October	Ivan Maric	Pick 37	Adelaide	^[1]
17 October	Pick 79	Mitch Morton	Sydney	^[1]

Note: All traded picks are indicative and do not reflect final selection position

National draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	15	Brandon Ellis	VIC	Midfielder	Calder Cannons	TAC Cup	^[1]
2	26	Todd Elton	VIC	Tall Forward	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	^[1]
3	55	Matthew Arnot	VIC	Midfielder	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	^[1]

Preseason draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	9	Brett O'Hanlon	Midfielder	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	^[1]

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	7	Addam Maric	VIC	Midfielder	Melbourne	AFL	^[1]
2	25	Ben Darrou	VIC	-	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	^[1]
3	43	Steven Verrier	WA	-	South Fremantle	WAFL	^[1]
4	60	Gibson Turner	WA	-	Glenelg	WAFL	^[1]
5	74	Piva Wright	VIC	-	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	^[1]
7	90	John Heslin	VIC	-	Westmeath	GAA	^[1]

2012 squad

Richmond Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
2 Dylan Grimes 3 Brett Deledio 4 Dustin Martin 6 Shaun Grigg 7 Matt Dea 8 Jack Riewoldt 9 Trent Cotchin(vc) 10 Shane Edwards 11 Jake Batchelor 12 David Astbury 14 Bachar Houli 16 Luke McGuane 17 Chris Newman(c) 18 Alex Rance 19 Daniel Connors 20 Ivan Maric 21 Shane Tuck 24 Ben Griffiths		25 Angus Graham 26 Robin Nahas 28 Jake King 29 Ty Vickery 30 Reece Conca 32 Brad Helbig 34 Andrew Browne 35 Matthew White 36 Dean MacDonald 37 Jayden Post 38 Steve Morris 39 Tom Derickx 40 Kelvin Moore 41 Nathan Foley 43 Brandon Ellis 43 Todd Elton 44 Matthew Arnot 46 Jeromey Webberley				13 Brad Miller 31 John Heslin 47 Addam Maric 48 Ben Darrou 49 Steven Verrier 50 Gibson Turner 51 Piva Wright		Head coach Damien Hardwick Assistant coaches Justin Leppitsch (defence) Adam Potter Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Long-term injury list Upgraded rookie (B) Category B rookie (vet) Veterans list (ret) Retired Updated: 18 August 2016 Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

2012 season

Pre-season

Round	Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance
1	Friday, 17 February 6:45 pm	0.6.5 (30)	North Melbourne	0.7.2 (44)	Lost by 3 points	Home	Etihad Stadium	28,228
1	Friday, 17 February 8:55 pm	0.6.4 (40)	Hawthorn	0.5.7 (37)	Won by 3 points	Away	Etihad Stadium	28,228
2	Sunday, 4 March 5:10 pm	1.4.12 (105)	Fremantle	0.10.7 (67)	Lost by 38 points	Away	Subiaco Oval	7,294
3	Saturday, 10 March 3:10 pm	1.14.15 (108)	Geelong	0.6.13 (49)	Won by 59 points	Away	Kardinia Park	9,393
4	Saturday, 17 March 12:30 pm	20.20 (140)	Greater Western Sydney	10.6 (66)	Won by 74 points	Away	Manuka Oval	4,222

Note: Round 4 matches were conducted under normal AFL Premiership season rules and did not count towards the NAB Cup Ladder.

Home and away season

Round	Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance	Ladder
1	Thursday, 29 March 7:45 pm	12.9 (81)	Carlton	18.17 (125)	Lost by 44 points	Home	MCG	78,285	15th
2	Saturday, 7 April 7:40 pm	8.16 (64)	Collingwood	12.13 (85)	Lost by 21 points	Away	MCG	57,268	15th
3	Saturday, 14 April 1:45 pm	20.13 (133)	Melbourne	11.8 (74)	Won by 59 points	Home	MCG	49,826	10th
4	Sunday, 22 April 1:10 pm	9.11 (65)	Geelong	11.9 (75)	Lost by 10 points	Away	Kardinia Park	21,926	13th
5	Sunday, 29 April 3:15 pm	14.13 (97)	West Coast	16.11 (107)	Lost by 10 points	Home	Etihad Stadium	28,464	14th
6	Sunday, 6 May 2:45 pm	13.13 (91)	Port Adelaide	8.6 (54)	Won by 37 points	Away	Football Park	18,522	12th
7	Saturday, 12 May 4:40 pm	13.13 (91)	Sydney	8.14 (62)	Won by 29 points	Home	MCG	40,352	12th
8	Saturday, 19 May 7:50 pm	15.9 (109)	Essendon	19.14 (128)	Lost by 19 points	Away	MCG	80,900	13th
9	Saturday, 26 May 1:45 pm	21.11 (137)	Hawthorn	10.15 (75)	Won by 62 points	Home	MCG	51,617	12th
10	Friday, 1 June 7:50 pm	18.13 (121)	St Kilda	16.17 (113)	Won by 8 points	Away	Etihad Stadium	49,337	10th
11	Saturday, 9 June 1:40 pm	9.12 (66)	Fremantle	12.6 (78)	Lost by 12 points	Home	MCG	43,801	11th
12	Saturday, 16 June 2:10 pm	11.20 (86)	Greater Western Sydney	12.2 (74)	Won by 12 points	Away	Showground Stadium	7,538	10th
13	BYE								10th
14	Saturday, 30 June 1:40 pm	13.9 (87)	Adelaide	17.4 (106)	Lost by 19 points	Away	Football Park	33,780	11th
15	Saturday, 7 July 2:10 pm	13.23 (101)	Melbourne	11.12 (78)	Won by 23 points	Away	MCG	46,773	10th
16	Saturday, 14 July 4:40 pm	13.10 (88)	Gold Coast	13.12 (90)	Lost by 2 points	Home	Cazaly's Stadium	10,961	11th
17	Saturday, 22 July 3:15 pm	14.15 (99)	North Melbourne	15.13 (103)	Lost by 4 points	Home	MCG	47,432	12th
18	Saturday, 28 July 7:40 pm	13.13 (91)	Carlton	14.11 (95)	Lost by 4 points	Away	MCG	46,013	12th
19	Saturday, 4 August 7:40 pm	20.12 (132)	Brisbane Lions	12.12 (84)	Won by 48 points	Away	The Gabba	22,193	12th
20	Sunday, 12 August 3:15 pm	22.1 (150)	Western Bulldogs	12.8 (80)	Won by 70 points	Home	MCG	28,286	12th
21	Saturday, 18 August 2:40 pm	11.6 (72)	Fremantle	13.16 (94)	Lost by 22 points	Away	Subiaco Oval	37,721	12th
22	Friday, 24 August 7:50 pm	13.24 (102)	Essendon	8.9 (57)	Won by 45 points	Home	MCG	47,590	12th
23	Sunday, 2 September 3:15 pm	16.10 (106)	Port Adelaide	16.10 (106)	Draw	Home	MCG	27,893	12th

