| Matthew Richardson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Richardson | |
| Date of Birth | 19 March 1975 | |
| Place of Birth | Tasmania | |
| Recruited from | Devonport | |
| Draft | Father-Son Selection, 1992 Richmond |
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| Height/Weight | 195cm / 102kg | |
| Position | Full Forward/Center Half Forward/Wing | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Richmond |
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| Number | 12 | |
| Playing Career1 | ||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
| 1993- | Richmond |
266 (770) |
| ¹ Club statistics to end of R9 2008 season | ||
| ² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}} | ||
Matthew "Richo" Richardson (born March 19, 1975), is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Richmond in the Australian Football League. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Trades 1992 National Draft Pre-Season Draft Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest He has been the club's key forward through the late 1990s and the 2000s, and the club's leading goalscorer twelve times, and has been selected in the all-Australian team in 1996 and 2001.
Career
Educated at St. Brendan-Shaw and Don Colleges in Devonport Tasmania, the fourth pick (a father-son selection) in the 1992 AFL Draft, recruited from Devonport, Tasmania. The Father-Son Rule is a rule that allows clubs to select the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the team in Australian rules football, most notably the Trades 1992 National Draft Pre-Season Draft The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport the Australian Devonport is a city in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia, at the mouth of the Mersey River. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Combining a 196-centimetre frame with exceptional speed and athletic capacity for a large man, on his day he has been a dominant presence for the Tigers. Suffered a serious knee injury (Torn left ACL) in 1995 in a collision with the fence at the SCG and after the reconstrtuction and missed their finals series. But since then he has been one of the best forwards in the game despite suffering from inaccuracy in front of goal and occasional injuries. He often kicks the goals better from long range. In 1996 he came back to kick 91 goals and was an All Australian.
In 2004, a decision to step back involvement in the Tigers' "leadership group" (the small group of senior players who help lead the club on and off-field) and focus on additional strength training seems to have paid off, with a flurry of goals in the early part of the season after returning from injury including a career best 10 against the Western Bulldogs. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in His 10th goal in that game was a spectacular snap from the boundryline. Richardson finished with a tally of 65 goals for the season.
In 2005 under the coaching of Terry Wallace he kicked 65 goals again, this time with much more consistency throughout the season. Terry Wallace (born 13 December 1958 was an Australian rules football centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond
In 2007 he became one of the most respected AFL footballers due to his courage and passion by playing a game with a fractured eye socket and broken nose and still managing to kick four goals.
In the same year, he won his first ever club best-and-fairest, beating young gun Nathan Foley by a single vote.
Richardson is currently ranked second in the AFL for the most marks ever taken in recorded history, sitting on 2089 behind Stewart Loewe who has 2316. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest
In 2008 he equaled Saverio Rocca's (Collingwood/Kangaroos) career goal tally of 748. Equal 12th on the all time VFL/AFL goal kicking list
Richo has been one of the greatest servants of all time for the Richmond football club. His sensational marking along with being the leading goal kicker for Richmond 12 times, 2 All Australian selections and being a best and fairest winner doesn't say it all about Richo. His tenacity, endeavor and sheer determination to get his hands on the football has always been second to none. The way he always gives his all on the field has inspired so many fans to come to watch him play. As a power forward, he would be forgiven for staying in the goal square and taking marks, but Richo takes it upon himself to run himself ragged, and is known to lead for over 100m when he is needed. This is shown in the distance he covers on match day, which is always around 14km. His strength and contested marking in contests is arguably his best attribute, and many times has he topped the contested marks list at the end of the year. When the ball hits the ground though, his second and third efforts are admirable and another reason to love the man. Although his kicking for goal has let him down at times, Matthew Richardson is what you would call a true, passionate, outstanding and loyal tiger. When its time for Richo to hang up the boots, he will not only go down as one of Richmond's all time greats, but also as one of the game's most entertaining and spectacular forwards.
Trivia
Richardson currently holds the record for the most goals kicked at the Melbourne Cricket Ground - 445.
He is the son of former Richmond and South Melbourne player Alan "Bull" Richardson. Alan 'Bull' Richardson is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1959 and 1969 for the Richmond Football Club and His sister, Samantha, is married to retired North Melbourne footballer Jade Rawlings who now coaches the Coburg tigers in the VFL. Jade Rawlings (born 9 October 1977 is the senior coach of the Coburg Tigers Football Club that plays in the Victorian Football League and is a former Australian rules
External links
- Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Richmond Football Club
- Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ryan O'Connor |
Alex Jesaulenko Medal winner 1996 |
Succeeded by Nathan Buckley |
| Preceded by Kane Johnson |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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