Richmond fan favourite, Kamdyn McIntosh, will run out in his 200^th AFL game this Sunday, having played his entire career in the yellow and black, spanning over 12 years.

The 31-year-old arrived at the Tigers in the 2012 draft, where he was selected as the club's second pick and went 32nd overall.

Despite not getting his AFL debut two years later in 2015, McIntosh has gone on to become a two-time premiership player who is regarded as one of the club’s best role players and teammates.

McIntosh caught up with Richmond Media to discuss what the millstone means to him and his family.

“It probably hasn’t really sunk in yet,” McIntosh said.

“The thought of playing 200 games earlier on in my career felt so far away, but now being here, it felt like it just happened like that.

“I’m pretty excited to go out there over the weekend, and I couldn’t have done it without the support of everybody here at the football club.”

McIntosh grew up in Pinjarra, Western Australia, where he was one of nine siblings.

It seemed that McIntosh was destined to be a Tiger from a young age, representing the Pinjarra Tigers as a junior at 15 years of age after he made the switch to football from years of playing soccer.

“I moved schools from Mandurah to Pinjarra, and I played soccer growing up,” McIntosh said.

“I just remember starting at the new school and going out to kick the soccer ball at recess and lunch, but there was nobody there who really liked soccer.

“It was all footy, being in a country town, so I quickly changed. I remember going to watch my mates play a game of footy one weekend, and they were all just taking hangers and having an absolute ball, and I wanted to be a part of it.”

McIntosh quickly rose through the ranks, representing Western Australia in their Under 18s team and playing four senior matches for the Peel Thunder in the WAFL before being drafted by Richmond in 2012.

With his first two years at Punt Road hampered by a foot injury, McIntosh’s resilience shone through when he first got the call-up in Round 1 of the 2015 season to make his AFL debut against Carlton.

“The first two years of my career were definitely a learning curve,” McIntosh said.

“When I first got drafted over here, I wasn’t the golden child, and to be honest, I probably needed to put my head down and bum up and knuckle down a bit more.

“It was definitely a learning time for me in my first two years at the footy club, and that’s what I say to the new boys coming in, that it’s not about where you are at right now, but it's where you want to be in the next year or two.”

On the eve of his 21^st birthday, McIntosh celebrated his first game at senior level, playing a pivotal role in the Tigers' 27-point win over the Blues, picking up a Rising Star Nomination in the process.

“It’s probably one of those games that you do remember in your career,” McIntosh said.

“I signed a one-year deal and wasn’t really sure if I was going to play that year, and then I got asked to play Round 1, and I just remember it was my 21st birthday that weekend, and I had the family all come over and had a big party afterwards.

“It was all so surreal, and I remember at the time running out there in front of the Tiger Army, and just the roar when you are out there, it’s just incredible.”

McIntosh went on to win his first premiership with the Club in 2017 in Richmond’s historic win over the Adelaide Crows by 41 points.

However, it was the years that followed in 2019 where McIntosh acknowledged the most growth in himself, having dealt with the adversity of missing out on the AFL premiership winning team.

“Another highlight of my career would be 2019 and the hardship that I faced that year, missing out on the flag,” McIntosh said.

“It was a year that was memorable for me in terms of being able to grow as a player, leader and person of the footy Club with the adversity there.

“It made me really want that flag and that ultimate achievement again even more after missing out.

“It was about getting back to what I do best, and that was putting in the work.”

And that he did, having earned his opportunity the following year in 2020, where he became a two-time premiership player in Richmond’s 31-point win over Geelong in the Grand Final.

He played a huge role in the side's 2020 flag and had one of his best seasons to date, finishing fifth in the Club's best-and-fairest to win the Kevin Bartlett Medal.

It is a season McIntosh looks back on to be a highlight of his career.

“The funnest time of my career was probably in 2020, in the hub, but I know it was a really tough time for a lot of people,” McIntosh said.  

“It was really hard having to leave home and go to Queensland, but to be able to go somewhere like that with the football club and your best mates, to have the support of each other was definitely a highlight of my career.” 

Now, nine games into the 2025 campaign, McIntosh has stepped into a new role, offering his experience to the up-and-coming Tiger crop.

“As a young fella it can be pretty daunting, being in a new place in your first year or two,” McIntosh said.

“At the moment I’m working very closely with Sam Banks, Tom Brown, Jack Ross and Rhyan Mansell, and it’s just unbelievable to work with a group of players and see them evolve.

“I just get a real kick working with players and try to help them get to that next level and show them support throughout their career as well.”

McIntosh has sported a lot of different looks throughout his playing career, but none have quite captured the fandom of the Tiger Army like his current headband, which he first started wearing in Queensland to keep the sweat out of his eyes.

McIntosh thanked the Tiger Army for their unwavering support throughout his career.

“The support that you get from the supporters, and the roar that they give, to even just coming out to open training sessions, they are just unreal,” he said.

“So, to have that support throughout my 200 games here has just been great.”