Russell Richards (born 30 March 1962) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL). A

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player from

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, Richards made his debut in round 1 during the 1983 season against and played the first 19 games of the season to eventually win the Best First Year Player award at Melbourne. Richards played 81 games for Melbourne kicking 43 goals and his last game was in the 1987 Elimination Final win against .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Russell 1962 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Seymour Football Club players