In the lead-up to the 2015 Jack Dyer Medal, we list some key historical information about Richmond’s Best and Fairest award.
Most RFC Best and Fairests
6 – Jack Dyer
5 – Kevin Bartlett
4 – Roy Wright, Wayne Campbell
3 – Bill Morris, Ron Branton, Neville Crowe, Geoff Raines, Trent Cotchin
RFC Best and Fairest winners in consecutive years
1918-19: Barney Herbert
1927-28: Basil McCormack
1934-35: Ray Martin
1937-40: Jack Dyer
1951-52: Roy Wright
1958-59: Dave Cuzens
1960-62: Ron Branton
1963-64: Neville Crowe
1967-68: Kevin Bartlett
1973-74: Kevin Bartlett
1980-81: Geoff Raines
1982-83: Maurice Rioli
1986-87: Dale Weightman
2004-05: Joel Bowden
2008-09: Brett Deledio
2011-12: Trent Cotchin
RFC Best and Fairest winners in Tiger premiership years
1920: Dan Minogue
1921: Hughie James
1932: Jack Dyer
1934: Ray Martin
1943: Ron Durham
1967: Kevin Bartlett
1969: Royce Hart
1973: Kevin Bartlett
1974: Kevin Bartlett
1980: Geoff Raines
Best and Fairest winners as captain
1920: Dan Minogue
1946: Jack Dyer
1950: Bill Morris
1955: Des Rowe
1960-62: Ron Branton
1963-64: Neville Crowe
1966: Neville Crowe
1972: Royce Hart
2002: Wayne Campbell
2006: Kane Johnson
2014: Trent Cotchin
RFC Best and Fairest winners recruited from other league clubs
Bill Mahoney (1911, from St Kilda)
Charlie Ricketts (1913, from South Melbourne)
Dan Minogue (1920, from Collingwood)
Ian Stewart (1971, from St Kilda)
Barry Rowlings (1979, from Hawthorn)
Chris Bond (1994, from Carlton)
Paul Broderick (1996, from Fitzroy)
Darren Gaspar (2001, from Sydney)
Kane Johnson (2006, from Adelaide)
Jack Dyer Medal winners since 2000
2014: Trent Cotchin
2013: Daniel Jackson
2012: Trent Cotchin
2011: Trent Cotchin
2010: Jack Riewoldt
2009: Brett Deledio
2008: Brett Deledio
2007: Matthew Richardson
2006: Kane Johnson
2005: Joel Bowden
2004: Joel Bowden
2003: Mark Coughlan
2002: Wayne Campbell
2001: Darren Gaspar
2000: Andrew Kellaway
The 2014 Jack Dyer Medal top 20
1. Trent Cotchin 292
2. Brandon Ellis 283
3. Dustin Martin 266
4. Shane Edwards 258
5. Jack Riewoldt 253
6. Troy Chaplin 238
Eq. 7. Brett Deledio 230
Eq. 7. Alex Rance 230
9. Bachar Houli 228
10. Steven Morris 197
11. Dylan Grimes 184
12. Anthony Miles 178
Eq. 13. Ivan Maric 174
Eq. 13. Chris Newman 174
15. Nathan Foley 172
16. Nick Vlastuin 160
17. Ricky Petterd 151
18. Reece Conca 143
19. Shaun Grigg 139
20. Ben Griffiths 137
