2021 Richmond Football Club season

The 2021 season will be the 114th season in which the Richmond Football Club has participated in the VFL/AFL and the second season in which it participated in the AFL Women's competition.

Richmond Football Club
2021 season
PresidentPeggy O'Neal
(8th season)
CoachAFL: Damien Hardwick
(12th season)
AFLW: Ryan Ferguson
(1st season)
Captain(s)AFL: Trent Cotchin
(9th season)
AFLW: Katie Brennan
(2nd season)
Home groundAFL: MCG
AFLW: Swinburne Centre
← 2020 2022 →

AFL

Retirements and delistings
Player Reason Club games Career games Ref
Derek Eggmolesse-SmithDelisted88[1]
Luke EnglishDelisted00[2]
Fraser TurnerDelisted00[2]

Trades
Date Gained Lost Trade partner Ref
4 November 2021 third-round pick Oleg Markov Gold Coast [3]
12 November Pick 17 Jack Higgins St Kilda [4]
2021 second-round pick Pick 21
2021 fourth-round pick
9 December 2021 first-round pick Pick 20 Geelong [5]

National draft
Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
2 40 Samson Ryan QLD Ruck Western Magpies QAFL [6]
3 51 Maurice Rioli Jr. NT Small forward Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Boys [7]

Rookie draft
Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
– – Mate Colina(B) VIC Ruck 3-year non-registered player [8]

2021 squad
Richmond Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Long-term injury
  • (ret.) Retired

Updated: 2 February 2021
Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Pre-season community series
Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance
Friday 5 March, 7:10pm Collingwood Home Marvel Stadium

Home and away season
Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance Ladder
1 Thursday 18 March, 7:25pm Carlton Home MCG
2 Sunday 28 March, 1:10pm Hawthorn Away MCG
3 Saturday 3 April, 1:45pm Sydney Home MCG
4 Friday 9 April, 7:20pm Port Adelaide Away Adelaide Oval
5 Thursday 15 April 7:20pm St Kilda Away Marvel Stadium
6 Saturday 24 April, 7:25pm Melbourne Away MCG
7 Western Bulldogs Home MCG
8 Geelong Home MCG
9 Greater Western Sydney Home MCG
10 Brisbane Lions Away The Gabba
11 Adelaide Home MCG
12 Essendon Away MCG
13 BYE
14 West Coast Away Optus Stadium
15 St Kilda Home MCG
16 Gold Coast Away Metricon Stadium
17 Collingwood Home MCG
18 Brisbane Lions Home MCG
19 Geelong Away MCG
20 Fremantle Away Optus Stadium
21 North Melbourne Home MCG
22 Greater Western Sydney Away Giants Stadium
23 Hawthorn Home MCG

AFL Women's

Special assistance

After poor on-field performances in 2020, the AFL decided to award special assistance to Richmond in the form of an end-of-first round draft (originally number 15 overall) selection which the club was required to on-trade to another club in exchange for an established player.[9] The pick was eventually traded to acquire Carlton midfielder Sarah Hosking.[10]

Retirements and delistings
Player Reason Club games Career games Ref
Laura BaileyRetired513[11]
Lauren TesorieroRetired415[12]
Ella WoodRetired33[13]
Nekaela ButlerDelisted00[14]
Ciara FitzgeraldDelisted00[14]
Emma HorneDelisted00[14]

Trades
Date Gained Lost Trade partner Ref
3 August Sarah Hosking Pick 15 Carlton [10]
3 August Pick 43 Grace Campbell North Melbourne [15]
4 August Harriet Cordner Pick 17 Melbourne [16]
4 August Sarah D'Arcy Pick 31 Collingwood [16]
Sarah Dargan Pick 45

National draft
Round Overall pick Player Position Team from League from Ref
1 1 Ellie McKenzie Midfielder / wing Northern Knights NAB League [17]
3 43 Tessa Lavey – – – [18]
5 52 Luka Lesosky-Hay Midfielder Geelong Falcons NAB League [19]

2020 squad
Richmond Football Club (AFL Women's)
Senior list Inactive list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Home and away season
Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance Ladder (of 14)
1 Sunday 31 January, 2:10pm 1.6 (12) Brisbane 5.11 (41) Lost by 29 points Home Swinburne Centre 988 13th
2 Saturday 6 February, 5:10pm Melbourne Away Casey Fields
3 Sunday 14 February, 1:10pm Geelong Home Swinburne Centre
4 Saturday 20 February, 5:10pm Western Bulldogs Away Victoria University Whitten Oval
5 Saturday 27 February, 3:10pm North Melbourne Away North Hobart Oval
6 Saturday 6 March 3:10pm Melbourne Away Casey Fields
7 Friday 12 March, 6:50pm Gold Coast Away Metricon Stadium
8 Friday 19 March, 5:10pm Adelaide Home Swinburne Centre
9 Sunday 28 March, 4:10pm St Kilda Home Swinburne Centre

Victorian/Eastern Australian Football League (men's reserves)

The 2021 season will mark the seventh year the Richmond Football Club run a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League/Eastern Australian league. Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who are not selected to play in the AFL side will be eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL/EAFL-only listed players.[20][21][22]

VFLW (women's reserves)

After running a stand-alone VFLW team since 2018, Richmond elected not to renew the club's license to participate in the 2021 season. Instead, Richmond players will represent Port Melbourne under an alignment model. The season will run concurrently with the AFLW season for the first time, meaning unselected AFLW players will take part in VFLW football as a reserves-grade competition.[23][24][25]

References
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  12. Kalac, Grace (25 March 2020). "Tesoriero calls time on AFLW career". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. Currill, Matt (12 August 2020). "Ella Wood retires from AFLW competition". The Ararat Advertiser. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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  16. Black, Sarah (4 August 2020). "Pies pair, veteran Demon head to Punt Road". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  20. "Richmond to feature in east coast second-tier competition". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  21. Laughton, Max (29 October 2020). "New-look 'VFL' locked in for 2021 season with 22 teams spread across east coast". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  22. Gould, Russell (29 October 2020). "AFL: A new 22-team second-tier competition for the eastern seaboard will replace the VFL in 2021". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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