With the most successful era in the club's history rapidly shrinking in the rearview mirror, those at Tigerland must turn their attention to architecting their next flag tilt.
This process began with an historic draft haul in 2024, and Richmond boast another two selections at the pointy end of the 2025 draft.
With a young core proving far more competitive than most predicted, and a coach stamping an identifiable game style on his impressionable group, there is reason for excitement at the club.
Who are some potential trade targets the Tigers can feasibly acquire without sacrificing their strong draft hand? We take a look...
4Sam Flanders
The versatile Suns utility has the longest tenure remaining at his current club of any player on this list, but the Gippsland native would also represent the largest coup of any of these potential acquisitions.
Contracted until the end of 2027, Flanders has excelled in a myriad of roles since his 2020 debut, most notably, in a distributing role off half-back, in 2024.
The 446 metres gained per game he registered last year would go some way to filling the void created by the departure of Flanders' current teammate Dan Rioli, from Tigerland, at the end of last season.
His clean ball use also presents a point of difference to other potential targets on this list, registering no seasons below 70% disposal efficiency since his rookie year.
