# 2014 Richmond Football Club season

The 2014 season marked the 107th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.

## 2013 off-season list changes
### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Shane Tuck | Retired | 173 | 173 |
| Sam Lonergan | Retired | 2 | 81 |
| Luke McGuane | Delisted | 105 | 112 |
| Robin Nahas | Delisted | 83 | 117 |
| Tom Derickx | Delisted | 2 | 15 |
| Steven Verrier | Delisted | 0 | 0 |

### Free agency

| Date | Player | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
| 1 October | Matthew White | Unrestricted | Richmond | Port Adelaide | None | |
Note: Compensation picks are awarded to a player's previous team by the league and not traded from the destination club

### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner | Ref |
| 7 October | Shaun Hampson | Pick 32 | Carlton | |
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 |
| 1 | 12 | Ben Lennon | VIC | Midfielder | Northern Knights | TAC Cup |
| 3 | 50 | Nathan Gordon | NSW | Forward | North Adelaide | SANFL |
| 4 | 66 | Sam Lloyd | VIC | Small Forward | Frankston | VFL |

### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from |
| 1 | 11 | Todd Banfield | WA | Midfielder | Brisbane Lions | AFL |
| 2 | 27 | Anthony Miles | VIC | Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | AFL |
| 3 | 42 | Matt Thomas | VIC | Midfielder | Port Adelaide | AFL |

## 2014 season
### Pre-season

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday, 14 February 7:10 pm | 1.10.15 (84) | Melbourne | 1.13.11 (98) | Lost by 14 points | Home | Docklands Stadium | 12,024 |
| 2 | Saturday, 22 February 4:40 pm | 1.17.13 (134) | Collingwood | 1.10.7 (76) | Won by 58 points | Away | Wangaratta Showgrounds | 11,000 |
| 3 | Friday, 7 March 1:00 pm | 15.11 (101) | Essendon | 8.8 (56) | Won by 55 points | Home | Punt Road Oval | 2,100 |
Source:AFL

### Home and away season

| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, 15 March 6:55 pm | 10.9 (69) | Gold Coast | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 18 points | Away | Carrara Stadium | 19,425 |
| 2 | Thursday, 27 March 7:45 pm | 14.14 (98) | Carlton | 12.14 (86) | Won by 12 points | Home | MCG | 62,037 |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 April 1:45 pm | 15.8 (98) | Western Bulldogs | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 2 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 31,724 |
| 4 | Friday, 11 April 7:50 pm | 10.12 (72) | Collingwood | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 38 points | Home | MCG | 62,100 |
| 5 | Thursday, 17 April 7:50 pm | 15.16 (106) | Brisbane Lions | 9.9 (63) | Won by 43 points | Away | The Gabba | 20,676 |
| 6 | Sunday, 27 April 3:20 pm | 7.10 (52) | Hawthorn | 18.10 (118) | Lost by 66 points | Home | MCG | 52,990 |
| 7 | Sunday, 4 May 3:20 pm | 12.4 (76) | Geelong | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 5 points | Away | MCG | 34,377 |
| 8 | BYE | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Saturday, 17 May 1:40 pm | 9.20 (74) | Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 17 points | Home | MCG | 56,910 |
| 10 | Saturday, 24 May 1:40 pm | 24.10 (154) | Greater Western Sydney | 5.11 (41) | Won by 113 points | Away | Sydney Showground Stadium | 8,331 |
| 11 | Saturday, 31 May 7:45 pm | 7.12 (54) | Essendon | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 50 points | Away | MCG | 74,664 |
| 12 | Sunday, 8 June 7:10 pm | 13.10 (88) | North Melbourne | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 28 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 32,997 |
| 13 | Saturday, 14 June 1:45 pm | 12.13 (85) | Fremantle | 16.9 (105) | Lost by 20 points | Home | MCG | 22,083 |
| 14 | Friday, 20 June 7:50 pm | 7.9 (51) | Sydney | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 11 points | Home | MCG | 34,648 |
| 15 | Saturday, 28 June 2:10 pm | 18.9 (117) | St Kilda | 11.7 (73) | Won by 44 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 28,487 |
| 16 | Saturday, 5 July 1:45 pm | 12.7 (79) | Brisbane Lions | 7.12 (54) | Won by 25 points | Home | MCG | 34,577 |
| 17 | Sunday, 13 July 1:10 pm | 19.12 (126) | Port Adelaide | 16.10 (106) | Won by 20 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 21,483 |
| 18 | Friday, 25 July 6:40 pm | 8.11 (59) | West Coast | 6.6 (42) | Won by 17 points | Away | Subiaco Oval | 32,270 |
| 19 | Saturday, 2 August 4:40 pm | 13.11 (89) | Greater Western Sydney | 8.14 (62) | Won by 27 points | Home | MCG | 23,095 |
| 20 | Friday, 8 August 7:50 pm | 14.11 (95) | Essendon | 11.11 (77) | Won by 18 points | Home | MCG | 58,032 |
| 21 | Saturday, 16 August 7:10m | 10.19 (75) | Adelaide | 9.15 (69) | Won by 10 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 50,459 |
| 22 | Sunday, 24 August 4:40 pm | 15.8 (98) | St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | Won by 26 points | Home | MCG | 47,200 |
| 23 | Saturday, 30 August 4:40 pm | 10.8 (68) | Sydney | 9.11 (65) | Won by 3 points | Away | Stadium Australia | 31,227 |
Source: AFL Tables

### Finals

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance |
| Elimination Final | Sunday, 7 September 2:50 pm | 11.9 (75) | Port Adelaide | 20.12 (132) | Lost by 57 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 49,886 |
Source: AFL Tables

## Ladder

2014 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 | 16 | |

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

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Alex Rance | Centre half back | 1st |
| Nominated | Dustin Martin | - | - |
| Nominated | Brandon Ellis | - | - |

#### 22 Under 22 team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Brandon Ellis | Bench | 2nd |

#### Brownlow Medal tally

| Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place |
| Trent Cotchin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10th |
| Dustin Martin | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20th |
| Brett Deledio | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26th |
| Brandon Ellis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39th |
| Anthony Miles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 96th |
| Alex Rance | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 113th |
| Reece Conca | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137th |
| Ty Vickery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 165th |
| Total | 21 | 30 | 13 | 64 | - |

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

| Position | Player | Votes | Medal |
| 1st | Trent Cotchin | 292 | Jack Dyer Medal |
| 2nd | Brandon Ellis | 283 | Jack Titus Medal |
| 3rd | Dustin Martin | 266 | Maurie Fleming Medal |
| 4th | Shane Edwards | 258 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 5th | Jack Riewoldt | 253 | Kevin Bartlett Medal |
| 6th | Troy Chaplin | 238 | |
| 7th | Brett Deledio | 230 | |
| 7th | Alex Rance | 230 | |
| 9th | Bachar Houli | 228 | |
| 10th | Steven Morris | 197 | |

#### Michael Roach Medal

| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Jack Riewoldt | 61 |
| 2nd | Dustin Martin | 27 |
| 3rd | Ty Vickery | 23 |
| 4th | Shane Edwards | 22 |
| 5th | Brett Deledio | 20 |

## Reserves

In 2014 Richmond broke away from their affiliated status with Coburg to field a stand-alone reserves side for the first time in over a decade. The team competed in the VFL and played home games at the club's Punt Road home. 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 12th out of 16 participating clubs, with a record of 6 wins, one draw and 11 losses.