# 2017 Richmond Football Club season

The 2017 season was the 110th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the VFL/AFL. It ended with Richmond the premiers of the competition, the first time they had achieved it since 1980.

## 2016 off-season list changes
### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Troy Chaplin | Retired | 75 | 215 |
| Reece McKenzie | Retired | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Moore | Delisted | 5 | 60 |
| Liam McBean | Delisted | 5 | 5 |
| Adam Marcon | Delisted | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Yarran | Delisted | 0 | 119 |

### Free agency

| Date | Player | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
| 10 October | Ty Vickery | Restricted | Richmond | Hawthorn | 2nd round | |

### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner |
| 19 October | Dion Prestia | Pick 6 | Gold Coast |
| 19 October | Pick 24 | 2017 2nd round pick | Gold Coast |
| 19 October | Toby Nankervis | Pick 46 | Sydney |
| 20 October | Josh Caddy | Pick 24 | Geelong |
| 20 October | Pick 56 | Pick 64 | Geelong |
| 20 October | 2017 1st round pick (via Geelong) | Brett Deledio | Greater Western Sydney |
| 20 October | 2017 3rd round pick | Brett Deledio | Greater Western Sydney |

### National draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from |
| 2 | 29 | Shai Bolton | WA | Forward / midfielder | South Fremantle | WAFL |
| 4 | 53 | Jack Graham | SA | Midfielder | North Adelaide | SANFL |
| 5 | 72 | Ryan Garthwaite | VIC | Tall defender | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup |

### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 1 | 6 | Tyson Stengle | SA | Small forward | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | |

## 2017 season
### Pre-season

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday 24 February, 7:40pm | 0.14.8 (92) | Adelaide | 0.10.13 (73) | Won by 19 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 7,262 |
| 2 | Sunday 5 March, 4:10pm | 0.11.13 (79) | Port Adelaide | 0.7.9 (51) | Won by 28 points | Away | Malseed Park, Mount Gambier | 4,649 |
| 3 | Saturday 11 March, 1:10pm | 0.16.11 (107) | Collingwood | 1.15.15 (114) | Lost by 7 points | Home | Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe | 5,701 |

### Home and away season

| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
| 1 | Thursday, 23 March 7:20pm | 20.12 (132) | Carlton | 14.5 (89) | Won by 43 points | Away | MCG | 73,137 | 3rd |
| 2 | Thursday, 30 March 7:20pm | 14.15 (99) | Collingwood | 11.14 (80) | Won by 19 points | Home | MCG | 58,236 | 3rd |
| 3 | Saturday, 8 April 2:10pm | 11.10 (76) | West Coast | 8.17 (65) | Won by 11 points | Home | MCG | 42,523 | 2nd |
| 4 | Sunday, 16 April 4:40pm | 17.17 (119) | Brisbane Lions | 10.7 (67) | Won by 52 points | Away | The Gabba | 21,669 | 3rd |
| 5 | Monday 24 April 7:25pm | 12.16 (88) | Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Won by 13 points | Home | MCG | 85,657 | 3rd |
| 6 | Sunday, 30 April 4:10pm | 10.4 (64) | Adelaide | 21.14 (140) | Lost by 76 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 51,069 | 4th |
| 7 | Saturday, 6 May 7:25pm | 11.9 (75) | Western Bulldogs | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 5 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 46,387 | 6th |
| 8 | Sunday, 14 May 1:10pm | 10.10 (70) | Fremantle | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 2 points | Home | MCG | 31,200 | 7th |
| 9 | Saturday 20 May 4:35pm | 10.15 (75) | Greater Western Sydney | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 3 points | Away | Spotless Stadium | 10,677 | 7th |
| 10 | Saturday, 27 May 7:25pm | 11.15 (81) | Essendon | 10.6 (66) | Won by 15 points | Home | MCG | 85,656 | 5th |
| 11 | Saturday 3 June, 7:25pm | 14.17 (101) | North Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Won by 35 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 36,100 | 4th |
| 12 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | 4th |
| 13 | Saturday 17 June, 1:45pm | 10.11 (71) | Sydney | 12.8 (80) | Lost by 9 points | Home | MCG | 58,721 | 6th |
| 14 | Sunday 25 June, 3:20pm | 11.18 (84) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | Won by 26 points | Home | MCG | 64,448 | 6th |
| 15 | Saturday 1 July, 7:10pm | 11.10 (76) | Port Adelaide | 8.15 (63) | Won by 13 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 39,979 | 4th |
| 16 | Saturday 8 July, 7:25pm | 10.11 (71) | St Kilda | 21.12 (138) | Lost by 67 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 47,514 | 6th |
| 17 | Sunday 16 July, 1:10pm | 16.16 (112) | Brisbane Lions | 12.9 (81) | Won by 31 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 28,188 | 5th |
| 18 | Sunday 23 July, 1:10pm | 9.10 (64) | Greater Western Sydney | 6.9 (45) | Won by 19 points | Home | MCG | 33,467 | 4th |
| 19 | Saturday 29 July, 7:25pm | 14.14 (98) | Gold Coast | 10.5 (65) | Won by 33 points | Away | Metricon Stadium | 16,207 | 4th |
| 20 | Sunday 6 August, 3:20pm | 13.15 (93) | Hawthorn | 9.10 (64) | Won by 29 points | Home | MCG | 58,342 | 3rd |
| 21 | Saturday 12 August, 2:10pm | 9.12 (66) | Geelong | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 14 points | Away | Kardinia Park | 32,266 | 4th |
| 22 | Sunday 20 August, 2:40pm | 25.5 (155) | Fremantle | 7.9 (51) | Won by 104 points | Away | Domain Stadium | 34,204 | 4th |
| 23 | Sunday 27 August, 3:20pm | 19.8 (122) | St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | Won by 41 points | Home | MCG | 69,104 | 3rd |

