In the lead-up to Saturday’s Richmond v St Kilda clash at the MCG, Tony Greenberg has compiled an impressive team of players who have represented both these League clubs throughout the past six decades.
Backs
Mick Malthouse: 53 games with St Kilda 1972-76; 121 games with Richmond 1976-83
Stephen Pirrie: 11 games with Richmond 1982, 1984; 7 games with St Kilda 1984
Damien Ryan: 30 games with Richmond 1996-98; 30 games with St Kilda 1999-01
Half-backs
Terry Smith: 56 games with Richmond 1980-82, 1986; 44 games with St Kilda 1983-85
Rex Hunt: 113 games with Richmond 1968-74; 57 games with St Kilda 1976-78
Steven Sziller: 118 games with St Kilda 1995-00; 38 games with Richmond 2001-02
Centreline
Graeme Bond: 115 games with Richmond 1967-77; 56 games with St Kilda 1977-80
Ian Stewart: 127 games with St Kilda 1963-70; 78 games with Richmond 1971-75
Ian Sartori: 47 games with St Kilda 1978-81; 18 games with Richmond 1982-83, 1985
Half-forwards
Stephen Rae: 55 games with St Kilda 1969-73; 20 games with Richmond 1973-74
Matthew Parker: 19 games with St Kilda 2019-20; 11 games with Richmond 2021-22
Jack Higgins: 43 games with Richmond 2018-20; 99 games with St Kilda 2021 –
Forwards
Dan Butler: 45 games with Richmond 2015-19; 104 games with St Kilda 2020 –
Justin Plapp: 18 games with Richmond 1998-99; 26 games with St Kilda 2000-02
Darryl Cowie: 56 games with St Kilda 1982-85; 7 games with Richmond 1986-87
Followers
Trent Knobel: 41 games with St Kilda 2002-04; 21 games with Richmond 2005-07
Bill Barrot: 120 games with Richmond 1961-70; 2 games with St Kilda 1971
Michael Roberts: 77 games with St Kilda 1978-85; 12 games with Richmond 1986
Interchange
Aaron Fiora: 78 games with Richmond 2000-04; 62 games with St Kilda 2005-08
Jeff Dunne: 101 games with St Kilda 1977-83; 1 game with Richmond 1984
Adam Pattison: 61 games with Richmond 2005-09; 5 games with St Kilda 2010
Dean Polo: 56 games with Richmond 2005-10; 21 games with St Kilda 2011-12
Robert Powell: 56 games with Richmond 1996-00; 10 games with St Kilda 2001
Premiership players
Mick Malthouse, Richmond 1980
Terry Smith, Richmond 1980
Rex Hunt, Richmond 1969, 1973
Graeme Bond, Richmond 1969
Ian Stewart, St Kilda 1966; Richmond 1973
Stephen Rae, Richmond 1973
Dan Butler, Richmond 2017
Bill Barrot, Richmond 1967, 1969
Best and Fairest winners
Ian Stewart, St Kilda 1964, 1966; Richmond 1971
Bill Barrot, Richmond 1965
Jeff Dunne, St Kilda 1979, 1980
Club leading goalkicker award
Rex Hunt, Richmond 1969 (55 goals)
Jack Higgins, St Kilda 2023 (36 goals), 2024 (36 goals)
Dan Butler, St Kilda 2020 (29)
Brownlow Medallists
Ian Stewart, St Kilda 1965, 1966; Richmond 1971