2007 Best and Fairest


At the 2007 Richmond Best and Fairest - Matthew Richardson wins his first ever Jack Dyer Medal.
He defeated Nathan Foley by 1 vote on the last round of voting.


The Top 10 results are:

214 – Matthew Richardson
213 – Nathan Foley
181 – Shane Tuck
176 – Joel Bowden
161 – Brett Deledio
158 – Kayne Pettifer
152 – Graham Polak
134 – Chris Newman
133 – Kane Johnson
129 – Jake King

Richardson is presented with a newly re-vamped Jack Dyer Medallion.
On the night he also wins his 12th Michael Roach Goalkicking Medallion- and creates history, surpassing Jack Titus 11 club goalkicking titles.


Shane Edwards won the Club’s Rising Star award.

Will Thursfield was named Most Improved Player.

Jack King named Best First Year player.
Nathan Foley won Francis Bourke Award ‘Best Clubman’
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Adam Pattison won ‘Match Committee Award’.
Daniel Connors won Coburg Best Player.
The RFC Statisticans won ‘Most Valuable People’.
Garry Tyson won Special Presentation Award.
Brent Hartigan won Tattersall’s Community Service Award.
Chris Smith won Tattersall’s Community Service Award (volunteer).



Also attending the night is Kevin Bartlett, his first official club function since his estrangement from the club in 1991.

He was seated at a table with Francis Bourke, Tom Hafey and Michael Roach. It is the first time the three surviving Richmond Immortals (Bartlett, Bourke and Hafey) appear at the same Richmond function since the inception of the club’s Hall of Fame.