2011 Richmond Football Club season

Australian rules football club season

Richmond Football Club2011 season

President| Gary March
(6th season)

Coach| Damien Hardwick
(2nd season)

Captain(s)| Chris Newman
(3rd season)

Home ground| MCG
Pre-season| Pool stage
(0-2)

AFL season| 12th
(8-1-13)

Finals series| DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal| Trent Cotchin
Leading goalkicker| Jack Riewoldt
(62)

Highest home attendance| 83,563
(round 9. vs Essendon)

Lowest home attendance| 10,832
(round 17. vs Gold Coast

Average home attendance| 42,784
( 5,322 /  14.2%)
Club membership| 40,184
( 4,224 /  11.7%)
| <- 2010 | 2012 ->

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The 2011 season marked the 104th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL. This season was Damien Hardwick's second season as senior coach. It was also the first season Richmond played against the Gold Coast, and was also the first time the club played a home-and-away game at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns.

## Season summary

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The start of the 2011 season was hopeful for the Tigers. In round 1, the Tigers were in front at three quarter time, to lose by 20 points to Carlton in the traditional blockbuster. Media commentators and AFL fans alike noted Richmond's improvement. In round 2, the Tigers shocked the AFL world when they drew with grand finalists from the previous year, St Kilda, even with their goal kicking star Jack Riewoldt going down with a concussion in the first quarter.

In rounds 3 and 4, the Tigers suffered significant losses to Hawthorn and Collingwood, but showed promise in their fightback in the third quarter against Collingwood. Their breakthrough came in round 5, when they beat North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium in front of a packed crowd. This started a good run for the Tigers. Richmond defeated Brisbane in round 6, then Fremantle in round 7. This put them just outside the Top 8. They had a narrow loss to the Western Bulldogs in round 8.

In round 9, the Tigers had a big win against Essendon in the traditional "Dreamtime at the G" match after going in the underdogs. The crowd of over 80,000 people were treated to an intense game, with Richmond coming out victorious.

Richmond then had a complete form turn around, with a 15-point loss against bottom-ranked Port Adelaide in Alice Springs after the club decided to host the home game match interstate, a decision that was roundly questioned by fans and the media.[1] The bye followed, then another loss to Sydney. Richmond then had a return to form, beating Brisbane at the Gabba.

Richmond's poor form continued, with straight losses to Melbourne, Carlton, Essendon, Gold Coast and Geelong. The Tigers got a badly needed bye in round 19 and then travelled to Perth in round 20 to face the West Coast Eagles where they were beaten.

Richmond had a win against Sydney in round 21 and then also won their next two games, against Melbourne and Adelaide, but lost their round 24 match to North Melbourne.

## 2010 off-season list changes

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### Retirements and delistings

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Player  | Reason  | Club games  | Career games  | Ref

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Troy Simmonds | Retired | 93 | 197 | [2]
Graham Polak | Retired | 38 | 111 | [3]
Ben Cousins | Retired | 32 | 270 | [4]
Tom Hislop | Re-rookied | 17 | 24 | [5]
Dean Polo | Delisted | 56 | 77 | [5]
Jordan McMahon | Delisted | 34 | 148 | [5]
Adam Thomson | Delisted | 4 | 32 | [5]
Relton Roberts | Delisted | 2 | 2 | [5]
Alroy Gilligan | Delisted | 0 | 0 | [5]

### Trades

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Date  | Gained  | Lost  | Trade partner  | Ref

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7 October | End of first round compensation pick
Pick 51 | Richard Tambling | Adelaide | [6]
9 October | Shaun Grigg | Andrew Collins | Carlton | [7]

Note: All traded picks are indicative and do not reflect final selection position

### National draft

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Round  | Overall pick  | Player  | State  | Position  | Team from  | League from  | Ref

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1  | 6  | Reece Conca | WA | Midfielder  | Perth | WAFL | [8]
2  | 30  | Jake Batchelor | VIC | Midfielder  | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | [8]
3  | 47  | Brad Helbig | VIC | Defender  | West Adelaide | SANFL | [8]
3  | 51  | Dean MacDonald  | VIC | Midfielder  | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | [8]
4  | 63  | Tom Derickx | WA | Ruck  | Claremont | WAFL | [8]
6  | 94

