List of Richmond captains

Players who have played in, and who were nominated as captain for, at least one match for Richmond in a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the elected leaders (e.g. captains-elect).

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s) Guernsey(s) Match(es) (W-D-L) Premiership(s)
1 Charlie Pannam 1908 14 6 -0- 8
2 Dick Condon 1908-1909 7 2 -0- 5
3 Jack Hardiman 1908 2 0 -0- 2
4 Ivor Lawson 1909 13 4 -0- 9
5 Billy Schmidt 1910-1911 22 8 -1- 13
6 Len Incigneri 1911 13 6 -0- 7
7 George Gibson 1911 1 0 -0- 1
8 Ted Ohlson 1912 #2 7 2 -0- 5
9 Ted Farrell 1912 #9 7 1 -0- 6
10 Bill Burns 1912 #7 4 0 -0- 4
11 Hughie James 1913 #15 18 6 -0- 12
12 Charlie Ricketts 1914 #6 3 0 -0- 3
13 Bill Thomas 1914-1919 #28, #4 51 21 -0- 30
14 Barney Herbert 1914 #1 2 2 -0- 0
15 Percy Maybury 1916-1919 #3 17 7 -1- 9
16 Clarrie Hall 1917-1919 #22 21 8 -0- 13
17 Syd Reeves 1918 #11 1 0 -0- 1
18 Dan Minogue 1920-1925 #12, #1 94 55 -1- 38 1920, 1921
19 Max Hislop 1920 #29 1 0 -0- 1
20 Mel Morris 1925-1926 #11 25 13 -0- 12
21 Harry Pollock 1926 #27 1 0 -0- 1
22 Donald Don 1926-1928 #17 10 6 -0- 4
23 Allan Geddes 1927-1934 #8 52 37 -0- 15
24 Doug Hayes 1927 #20 1 0 -0- 1
25 Dooley Lilburne 1929 #16 21 14 -1- 6
26 Maurie Hunter 1931 #20 18 14 -0- 4
27 Basil McCormack 1931 #9 2 2 -0- 0
28 Perce Bentley 1932-1940 #1 168 114 -2- 52 1932, 1934
29 Jack Titus 1937-1941 #12 3 1 -0- 2
30 Kevin O'Neill 1939 #16 2 2 -0- 0
31 Jack Dyer 1940-1949 #17 160 101 -2- 57 1943
32 Dick Harris 1944 #20 4 1 -0- 3
33 Bob Bawden 1945 #23 1 1 -0- 0
34 Leo Merrett 1948-1949 #22 7 4 -0- 3
35 Bill Morris 1950-1951 #5 32 20 -0- 12
36 Des Rowe 1950-1957 #15 104 39 -1- 64
37 Don Fraser 1951 #21 2 0 -0- 2
38 Max Oppy 1954 #14 2 2 -0- 0
39 Jim Deane 1955 #11 1 1 -0- 0
40 Brian Davie 1956-1957 #35 2 2 -0- 0
41 Roy Wright 1957-1959 #2 25 8 -0- 17
42 Ron Branton 1958-1962 #29 64 15 -2- 47
43 Ron McDonald 1959 #14 2 1 -0- 1
44 Neville Crowe 1962-1966 #5 65 30 -0- 35
45 Tom Simpson 1963 #11 1 0 -0- 1
46 Mike Patterson 1964-1968 #25 2 1 -0- 1
47 Fred Swift 1965-1967 #15 24 20 -0- 4 1967
48 Roger Dean 1966-1972 #3 78 51 -1- 26 1969
49 Paddy Guinane 1968 #1 5 1 -0- 4
50 Bill Barrot 1968-1970 #24 3 2 -0- 1
51 Tony Jewell 1969 #1 1 1 -0- 0
52 Royce Hart 1970-1975 #4 72 57 -1- 14 1973, 1974
53 Kevin Bartlett 1970-1983 #29 53 27 -1- 25
54 Francis Bourke 1972-1977 #30 47 28 -1- 18
55 Neil Balme 1976 #21 1 0 -0- 1
56 Kevin Sheedy 1977-1978 #10 22 10 -0- 12
57 Bruce Monteath 1980 #11 21 16 -1- 4 1980
58 David Cloke 1980-1990 #33, #16 27 20 -0- 7
59 Bryan Wood 1980-1981 #16 19 11 -0- 8
60 Geoff Raines 1980-1981 #4 5 4 -0- 1
61 Barry Rowlings 1983-1984 #22 42 16 -0- 26
62 Merv Keane 1983 #18 1 1 -0- 0
63 Mark Lee 1985-1987 #1 45 13 -0- 32
64 Maurice Rioli 1985 #17 12 4 -0- 8
65 Dale Weightman 1986-1992 #3 81 23 -0- 58
66 Jim Jess 1986 #20 5 4 -0- 1
67 Michael Pickering 1988-1990 #35 20 5 -0- 15
68 Jeff Hogg 1990-1993 #34 27 7 -0- 20
69 Tony Free 1992-1996 #30 27 16 -0- 11
