Mitch Morton has kicked 59 goals in 28 games for the Tigers.
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By Tony Greenberg 9:34 AM
Mon 22 Jun, 2009
You have to go back to the early 1970s to find the last time a player recruited from another league club has had a quicker goalkicking impact at Richmond than Mitch Morton.
The ex-Eagle has booted 59 goals in just 28 games with the Tigers. He equalled his highest match tally of five goals, against his old club West Coast at Etihad Stadium last Saturday night. Previously, he scored five goals against Port Adelaide in Richmond’s thrilling win at AAMI Stadium, in Round 13 of the 2008 season.
Morton has registered multiple goals 18 times in his brief career at Tigerland. He’s had those two bags of five, two of four, six of three and eight of two (along with seven single efforts). Only three times in his 28 games for Richmond has Morton failed to score a goal.
Ricky McLean, in 1972-73, has been the only player from another club to kick more goals in a shorter space of time upon arrival at Punt Road.
The powerfully-built former Carlton full-forward scored his first 59 goals with the Tigers in just 19 matches, going on to finish with 103 in a 39-game career with the Club.
Not even another gifted goalkicker of more modern times, in Nathan Brown, can boast a better return of six-pointers in his first 28 games for Richmond.
The former Bulldog had booted 54 goals to that point in his career as a Tiger.
After 12 rounds of the ’09 season, Morton has taken a decisive lead in the race to win the Michael Roach Medal as Richmond’s leading goalkicker. He has 24, which is 11 clear of Jack Riewoldt in second place, with Nathan Brown third on 11.
for richmondfc.com.au