(Rookie Promotion)

| David Gourdis | VIC | Full Back  | Richmond | AFL | [8]

### Preseason draft

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Round  | Overall pick  | Player  | Position  | Team from  | League from  | Ref

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1 | 3 | Bachar Houli | Half-Back | Essendon | AFL | [9]

### Rookie draft

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Round  | Overall pick  | Player  | State  | Position  | Team from  | League from  | Ref

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1  | 11  | Ben Jakobi  | VIC | Midfielder  | Coburg | VFL | [10]
2  | 28  | Brad Miller | VIC | Utility  | Melbourne | AFL | [10]
3  | 45  | Tom Hislop | VIC | Midfielder  | Richmond | AFL | [10]

## 2011 squad

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Richmond Football Club  Senior list  | Rookie list  | Coaching staff

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* 2  Will Thursfield
* 3  Brett Deledio
* 4  Dustin Martin
* 6  Shaun Grigg
* 8  Jack Riewoldt
* 9  Trent Cotchin
* 10  Shane Edwards
* 12  David Astbury
* 14  Bachar Houli
* 15  Mitch Farmer
* 16  Luke McGuane
* 17  Chris Newman(c)
* 18  Alex Rance
* 19  Daniel Connors
* 20  Mitch Morton
* 21  Shane Tuck
* 22  Ben Nason
* 23  Daniel Jackson
* 25  Angus Graham

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* 26  Robin Nahas
* 28  Jake King
* 29  Ty Vickery
* 30  Reece Conca
* 31  Jake Batchelor
* 32  Brad Helbig
* 33  David Gourdis
* 34  Andrew Browne
* 35  Matthew White
* 36  Dean MacDonald
* 37  Jayden Post
* 38  Ben Griffiths
* 39  Tom Derickx
* 40  Kelvin Moore
* 41  Nathan Foley
* 43  Matt Dea
* 44  Troy Taylor
* 46  Jeromey Webberley
* 48  Dylan Grimes

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* 13  Brad Miller
* 27  Tom Hislop
* 42  Jamie O'Reilly
* 45  Robbie Hicks
* 47  Ben Jakobi
* 49  Pat Contin
* 51  Nick Westoff

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Head coach

* Damien Hardwick

Assistant coaches

* Justin Leppitsch (defence)

* Adam Potter

* * *

Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)
* Long-term injury list

* Upgraded rookie

* (B) Category B rookie

* (vet) Veterans list

* (ret) Retired

* * *

Updated: 18 August 2016
Source(s): [1], Coaching staff

## 2011 season

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### Pre-season

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Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Opponent's score  | Result  | Home/away  | Venue  | Attendance

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Friday, 4 February  |  | All-Stars |  | Match cancelled  | Away  | TIO Stadium/
Traeger Park |

Richmond was to have played an exhibition match against the Indigenous All-Stars on 4 February, but the match was cancelled. The match was originally to have been played at TIO Stadium in Darwin, but monsoonal rain made the surface unplayable;[11] the league worked to move the game to Traeger Park in Alice Springs, but after concerns that either the match or the transport of players into and out of Alice Springs could have been affected by Cyclone Yasi, the match was cancelled altogether.[12]

NAB Cup

Round  | Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Opponent's score  | Result  | Home/away  | Venue  | Attendance

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Pool  | Saturday, 12 February 7:15 pm  | 3.5 (23)  | Carlton | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 18 points  | Away  | Etihad Stadium | 40,300
Pool  | Saturday, 12 February 8:20 pm  | 1.1 (7)  | Collingwood | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 43 points  | Home  | Etihad Stadium | 40,300

### Home and away season

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Round  | Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Opponent's score  | Result  | Home/away  | Venue  | Attendance  | Ladder