70 Matthew Knights 1992-2000 #33 102 48 -0- 54
71 Brendon Gale 1994-1996 #25 20 12 -1- 7
72 Wayne Campbell 1997-2004 #9, #17 88 36 -0- 52
73 Darren Gaspar 2003-2004 #2 5 3 -0- 2
74 Matthew Richardson 2003-2006 #12 11 3 -0- 8
75 Kane Johnson 2004-2008 #28, #17 79 28 -2- 49
76 Nathan Brown 2005 #7 3 2 -0- 1
77 Joel Bowden 2005-2006 #11 2 1 -0- 1
78 Chris Newman 2008-2012 #1, #17 82 26 -3- 53
79 Brett Deledio 2009-2016 #3 4 2 -0- 2
80 Trent Cotchin 2010-2021 #9 188 115 -1- 72 2017, 2019, 2020
81 Ivan Maric 2015 #20 1 1 -0- 0
82 Jack Riewoldt 2018-2021 #8 13 9 -0- 4
83 Alex Rance 2018 #18 1 1 -0- 0
84 Shane Edwards 2019 #10 6 5 -0- 1
85 Dustin Martin 2019 #4 1 0 -0- 1
86 Toby Nankervis 2022 #25 8 5 -0- 3

Season List

Season Captain(s) Match(es) Final(s) Round(s)
1908 VFL Season Charlie Pannam 14 0 R01-R03, R05, R09-R18
Dick Condon 2 0 R04, R08
Jack Hardiman 2 0 R06-R07
1909 VFL Season Dick Condon 5 0 R01-R05
Ivor Lawson 13 0 R06-R18
1910 VFL Season Billy Schmidt 18 0 R01-R18
1911 VFL Season Billy Schmidt 4 0 R01-R04
Len Incigneri 13 0 R05-R13, R15-R18
George Gibson 1 0 R14
1912 VFL Season Ted Ohlson 7 0 R01-R04, R07-R08, R13
Ted Farrell 7 0 R05-R06, R09-R10, R12, R14, R17
Bill Burns 4 0 R11, R15-R16, R18
1913 VFL Season Hughie James 18 0 R01-R18
1914 VFL Season Charlie Ricketts 3 0 R01-R03
Bill Thomas 13 0 R04, R07-R18
Barney Herbert 2 0 R05-R06
1915 VFL Season Bill Thomas 16 0 R01-R04, R06-R13, R15-R18
1916 VFL Season Bill Thomas 12 1 R01-R07, R09-R12, SF
Percy Maybury 1 0 R08
1917 VFL Season Percy Maybury 10 0 R01-R03, R05-R10, R12
Clarrie Hall 5 0 R04, R11, R13-R15
1918 VFL Season Clarrie Hall 11 0 R01-R03, R05-R11, R14
Syd Reeves 1 0 R04
Bill Thomas 2 0 R12-R13
1919 VFL Season Bill Thomas 8 0 R01-R07, R09
Clarrie Hall 5 0 R10-R13, R15
Percy Maybury 6 3 R14, R16, R18, SF, PF, GF
1920 VFL Season Dan Minogue 17 1 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18, GF
Max Hislop 1 1 SF
1921 VFL Season Dan Minogue 19 3 R01-R08, R10-R17, SF, PF, GF
1922 VFL Season Dan Minogue 16 0 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18
1923 VFL Season Dan Minogue 16 0 R01, R03-R10, R12-R18
1924 VFL Season Dan Minogue 19 3 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R18, RF1-RF3
1925 VFL Season Dan Minogue 7 0 R01-R07
Mel Morris 10 0 R08-R17
1926 VFL Season Mel Morris 15 0 R01-R15
Harry Pollock 1 0 R16
Donald Don 2 0 R17-R18
1927 VFL Season Allan Geddes 19 2 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF
Doug Hayes 1 0 R14
1928 VFL Season Allan Geddes 12 1 R01-R10, R18, SF
Donald Don 8 1 R11-R17, GF
1929 VFL Season Dooley Lilburne 21 3 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF
1930 VFL Season Allan Geddes 19 1 R01-R18, SF
1931 VFL Season Maurie Hunter 18 2 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF, GF
Basil McCormack 2 0 R04-R05
1932 VFL Season Perce Bentley 20 2 R01-R18, SF, GF
1933 VFL Season Perce Bentley 21 3 R01-R18, SF, PF, GF
1934 VFL Season Perce Bentley 18 2 R01-R06, R08-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF
