Richmond has used the 5th most players in 2021 (afl site)

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TOTAL PLAYERS USED AHEAD OF R21 IN 2021

1. Western Bulldogs – 41 players
2. Collingwood – 39
2. Fremantle – 39
2. Greater Western Sydney – 39
5. Hawthorn – 38
5. Richmond – 38 ..... (not used: Soldo, Cumberland, Nyuon, M.Rioli, Colina, Miller)
5. St Kilda – 38
8. Carlton – 37
8. Essendon – 37
8. Sydney – 37
8. West Coast – 37
12. Gold Coast – 36
12. North Melbourne – 36
14. Geelong – 35
14. Port Adelaide – 35
16. Adelaide – 34
17. Melbourne – 33
18. Brisbane – 32

AFL DEBUTS AHEAD OF R21 IN 2021

Collingwood – 9 players
Hawthorn – 8
Adelaide – 7
Essendon – 7
Greater Western Sydney – 6
Western Bulldogs – 6
Fremantle – 5
Port Adelaide – 5
Richmond – 5
St Kilda – 5
Geelong – 4
North Melbourne – 4
Brisbane – 3
Sydney – 3
West Coast – 3
Gold Coast – 2
Melbourne – 2
Carlton – 1

MOST PLAYERS USED IN PREMIERSHIP SEASONS

1944 – Fitzroy – 44 players
1943 – Richmond – 39
1969 – Richmond – 39
2016 – Western Bulldogs – 39
2019 – Richmond – 39
1974 – Richmond – 38
1977 – North Melbourne – 38
1998 – Adelaide Crows – 38
2017 – Richmond – 38
1970 – Carlton – 37
1981 – Carlton – 37
1992 – West Coast – 37

FEWEST PLAYERS USED IN PREMIERSHIP SEASONS

1919 – Collingwood – 26
1929 – Collingwood – 26
1904 – Fitzroy – 27
1905 – Fitzroy – 27
1917 – Collingwood – 27
1927 – Collingwood – 27
1956 – Melbourne – 27
1959 – Melbourne – 27

PLAYERS USED IN RECENT PREMIERSHIP SEASONS

2020 – Richmond – 33 players
2019 – Richmond – 39
2018 – West Coast – 33
2017 – Richmond – 38
2016 – Western Bulldogs – 39
2015 – Hawthorn – 33
2014 – Hawthorn – 35
2013 – Hawthorn – 34
2012 – Sydney – 31
2011 – Geelong – 35
2010 – Collingwood – 33
2009 – Geelong – 33
2008 – Hawthorn – 31
2007 – Geelong – 31
2006 – West Coast – 34
2005 – Sydney – 32
2004 – Port Adelaide – 32
2003 – Brisbane – 32
2002 – Brisbane – 30
2001 – Brisbane – 35
2000 – Essendon – 31

https://www.afl.com.au/news/658966/dogs-eye-rare-record-how-many-players-has-your-club-used-in-2021-