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
Best & Fairest 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
(Decrease 1,465 / Decrease 3.42%)
Club membership 53,027
(Increase 12,843 / Increase 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 ThursfieldRetired7777[1]
Mitch FarmerDelisted2831[1]
Ben NasonDelisted2323 [1]
Tom HislopDelisted2027 [1]
Troy TaylorDelisted44 [1]
Jamie O'ReillyDelisted44 [1]
Robbie HicksDelisted33 [1]
Nick Westoff Delisted 00[1]
Pat Contin Delisted00 [1]
Ben Jakobi Delisted00 [1]

Trades

Date Gained Lost Trade Partner Ref
10 OctoberSteve Morris,

Pick 15

 Pick 14Greater Western Sydney [1]
14 OctoberIvan MaricPick 37Adelaide [1]
17 OctoberPick 79Mitch MortonSydney [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 9Brett O'HanlonMidfielderDandenong StingraysTAC 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
  • 13 Brad Miller
  • 31 John Heslin
  • 47 Addam Maric
  • 48 Ben Darrou
  • 49 Steven Verrier
  • 50 Gibson Turner
  • 51 Piva Wright

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain
  • 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

Preseason

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Home/Away Venue Attendance
1 Friday, 17 February 6:45pm 0.6.5 (30) North Melbourne 0.7.2 (44) Lost by 3 points Home Etihad Stadium 28,228
1 Friday, 17 February 8:55pm 0.6.4 (40) Hawthorn 0.5.7 (37) Won by 3 points Away Etihad Stadium 28,228
2 Sunday, 4 March 5:10pm 1.4.12 (105) Fremantle 0.10.7 (67) Lost by 38 points Away Subiaco Oval 7,294
3 Saturday, 10 March 3:10pm 1.14.15 (108) Geelong 0.6.13 (49) Won by 59 points Away Kardinia Park 9,393
4 Saturday, 17 March 12:30pm 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 7:40pm 8.16 (64) Collingwood 12.13 (85) Lost by 21 points Away MCG 57,268 15th
3 Saturday, 14 April 1:45pm 20.13 (133) Melbourne 11.8 (74) Won by 59 points Home MCG 49,826 10th
4 Sunday, 22 April 1:10pm 9.11 (65) Geelong 11.9 (75) Lost by 10 points Away Kardinia Park 21,926 13th
5 Sunday, 29 April 3:15pm 14.13 (97) West Coast 16.11 (107) Lost by 10 points Home Etihad Stadium 28,464 14th
6 Sunday, 6 May 2:45pm 13.13 (91) Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) Won by 37 points Away Football Park 18,522 12th
7 Saturday, 12 May 4:40pm 13.13 (91) Sydney 8.14 (62) Won by 29 points Home MCG 40,352 12th
8 Saturday, 19 May 7:50pm 15.9 (109) Essendon 19.14 (128) Lost by 19 points Away MCG 80,900 13th
9 Saturday, 26 May 1:45pm 21.11 (137) Hawthorn 10.15 (75) Won by 62 points Home MCG 51,617 12th
10 Friday, 1 June 7:50pm 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
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2679 1733 154.59 68
2 Adelaide 22 17 5 0 2428 1833 132.46 68
3 Sydney (P) 22 16 6 0 2290 1629 140.58 64
4 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2123 1823 116.46 64
5 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2244 1807 124.18 60
6 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2209 1886 117.13 60
7 Fremantle 22 14 8 0 1956 1691 115.67 56
8 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2359 2097 112.49 56
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 2347 1903 123.33 48
10 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2079 1925 108.00 44
11 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2091 2090 100.05 44
12 Richmond 22 10 11 1 2169 1943 111.63 42
13 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1904 2092 91.01 40
14 Port Adelaide 22 5 16 1 1691 2144 78.87 22
15 Western Bulldogs 22 5 17 0 1542 2301 67.01 20
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1580 2341 67.49 16
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1509 2481 60.82 12
18 GWS 22 2 20 0 1270 2751 46.17 8
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Awards

League awards

Brownlow Medal - Trent Cotchin

All-Australian team

PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedTrent CotchinWing1st
NamedBrett DeledioBench1st
NominatedIvan Maric--
NominatedJack Riewoldt--

Rising Star

Nominations:

RoundPlayerRef
3 Dylan Grimes [3]
17 Brandon Ellis [4]

22 Under 22 team

PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedTrent CotchinRover1st
NamedDustin MartinHalf-forward1st
NamedAlex RanceBack pocket1st

Brownlow Medal tally

Main article: 2012 Brownlow Medal
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 -

Club awards

Jack Dyer Medal

Main article: 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

[5]

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

[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Club by club: draft picks, trades and delistings". Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/teams/richmond_idx.html
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Luke (17 April 2012). "Grimes time". AFL BigPond Network. 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 2016-08-28.
  6. ↑ "AFL Statistics for 2012". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

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