In the lead-up to the 2016 Jack Dyer Medal, Tony Greenberg takes a look at some historical Richmond Best and Fairest stats.

Most Richmond Best and Fairests

6 – Jack Dyer (1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946)

5 – Kevin Bartlett (1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977)

4 – Roy Wright (1951, 1952, 1954, 1957); Wayne Campbell (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002)

3 – Bill Morris (1945, 1948, 1950); Ron Branton (1960, 1961, 1962); Neville Crowe (1963, 1964, 1966); Geoff Raines (1978, 1980, 1981); Trent Cotchin (2011, 2012, 2014)

Best and Fairest winners in Richmond league football premiership years

1920:  Dan Minogue

1921:  Hugh 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

Jack Dyer Medal winners since 2000

2015:  Alex Rance

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

Richmond 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

Richmond 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)

The 2015 Jack Dyer Medal top 20

1st           Alex Rance         76 votes
2nd          Dustin Martin    60
3rd           Brett Deledio     54
4th           Anthony Miles   50
5th           Jack Riewoldt     48
Eq 6th     Trent Cotchin     47
Eq 6th     Nick Vlastuin      47
8th           Bachar Houli      46
Eq 9th     Shaun Grigg        44
Eq 9th     Dylan Grimes      44
11th         Brandon Ellis      43
12th         Jake Batchelor   40
13th         Ivan Maric          39
14th         Taylor Hunt        38
15th         Shane Edwards  37
16th         Troy Chaplin       32
17th         Kam McIntosh   31
18th         Ty Vickery           21
Eq 19th    Kane Lambert    19
Eq 19th   Chris Newman    19