Oliver Hayes-Brown

Oliver Hayes-Brown is set to create history at Richmond when he makes his AFL debut in Sunday’s Gather Round match against Greater Western Sydney in South Australia’s Barossa Valley.

Hayes-Brown will become the tallest player to represent the Tigers at senior level in the Club’s entire history.

At 208cm, the giant ruckman is two centimetres taller than current teammate Samson Ryan and former Tiger (and ex-Swan) Sam Naismith.

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Oliver Hayes-Brown tells family of AFL debut!

Watch Oliver Hayes-Brown deliver the news to his family that he’ll be making his AFL debut at Gather Round this weekend.

And he is a whole lot taller than the four ruckmen who were selected in Richmond’s Team of the Century – Jack Dyer, Bill Morris, Roy Wright and Michael Green.

Dyer’s playing height was 185cm, Morris 188cm, Wright 188cm and Green 193cm.

Tallest Tigers (200cm-plus)
208cm – Oliver Hayes-Brown
206cm – Sam Naismith, Samson Ryan
205cm – Andrew Browne
204cm – Tom Derickx, Trent Knobel, Ivan Soldo, Greg Stafford
203cm – Ty Esler, Richard Lounder
202cm – Bob Heard, Liam McBean, Brad Ottens
201cm – Angus Graham, Shaun Hampson, Ben Marsh, Steve O’Dwyer
200cm – Tim Barling, Mabior Chol, Callum Coleman-Jones, Greg Dear, Ben Griffiths, Ivan Maric, Robert Schaefer, Adam Slater, Orren Stephenson, Ty Vickery