Allan Geddes 2 0 R07, R16
1935 VFL Season Perce Bentley 20 2 R01-R18, SF, PF
1936 VFL Season Perce Bentley 18 0 R01-R18
1937 VFL Season Perce Bentley 18 1 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF
Jack Titus 1 0 R16
1938 VFL Season Perce Bentley 17 0 R01-R04, R06-R18
Jack Titus 1 0 R05
1939 VFL Season Perce Bentley 17 1 R01-R12, R15-R18, SF
Kevin O'Neill 2 0 R13-R14
1940 VFL Season Perce Bentley 19 2 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF
Jack Dyer 1 0 R14
1941 VFL Season Jack Dyer 18 1 R01-R10, R12-R18, SF
Jack Titus 1 0 R11
1942 VFL Season Jack Dyer 17 2 R01-R09, R11-R16, SF, GF
1943 VFL Season Jack Dyer 18 3 R01-R09, R11-R16, SF, PF, GF
1944 VFL Season Jack Dyer 17 3 R01-R11, R16-R18, SF, PF, GF
Dick Harris 4 0 R12-R15
1945 VFL Season Jack Dyer 19 0 R01-R10, R12-R20
Bob Bawden 1 0 R11
1946 VFL Season Jack Dyer 19 0 R01-R19
1947 VFL Season Jack Dyer 20 1 R01-R19, SF
1948 VFL Season Jack Dyer 17 0 R01-R12, R15-R19
Leo Merrett 2 0 R13-R14
1949 VFL Season Jack Dyer 14 0 R01-R11, R14, R18-R19
Leo Merrett 5 0 R12-R13, R15-R17
1950 VFL Season Bill Morris 17 0 R01-R13, R15-R18
Des Rowe 1 0 R14
1951 VFL Season Bill Morris 15 0 R01-R07, R09, R12-R18
Don Fraser 2 0 R08, R11
Des Rowe 1 0 R10
1952 VFL Season Des Rowe 19 0 R01-R19
1953 VFL Season Des Rowe 18 0 R01-R18
1954 VFL Season Des Rowe 16 0 R01-R06, R09-R18
Max Oppy 2 0 R07-R08
1955 VFL Season Des Rowe 17 0 R01-R12, R14-R18
Jim Deane 1 0 R13
1956 VFL Season Des Rowe 17 0 R01-R09, R11-R18
Brian Davie 1 0 R10
1957 VFL Season Des Rowe 15 0 R01-R03, R06-R09, R11-R18
Roy Wright 2 0 R04-R05
Brian Davie 1 0 R10
1958 VFL Season Roy Wright 14 0 R01-R02, R06-R13, R15-R18
Ron Branton 4 0 R03-R05, R14
1959 VFL Season Roy Wright 9 0 R01-R08, R10
Ron Branton 7 0 R09, R11-R12, R15-R18
Ron McDonald 2 0 R13-R14
1960 VFL Season Ron Branton 18 0 R01-R18
1961 VFL Season Ron Branton 18 0 R01-R18
1962 VFL Season Ron Branton 17 0 R01-R11, R13-R18
Neville Crowe 1 0 R12
1963 VFL Season Neville Crowe 17 0 R01-R09, R11-R18
Tom Simpson 1 0 R10
1964 VFL Season Neville Crowe 17 0 R01-R07, R09-R18
Mike Patterson 1 0 R08
1965 VFL Season Neville Crowe 14 0 R01-R03, R08-R18
Fred Swift 4 0 R04-R07
1966 VFL Season Neville Crowe 16 0 R01-R07, R10-R18
Roger Dean 2 0 R08-R09
1967 VFL Season Fred Swift 20 2 R01-R18, SF, GF
1968 VFL Season Roger Dean 13 0 R01, R06-R11, R14-R15, R17-R20
Paddy Guinane 5 0 R02-R04, R12-R13
Bill Barrot 1 0 R05
Mike Patterson 1 0 R16
1969 VFL Season Roger Dean 22 3 R01-R09, R11-R20, SF, PF, GF
Tony Jewell 1 0 R10
1970 VFL Season Roger Dean 17 0 R01-R04, R08-R16, R18-R19, R21-R22
Bill Barrot 2 0 R05, R17
Royce Hart 2 0 R06-R07
Kevin Bartlett 1 0 R20
1971 VFL Season Roger Dean 23 2 R01-R16, R18-R22, SF, PF
Royce Hart 1 0 R17
1972 VFL Season Royce Hart 23 4 R01-R11, R15-R22, QF, SF, SF(R), GF
Roger Dean 1 0 R12
Kevin Bartlett 1 0 R13
Francis Bourke 1 0 R14
1973 VFL Season Royce Hart 12 4 R01-R02, R05, R10, R14-R15, R21-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF