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1  | Thursday, 24 March 7:40 pm  | 13.6 (84)  | Carlton | 14.20 (104) | Lost by 20 points  | Away  | MCG | 60,654  | 14th
2  | Friday, 1 April 7:40pm  | 14.11 (95)  | St Kilda | 13.17 (95)  | Draw  | Away  | MCG | 41,465  | 12th
3  | Saturday, 9 April 7:10pm  | 6.16 (52)  | Hawthorn | 17.13 (115) | Lost by 63 points  | Home  | MCG | 46,369  | 13th
4  | Friday, 15 April 7:40pm  | 13.12 (90)  | Collingwood | 24.17 (161) | Lost by 71 points  | Home  | MCG | 58,050  | 14th
5  | Sunday, 24 April 4:40pm  | 17.10 (112) | North Melbourne | 14.19 (103)  | WON by 9 points | Away  | Etihad Stadium | 36,461  | 12th
6  | Saturday, 30 April 7:10pm  | 18.16 (124) | Brisbane Lions | 14.14 (98)  | WON by 26 points | Home  | MCG | 37,438  | 10th
7  | Saturday, 7 May 4:10pm  | 23.10 (148) | Fremantle | 14.15 (99)  | WON by 49 points | Home  | MCG | 34,090  | 9th
8  | Sunday, 15 May 1:10pm  | 18.10 (118)  | Western Bulldogs | 23.15 (153) | Lost by 35 points  | Away  | Etihad Stadium | 39,141  | 10th
9  | Saturday, 21 May 7:40pm  | 16.9 (105) | Essendon | 13.11 (89)  | WON by 16 points | Home  | MCG | 83,563  | 9th
10  | Saturday, 28 May 8:10pm  | 10.14 (74)  | Port Adelaide | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 15 points  | Home  | TIO Stadium | 11,506  | 9th
11  | BYE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9th
12  | Sunday, 12 June 2:10 pm  | 9.11 (65)  | Sydney | 9.21 (75) | Lost by 10 points  | Away  | SCG | 23,782  | 11th
13  | Saturday, 18 June 7:10 pm  | 18.17 (125) | Brisbane Lions | 14.10 (94)  | WON by 31 points | Away  | Gabba | 21,510  | 10th
14  | Saturday, 25 June 2:10 pm  | 13.13 (91)  | Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | Lost by 27 points  | Home  | MCG | 61,900  | 11th
15  | Saturday, 2 July 2:10 pm  | 12.9 (81)  | Carlton | 28.16 (184) | Lost by 103 points  | Home  | MCG | 59,650  | 13th
16  | Saturday, 9 July 7:10 pm  | 9.12 (66)  | Essendon | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 39 points  | Away  | MCG | 55,442  | 13th
17  | Saturday, 16 July 2:10 pm  | 9.16 (70)  | Gold Coast | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 15 points  | Home  | Cazaly's Stadium | 10,382  | 13th
18  | Sunday, 24 July 1:10 pm  | 7.9 (51)  | Geelong | 17.11 (113) | Lost by 62 points  | Away  | Etihad Stadium | 33,761  | 13th
19  | BYE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
20  | Sunday, 7 August 2:40 pm  | 14.6 (90)  | West Coast | 22.15 (147) | Lost by 57 points  | Away  | Patersons Stadium | 38,106  | 14th
21  | Sunday, 14 August 2:10 pm  | 14.15 (99) | Sydney | 7.14 (56)  | WON by 43 points | Home  | MCG | 34,337  | 13th
22  | Sunday, 21 August 4:40 pm  | 17.15 (117) | Melbourne | 17.8 (110)  | WON by 7 points | Away  | MCG | 36,321  | 12th
23  | Sunday, 28 August 12:40 pm  | 17.19 (121) | Adelaide | 15.9 (99)  | WON by 22 points | Away  | AAMI Stadium | 38,023  | 11th
24  | Sunday, 4 September 4:40 pm  | 13.13 (91)  | North Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 13 points  | Home  | Etihad Stadium | 32,890  | 12th

## Ladder

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2011 AFL ladder  Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

