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 -ย Melbourne

Brownlow Medalist -ย Gary Ablett Jnr

Norm Smith medallist - Paul Chapman

Coleman medallist - Brendan Fevola

AFL Rising Star -ย Daniel Rich

Richmond best and fairest -ย Brett Deledio

Games played by Trent Cotchin -ย 25

Goals kicked by Jack Riewoldt -ย 57

Australian Prime Minister -ย Kevin Rudd

Tennis world no.1's -ย Roger Federer, Serena Williams

Super Bowl champions - Pittsburgh Steelers

NBA champions - ย Los Angeles Lakers

English Premier League champions - Manchester United

Top grossing movie -ย Avatar

No.1 song in August, 2009 - I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas

Richmond's last side before Hardwick (Round 22, 2009)ย 

7ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Brown, Nathan

24ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Coughlan, Mark

32ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย Cousins, Ben

3ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Deledio, Brett

10ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Edwards, Shane

44ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Graham, Angus

23ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Jackson, Daniel

16ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  McGuane, Luke

13ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  McMahon, Jordan

40ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Moore, Kelvin

20ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Morton, Mitch

38ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Nahas, Robin

6ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Polak, Graham

14ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Polo, Dean

37ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Post, Jayden

18ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Rance, Alex

8ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Riewoldt, Jack

36ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Silvester, Jarrod

5ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Simmonds, Troy

30ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tambling, Richard

31ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Thomson, Adam

21ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tuck, Shane