Dyer, Richardson, Bartlett, Bourke, Weightman, Titus, Sheedy.
Just some of the famous Richmond names that sit comfortably in the '250 club'.
You can now add Shane Edwards to that elite list.
This week there has been an arrival of adulation from teammates, colleagues and mentors for the cherished Tiger who today runs out for his 250th game when Richmond meet Carlton at the MCG.
It is a significant occasion for an adored Punt Road favourite.
Edwards, 30, becomes just the 15th sole Tiger to reach the milestone and along the journey, he has endeared himself to the yellow and black faithful, while earning the deserved plaudits from players, past and present, and a former coach.
“When you look at the person off-field, he is so humble and such a good leader within the group,” Tigers defender Dylan Grimes said on SEN’s Bob and Andy.
“Particularly within the young group of Indigenous players. He’s arguably one of our most successful Indigenous players and when you look at the history of Richmond, that’s a pretty big compliment and I think it’s true.
“When people talk about Shane Edwards, they talk about the person more than the player. When you hear that in the footy space, it’s a pretty good indication of the calibre of person you’re dealing with.
“We’ve been incredibly lucky to have him with us. For him to be so consistent over such a long period and to play his 250th this week is a testament to him.
“He’s a true Tiger favourite, no doubt about that.”
Edwards’ first coach at AFL level, Terry Wallace, just knew the boy from North Adelaide - affectionately known as ‘Shedda’ or ‘Titch’ - would make it at the top level despite his apparent physical shortcomings when he debuted back in 2007.
“He was an extremely quiet and skinny kid on arrival but our expectations of him were reasonably high,” Wallace told SEN.com.au.
“I had no doubt in my own mind from game one that he was going to make a player.
“He wouldn’t say boo to anyone. You’d have to engage him. He was very shy and retiring but had a very good knowledge of the game. He was a kid who just knew footy.
Edwards on debut in 2007
“The things I’ve always loved about him is his party tricks and his lateral vision. He sees things other people don’t.
“When you go to a game, or hear it in commentary, the call or passage of play will be - ball spills out to Cotchin, Cotchin hand passes to Riewoldt, Riewoldt kicks a goal - but how did the ball spill out to Cotchin?
“It’s a little over the ear or a tap-on or a little toe-poke from Edwards.
“He’s just a terrific person and footballer.
“I’ve got an absolute love for him and the way he goes about his footy. He’s such a personable young man, he’s never changed, he’s never got ahead of himself along the journey.
“He deserves everything he has achieved.”
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Recently-retired former teammate Shaun Grigg, who played his very first AFL game for the Blues in the same year as Edwards debuted, was also generous with his applause for the man of the moment.
“I think he’s only starting to get the plaudits he deserves,” Grigg also told SEN’s Bob and Andy.
“He’s been pretty underrated for a long time but within Richmond, we’ve rated him very highly for quite some time.
“He’s got this ability to do things others can’t and has this way he brings people into the game.
“I remember just before my 200th game we did the highlights video and I noticed that most of my goals came from Shane Edwards. Whether it was a handball or a little kick or a flick-on.
“He’s a pretty special player. We’ve seen it this year when he’s gone down to half-back and wing and inside mid and forward.
“We wouldn’t mind a couple more of him.”
Milestone matches for Edwards started off in less than positive fashion, experiencing defeats to Sydney in his 50th game (2010) and to Adelaide in his 100th outing (2012), but the ledger has since been squared thanks to victories in game 150 over St Kilda (2014) and in his 200th against Gold Coast (2017).
The South Australian was recognised for a fine season with his first All-Australian selection last year, just 12 months after helping the Tigers to a drought-breaking premiership in 2017.
Edwards, who has captained the club on occasion this year, joins teammate Jack Riewoldt as the only two current players in Richmond's 250 club.
250-game pair Edwards and Riewoldt
Richmond's 250-game players
- Kevin Bartlett - 403
- Jack Dyer Snr. - 312
- Francis Bourke - 300
- Wayne Campbell - 297
- Jack Titus - 294
- Matthew Richardson - 282
- Matthew Knights - 279
- Dale Weightman - 274
- Chris Newman - 268
- Joel Bowden - 265
- Percy Bentley - 263
- Vic Thorp - 263
- Jack Riewoldt - 256 (still playing)
- Kevin Sheedy - 251
15. Shane Edwards - 250 (still playing)
(Games at Richmond only)