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1  | Collingwood | 22  | 20  | 2  | 0  | 2592  | 1546  | 167.7  | 80  | Finals series
2  | Geelong (P) | 22  | 19  | 3  | 0  | 2548  | 1619  | 157.4  | 76
3  | Hawthorn | 22  | 18  | 4  | 0  | 2355  | 1634  | 144.1  | 72
4  | West Coast | 22  | 17  | 5  | 0  | 2235  | 1715  | 130.3  | 68
5  | Carlton | 22  | 14  | 7  | 1  | 2225  | 1700  | 130.9  | 58
6  | St Kilda | 22  | 12  | 9  | 1  | 1891  | 1677  | 112.8  | 50
7  | Sydney | 22  | 12  | 9  | 1  | 1897  | 1735  | 109.3  | 50
8  | Essendon | 22  | 11  | 10  | 1  | 2217  | 2217  | 100.0  | 46
9  | North Melbourne | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 2106  | 2082  | 101.2  | 40  |
10  | Western Bulldogs | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 2060  | 2155  | 95.6  | 36
11  | Fremantle | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 1791  | 2155  | 83.1  | 36
12  | Richmond | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 2069  | 2396  | 86.4  | 34
13  | Melbourne | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 1974  | 2315  | 85.3  | 34
14  | Adelaide | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1742  | 2193  | 79.4  | 28
15  | Brisbane Lions | 22  | 4  | 18  | 0  | 1814  | 2240  | 81.0  | 16
16  | Port Adelaide | 22  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 1718  | 2663  | 64.5  | 12
17  | Gold Coast | 22  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 1534  | 2726  | 56.3  | 12

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

## Awards

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### League awards

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#### All-Australian team

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| Player | Position | Appearance

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Nominated | Brett Deledio | - | \-

#### Rising Star

[edit]

Nominations:

Round | Player | Ref

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9  | Reece Conca | [13]
16  | Jake Batchelor | [14]

#### Brownlow Medal tally

[edit]

Main article: 2011 Brownlow Medal

Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place

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Trent Cotchin | 2  | 4  | 1  | 15  | 17th
Dustin Martin | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 21st
Nathan Foley | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 50th
Brett Deledio | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 63rd
Bachar Houli | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 95th
Jack Riewoldt | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 128th
Ty Vickery | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 128th
Robin Nahas | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 128th
Chris Newman | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 167th
Shaun Grigg | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 167th
Total | 8  | 10  | 11  | 55 | \-

### Club awards

[edit]

#### Jack Dyer Medal

[edit]

Main article: Jack Dyer Medal

Position | Player | Votes | Medal

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1st  | Trent Cotchin | 236  | Jack Dyer Medal
2nd  | Brett Deledio | 203  | Jack Titus Medal
3rd  | Dustin Martin | 198  | Maurie Fleming Medal
4th  | Bachar Houli | 181  | Fred Swift Medal
5th  | Ty Vickery | 161  | Kevin Bartlett Medal

[15]

#### Michael Roach Medal

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Main article: List of Richmond Football Club leading goalkickers

Position | Player | Goals

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1st  | Jack Riewoldt | 62
2nd  | Ty Vickery | 36
3rd  | Dustin Martin | 33
4th  | Robin Nahas | 29
5th  | Jake King | 25

[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Was Richmond's Darwin experiment a mistake?".
2. ^ Niall, Jake (26 May 2010). "Tiger Simmonds to retire, won't play out season". The Age.
3. ^ Spits, Scott (27 August 2010). "Polak calls it a day". The Age.
4. ^ "Ben Cousins retires from AFL football". The Age. 17 August 2010.
5. ^ a b c d e f "Clubs Delist And More Retire". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
6. ^ "Crows to trade two prime draft picks for Richard Tambling". The Advertiser. News Ltd. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Carlton swap Shaun Grigg for Richmond's Andrew Collins". Herald Sun. News Ltd. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
8. ^ a b c d e f "2010 AFL National Draft: who your clu". 19 November 2010.
9. ^ The Learned One (7 December 2010). "2011 AFL Pre-Season Draft". Triple M. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
10. ^ a b c "2010 AFL Rookie Draft".
11. ^ Foote, Nicole (3 February 2011). "All Stars gets the go ahead". ABC. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
12. ^ Foote, Nicole (4 February 2011). "All Stars saga ends with cancellation". ABC. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
13. ^ "Richmond's Reece Conca named the AFL's Rising Star for round nine after Jack Rieowldt breaks the news". Fox Sports. News Ltd. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
14. ^ Holmesby, Luke (12 July 2011). "NAB AFL Rising Star round 16: Jake Batchelor". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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16. ^ "AFL Goalkickers for Season 2011". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

## External links

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* 2011 Richmond Tigers Fixtures
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Related articles|

* Dreamtime at the 'G
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* v
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* e

2011 AFL season

Events|

* NAB Cup
* Premiership season
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* International Rules Series

Awards|

* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year
* Rising Star

Club overviews|

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Player changes|

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