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« Last post by one-eyed on December 16, 2025, 11:12:40 PM »Every AFL team’s forward line ranked 1-18
Hayden Farquhar
zerohanger.com
December 16, 2025
Richmond
Ranked: 18th
The Tigers ranked dead last in almost every goal scoring metric imaginable in 2025, scoring the fewest points, creating the least shots at goal and taking the fewest marks inside 50 per game.
That's due to the lack of a spearhead target inside forward 50 outside of Tom Lynch, though the premiership hero has been unreliable as he's ever been, converting at a shocking 41.4 per cent in front of the sticks this year. Among the 44 AFL players who averaged at least 1.5 goals per game, that accuracy is the worst.
Richmond can obviously grow in this area of the field in 2026, with the likes of Jonty Faull, Harry Armstrong and Thomas Sims flashing promise this year, with Armstrong notably winning six of his 14 offensive one-on-one contests. However, not even the one-win Eagles struggled to hit the scoreboard as infrequently as the Tigers in 2025, hence their ranking in 18th.
They saw great positives in young small Seth Campbell, who led their goalkicking in 2025, while Rhyan Mansell was equally potent.
https://www.zerohanger.com/every-afl-teams-forward-line-ranked-1-18-171765/
Hayden Farquhar
zerohanger.com
December 16, 2025
Richmond
Ranked: 18th
The Tigers ranked dead last in almost every goal scoring metric imaginable in 2025, scoring the fewest points, creating the least shots at goal and taking the fewest marks inside 50 per game.
That's due to the lack of a spearhead target inside forward 50 outside of Tom Lynch, though the premiership hero has been unreliable as he's ever been, converting at a shocking 41.4 per cent in front of the sticks this year. Among the 44 AFL players who averaged at least 1.5 goals per game, that accuracy is the worst.
Richmond can obviously grow in this area of the field in 2026, with the likes of Jonty Faull, Harry Armstrong and Thomas Sims flashing promise this year, with Armstrong notably winning six of his 14 offensive one-on-one contests. However, not even the one-win Eagles struggled to hit the scoreboard as infrequently as the Tigers in 2025, hence their ranking in 18th.
They saw great positives in young small Seth Campbell, who led their goalkicking in 2025, while Rhyan Mansell was equally potent.
https://www.zerohanger.com/every-afl-teams-forward-line-ranked-1-18-171765/
