Nick Vlastuin [merged]

[one-eyed]

Nick Vlaustin has held strong for Richmond's defense tonight having 27 disposals, 13 marks (four contested), seven intercept marks and 15 intercepts - an equal-career high.

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7018#timeline

Floss also had 660 metres gained.

 

[Tiger Khosh]

All timer performance

[Andyy]

Apparently not as good as Stewart though.

Incredible game from one of the most underrated footballers I have ever seen in my life.

[Damo]

All timer performance

Yep
Superstar

Seriously , what a stuffing legend he’s been for nearly 250 games

Don’t see him wanting to jump ship ..
Blokes like this guy and Broad are what makes clubs

[WilliamPowell]

All timer performance

Yep
Superstar

Seriously , what a stuffing legend he’s been for nearly 250 games

Don’t see him wanting to jump ship ..
Blokes like this guy and Broad are what makes clubs

👏👏👏👏

He's played so many great games but tonight's was super special

Reckon it was his best

[one-eyed]

The best player at your club yet to be named All-Australian

SEN
23 May 2025



Nick Vlastuin
It’s a crying shame that the perennially unlucky Nick Vlastuin has never made an AA team. In Richmond’s recent glory days, he was surrounded by All-Australians defenders Alex Rance, Dylan Grimes and Bachar Houli, but could never break through himself. He’s made one squad and would have been agonisingly close to making a few others.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/05/22/the-best-player-at-your-club-yet-to-be-named-all-australian

[one-eyed]

And Floss in 2025 ....

Richmond premiership stalwart Vlastuin ranks second for total intercept possessions with 77, behind only Sam Taylor’s whopping 91, but he’s first among general defenders. He’s also third for intercept marks with 33, behind only Taylor and Port Adelaide’s Aliir Aliir.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2025-all-australian-team-after-round-10-brutal-calls-snubs-bolters-opinion-champion-data/news-story/261f346aa42df7bafdd330a244c545ef

[one-eyed]

Vlastuin enters elite Tigers top 20 list

Nick Vlastuin has moved into the top 20 of Richmond’s all-time games played list.

The triple Tiger premiership star defender played his 244th game in last Friday night’s Dreamtime at the G’ blockbuster, taking him past dual Jack Dyer Medallist Brett Deledio on 243 and level with club great Brendon Gale.

He is one game away from 1969 premiership captain Roger Dean and seven from another triple flag Tiger in Kevin Sheedy.

Vlastuin, recruited by Richmond with its first pick (No. 9 overall) in the 2012 AFL national draft, has been an ultra-consistent performer throughout his playing career at the game’s top level, averaging 17.2 disposals, 5.9 marks, 4.0 rebound-50s, 6.1 intercepts and 265.2 metres gained.

He has finished in the top 10 of the Jack Dyer Medal count seven times, with a best result of runner-up last year.

This season, Vlastuin is averaging 19.0 disposals, 6.5 marks, 5.7 rebound-50s, 7.8 intercepts and 387.4 metres gained per match.

Competition-wide, he is ranked No. 2 for intercepts and No. 5 for rebound-50s.

Given he continues to maintain such a high level of form, and he’s only recently turned 31 years of age, Vlastuin appears a good chance to become just the eighth player in Richmond’s entire history to reach the 300-game milestone.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1792721/vlastuin-enters-elite-tigers-top-20-list

[MintOnLamb]

Amazing, surely deserves an AA spot

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Amazing, surely deserves an AA spot

Who cares, it’s an even bigger joke award than the Brownlow. They completely lost me when picking Danger over Dusty in 2020

[Andyy]

Amazing, surely deserves an AA spot

He'll never get one.

They'd rather have Tom Stewart.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Exactly, it is no more credible than winning a WWE title

[one-eyed]

David King has Floss in his mid-year AA team.


https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/06/05/david-kings-2025-mid-year-all-australian-team

[one-eyed]

TIGERS VETERAN STANDS TALL UNDER FIRE

It was a tough day for Richmond in a game where the rebuilding side never really felt in the contest.

But one trusty Tiger who deserves some credit is Nick Vlasutin given the volume of ball going into Richmond’s defence.

Vlastuin continued his strong season with 27 touches, eight marks and eight intercepts. And if not for Richmond’s struggles, he’d probably be getting more recognition as an All-Australian contender.

The only downside of the day was when Vlastuin copped an accidental knee to the head in the third term that caused play to momentarily pause as he left the game for a period.

“One player who’s really stood out to me on the Richmond side is Nick Vlastuin,” former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said at half-time.

“There’s been a lot of ball down in that back half, but his intercept marking in that first quarter is really what held the Dogs at bay.

“He’s been so strong through there. We know he’s an All-Australian calibre player, been a gun for a long time.

“His leadership and strength in the back half is holding up for the Tigers when there’s a weight of possession coming up against them.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/live-afl-2025-western-bulldogs-vs-richmond-tigers-round-15-live-scores-and-stats-updates-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-stream/news-story/b349baa4bd553347a9b28076b8e4043b

[one-eyed]

Floss plays his 250th this weekend  .

         Games
2013    18
2014    20
2015    23
2016    19
2017    16 ..... premiership
2018    21
2019    24 ..... premiership
2020    20 ..... premiership
2021    12
2022    17
2023    21
2024    22
2025    17*
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Total   250

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Vlastuin.html