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. Over the next 40 days, we will be 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 opening round of the 2020 season. We turn our attention today to Alex Rance . . .
Click here to select your Richmond Team of the 21st century, or by scrolling to the bottom of this article
Alex Rance
On-field position: Key defender
Games in the 2000s (2009-19): 200
Goals: 9
Playing honours/achievements: Member of 2017 premiership team, 2015 Jack Dyer Medal winner, five-time All-Australian representative – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, All-Australian captain 2017, Club co vice-captain 2017-19
Top 10 finishes in Jack Dyer Medal: Eight – equal 6th in 2011, 6th in 2012, 6th in 2013, equal 7th in 2014, 1st in 2015, 2nd in 2016, 2nd in 2017, 6th in 2018
Season-by-season statistical analysis
2009
Games: 15
Kicks average: 4.6
Handballs average: 9.0
Disposals average: 13.6
Marks average: 3.1
Contested possessions average: 4.5
Uncontested possessions average: 9.2
Clearances average: 1.0
Rebound-50s average: 1.8
Tackles average: 2.8
One-percenters average: 3.0
2010
Games: 10
Kicks average: 5.5
Handballs average: 6.6
Disposals average: 12.1
Marks average: 3.6
Contested possessions average: 4.4
Uncontested possessions average: 8.0
Rebound-50s average: 1.1
Inside-50s average: 1.6
Tackles average: 2.3
One-percenters average: 3.4
2011
Games: 19
Kicks average: 10.0
Handballs average: 8.1
Disposals average: 18.1
Marks average: 5.9
Contested possessions average: 5.8
Uncontested possessions average: 12.5
Rebound-50s average: 4.1
Tackles average: 2.5
One-percenters average: 8.0
2012
Games: 22
Kicks average: 10.7
Handballs average: 7.2
Disposals average: 17.9
Marks average: 6.1
Contested possessions average: 7.1
Uncontested possessions average: 11.1
Rebound-50s average: 3.9
Inside-50s average: 1.3
Tackles average: 2.1
One-percenters average: 7.6
2013
Games: 23
Kicks average: 9.8
Handballs average: 6.7
Disposals average: 16.6
Marks average: 6.6
Contested marks average: 1.0
Contested possessions average: 6.7
Uncontested possessions average: 10.3
Rebound-50s average: 3.3
Tackles average: 2.1
One-percenters average: 7.2
2014
Games: 18
Kicks average: 8.5
Handballs average: 8.7
Disposals average: 17.3
Marks average: 5.7
Contested possessions average: 6.5
Uncontested possessions average: 10.6
Rebound-50s average: 3.0
Tackles average: 2.7
One-percenters average: 8.5
2015
Games: 23
Kicks average: 8.8
Handballs average: 8.5
Disposals average: 17.4
Marks average: 5.9
Contested marks average: 1.1
Contested possessions average: 7.0
Uncontested possessions average: 10.5
Rebound-50s average: 3.6
Score involvements average: 3.4
Intercepts average: 7.7
Tackles average: 3.0
One-percenters average: 8.8
Metres average: 211.1
2016
Games: 20
Kicks average: 10.6
Handballs average: 8.1
Disposals average: 18.7
Marks average: 7.8
Contested marks average: 1.2
Contested possessions average: 7.6
Uncontested possessions average: 11.4
Rebound-50s average: 3.4
Score involvements average: 2.7
Intercepts average: 9.3
Tackles average: 2.1
One-percenters average: 8.4
Metres gained average: 209.2
2017
Games: 25
Kicks average: 9.2
Handballs average: 6.8
Disposals average: 16.0
Marks average: 5.2
Contested marks average: 1.1
Contested possessions average: 6.8
Uncontested possessions average: 9.4
Rebound-50s average: 3.9
Score involvements average: 2.5
Intercepts average: 9.4
Tackles average: 2.4
One-percenters average: 9.7
Metres gained average: 270.6
2018
Games: 24
Kicks average: 8.2
Handballs average: 7.8
Disposals average: 16.0
Marks average: 5.5
Contested marks average: 1.0
Contested possessions average: 6.8
Uncontested possessions average: 9.1
Rebound-50s average: 3.5
Score involvements average: 2.1
Intercepts average: 9.9
Tackles average: 1.5
One-percenters average: 9.0
Metres gained average: 218.7
2019
Games: 1
Kicks average: 3.0
Handballs average: 3.0
Disposals average: 6.0
Marks average: 2.0
Contested possessions average: 4.0
Uncontested possessions average: 2.0
Rebound-50s average: 2.0
Intercepts average: 6.0
Tackles average: 2.0
One-percenters average: 7.0
Metres gained average: 45.0
