Richmond has a rich history of success in recruiting players from rival AFL clubs. This team compiled by Tony Greenberg of players secured by the Tigers from other league clubs during the past half-century clearly confirms that. It’s a powerful line-up, with some mighty impressive achievements by the selected players throughout their time at Tigerland.
B: Mick Malthouse (ex-St Kilda), Darren Gaspar (ex-Sydney), Gareth Andrews (ex-Geelong)
HB: Bachar Houli (ex-Essendon), Robert McGhie (ex-Footscray), Leon Cameron (ex-Bulldogs)
C: Michael Gale (ex-Fitzroy), Ian Stewart (ex-St Kilda), Wayne Walsh (ex-South Melbourne)
HF: Nathan Brown (ex-Bulldogs), Troy Simmonds (ex-Fremantle), Barry Rowlings (ex-Hawthorn)
F: Josh Caddy (ex-Geelong), Tom Lynch (ex-Gold Coast), Paul Sproule (ex-Essendon)
R: Toby Nankervis (ex-Sydney), Paul Broderick (ex-Fitzroy), Dion Prestia (ex-Gold Coast)
IC: Shaun Grigg (ex-Carlton), Kane Johnson (ex-Adelaide), David Thorpe (ex-Footscray), Peter Welsh (ex-Hawthorn)
Richmond premiership players: Malthouse (1980), Andrews (1974), Houli (2017, 2019), McGhie (1973, 1974), Stewart (1973), Walsh (1973, 1974), Rowlings (1980), Caddy (2017, 2019), Lynch (2019), Sproule (1973,1974), Nankervis (2017, 2019), Prestia (2017, 2019), Grigg (2017), Thorpe (1974), Welsh (1980)
Jack Dyer Medallists: Gaspar (2001), Stewart (1971), Rowlings (1979), Broderick (1996), Johnson (2006), Prestia (2019)
Brownlow Medallists: Stewart (1971)
Richmond captains: Rowlings (1983-84), Johnson (2005-08)
Richmond leading goalkicker in a season: Lynch (2019, 63 goals)
