Richie Cole (footballer)
Richard Cole is a former Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League.
Cole was a half-back flanker and was drafted by Collingwood in the first round of 2001 AFL Draft. 2004 was the best season in his AFL career, in which he finished sixth in Collingwood's best and fairest. He played a total of 56 games for the Magpies.
Essendon acquired Cole via trade at the end of the 2005 season. He made a total of 7 AFL appearances for the Bombers and was delisted at the end of the 2007 season. He is now a part of the Buffaloes football club
