Richmond will enter the 2018 season ranked 13th ranked competition-wide in terms of the playing group’s average age and 10th for games’ average.

The Tigers’ age average is 23 years, 22 days, with their 2017 Grand Final opponent Adelaide ranked No. 1 in this area at 24 years, 192 days.

Ruckman Shaun Hampson will be the only player at Tigerland aged 30 at the start of season 2018.

On the average games’ ladder, Richmond comes in 10th at 62 per player, with Hawthorn No. 1 at 74.

The Tigers have 12 players with 100-plus games’ experience on their list – Josh Caddy, Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards, Brandon Ellis, Shaun Grigg, Dylan Grimes, Bachar Houli, Dustin Martin, Dion Prestia, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt and Nick Vlastuin. Hawthorn and Port Adelaide have the most 100-plus game players in the competition with 17 apiece.

On the list of players recruited from rival AFL clubs, Richmond is equal 14th with eight. Only Western Bulldogs (six) and Sydney (four) have fewer players from other league clubs, while Carlton is No. 1 in this department with 19.

Clubs ranked from oldest average age to youngest*

Figures based on entire club's list, including category B rookies

 RANKING CLUBAVERAGE AGE (YEARS, DAYS)
1.ADELAdelaide24192
2.HAWHawthorn 24 179 
3.COLLCollingwood2498
4.GEELGeelong24 95 
5.PORTPort Adelaide 24 50 
6.GWSGreater Western Sydney2416
7.ESSEssendon23355
8.SYDSydney23 343 
9.MELBMelbourne 23335 
10.FREFremantle 23 292 
11.WCEWest Coast23 282 
12.WBWestern Bulldogs 23 259 
13.RICHRichmond23255
14.CARLCarlton23244
15.STKSt Kilda 23 201 
16.BLBrisbane Lions 23128 
17.NMFCNorth Melbourne 23 117 
18.GCFCGold Coast23 22 

*Stats supplied by AFL statistician Cameron Sinclair

Summary of 2018 AFL club lists

 CLUBAVERAGE AGE (YEARS, DAYS)AVERAGE GAMESFINALS100+ GAMESYET TO DEBUTFROM OTHER AFL CLUBS
ADELAdelaide24192681651413 10
BLBrisbane Lions231285465 1112
CARLCarlton2324456567819
COLLCollingwood249868116131012
ESSEssendon2335558639911
FREFremantle232926314413128
GEELGeelong24956520913 1210
GCFCGold Coast 232260317910
GWSGreater Western Sydney241664143101111
HAWHawthorn241797426517911
MELBMelbourne2333557448912
NMFCNorth Melbourne23117 5210710119
PORTPort Adelaide245073109171013
RICHRichmond232556211411 88
STKSt Kilda2320153321010 13
SYDSydney 23343 6630311124
WCEWest Coast232826416915168
WBWestern Bulldogs2325956129976
AVERAGE2333862126111010