RICHMONDMatthew Kennedy - pick 13, 2015 matched by GWS
Eric Hipwood - pick 14, 2015 matched by Brisbane Lions
Bailey Rice - pick 49, 2015 - matched by St Kilda
Tiger fans are breathing a sigh of relief that both of their back-to-back bids in 2015 failed. When Richmond’s turn came at pick 13 that year their first choice was Matt Kennedy. The bid was matched by GWS and Kennedy was later traded to Carlton, where he struggled with injuries and form in his first season.
Having missed out Kennedy, the Tigers had another crack, reading out the name of Brisbane academy forward Eric Hipwood. Again the bid was matched and Hipwood looks a star of the future, but the player Richmond eventually ended up with was Daniel Rioli, who kicked four goals in a preliminary final on the way to a premiership medal in his second season.
Later in the same draft they placed a bid for Bailey Rice (11 games) but had to settle for Oleg Markov (15 games). It’s noteworthy the Tigers haven’t tried the bidding game again since.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/how-the-draft-could-have-panned-out-differently-if-fatherson-and-academy-bids-had-panned-out/news-story/605b1ad12849686f8efcf3f15711737d
