Tim Taranto created Tigerland history with his 2025 Jack Dyer Medal success.
The star midfielder became the first Richmond player recruited from a rival League club to win multiple Best and Fairest awards with the Tigers.
Taranto took out the 2023 Jack Dyer Medal in his debut season at the Club after being traded from Greater Western Sydney.
He had previously won the Giants’ Best and Fairest award in 2019.
Overall, there have been 12 players recruited from other League clubs, who went on to become Richmond Best and Fairest winners.
Those players are (in chronological order):
1911 – Bill Mahoney (ex-Geelong and St Kilda)
1913 – Charlie Ricketts (ex-South Melbourne)
1920 – Dan Minogue (ex-Collingwood)
1971 – Ian Stewart (ex-St Kilda)
1979 – Barry Rowlings (ex-Hawthorn)
1994 – Chris Bond (ex-Carlton)
1996 – Paul Broderick (ex-Fitzroy)
2001 – Darren Gaspar (ex-Sydney)
2006 – Kane Johnson (ex-Adelaide)
2019 – Dion Prestia (ex-Gold Coast)
2022 – Tom Lynch (ex-Gold Coast)
2023, 2025 – Tim Taranto (ex-Greater Western Sydney)
