List of Michael Roach Medal recipients
The Michael Roach Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the leading goalkicker for the Richmond Football Club.
The award is now named in honour of Michael Roach, Richmond's "best post-war full forward". Roach won the goalkicking award at Richmond on seven occasions; in 1980 kicked the highest individual season goal tally in Tiger history and became only the second Richmond full forward to kick over 100 goals in a season; and was the first Richmond player to win the VFL/AFL goalkicking award twice.
Richmond's best pre-war full forward, Jack Titus, led the goalkicking at Richmond on eleven occasions. Retiring in 2009, Richmond forward Matthew Richardson was the club's leading goalkicker on thirteen occasions.
Former Richmond captain Jeff Hogg won the award five times and Jack Riewoldt has won the award nine times. A number of players were the club's leading goalkicker for the season on three occasions – George Bayliss, Doug Strang, Dick Harris, Ray Poulter, Bob Dummett, Ted Langridge and Kevin Bartlett.
Recipients
Season | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
1908 | Bill Bourke | 25 |
1909 | Bill Bourke | 20 |
1910 | Michael Maguire | 20 |
1911 | Michael Maguire | 29 |
1912 | Ted Keggin | 24 |
1913 | Percy Martyn | 32 |
1914 | Clarrie Hall | 32 |
1915 | Clarrie Hall | 25 |
1916 | Percy Martini | 22 |
1917 | Charlie Fehring | 14 |
1918 | Donald Don | 19 |
1919 | Donald Don | 31 |
1920 | George Bayliss | 63 |
1921 | George Bayliss | 53 |
1922 | George Bayliss | 32 |
1923 | Don Fraser, Sr. | 18 |
1924 | Mel Morris | 44 |
1925 | Mel Morris | 25 |
1926 | Dave Lynch | 31 |
1927 | Jack Baggott | 37 |
1928 | Jack Baggott | 61 |
1929 | Jack Titus | 54 |
1930 | Jack Titus | 50 |
1931 | Doug Strang | 68 |
1932 | Doug Strang | 49 |
1933 | Doug Strang | 51 |
1934 | Jack Titus | 80 |
1935 | Jack Titus | 83 |
1936 | Jack Titus | 83 |
1937 | Dick Harris Jack Titus | 65 |
1938 | Jack Titus | 72 |
1939 | Jack Titus | 48 |
1940 | Jack Titus | 100 |
1941 | Jack Titus | 87 |
1942 | Jack Titus | 67 |
1943 | Dick Harris | 63 |
1944 | Dick Harris | 63 |
1945 | Fred Burge | 55 |
1946 | Arthur Mooney | 49 |
1947 | Jack Dyer | 46 |
1948 | Jack Dyer | 64 |
1949 | Ray Poulter | 51 |
1950 | Ray Poulter | 56 |
1951 | Jack O'Rourke | 58 |
1952 | Jack O'Rourke | 43 |
1953 | Ron Branton | 22 |
1954 | Ron Branton | 33 |
1955 | Ray Poulter | 49 |
1956 | Bob Dummett | 32 |
1957 | Bob Dummett | 41 |
1958 | Ted Langridge | 28 |
1959 | Bob Dummett | 45 |
1960 | Graeme Wilkinson | 21 |
1961 | Ted Langridge | 29 |
1962 | Ted Langridge | 42 |
1963 | Ian Hayden | 25 |
1964 | Roger Dean | 23 |
1965 | Mick Erwin | 32 |
1966 | Paddy Guinane | 50 |
1967 | Royce Hart | 55 |
1968 | Paddy Guinane | 41 |
1969 | Rex Hunt | 55 |
1970 | Eric Moore | 41 |
1971 | Royce Hart | 59 |
1972 | Ricky McLean Neil Balme | 55 |
1973 | Neil Balme | 34 |
1974 | Kevin Bartlett | 47 |
1975 | Kevin Bartlett | 42 |
1976 | Robert Lamb | 38 |
1977 | Kevin Bartlett | 55 |
1978 | Bruce Monteath | 55 |
1979 | Michael Roach | 90 |
1980 | Michael Roach | 112 |
1981 | Michael Roach | 86 |
1982 | Brian Taylor | 71 |
1983 | Kevin Bartlett Michael Roach | 37 |
1984 | Brian Taylor | 61 |
1985 | Michael Roach | 80 |
1986 | Michael Roach | 62 |
1987 | Michael Roach | 43 |
1988 | Jeff Hogg | 57 |
1989 | Jeff Hogg | 34 |
1990 | Stephen Ryan | 28 |
1991 | Jeff Hogg | 68 |
1992 | Jeff Hogg | 45 |
1993 | Jeff Hogg | 57 |
1994 | Matthew Richardson | 56 |
1995 | Nick Daffy | 45 |
1996 | Matthew Richardson | 91 |
1997 | Matthew Richardson | 47 |
1998 | Matthew Richardson | 55 |
1999 | Matthew Richardson | 67 |
2000 | Matthew Rogers | 37 |
2001 | Matthew Richardson | 59 |
2002 | Matthew Richardson | 36 |
2003 | Matthew Richardson | 33 |
2004 | Matthew Richardson | 65 |
2005 | Matthew Richardson | 65 |
2006 | Matthew Richardson | 45 |
2007 | Matthew Richardson | 53 |
2008 | Matthew Richardson | 48 |
2009 | Mitch Morton | 41 |
2010 | Jack Riewoldt | 78 |
2011 | Jack Riewoldt | 62 |
2012 | Jack Riewoldt | 65 |
2013 | Jack Riewoldt | 58 |
2014 | Jack Riewoldt | 61 |
2015 | Jack Riewoldt | 54 |
2016 | Jack Riewoldt | 48 |
2017 | Jack Riewoldt | 54 |
2018 | Jack Riewoldt | 70 |
2019 | Tom Lynch | 63 |