Damien Hardwick has officially called time in his role as Richmond's senior coach, departing the club after 14 years and three premierships.
Hardwick's stint as coach at the Tigers has been a memorable one. Taking over in 2009, Hardwick led the club to flags in 2017, 2019 and 2020, becoming the longest serving coach of the club in the process, and the longest serving of any current coaches in the league.
After so many years, Hardwick's name has become almost synonymous with the club, with the AFL landscape, and the world, looking far different when the 50-year-old first took the reins at the Tigers.
We've taken a look back to when Hardwick was announced as the new coach at Punt Road, in August 2009, to see what things looked like.
2009 premiers - Geelong
Minor premiers - St Kilda
Wooden spooners - Melbourne
Brownlow Medalist - Gary Ablett Jnr
Norm Smith medallist - Paul Chapman
Coleman medallist - Brendan Fevola
AFL Rising Star - Daniel Rich
Richmond best and fairest - Brett Deledio
Games played by Trent Cotchin - 25
Goals kicked by Jack Riewoldt - 57
Australian Prime Minister - Kevin Rudd
Tennis world no.1's - Roger Federer, Serena Williams
Super Bowl champions - Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA champions - Los Angeles Lakers
English Premier League champions - Manchester United
Top grossing movie - Avatar
No.1 song in August, 2009 - I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas
Richmond's last side before Hardwick (Round 22, 2009)
7 Brown, Nathan
24 Coughlan, Mark
32 Cousins, Ben
3 Deledio, Brett
10 Edwards, Shane
44 Graham, Angus
23 Jackson, Daniel
16 McGuane, Luke
13 McMahon, Jordan
40 Moore, Kelvin
20 Morton, Mitch
38 Nahas, Robin
6 Polak, Graham
14 Polo, Dean
37 Post, Jayden
18 Rance, Alex
8 Riewoldt, Jack
36 Silvester, Jarrod
5 Simmonds, Troy
30 Tambling, Richard
31 Thomson, Adam
21 Tuck, Shane
