# 2022 Richmond Football Club season

The 2022 season is the 115th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the third season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

## AFL
### 2022 season

The AFL season will run from March 2022 to August 2022.

### 2021 off-season list changes
#### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Bachar Houli | Retired | 206 | 232 |
| David Astbury | Retired | 155 | 155 |
| Patrick Naish | Delisted | 9 | 9 |
| Bigoa Nyuon | Delisted | 0 | 0 |

#### Free agency

| Date | Player | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
| 1 October | Mabior Chol | Unrestricted | Richmond | Gold Coast | End of 2nd round - Band 4 (Pick 38) | |

#### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner |
| 8 October | Robbie Tarrant | Callum Coleman-Jones | North Melbourne |
| 8 October | Pick 40 | Pick 42 | North Melbourne |
| 8 October | 2022 second round pick (NM) | Pick 47 | North Melbourne |
| 8 October | 2022 second round pick (NM) | 2022 fourth round pick (Ric) | North Melbourne |
| 18 October | Pick 27 | Pick 38 | Collingwood |
| 18 October | Pick 27 | Pick 40 | Collingwood |
| 18 October | Pick 27 | 2021 third round pick (Ric) | Collingwood |

#### National draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from |
| 1 | 9 | Josh Gibcus | VIC | Tall defender | GWV Rebels | NAB League Boys |
| 1 | 17 | Tom Brown | VIC | Defender | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League Boys |
| 2 | 28 | Tyler Sonsie | VIC | Midfielder | Eastern Ranges | NAB League Boys |
| 2 | 29 | Sam Banks | TAS | Defender / Wing | Tasmania Devils | NAB League Boys |
| 2 | 30 | Judson Clarke | VIC | Small forward | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Boys |

#### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 1 | 7 | Bigoa Nyuon | VIC | Tall defender | Richmond (re-draft) | AFL | |

### Mid-season draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 10 | Jacob Bauer | Tall forward | North Adelaide | SANFL | |

### 2022 season
#### Pre-season community series

| Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
| Saturday 5 March, 1:10pm | 14.10 (94) | Hawthorn | 9.15 (69) | Won by 25 points | Away | Devonport Oval | 8,412 |

