Richmond Juniors / Richmond Reserves

Team Details

Name: Richmond Reserves
Moniker: Tigers
Seasons: 1919-2000, 2014-2019, 2021-2026
Former Names: Richmond Juniors (1919-1922), Richmond Seconds (1923-1959)
Club History:
Richmond (1960-2000, 2014-2019, 2021-2026)
Home Grounds: Punt Road Oval (1919-1941, 1945-1964, 1996-2000, 2014-2019, 2021-2025), Old Scotch Oval (1942-1943), Richmond City Reserve (1944), MCG (1965, 1967-1970, 1972-1995), Frankston Park (2026)

Team Accolades

VFL/AFL Reserves Premierships: 81 (1919-1999)
VFL/AFL Reserves Premiers: 9 (1929, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1997)
VFL/AFL Reserves Runners-Up: 10 (1923, 1930, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975)
VFL/AFL Reserves Minor Premiers: 14 (1923, 1929, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1997)
VFA/VFL Premierships: 13 (2000, 2014-2019, 2021-2026)
VFA/VFL Premiers: 1 (2019)
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 1 (2017)
VFA/VFL Minor Premiers: 2 (2018, 2019)

Team History

VFL/AFL Reserves History (1919-1999)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1919 VJFL Season 9th 1 -0- 15 49.1% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1920 VJFL Season 5th 7 -0- 9 64.9% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1921 VJFL Season 5th 10 -0- 6 94.0% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1922 VJFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 110.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1923 VJFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 150.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1924 VJFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 133.4% 4th place in round-robin finals series 4th
1925 VFLS Season 5th 10 -0- 7 116.0% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1926 VFLS Season 4th 13 -0- 5 130.7% Defeated by South Melbourne (S) (Semi Final) 4th
1927 VFLS Season 6th 11 -0- 7 120.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1928 VFLS Season 8th 7 -0- 11 88.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1929 VFLS Season 1st 16 -0- 2 147.7% Premiers 1st
1930 VFLS Season 4th 12 -0- 6 99.2% Runners-Up 2nd
1931 VFLS Season 7th 9 -0- 9 114.5% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1932 VFLS Season 5th 11 -0- 7 111.2% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1933 VFLS Season 11th 4 -1- 13 88.3% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1934 VFLS Season 5th 11 -0- 7 118.9% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1935 VFLS Season 5th 10 -0- 8 119.1% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1936 VFLS Season 8th 7 -0- 11 107.5% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1937 VFLS Season 9th 6 -0- 12 90.5% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1938 VFLS Season 5th 9 -1- 8 107.7% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1939 VFLS Season 1st 14 -0- 4 140.3% Runners-Up 2nd
1940 VFLS Season 6th 11 -0- 7 113.8% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1941 VFLS Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 114.1% Defeated by Collingwood (S) (Semi Final) 4th
1942 VFLS Season 2nd 11 -0- 3 121.5% Defeated by Fitzroy (S) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1943 VFLS Season 5th 8 -1- 6 102.7% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1944 VFLS Season 10th 5 -0- 13 81.7% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1945 VFLS Season 10th 5 -1- 14 97.2% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1946 VFLS Season 1st 17 -0- 2 148.8% Premiers 1st
1947 VFLS Season 1st 14 -0- 5 180.7% Runners-Up 2nd
1948 VFLS Season 2nd 15 -0- 4 151.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1949 VFLS Season 4th 12 -0- 7 118.5% Defeated by Melbourne (S) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1950 VFLS Season 6th 10 -0- 8 111.6% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1951 VFLS Season 5th 11 -0- 7 120.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1952 VFLS Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 137.2% Defeated by Essendon (S) (Semi Final) 4th
1953 VFLS Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 127.4% Defeated by Carlton (S) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1954 VFLS Season 3rd 11 -1- 6 117.4% Premiers 1st
1955 VFLS Season 1st 15 -0- 3 170.8% Premiers 1st
