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List of Michael Roach Medal recipients

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The Michael Roach Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the leading goalkicker (or goalkickers) for the Richmond Football Club.

The award is now named in honour of Michael Roach, Richmond's "best post-war full forward".[1] Roach won the goalkicking award at Richmond on seven occasions; in 1980 kicked the highest individual season goal tally in Tiger history and became only the second Richmond full forward to kick over 100 goals in a season; and was the first Richmond player to win the VFL/AFL goalkicking award twice (Jack Riewoldt winning it for the second time in 2012).

Richmond's best pre-war full forward, Jack Titus, led the goalkicking at Richmond on eleven occasions. Retiring in 2009, Richmond forward Matthew Richardson was the club's leading goalkicker on thirteen occasions.

Former Richmond captain Jeff Hogg won the award five times, while and Kevin Bartlett has won the award four times. Jack Riewoldt won the award twelve times and won the Coleman Medal a club-record three times. A number of players were the club's leading goalkicker for the season on three occasions – George Bayliss, Doug Strang, Dick Harris, Ray Poulter, Bob Dummett, Ted Langridge.

Leading goalkickers by season

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The following is a list of Richmond leading goalkickers in each season.[2][3]

VFA era

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Season Player(s) Goals
1885 Jack Conlon 6
William Wells
1886 Alf Hill 10
1887 Alf Hill (2) 11
1888 Billy Brown 53
1889 Billy Brown (2) 25
1890 Alf Elder 8
1891 Alf Elder (2) 15
1892 George Sparrow 19
1893 George Sparrow (2) 23
1894 Fred Alsop 21
1895 Fred Alsop (2) 19
1896 Richard Kelly 12
1897 Alf Elder (3) 28
1898 Alf Elder (4) 20
1899 Hector Milne 16
1900 George Backhouse 15
1901 James Douglas 13
1902 R. Duncan 17
1903 Jack Main 34
1904 Jack Hutchinson 40
1905 Dick Knell 46
1906 Jack Hutchinson (2) 55
1907 Jack Hutchinson (3) 67

VFL/AFL era

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Season Player(s) Goals
1908 Bill Bourke 25
1909 Bill Bourke (2) 20
1910 Michael Maguire 20
1911 Michael Maguire (2) 29
1912 Ted Keggin 24
1913 Percy Martyn 32
1914 Clarrie Hall 32
1915 Clarrie Hall (2) 25
1916 Percy Martini 22
1917 Charlie Fehring 14
1918 Donald Don 19
1919 Donald Don (2) 31
1920 George Bayliss 63
1921 George Bayliss (2) 53
1922 George Bayliss (3) 32
1923 Don Fraser, Sr. 18
1924 Mel Morris 44
1925 Mel Morris (2) 25
1926 Dave Lynch 31
1927 Jack Baggott 37
1928 Jack Baggott (2) 61
1929 Jack Titus 54
1930 Jack Titus (2) 50
1931 Doug Strang 68
1932 Doug Strang (2) 49
1933 Doug Strang (3) 51
1934 Jack Titus (3) 80
1935 Jack Titus (4) 83
1936 Jack Titus (5) 83
1937 Dick Harris
65
Jack Titus (6)
1938 Jack Titus (7) 72
1939 Jack Titus (8) 48
1940 Jack Titus (9) 100
1941 Jack Titus (10) 87
1942 Jack Titus (11) 67
1943 Dick Harris (2) 63
1944 Dick Harris (3) 63
1945 Fred Burge 55
1946 Arthur Mooney 49
1947 Jack Dyer 46
1948 Jack Dyer (2) 64
1949 Ray Poulter 51
1950 Ray Poulter (2) 56
1951 Jack O'Rourke 58
1952 Jack O'Rourke (2) 43
1953 Ron Branton 22
1954 Ron Branton (2) 33
1955 Ray Poulter (3) 49
1956 Bob Dummett 32
1957 Bob Dummett (2) 41
1958 Ted Langridge 28
1959 Bob Dummett (3) 45
1960 Graeme Wilkinson 21
1961 Ted Langridge (2) 29
1962 Ted Langridge (3) 42
1963 Ian Hayden 25
1964 Roger Dean 23
1965 Mick Erwin 32
1966 Paddy Guinane 50
1967 Royce Hart 55
1968 Paddy Guinane (2) 41
1969 Rex Hunt 55
1970 Eric Moore 41
1971 Royce Hart (2) 59
1972 Neil Balme 55
Ricky McLean
1973 Neil Balme (2) 34
1974 Kevin Bartlett 47
1975 Kevin Bartlett (2) 42
1976 Robert Lamb 38
1977 Kevin Bartlett (3) 55
1978 Bruce Monteath 55
1979 Michael Roach 90
1980 Michael Roach (2) 112
1981 Michael Roach (3) 86
1982 Brian Taylor 71
1983 Kevin Bartlett (4) 37
Michael Roach (4)
1984 Brian Taylor 61
1985 Michael Roach (5) 80
1986 Michael Roach (6) 62
1987 Michael Roach (7) 43
1988 Jeff Hogg 57
1989 Jeff Hogg (2) 34
1990 Stephen Ryan 28
1991 Jeff Hogg (3) 68
1992 Jeff Hogg (4) 45
1993 Jeff Hogg (5) 57
1994 Matthew Richardson 56
1995 Nick Daffy 45
1996 Matthew Richardson (2) 91
1997 Matthew Richardson (3) 47
1998 Matthew Richardson (4) 55
1999 Matthew Richardson (5) 67
2000 Matthew Rogers 37
2001 Matthew Richardson (6) 59
2002 Matthew Richardson (7) 36
2003 Matthew Richardson (8) 33
2004 Matthew Richardson (9) 65
2005 Matthew Richardson (10) 65
2006 Matthew Richardson (11) 45
2007 Matthew Richardson (12) 53
2008 Matthew Richardson (13) 48
2009 Mitch Morton 41
2010 Jack Riewoldt 78
2011 Jack Riewoldt (2) 62
2012 Jack Riewoldt (3) 65
2013 Jack Riewoldt (4) 58
2014 Jack Riewoldt (5) 61
2015 Jack Riewoldt (6) 54
2016 Jack Riewoldt (7) 48
2017 Jack Riewoldt (8) 54
2018 Jack Riewoldt (9) 70
2019 Tom Lynch 63
2020 Jack Riewoldt (10) 33
2021 Jack Riewoldt (11) 51
2022 Tom Lynch (2) 63
2023 Jack Riewoldt (12) 32
2024 Shai Bolton 34

AFL Women's

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Season Leading goalkicker Goals
2020 Courtney Wakefield 4
2021 Katie Brennan 14
2022 (S6) Katie Brennan (2) 14
2022 (S7) Courtney Wakefield (2) 14
2023 Katie Brennan (3) 14

Multiple winners

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Number of Wins Player Seasons
13 Matthew Richardson 1994, 1996–99, 2001–08
12 Jack Riewoldt 2010–18, 2020–21, 2023
11 Jack Titus 1929–30, 1934–42
7 Michael Roach 1979–81, 1983, 1985–87
5 Jeff Hogg 1988–89, 1991–93
4 Kevin Bartlett 1974–75, 1977, 1983

References

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  1. ^ Hogan, Paul (1996). The Tigers Of Old. Melbourne: Richmond Football Club. ISBN 978-0-646-18748-8.
  2. ^ "Official AFL Website of the Richmond Football Club". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Tigerland Archive | VFA Leading Goalkicker". Tigerland Archive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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