#### Home and away season

| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
| 1 | Thursday 17 March, 7:25pm | 11.10 (76) | Carlton | 14.17 (101) | Lost by 25 points | Away | MCG | 72,179 | 14th |
| 2 | Sunday 27 March, 1:10pm | 16.13 (109) | Greater Western Sydney | 10.13 (73) | Won by 36 points | Home | MCG | 28,813 | 9th |
| 3 | Sunday 3 April, 3:20pm | 13.6 (84) | St Kilda | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 33 points | Away | Marvel Stadium | 31,933 | 11th |
| 4 | Saturday 9 April, 4:35pm | 15.9 (99) | Western Bulldogs | 7.19 (61) | Won by 36 points | Home | MCG | 43,645 | 10th |
| 5 | Saturday 16 April, 4:35pm | 12.10 (82) | Adelaide | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 19 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 33,031 | 11th |
| 6 | Sunday 24 April, 7:25pm | 8.6 (54) | Melbourne | 9.22 (76) | Lost by 22 points | Home | MCG | 70,334 | 12th |
| 7 | Friday 29 April, 6:10pm | 25.15 (165) | West Coast | 8.8 (56) | Won by 109 points | Away | Optus Stadium | 39,430 | 9th |
| 8 | Saturday 7 May, 1:45pm | 17.11 (113) | Collingwood | 12.14 (86) | Won by 27 points | Home | MCG | 64,481 | 8th |
| 9 | Saturday 14 May, 1:45pm | 17.15 (117) | Hawthorn | 14.10 (94) | Won by 23 points | Away | MCG | 40,663 | 8th |
| 10 | Saturday 21 May, 7:30pm | 11.14 (80) | Essendon | 7.6 (48) | Won by 32 points | Home | MCG | 31,127 | 8th |
| 11 | Friday 27 May, 7:50pm | 15.10 (100) | Sydney | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 6 points | Away | SCG | 31,387 | 9th |
| 12 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | 10th |
| 13 | Thursday 9 June, 7:20pm | 11.11 (77) | Port Adelaide | 10.5 (65) | Won by 12 points | Home | MCG | 21,757 | 9th |
| 14 | Thursday 15 June, 7:20pm | 11.15 (81) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Won by 15 points | Home | MCG | 50,741 | 6th |
| 15 | Saturday 25 June, 4:35pm | 13.8 (86) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 3 points | Away | MCG | 59,335 | 9th |
| 16 | Sunday 3 July, 2:10pm | 20.8 (128) | West Coast | 13.15 (93) | Won by 35 points | Home | MCG | 39,391 | 7th |
| 17 | Saturday 9 July, 4:35pm | 13.14 (92) | Gold Coast | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 2 points | Away | Metricon Stadium | 18,031 | 8th |
| 18 | Saturday 16 July, 4:35pm | 11.22.(88) | North Melbourne | 14.10 (92) | Lost By 4 points | Away | Marvel Stadium | 22,666 | 8th |
| 19 | Friday 22 July, 7:50pm | 7.10.(52) | Fremantle | 7.10.(52) | Draw | Home | Marvel Stadium | 23,549 | 10th |
| 20 | Sunday 31 July, 4:40pm | 15.14 (104) | Brisbane Lions | 14.13 (97) | Won by 7 points | Home | MCG | 39,056 | 9th |
| 21 | Saturday 6 August, 7:10pm | 16.13 (109) | Port Adelaide | 10.11 (71) | Won by 38 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 27,091 | 8th |
| 22 | Sunday 14 August, 1:10pm | 20.8 (128) | Hawthorn | 9.13 (67) | Won by 61 points | Home | MCG | 59,338 | 7th |
| 23 | Saturday 20 August, 7:25pm | 21.15 (141) | Essendon | 11.9 (75) | Won by 66 points | Away | MCG | 58,366 | 7th |

#### Finals

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance |
| Elimination final | Thursday 1 September, 7:20pm | 16.8 (104) | Brisbane Lions | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 2 points | Away | The Gabba | 35,013 |

### Awards
#### League awards
##### All-Australian team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Shai Bolton | Half-forward | 1st |
| Nominated | Tom Lynch | - | - |
| Nominated | Daniel Rioli | - | - |

##### Rising Star

Nominations:
| Round | Player | Placing | Ref |
| 17 | Hugo Ralphsmith | - | |
| 20 | Noah Cumberland | - | |

##### 22 Under 22 team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Nominated | Noah Balta | - | - |

#### Club awards
##### Jack Dyer Medal

| Position | Player | Votes | Medal |
| 1st | Tom Lynch | 60 | Jack Dyer Medal |
| 2nd | Daniel Rioli | 59 | Jack Titus Medal |
| 3rd | Dion Prestia | 56 | Maurie Fleming Medal |
| 4th | Shai Bolton | 53 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 4th | Liam Baker | 53 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 6th | Trent Cotchin | 52 | |
| 6th | Jayden Short | 52 | |
| 8th | Toby Nankervis | 47 | |
| 8th | Marlion Pickett | 47 | |
| 10th | Nathan Broad | 46 | |
| Source: ||||

##### Michael Roach Medal

| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Tom Lynch | 63 |
| 2nd | Shai Bolton | 43 |
| 3rd | Jack Riewoldt | 40 |
| 4th | Noah Cumberland | 19 |
| 5th | Shane Edwards | 15 |
| Source: |||

## AFL Women's
### 2022 season (summer/season six)
#### 2021 off-season list changes
##### Special assistance

After poor on-field performances in 2020 and 2021, the AFL decided to award special assistance to Richmond in the form of a mid-second round draft selection (originally number 26 overall).

##### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Phoebe Monahan | Delisted | 12 | 22 |
| Akec Makur Chuot | Delisted | 12 | 18 |
| Alice Edmonds | Delisted | 6 | 6 |
| Alana Woodward | Delisted | 5 | 5 |
| Holly Whitford | Delisted | 4 | 8 |
| Luka Lesosky-Hay | Delisted | 1 | 1 |
| Emily Harley | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Cleo Saxon-Jones | Delisted | 0 | 0 |

##### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner |
| 31 May | Maddie Shevlin | Sabrina Frederick | Collingwood |
| 31 May | Pick 16 | Pick 26 | Collingwood |
| 31 May | Pick 48 | Pick 55 | Collingwood |
| 2 June | Poppy Kelly | Pick 48 | St Kilda |
| 9 June | Jess Hosking | Pick 23 | Carlton |
| 9 June | Pick 55 | Pick 40 | Carlton |
| 9 June | Pick 57 | Pick 40 | Carlton |

##### National draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Position | Team from | League from |
| 1 | 5 | Stella Reid | Midfielder / forward | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League |
| 1 | 16 | Emelia Yassir | Small forward | Calder Cannons | NAB League |
| 4 | 48 | Meagan Kiely | Midfielder | North Melbourne | VFL Women's |
| 4 | 50 | Ingrid Houtsma | Wing | Geelong Falcons | NAB League |
| 5 | 54 | Akec Makur Chuot | Half-back | Richmond | AFL Women's |

#### 2022 season (season six)
##### Home and away season

| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder (of 14) |
| 1 | Friday 7 January, 7:15pm | 10.1 (61) | St Kilda | 3.5 (23) | Won by 38 points | Away | SkyBus Stadium | 3,324 | 3rd |
| 2 | Friday 14 January, 7:10pm | 6.2 (38) | Melbourne | 8.6 (54) | Lost by 16 points | Home | Swinburne Centre | 1,517 | 5th |
| 3 | Saturday 22 January, 5:10pm | 7.5 (47) | Fremantle | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 30 points | Home | Swinburne Centre | 1,078 | 8th |
| 4 | Sunday 30 January, 4:10pm | 5.4 (34) | Gold Coast | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 5 points | Away | Metricon Stadium | 1,329 | 9th |
| 5 | Sunday 6 February, 1:10pm | 1.7 (13) | Western Bulldogs | 4.6 (30) | Lost by 17 points | Away | VU Whitten Oval | 2,159 | 9th |
| 6 | Saturday 12 February, 2:10pm | 2.6 (18) | North Melbourne | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 19 points | Home | Swinburne Centre | 1,093 | 9th |
| 7 | Saturday 19 February, 4:10pm | 10.8 (68) | West Coast | 7.3 (45) | Won by 23 points | Away | Mineral Resources Park | 878 | 9th |
| 8 | Saturday 26 February, 5:10pm | 1.4 (10) | Geelong | 5.3 (33) | Lost by 23 points) | Home | Swinburne Centre | 1,521 | 12th |
| 9 | Saturday 5 March, 5:10pm | 7.4 (46) | Greater Western Sydney | 6.2 (38) | Won by 8 points | Away | GIANTS Stadium | 613 | 10th |
| 10 | Saturday 12 March, 3:10pm | 1.3 (9) | Brisbane | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 38 points | Away | Victoria Park | 2,221 | 11th |

### Awards
#### League awards
##### All-Australian team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Katie Brennan | Centre half-forward | 2nd |
| Named | Monique Conti | Interchange | 3rd |
| Nominated | Rebecca Miller | - | - |
| Source: ||||

##### 22 Under 22 team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Monique Conti (captain) | On-ball | 3rd |
| Source: ||||