1956 VFLS Season 4th 12 -0- 6 111.7% Defeated by South Melbourne (S) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1957 VFLS Season 7th 7 -1- 10 106.4% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1958 VFLS Season 12th 4 -0- 14 72.2% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1959 VFLS Season 5th 8 -1- 9 91.8% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1960 VFLR Season 10th 5 -0- 13 83.2% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1961 VFLR Season 8th 6 -1- 11 71.6% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1962 VFLR Season 10th 6 -0- 12 92.4% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1963 VFLR Season 9th 7 -0- 11 88.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1964 VFLR Season 3rd 11 -0- 7 113.5% Runners-Up 2nd
1965 VFLR Season 5th 9 -0- 9 106.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1966 VFLR Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 151.9% Premiers 1st
1967 VFLR Season 1st 15 -0- 3 151.0% Runners-Up 2nd
1968 VFLR Season 1st 15 -1- 4 154.1% Runners-Up 2nd
1969 VFLR Season 2nd 14 -1- 5 128.0% Defeated by Carlton (R) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1970 VFLR Season 1st 17 -0- 5 132.1% Runners-Up 2nd
1971 VFLR Season 1st 18 -0- 4 130.2% Premiers 1st
1972 VFLR Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 137.5% Defeated by Carlton (R) (Semi Final) 4th
1973 VFLR Season 1st 19 -0- 3 156.8% Premiers 1st
1974 VFLR Season 4th 14 -0- 8 116.9% Defeated by Carlton (R) (Elimination Final) 5th
1975 VFLR Season 1st 18 -0- 4 153.2% Runners-Up 2nd
1976 VFLR Season 8th 10 -0- 12 97.0% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1977 VFLR Season 1st 18 -0- 3 156.8% Premiers 1st
1978 VFLR Season 4th 14 -0- 8 113.5% Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1979 VFLR Season 6th 13 -0- 9 114.7% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1980 VFLR Season 6th 13 -0- 9 127.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1981 VFLR Season 2nd 14 -0- 8 127.2% Defeated by Essendon (R) (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1982 VFLR Season 3rd 12 -1- 9 109.8% Defeated by Hawthorn (R) (Semi Final) 4th
1983 VFLR Season 8th 11 -0- 11 98.4% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1984 VFLR Season 11th 6 -0- 16 66.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1985 VFLR Season 10th 6 -0- 16 83.3% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1986 VFLR Season 6th 13 -0- 9 104.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1987 VFLR Season 11th 5 -0- 17 72.8% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1988 VFLR Season 8th 8 -0- 14 82.2% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1989 VFLR Season 10th 7 -0- 13 65.9% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1990 AFLR Season 13th 4 -0- 16 61.8% Did not qualify for finals 13th
1991 AFLR Season 9th 10 -0- 12 93.4% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1992 AFLR Season 12th 4 -0- 18 72.2% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1993 AFLR Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 121.3% Defeated by Footscray (R) (Semi Final) 4th
1994 AFLR Season 10th 7 -0- 15 81.6% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1995 AFLR Season 11th 6 -0- 16 92.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1996 AFLR Season 12th 5 -1- 16 71.4% Did not qualify for finals 12th
1997 AFLR Season 1st 16 -0- 4 140.8% Premiers 1st
1998 AFLR Season 4th 13 -0- 7 130.4% Defeated by Footscray (R) (Semi Final) 4th
1999 AFLR Season 3rd 13 -0- 7 124.8% Defeated by Essendon (R) (Elimination Final) 5th

VFA/VFL History (2000-2026)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
2000 VFL Season 17th 3 -1- 15 70.8% Did not qualify for finals 17th
2014 VFL Season 12th 6 -1- 11 89.5% Did not qualify for finals 12th
2015 VFL Season 13th 5 -0- 13 83.2% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2016 VFL Season 9th 9 -0- 9 110.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2017 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 142.2% Runners-Up 2nd
2018 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 159.5% Defeated by Essendon (R) (Semi Final) 5th
2019 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 2 135.5% Premiers 1st
2021 VFL Season 11th 4 -1- 5 103.4% Not applicable 11th
2022 VFL Season 9th 11 -0- 7 113.7% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2023 VFL Season 9th 10 -1- 7 99.1% Defeated by Collingwood (R) (Wildcard Final) 9th
2024 VFL Season 9th 10 -0- 8 106.0% Defeated by Williamstown (Wildcard Final) 10th
2025 VFL Season 8th 11 -0- 7 99.9% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (R) (Elimination Final) 7th
2026 VFL Season 21st 4 -0- 14 75.6% Did not qualify for finals 21st