Richmond midfielder Jack Ross is grabbing the opportunity to join the 2026 leadership group with both hands, declaring he feels his best football is still ahead of him.

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Following a strong 2025 campaign that saw him play all 23 of Richmond's games, the 25-year-old was elevated to the leadership group this season.

And it's a responsibility he takes seriously, and knows how hard he's worked to get here.

"I think that's [confidence] developed over the last few years. That develops as you play more footy. You feel more comfortable out there and around the Club," Ross said on SEN.

"I'm going into my eighth year now. I'm in a good place, and I'm comfortable with who I am as a player and person. The leadership stuff happened naturally, which is nice."

The midfielder also believes he is perfectly placed to learn off the Club's veterans, like skipper Toby Nankervis, and pass that on to the youngsters who are rising up the ranks.

"I'm 25 years old now and in a place where there's so much youth at the Club. We still have a few of the older guys, and they're great leaders in their own right," Ross said.

"I think I can be a bridge between the old and the young. We have a lot of young leaders coming through. I'm trying to help and develop them."

But Ross believes he will take just as much from his junior peers as he will teach them this year.

"We just want them [the draftees] to be themselves. We know no two guys are the same with personality traits," he said.

"All the guys that have come through the last two years have been really impressive.

"They're all sponges for knowledge. They're itching to get to games."