Source: AFL Tables^[2]

Ladder

2012 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Hawthorn	22	17	5	0	2679	1733	154.6	68	Finals series
2	Adelaide	22	17	5	0	2428	1833	132.5	68
3	Sydney (P)	22	16	6	0	2290	1629	140.6	64
4	Collingwood	22	16	6	0	2123	1823	116.5	64
5	West Coast	22	15	7	0	2244	1807	124.2	60
6	Geelong	22	15	7	0	2209	1886	117.1	60
7	Fremantle	22	14	8	0	1956	1691	115.7	56
8	North Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2359	2097	112.5	56
9	St Kilda	22	12	10	0	2347	1903	123.3	48
10	Carlton	22	11	11	0	2079	1925	108.0	44
11	Essendon	22	11	11	0	2091	2090	100.0	44
12	Richmond	22	10	11	1	2169	1943	111.6	42
13	Brisbane Lions	22	10	12	0	1904	2092	91.0	40
14	Port Adelaide	22	5	16	1	1691	2144	78.9	22
15	Western Bulldogs	22	5	17	0	1542	2301	67.0	20
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1580	2341	67.5	16
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1509	2481	60.8	12
18	Greater Western Sydney	22	2	20	0	1270	2751	46.2	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards

League awards

Brownlow Medal - Trent Cotchin

All-Australian team

	Player	Position	Appearance
Named	Trent Cotchin	Wing	1st
Named	Brett Deledio	Bench	1st
Nominated	Ivan Maric	-	-
Nominated	Jack Riewoldt	-	-

Rising Star

Nominations:

Round	Player	Ref
3	Dylan Grimes	^[3]
17	Brandon Ellis	^[4]

22 Under 22 team

	Player	Position	Appearance
Named	Trent Cotchin	Rover	1st
Named	Dustin Martin	Half-forward	1st
Named	Alex Rance	Back pocket	1st

Brownlow Medal tally

Player	3 vote games	2 vote games	1 vote games	Total votes	Place
Trent Cotchin	6	3	2	26	1st*
Brett Deledio	2	1	5	13	19th
Shaun Grigg	2	2	1	11	26th
Shane Tuck	1	3	1	10	32nd
Jack Riewoldt	1	1	1	6	60th
Dustin Martin	1	0	2	5	79th
Nathan Foley	0	1	1	3	104th
Alex Rance	1	0	0	3	104th
Ivan Maric	0	0	2	2	137th
Shane Edwards	0	1	0	2	137th
Robin Nahas	0	0	1	1	177th
Reece Conca	0	0	1	1	177th
Total	14	12	17	83	-

*Note: Trent Cotchin initially finished second just was awarded the Medal in 2016 when Jobe Watson relinquished his claim

Club awards

Jack Dyer Medal

Position	Player	Votes	Medal
1st	Trent Cotchin	296	Jack Dyer Medal
2nd	Brett Deledio	263	Jack Titus Medal
3rd	Ivan Maric	248	Maurie Fleming Medal
4th	Shane Tuck	207	Fred Swift Medal
5th	Shaun Grigg	198	Kevin Bartlett Medal

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Michael Roach Medal

Position	Player	Goals
1st	Jack Riewoldt	65
2nd	Robin Nahas	34
3rd	Shane Edwards	29
4th	Dustin Martin	23
5th	Trent Cotchin	21

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Club by club: draft picks, trades and delistings". Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "AFL Tables - Richmond".
^ Holmesby, Luke (17 April 2012). "Grimes time". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^ "Richmond defender Brandon Ellis earns NAB Rising Star nomination for round 17 outing against Roos".
^ "Trent Cotchin wins second Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond best-and-fairest". Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "AFL Statistics for 2012". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

External links

[delist-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Club by club: draft picks, trades and delistings". Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[afltables.com-2] "AFL Tables - Richmond".

[3] Holmesby, Luke (17 April 2012). "Grimes time". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.

[4] "Richmond defender Brandon Ellis earns NAB Rising Star nomination for round 17 outing against Roos".

[5] "Trent Cotchin wins second Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond best-and-fairest". Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[6] "AFL Statistics for 2012". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

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v t e 2012 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings