‘The Richo’: Footy’s most prestigious award reaches thrilling conclusion

The Brownlow? Historic.

The AFLPA MVP? Increasingly respected.

And there’s a few others.

But there’s one award footballers are aspiring to win – “The Richo.”

3AW Football’s Matthew Richardson has been asked to award 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 votes after each week of the finals on 3AW Sportsday.

Here’s how he saw the preliminary finals…

WEEK THREE VOTES

5. Trent Cotchin – “If ever there was a captain’s game, I thought that was it.”
4. Charlie Cameron – “Talk about doing your best work in finals, he was sensational.”
3. Daniel Rioli – “His best game for Richmond.”
2. Dustin Martin – “Only 20 touches, but 14 score involvements. Senses the big moments.”
1. Rory Laird – “If he gets another 32 touches on the weekend, the Tigers are in trouble.”

‘THE RICHO’ LEADERBOARD

7. Dustin Martin
6. Trent Cotchin
5. Paddy Dangerfield
4. Charlie Cameron
4. Jeremy McGovern
4. Mitch Duncan
3. Eddie Betts
3. Daniel Riolo
3. Steve Coniglio
2. Josh Kennedy (Syd)
2. Harry Taylor
1. Stevie Johnson
1. Rory Laird