The Tigers of today, and the players who were there in 1992.
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A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Richmond 2007 and 1992:
Joel Bowden - Brian Leys
Versatile tall.
Patrick Bowden - Sean Bowden
We are family.
Nathan G. Brown - Nathan Bower
Nathans.
Travis Casserly - Robert Walker
Mid-sized player.
Andrew Collins - Jason Smith
Young player on the list.
Daniel Connors - Craig Lambert
Tenacious midfielder.
Mark Coughlan - Peter Schwab
Onballer.
Brett Deledio - Stuart Maxfield
Strength, run and big kicking.
Shane Edwards - Stuart Griffiths
Shortish.
Nathan Foley - Dale Weightman
Small midfielder.
Darren Gaspar - Scott Turner
A big full back.
Ray Hall - Mark Pitura
Versatile tall.
Brent Hartigan - Todd Breman
Utility.
Cleve Hughes - Terry Keays
Backup forward.
Chris Hyde - Greg Hamilton
Utility player.
Daniel Jackson - Craig Smith
Versatile medium-sized player.
Kane Johnson - Matthew Knights
Midfield leader.
Kent Kingsley - Des Ryan
Forward option.
Trent Knobel - Ty Esler
Height.
Andrew Krakouer - Chris Naish
Forward pocket.
Luke McGuane - Matthew Francis
Backup big.
Danny Meyer - Luke Donald
Small forward,
Kelvin Moore - Stephen Ryan
Tall/medium project player.
Chris Newman - Tony Free
Underrated defender.
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls - Paul Dimattina
Terry Wallace coached.
Adam Pattison - Steven O'Dwyer
Tall backup.
Carl Peterson - Bruce Lennon
Forward prospect.
Kayne Pettifer - Nick Daffy
Goals and possessions in the forward line.
Graham Polak - David Honeybun
Tall player for various roles.
Dean Polo - Mark McQueen
Solid defender/midfielder.
Andrew Raines - Wayne Campbell
Outside runner.
Matthew Richardson - Jeff Hogg
If he kicks a lot of goals, they win.
Jack Riewoldt - Stuart Edwards
Full forward option.
Jay Schulz - Stevan Jackson
Inconsistent tall forward.
Troy Simmonds - Brendon Gale
Mobile ruckman and goal kicker.
Richard Tambling - Anthony Banik
High draft pick.
Will Thursfield - Duncan Kellaway
Strength in the back line.
Greg Tivendale - Todd Menegola
Bigger midfield option.
Shane Tuck - Ashley Prescott
Taller onballer.
Matthew White - Tim Livingstone
Smaller utility player.
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