#### Club awards
##### Best and Fairest award

| Position | Player | Votes |
| 1st | Monique Conti | 23 |
| 2nd | Rebecca Miller | 17 |
| 3rd | Gabby Seymour | 16 |
| 4th | Katie Brennan | 15 |
| 5th | Tessa Lavey | 11 |
| 5th | Sarah Hosking | 11 |
| 5th | Jess Hosking | 11 |
| 8th | Maddy Brancatisano | 8 |
| 8th | Kate Dempsey | 8 |
| 10th | Maddie Shevlin | 7 |
| 10th | Ellie McKenzie | 7 |
| 10th | Sarah D'Arcy | 7 |
| 10th | Bethany Lynch | 7 |
| Source: |||

##### Leading goalkicker award

| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Katie Brennan | 14 |
| 2nd | Christina Bernardi | 5 |
| 2nd | Tayla Stahl | 5 |
| 4th | Tessa Lavey | 4 |
| 5th | Meagan Kiely | 3 |
| 5th | Courtney Wakefield | 3 |
| 5th | Emelia Yassir | 3 |
| Source: |||

## 2022 season (spring/season seven)

In May 2022, the AFL announced it would shift the timing of the AFL Women's competition, beginning the season in the last weekend of August for the first time. As a result, the first season under this arrangement was the second season played in the 2022 calendar year.

### 2022 (season six) off-season list changes
#### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Tayla Stahl | Retired | 21 | 21 |
| Christina Bernardi | Delisted | 19 | 39 |
| Akec Makur Chuot | Delisted | 17 | 23 |
| Sarah Sansonetti | Delisted | 17 | 17 |
| Iilish Ross | Delisted | 10 | 21 |
| Hannah McLaren | Delisted | 0 | 0 |

#### Expansion club losses

| Date departed | Player | New club | Ref |
| 27 May 2022 | Sarah Dargan | Sydney | |

#### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner |
| 31 May | Steph Williams | Ingrid Houtsma | Geelong |
| 3 June | Pick 30 | Pick 18 | Hawthorn |
| 3 June | Pick 33 | Pick 18 | Hawthorn |
| 3 June | Pick 25 | Pick 30 | Collingwood |
| 3 June | Pick 38 | Pick 33 | Collingwood |
| 3 June | Grace Egan | Pick 25 | Carlton |
| 3 June | Libby Graham | Pick 68 | Greater Western Sydney |
| 7 June | Pick 59 | Pick 52 | Hawthorn |
| 7 June | Pick 62 | Pick 52 | Hawthorn |

#### National draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Position | Team from | League from |
| 2 | 38 | Charley Ryan | Midfielder | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League |
| 3 | 58 | Eilish Sheerin | Half back | Inner West Magpies | AFL Sydney |
| 3 | 60 | Katelyn Cox | Small defender | Hawthorn VFLW | VFL Women's |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Club from | League from | Classification |
| 15 June | Jemima Woods | Western Bulldogs | AFL Women's | Delisted free agent |
| 20 June | Saraid Taylor | - | - | Rookie (basketball) |
| 19 August | Amelia Peck | Southern Saints | VFL Women's | Injury replacement (Charley Ryan) |

### 2022 season (season seven)
#### Home and away season

| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/away | Venue |
| 1 | Sunday 28 August, 4:10pm | Geelong | Away | GMHBA Stadium |
| 2 | Saturday 3 September, 11:40am | Adelaide | Home | Swinburne Centre |
| 3 | Sunday 11 September, 4:10pm | Hawthorn | Home | Swinburne Centre |
| 4 | Sunday 18 September, 2:10pm | Essendon | Away | ETU Stadium |
| 5 | Saturday 24 September, 11:10am | Brisbane | Home | Swinburne Centre |
| 6 | Saturday 1 October, 6:10pm | Gold Coast | Home | Swinburne Centre |
| 7 | Friday 7 October, 5:10pm | West Coast | Away | Mineral Resources Park |
| 8 | Friday 14 October, 6:30pm | Carlton | Away | Ikon Park |
| 9 | Sunday 23 October, 3:10pm | Greater Western Sydney | Home | Mildura Sporting Precinct |
| 10 | TBD | North Melbourne | Away | Arden Street Oval |