### Finals

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance |
| Qualifying final | Friday 8 September, 7:50pm | 13.13 (91) | Geelong | 5.10 (40) | Won by 51 points | Away | MCG | 95,028 |
| Preliminary final | Saturday 23 September, 4:45pm | 15.13 (103) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.13 (67) | Won by 36 points | Home | MCG | 94,258 |
| Grand final | Saturday 30 September, 2:30pm | 16.12 (108) | Adelaide | 8.12 (60) | Won by 48 points | Away | MCG | 100,021 |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 | |

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

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Alex Rance | Full Back | 4th |
| Named | Dustin Martin | Centre | 2nd |

#### Brownlow Medal tally

| Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place |
| Dustin Martin | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1st |
| Trent Cotchin | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 51st |
| Alex Rance | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 51st |
| Shaun Grigg | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 57th |
| Jack Riewoldt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 66th |
| Dion Prestia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 77th |
| Josh Caddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106th |
| Kane Lambert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132nd |
| Toby Nankervis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132nd |
| Jacob Townsend | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 162nd |
| Bachar Houli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 162nd |
| Brandon Ellis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 162nd |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 14 | 80 | - |

#### Rising Star

Nominations:
| Round | Player | Ref |
| 11 | Dan Butler | |
| 19 | Jason Castagna | |

#### 22 Under 22 team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Daniel Rioli | Interchange | 1st |
| Nominated | Dan Butler | - | - |

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

| Position | Player | Votes | Medal |
| 1st | Dustin Martin | 89 | Jack Dyer Medal |
| 2nd | Alex Rance | 80 | Jack Titus Medal |
| 3rd | Kane Lambert | 76 | Maurie Fleming Medal |
| 4th | Trent Cotchin | 72 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 5th | Dylan Grimes | 69 | Kevin Bartlett Medal |
| 6th | Shaun Grigg | 58 | |
| 7th | Jack Riewoldt | 57 | |
| 8th | Bachar Houli | 56 | |
| 8th | Dan Butler | 56 | |
| 10th | Dion Prestia | 52 | |
| Source: ||||

#### Michael Roach Medal

| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Jack Riewoldt | 54 |
| 2nd | Dustin Martin | 37 |
| 3rd | Dan Butler | 30 |
| 4th | Jason Castagna | 26 |
| 5th | Daniel Rioli | 25 |
| Source: |||

## Reserves

The 2017 season marked the fourth consecutive year 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 qualified for their first final series since being formed in 2014 and subsequently won final's against Collingwood, Casey and Box Hill to qualify for their first stand alone reserves grade grand final since 1997. They placed runners up after losing 11.8 (74) to 10.10 (70) to Port Melbourne.
Senior listed player Jacob Townsend won the J. J. Liston Trophy as the competition's best and fairest player.