Kevin Bartlett 12 0 R03-R04, R06-R08, R12-R13, R16-R20
Francis Bourke 2 0 R09, R11
1974 VFL Season Royce Hart 17 2 R01-R03, R06, R08-R14, R16-R17, R19-R20, SF, GF
Kevin Bartlett 6 0 R04-R05, R07, R18, R21-R22
Francis Bourke 1 0 R15
1975 VFL Season Royce Hart 17 2 R01-R07, R10-R11, R13-R17, R22, SF, PF
Kevin Bartlett 8 1 R08-R09, R12, R18-R21, EF
1976 VFL Season Francis Bourke 21 0 R01-R03, R05-R22
Neil Balme 1 0 R04
1977 VFL Season Francis Bourke 22 2 R01-R12, R14-R16, R18-R22, EF, SF
Kevin Sheedy 2 0 R13, R17
1978 VFL Season Kevin Sheedy 20 0 R01-R02, R04-R18, R20-R22
Kevin Bartlett 2 0 R03, R19
1979 VFL Season Kevin Bartlett 22 0 R01-R22
1980 VFL Season Bruce Monteath 21 1 R01-R19, R21, GF
David Cloke 2 0 R20, R22
Bryan Wood 1 1 QF
Geoff Raines 1 1 SF
1981 VFL Season Bryan Wood 18 0 R01-R09, R13-R15, R17-R22
Geoff Raines 4 0 R10-R12, R16
1982 VFL Season David Cloke 24 2 R01-R22, SF, GF
1983 VFL Season Barry Rowlings 20 0 R01-R17, R20-R22
Merv Keane 1 0 R18
Kevin Bartlett 1 0 R19
1984 VFL Season Barry Rowlings 22 0 R01-R22
1985 VFL Season Mark Lee 10 0 R01-R09, R11
Maurice Rioli 12 0 R10, R12-R22
1986 VFL Season Mark Lee 15 0 R01, R08-R14, R16-R22
Dale Weightman 2 0 R02-R03
Jim Jess 5 0 R04-R07, R15
1987 VFL Season Mark Lee 20 0 R01-R14, R17-R22
Dale Weightman 2 0 R15-R16
1988 VFL Season Michael Pickering 4 0 R01-R02, R09, R18
Dale Weightman 18 0 R03-R08, R10-R17, R19-R22
1989 VFL Season Dale Weightman 15 0 R01-R02, R06-R09, R11-R17, R19, R22
Michael Pickering 7 0 R03-R05, R10, R18, R20-R21
1990 AFL Season Michael Pickering 9 0 R01-R04, R10, R14-R15, R20, R22
Jeff Hogg 1 0 R05
Dale Weightman 11 0 R06-R09, R11-R13, R16-R18, R21
David Cloke 1 0 R19
1991 AFL Season Jeff Hogg 3 0 R01-R02, R12
Dale Weightman 19 0 R03-R05, R07-R11, R13-R20, R22-R24
1992 AFL Season Dale Weightman 14 0 R02-R06, R14-R18, R21-R24
Jeff Hogg 4 0 R07, R09, R19-R20
Tony Free 3 0 R08, R10-R11
Matthew Knights 1 0 R12
1993 AFL Season Matthew Knights 1 0 R01
Jeff Hogg 19 0 R02-R03, R05-R11, R13-R22
1994 AFL Season Tony Free 18 0 R01-R05, R07-R09, R11-R19, R24
Matthew Knights 2 0 R20-R21
Brendon Gale 2 0 R22-R23
1995 AFL Season Tony Free 5 0 R01-R05
Brendon Gale 4 0 R06, R08-R09, R15
Matthew Knights 16 3 R07, R10-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF, PF
1996 AFL Season Matthew Knights 7 0 R01, R16-R20, R22
Brendon Gale 14 0 R02-R04, R06-R15, R21
Tony Free 1 0 R05
1997 AFL Season Wayne Campbell 11 0 R01-R11
Matthew Knights 11 0 R12-R22
1998 AFL Season Matthew Knights 20 0 R01-R02, R05-R22
Wayne Campbell 2 0 R03-R04
1999 AFL Season Matthew Knights 22 0 R01-R22
2000 AFL Season Matthew Knights 22 0 R01-R22
2001 AFL Season Wayne Campbell 25 3 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF
2002 AFL Season Wayne Campbell 22 0 R01-R22
2003 AFL Season Wayne Campbell 9 0 R01-R06, R09, R14-R15
Darren Gaspar 4 0 R07-R08, R10-R11
Matthew Richardson 9 0 R12-R13, R16-R22
2004 AFL Season Wayne Campbell 19 0 R01-R07, R09-R15, R18-R22
Darren Gaspar 1 0 R08
Kane Johnson 2 0 R16-R17
