| Club: | Richmond Football Club |
| Season: | 2015 |
| President: | Peggy O'Neal (2nd season) |
| Coach: | Damien Hardwick (6th season) |
| Captain: | Trent Cotchin (3rd season) |
| Home Ground: | MCG |
| Preseason Comp: | Pre-season |
| Preseason Result: | (1-2) |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 5th (15-7) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | 7th (0-1) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Jack Dyer Medal |
| Best And Fairest: | Alex Rance |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jack Riewoldt (54) |
| Highest Attendance: | 83,804 (round 9 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 35,968 (round 14 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 49,876 (6,681 / 15.5%) |
| Club Membership: | 70,809 (4,687 / 7.09%) |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 season marked the 108th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.
| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jackson | Retired | 156 | 156 | [1] | |
| Jake King | Retired | 107 | 107 | [2] | |
| Matthew Arnot | Rookie Listed | 4 | 4 | ||
| Brad Helbig | Delisted | 16 | 16 | [3] | |
| Aaron Edwards | Delisted | 12 | 94 | ||
| Brett O'Hanlon | Delisted | 9 | 9 | ||
| Orren Stephenson | Delisted | 7 | 15 | ||
| Todd Banfield | Delisted | 0 | 53 | ||
| Cadeyn Williams | Delisted | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Darrou | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Corey Ellis | Midfielder | Western Jets | [5] | |||
| 2 | 33 | Connor Menadue | Midfielder | Western Jets | TAC Cup | |||
| 3 | 52 | Nathan Drummond | VIC | Midfielder | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | ||
| 4 | 67 | Dan Butler | VIC | Midfielder | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | ||
| 5 | 77 | Reece McKenzie | VIC | Tall Forward | Northern Knights | TAC Cup |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jayden Short | Small Forward | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | [6] | ||
| 2 | 29 | Jason Castagna | Midfielder | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | |||
| 3 | 46 | Kane Lambert | Midfielder | Williamstown | VFL | |||
| 4 | 61 | Matthew Arnot | Midfielder | Richmond | AFL | |||
| 5 | 68 | Ivan Soldo(B) | Ruck | 3-year non-registered player | ||||
| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 28 February 4:40pm | 1.9.4 (67) | 0.12.17 (89) | Lost by 22 points | Away | Whitten Oval | 9,513 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 14 March 4:40pm | 1.14.10 (103) | 0.5.7 (37) | Won by 66 points | Home | Lavington Sports Ground | 8,451 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 21 March 1:10pm | 2.12.16 (106) | 3.13.15 (120) | Lost by 14 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 9,327 |
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday, 2 April 7:20pm | 15.15 (105) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 27 points | Away | MCG | 83,493 | 3rd | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 11 April 1:45pm | 9.12 (66) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 19 points | Home | MCG | 49,945 | 9th | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 18 April 7:20pm | 21.11 (137) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 79 points | Away | The Gabba | 22,441 | 5th | ||
| 4 | Friday, 24 April 7:50pm | 6.15 (51) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 32 points | Home | MCG | 58,175 | 9th | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 2 May 1:45pm | 11.10 (76) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 9 points | Home | MCG | 45,228 | 11th | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 9 May 1:45pm | 10.14 (74) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 35 points | Away | Bellerive Oval | 17,544 | 13th | ||
| 7 | Sunday, 17 May 3:20pm | 16.9 (105) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 5 points | Home | MCG | 59,034 | 10th | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 24 May 4:10pm | 11.10 (76) | 5.13 (43) | Won by 33 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 44,451 | 8th | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 30 May 7:20pm | 10.12 (72) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 13 points | Home | MCG | 83,804 | 8th | ||
| 10 | Friday, 5 June 6:10pm | 15.7 (97) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 27 points | Away | Subiaco Oval | 38,091 | 8th | ||
| 11 | BYE | 8th | ||||||||
| 12 | Friday, 19 June 7:50pm | 10.10 (70) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 20 points | Home | MCG | 45,178 | 8th | ||
