Trent William Cotchin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is an All-Australian, a three-time Richmond best and fairest winner, a Brownlow medallist, and a three-time premiership winning captain. Cotchin represented the Victorian Metro side at the 2007 AFL Under 18 Championships and captained the Vic Metro side at 2006 Under 16 Championships. He played for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup as a junior, before being drafted to Richmond with the second overall pick in the 2007 national draft. He led the club to a 37-year drought-breaking premiership in 2017 before taking them again to a premiership in 2019 and 2020.
Cotchin with Richmond in June 2017
Cotchin in May 2009
Cotchin warming up before a match in 2013.
Cotchin at Richmond's family day in December 2016
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, the club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1885 to 1907, winning two premierships. Richmond then joined the Victorian Football League from the 1908 season and has since won 13 premierships, most recently in 2020.
The Richmond Football Club was formed at a meeting at the Royal Hotel in Richmond in 1885
Alec Edmond captained Richmond from 1901 to his retirement in 1907
The Hon. Frank Tudor, federal leader of the ALP, was president of Richmond during World War I
Richmond team that won its first VFL premiership in 1920
