Richmond's exciting regeneration journey will continue in the 2026 season, with the Club's playing list one of the youngest in the AFL.
After the Tigers added more talent to their already impressive young core this off-season, Richmond will enter the 2026 campaign with the third-youngest list in the league, in both average age (23.8) and average games played (58.7).
The only two teams with younger and lesser experienced lists are Essendon (second youngest and second least experienced), and West Coast (youngest and least experienced).
The Tigers have 29 players with less than 50 games played, equal with the Eagles as the youngest profile in the entire competition.
Richmond added four prospects via the national draft this year (Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker and Noah Roberts-Thomson), with speedy youngster Patrick Retschko becoming a Tiger during the trade period.
Nine Tigers enter 2026 with more than 100 games played, with Nick Vlastuin the most, on 255.
| Average age of list at Opening Round, 2026 | Ranking at OR, 2025 | ||
| 1 | Collingwood | 25.6 | Oldest |
| 2 | Melbourne | 25.4 | Equal fifth oldest |
| =3 | Brisbane | 25.3 | Second oldest |
| =3 | Geelong | 25.3 | Fourth oldest |
| 5 | Sydney | 25 | Equal fifth oldest |
| 6 | Carlton | 24.9 | Eighth oldest |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 24.8 | Third oldest |
| 8 | Adelaide | 24.7 | Seventh oldest |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 24.4 | 12th oldest |
| =10 | Fremantle | 24.3 | 11th oldest |
| =10 | Greater Western Sydney | 24.3 | 13th oldest |
| =10 | Hawthorn | 24.3 | 10th oldest |
| 13 | St Kilda | 24.2 | Equal 14th oldest |
| =14 | Gold Coast | 24.1 | Ninth oldest |
| =14 | North Melbourne | 24.1 | 18th oldest |
| 16 | Richmond | 23.8 | 16th oldest |
| 17 | Essendon | 23.6 | Equal 14th oldest |
| 18 | West Coast | 23.5 | 17th oldest |
| Average number of games played on list, 2026 | Ranking at OR, 2025 | ||
| 1 | Collingwood | 94.7 | Most experienced |
| 2 | Geelong | 89.3 | Third most experienced |
| 3 | Brisbane | 88.6 | Second most experienced |
| 4 | Sydney | 84.9 | Fourth most experienced |
| 5 | Carlton | 79.3 | Eighth most experienced |
| 6 | Melbourne | 79 | Sixth most experienced |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 77 | 12th most experienced |
| 8 | St Kilda | 74.4 | 14th most experienced |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 73.4 | Fifth most experienced |
| 10 | Adelaide | 72.6 | 13th most experienced |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 72 | 16th most experienced |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 71.4 | Seventh most experienced |
| 13 | Fremantle | 67.2 | 15th most experienced |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 64.9 | 10th most experienced |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 63.9 | Ninth most experienced |
| 16 | Richmond | 58.7 | 18th most experienced |
| 17 | Essendon | 57.7 | 11th most experienced |
| 18 | West Coast | 54.1 | 17th most experienced |
