After 20 years of AFL football in the 2000s, we here at Richmond Media thought it would be an interesting exercise to come up with the Tigers’ Team of the 21st Century thus far. But we need your help. So we’ve put together a squad of 40 players (listed below) from which we want you to select your best 22. We’re providing a profile and statistical analysis of each squad member (in alphabetical order) to assist you with selecting the side. Only players that have appeared in a minimum of 50 games at senior level with the Tigers during the 2000s are eligible for selection. Once all 40 players have been profiled, we’ll be collating the line-ups you’ve compiled and then announcing Richmond’s Team of the 21st Century (to date) in the lead-up to the start of the 2020 season. We focus today on Shaun Grigg . . .
Click here to select your Richmond Team of the 21st century, or by scrolling to the bottom of this article
Shaun Grigg
On-field position: Midfield
Games in the 2000s (2011-18): 171
Goals: 86
Playing achievements/honours: Member of Richmond’s 2017 premiership team
Top 10 finishes in the Jack Dyer Medal: Six – 10th in 2011, 5th in 2012, 9th in 2013, equal 9th in 2015, 5th in 2016, 6th in 2017
Season-by-season statistical analysis
2011
Games: 21
Kicks average: 12.9
Handballs average: 9.0
Disposals average: 21.9
Marks average: 5.1
Contested possessions average: 6.0
Uncontested possessions average: 15.5
Inside-50s average: 3.1
Rebound-50s average: 2.0
Clearances average: 2.1
Tackles average: 2.7
One-percenters average: 1.2
2012
Games: 22
Kicks average: 14.6
Handballs average: 10.8
Disposals average: 25.5
Marks average: 6.0
Contested possessions average: 6.7
Uncontested possessions average: 18.6
Inside-50s average: 4.1
Rebound-50s average: 1.9
Clearances average: 3.1
Tackles average: 2.0
One-percenters average: 1.5
2013
Games: 23
Kicks average: 12.2
Handballs average: 8.8
Disposals average: 21.1
Marks average: 6.0
Contested possessions average: 4.7
Uncontested possessions average: 16.1
Inside-50s average: 3.1
Rebound-50s average: 1.4
Clearances average: 1.7
Tackles average: 3.2
2014
Games: 15
Kicks average: 10.0
Handballs average: 10.4
Disposals average: 20.4
Marks average: 4.2
Contested possessions average: 6.8
Uncontested possessions average: 13.4
Inside-50s average: 2.5
Rebound-50s average: 1.6
Clearances average: 3.4
Tackles average: 2.4
2015
Games: 23
Kicks average: 11.3
Handballs average: 10.0
Disposals average: 21.3
Marks average: 4.6
Contested possessions average: 7.5
Uncontested possessions average: 13.2
Inside-50s average: 3.4
Clearances average: 3.9
Centre clearances average: 1.3
Stoppage clearances average: 2.5
Score involvements average: 5.8
Intercepts average: 1.3
Tackles average: 4.2
Metres gained average: 307.3
2016
Games: 20
Kicks average: 12.8
Handballs average: 11.4
Disposals average: 24.3
Marks average: 5.3
Contested possessions average: 8.9
Uncontested possessions average: 15.6
Inside-50s average: 4.2
Rebound-50s average: 1.8
Clearances average: 4.0
Centre clearances average: 1.6
Stoppage clearances average: 2.5
Score involvements average: 6.0
Intercepts average: 2.0
Tackles average: 3.6
Metres gained average: 341.2
2017
Games: 25
Kicks average: 12.9
Handballs average: 10.2
Disposals average: 23.1
Marks average: 5.2
Contested possessions average: 7.7
Uncontested possessions average: 14.7
Inside-50s average: 4.5
Rebound-50s average: 1.9
Clearances average: 2.8
Stoppage clearances average: 2.0
Score involvements average: 6.0
Intercepts average: 2.7
Tackles average: 3.8
One-percentages average: 1.0
Metres gained average: 380.4
2018
Games: 22
Kicks average: 10.8
Handballs average: 9.93
Disposals average: 20.7
Marks average: 4.4
Contested possessions average: 7.2
Uncontested possessions average: 13.6
Inside-50s average: 4.0
Rebound-50s average: 1.7
Clearances average: 2.5
Stoppage clearances average: 1.6
Tackles average: 2.9
One-percenters average: 1.4
Metres gained average: 347.8