| 13 | Friday, 26 June 7:50pm | 14.11 (95) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 18 points | Away | SCG | 37,579 | 8th | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 4 July 1:40pm | 10.18 (78) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 9 points | Home | MCG | 35,968 | 6th | ||
| 15 | Friday, 10 July 7:50pm | 10.11 (71) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 30 points | Home | MCG | 52,564 | 5th | ||
| 16 | Sunday, 19 July 4:40pm | 13.11 (89) | 13.13 (73) | Won by 16 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 45,722 | 5th | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July 4:35pm | 10.18 (78) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 4 points | Home | MCG | 39,777 | 5th | ||
| 18 | Friday, 31 July 7:50pm | 10.11 (71) | 7.11 (53) | Won by 18 points | Away | MCG | 66,305 | 6th | ||
| 19 | Friday, 7 August 7:20pm | 8.4 (52) | 11.22 (88) | Lost by 36 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 49,116 | 7th | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 16 August 1:10m | 22.6 (138) | 18.7 (55) | Won by 83 points | Home | MCG | 38,508 | 6th | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August 1:45pm | 23.9 (147) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 91 points | Away | MCG | 63,178 | 5th | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August 7:20pm | 10.14 (74) | 7.5 (47) | Won by 27 points | Away | MCG | 37,864 | 5th | ||
| 23 | Friday, 4 September 7:50pm | 16.12 (108) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 41 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 40,461 | 5th |
| !Player | Position | Appearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Alex Rance | Full back | 2nd | |
| Named | Jack Riewoldt | Centre half-forward | 2nd | |
| Named | Brett Deledio | Bench | 2nd | |
| Nominated | Dustin Martin | - | - |
Nominations:
| Round | Player | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamdyn McIntosh | [11] | |
| 22 | Ben Lennon | [12] |
| !Player | Position | Appearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Brandon Ellis | Bench | 3rd | |
| Nominated | Nick Vlastuin | - | - |
See main article: 2015 Brownlow Medal.
| Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Martin | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 7th | |
| Trent Cotchin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11th | |
| Anthony Miles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35th | |
| Alex Rance | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 40th | |
| Brett Deledio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 40th | |
| Brandon Ellis | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 50th | |
| Shane Edwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 63rd | |
| Taylor Hunt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 92nd | |
| Ty Vickery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 92nd | |
| Jack Riewoldt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 109th | |
| Ivan Maric | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109th | |
| Bachar Houli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 147th | |
| Kamdyn McIntosh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 147th | |
| Total | 16 | 17 | 12 | 94 | - |
See main article: Jack Dyer Medal.
| Position | Player | Votes | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Rance | 76 | Jack Dyer Medal | |
| 2nd | Dustin Martin | 60 | Jack Titus Medal | |
| 3rd | Brett Deledio | 54 | Maurie Fleming Medal | |
| 4th | Anthony Miles | 50 | Fred Swift Medal | |
| 5th | Jack Riewoldt | 48 | Kevin Bartlett Medal | |
| 6th | Trent Cotchin | 47 | ||
| 6th | Nick Vlastuin | 47 | ||
| 8th | Bachar Houli | 46 | ||
| 9th | Shaun Grigg | 44 | ||
| 9th | Dylan Grimes | 44 |
See main article: List of Richmond Football Club leading goalkickers.
| Position | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Riewoldt | 54 | |
| 2nd | Ty Vickery | 31 | |
| 3rd | Brett Deledio | 27 | |
| 4th | Dustin Martin | 24 | |
| 5th | Shaun Grigg | 16 |
For the second consecutive season, the Richmond Football club ran a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the AFL side were eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL-only listed players. The team finished 13th out of 15 participating clubs, with a record of five wins and thirteen losses.[15] Each of the club's nine home matches were played at the Punt Road Oval.Senior listed player Matt Dea won the Guanane Medal as the VFL side's best and fairest,[16] while another senior listed player Liam McBean was awarded the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal for the league's leading goalkicker.[17]