# 2013 Richmond Football Club season

The 2013 season marked the 106th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.

## 2012 off-season list changes
### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games |
| Kelvin Moore | Retired | 87 | 87 |
| Brad Miller | Delisted | 24 | 157 |
| Jeromey Webberley | Delisted | 16 | 16 |
| Andrew Browne | Delisted | 12 | 12 |
| Addam Maric | Delisted | 10 | 31 |
| Dean MacDonald | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Gibson Turner | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Piva Wright | Delisted | 0 | 0 |

### Free agency

| Date | Player | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
| 1 October | Troy Chaplin | Restricted | Port Adelaide | Richmond | Second round | |
| 1 October | Chris Knights | Delisted | Adelaide | Richmond | - | |
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 |
| 19 October | Pick 40 | Angus Graham Pick 50 | Adelaide | |
| 26 October | Aaron Edwards | Pick 74 | North Melbourne | |
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 | 9 | Nick Vlastuin | VIC | Midfielder/Defender | Northern Knights | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 31 | Kamdyn McIntosh | WA | Defender | Peel Thunder | WAFL |
| 2 | 33 | Liam McBean | VIC | Tall Forward | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 42 | Matt McDonough | SA | Small Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL |

### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from |
| 1 | 7 | Ricky Petterd | VIC | Midfielder | Melbourne | AFL |
| 2 | 22 | Sam Lonergan | VIC | - | Essendon | AFL |
| 3 | 33 | Orren Stephenson | VIC | - | Geelong | AFL |
| 3 | 40 | Cadeyn Williams | VIC | - | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup |

## 2013 season
### Pre-season

| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday, 22 February 7:50 pm | 1.2.9 (30) | Melbourne | 0.2.3 (15) | Won by 15 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 20,309 |
| 1 | Friday, 22 February 8:55 pm | 0.6.8 (44) | North Melbourne | 0.7.6 (48) | Lost by 4 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 20,309 |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 March 5:10 pm | 2.8.20 (86) | Essendon | 1.10.9 (78) | Won by 8 points | Away | Wangaratta Showgrounds | 7,884 |
| 3 | Saturday, 9 March 1:10 pm | 0.13.7 (85) | Hawthorn | 0.13.6 (84) | Won by 1 point | Away | York Park | 8,601 |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 March 2:00 pm | 14.8 (92) | Western Bulldogs | 12.11 (83) | Won by 9 points | Home | Princes Park | 2,000 est. |
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, 28 March 7:45 pm | 14.22 (106) | Carlton | 14.17 (101) | Won by 5 points | Away | MCG | 80,971 | 9th |
| 2 | Friday, 5 April 7:50 pm | 14.15 (99) | St Kilda | 12.10 (82) | Won by 17 points | Away | MCG | 56,783 | 6th |
| 3 | Sunday, 14 April 1:10 pm | 20.15 (135) | Western Bulldogs | 10.8 (68) | Won by 67 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 44,045 | 4th |
| 4 | Saturday, 20 April 2:10 pm | 11.13 (79) | Collingwood | 16.17 (113) | Lost by 34 points | Home | MCG | 81,950 | 6th |
| 5 | Friday, 26 April 6:45 pm | 12.8 (80) | Fremantle | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 1 point | Away | Subiaco Oval | 36,365 | 6th |
| 6 | Saturday, 4 May 7:40 pm | 13.19 (87) | Geelong | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 44 points | Home | MCG | 55,625 | 9th |
| 7 | Saturday, 11 May 1:15 pm | 18.16 (114) | Port Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | Won by 41 points | Away | Football Park | 25,372 | 7th |
| 8 | Sunday, 19 May 3:20 pm | 15.16 (106) | Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | Won by 34 points | Home | MCG | 39,148 | 7th |
| 9 | Saturday, 25 May 7:45 pm | 9.8 (62) | Essendon | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 29 points | Home | MCG | 84,234 | 10th |
| 10 | Monday, 3 June 5:40 pm | 16.7 (103) | West Coast | 8.14 (62) | Won by 41 points | Away | Subiaco Oval | 37,781 | 7th |
| 11 | BYE | | | | | | | | 9th |
| 12 | Saturday, 15 June 1:40 pm | 16.14 (110) | Adelaide | 10.12 (72) | Won by 38 points | Home | MCG | 43,615 | 7th |
| 13 | Saturday, 22 June 7:40 pm | 17.19 (121) | Western Bulldogs | 8.13 (61) | Won by 60 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 29,788 | 6th |
| 14 | Sunday, 30 June 4:40 pm | 17.17 (119) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | Won by 64 points | Home | MCG | 52,184 | 6th |
| 15 | Saturday, 6 July 2:10 pm | 8.18 (66) | North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Lost by 62 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 45,966 | 6th |
| 16 | Saturday, 13 July 4:40 pm | 6.17 (53) | Gold Coast | 6.8 (44) | Won by 9 points | Home | Cazaly's Stadium | 11,197 | 6th |
| 17 | Sunday, 21 July 1:10 pm | 12.12 (84) | Fremantle | 8.9 (57) | Won by 27 points | Home | MCG | 40,125 | 6th |
| 18 | Sunday, 28 July 4:40 pm | 9.9 (63) | Sydney | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 47 points | Away | Sydney Cricket Ground | 29,738 | 6th |
| 19 | Saturday, 3 August 2:10 pm | 16.11 (107) | Hawthorn | 9.12 (66) | Won by 41 points | Away | MCG | 64,324 | 7th |
| 20 | Saturday, 10 August 1:45 pm | 14.13 (97) | Brisbane Lions | 11.8 (74) | Won by 23 points | Home | MCG | 46,961 | 6th |
| 21 | Saturday, 17 August 1:45 pm | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 10 points | Home | MCG | 60,825 | 5th |
| 22 | Sunday, 25 August 3:20 pm | 25.13 (163) | Greater Western Sydney | 6.6 (42) | Won by 121 points | Away | Showground Stadium | 12,314 | 5th |
| 23 | Saturday, 31 August 7:40 pm | 15.14 (104) | Essendon | 9.11 (65) | Won by 39 points | Away | MCG | 60,979 | 5th |
Source: AFL Tables