2005 AFL Season Kane Johnson 18 0 R01-R02, R06-R14, R16-R22
Nathan Brown 3 0 R03-R05
Joel Bowden 1 0 R15
2006 AFL Season Kane Johnson 19 0 R01-R05, R09-R22
Matthew Richardson 2 0 R06, R08
Joel Bowden 1 0 R07
2007 AFL Season Kane Johnson 22 0 R01-R22
2008 AFL Season Kane Johnson 18 0 R01, R03-R10, R14-R22
Chris Newman 1 0 R02
2009 AFL Season Chris Newman 21 0 R01-R21
Brett Deledio 1 0 R22
2010 AFL Season Chris Newman 21 0 R01-R03, R05-R22
Trent Cotchin 1 0 R04
2011 AFL Season Chris Newman 17 0 R01-R10, R12-R18
Trent Cotchin 5 0 R20-R24
2012 AFL Season Chris Newman 22 0 R01-R12, R14-R23
2013 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 22 1 R01-R06, R08-R10, R12-R23, EF
Brett Deledio 1 0 R07
2014 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 23 1 R01-R07, R09-R23, EF
2015 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 22 1 R01-R10, R12-R21, R23, EF
Ivan Maric 1 0 R22
2016 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 20 0 R01-R06, R09-R12, R14-R23
Brett Deledio 2 0 R07-R08
2017 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 25 3 R01-R11, R13-R23, QF, PF, GF
2018 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 22 2 R01-R06, R08-R13, R15-R21, R23, QF, PF
Jack Riewoldt 1 0 R07
Alex Rance 1 0 R22
2019 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 14 3 R01-R03, R11-R12, R15-R19, R23, QF, PF, GF
Shane Edwards 6 0 R04-R05, R07-R10
Jack Riewoldt 4 0 R06, R20-R22
Dustin Martin 1 0 R13
2020 AFL Season Trent Cotchin 17 4 R01-R05, R09-R10, R12-R15, R17-R18, QF, SF, PF, GF
Jack Riewoldt 4 0 R06-R08, R11
2021 AFL Season Jack Riewoldt 4 0 R01, R08-R10
Trent Cotchin 17 0 R02-R07, R11-R13, R15-R22
2022 AFL Season Toby Nankervis 8 1 R02, R04-R06, R21-R23, EF

Missing List

This is a list of matches for which the (sole) nominated captain for Richmond is unknown/undetermined.

Season Round Opponent Date H/A Result
2008 AFL Season Round 11 Adelaide 07/06/2008 HOME LOSS ADE by 50
Round 12 Melbourne 15/06/2008 HOME WIN RIC by 22
Round 13 Port Adelaide 21/06/2008 AWAY WIN RIC by 4
2021 AFL Season Round 23 Hawthorn 21/08/2021 HOME DRAW drawn
2022 AFL Season Round 1 Carlton 17/03/2022 AWAY LOSS CAR by 25
Round 3 St Kilda 03/04/2022 AWAY LOSS STK by 33
Round 7 West Coast 29/04/2022 AWAY WIN RIC by 109
Round 8 Collingwood 07/05/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 27
Round 9 Hawthorn 14/05/2022 AWAY WIN RIC by 23
Round 10 Essendon 21/05/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 32
Round 11 Sydney 27/05/2022 AWAY LOSS SYD by 6
Round 13 Port Adelaide 09/06/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 12
Round 14 Carlton 16/06/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 15
Round 15 Geelong 25/06/2022 AWAY LOSS GEE by 3
Round 16 West Coast 03/07/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 35
Round 17 Gold Coast 09/07/2022 AWAY LOSS GCS by 2
Round 18 North Melbourne 16/07/2022 AWAY LOSS NOR by 4
Round 19 Fremantle 22/07/2022 HOME DRAW drawn
Round 20 Brisbane Lions 31/07/2022 HOME WIN RIC by 7