Guy Richards

Personal information
Birth	21 March 1983 (1983-03-21) (age 26), Victoria
Recruited from	Coldstream/Eastern U18
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 2, 3 April 2004, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)	Collingwood (2004-2007) 23 Games, 3 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 2004

Guy Richards (born 21 March 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

From Coldstream, Richards was drafted in the 2000 National Draft to Collingwood, but took until 2004 to make his AFL debut. Continually developed into a good tap ruckman, Richards was forced to miss his early seasons as a football through injuries, mainly knee injuries hampered his start. When making his debut, he took time to become a dominant player but showed what he could, giving him 12 games since debut, before once again outed with a groin injury. It didn't stop him from winning the best first year player however, 2005 was like the early years, a knee and then hip injury, nothing went right. He was able to make a return for the final two games, playing to his full capability. In 2006 Guy was once again struggling with injury, managing only 9 games.

2007 saw Richards vie with Carlton import Chris Bryan for the role as Josh Fraser's deputy. With the arrival of ruckman Cameron Wood via the 2007 AFL Trade period Guy was delisted by Collingwood^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Guy Richards profile on the Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Guy Richards's statistics from AFL Tables