### Finals

| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance |
| Elimination Final | Sunday, 8 September 3:20 pm | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 18.8 (116) | Lost by 20 points | Home | MCG | 94,690 |
Source: AFL Tables

## Ladder

2013 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2523 | 1859 | 135.7 | 76 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2409 | 1776 | 135.6 | 72 | Finals series |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 | 66 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 | 62 | Finals series |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2148 | 1868 | 115.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 | 48 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 | 44 | Finals series |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.3 | 56 | |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2307 | 1930 | 119.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2064 | 1909 | 108.1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1922 | 2144 | 89.6 | 40 | |
| 13 | West Coast | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2038 | 2139 | 95.3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1918 | 2091 | 91.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1926 | 2262 | 85.1 | 32 | |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1751 | 2120 | 82.6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1455 | 2691 | 54.1 | 8 | |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1524 | 2990 | 51.0 | 4 | |
* ↑ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season.

## Awards
### League awards
#### Rising Star

Nominations:
| Round | Player | Ref |
| 7 | Nick Vlastuin | |

#### 22 Under 22 team

| | Player | Position | Appearance |
| Named | Dustin Martin | Half forward | 2nd |
| Named | Brandon Ellis | Back pocket | 1st |

#### Brownlow Medal tally

| Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place |
| Trent Cotchin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9th |
| Dustin Martin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13th |
| Brett Deledio | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 30th |
| Daniel Jackson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 35th |
| Brandon Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 73rd |
| Shaun Grigg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 73rd |
| Bachar Houli | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 73rd |
| Jack Riewoldt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 93rd |
| Alex Rance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 134th |
| Shane Edwards | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 134th |
| Matt White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 134th |
| Nick Vlastuin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178th |
| Ty Vickery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178th |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 13 | 81 | - |

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

| Position | Player | Votes | Medal |
| 1st | Daniel Jackson | 264 | Jack Dyer Medal |
| 2nd | Dustin Martin | 255 | Jack Titus Medal |
| 3rd | Troy Chaplin | 241 | Maurie Fleming Medal |
| 4th | Brett Deledio | 238 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 5th | Trent Cotchin | 237 | Kevin Bartlett Medal |
| 6th | Alex Rance | 231 | Fred Swift Medal |
| 7th | Steven Morris | 211 | |
| 7th | Jack Riewoldt | 211 | |
| 9th | Shaun Grigg | 191 | |
| 10th | Bachar Houli | 187 | |

#### Michael Roach Medal

| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Jack Riewoldt | 58 |
| 2nd | Ty Vickery | 27 |
| 3rd | Dustin Martin | 23 |
| 4th | Jake King | 21 |
| 5th | Luke McGuane | 20 |