Kamdyn McIntosh

In round 23 he played his 50th career match, adding 13 disposals and six marks in a win over.

McIntosh held his spot into finals too, playing a contributing role in wins over and.

He became a premiership player the next week, when Richmond defeated minor premiers by 48 points in the Grand Final.

Kamdyn McIntosh (born 3 April 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He went on to play for the Western Australian under 16 representative side in 2010 and again at under 18 level at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships.

In 2012 he played reserves and junior football with the Peel Thunder Football Club before playing four senior matches for in the WAFL where he averaged 17.5 disposals and five marks.

He recorded a top-5 endurance beep test score in his class at the 2012 Draft Combine.

McIntosh was drafted by Richmond with the club's second pick and 31st selection overall in the 2012 National Draft.

In 2013 and 2014 he failed to earn a match at senior level, instead playing with the club's reserves side in the VFL.

Despite the latter of those seasons being hampered by a foot injury, McIntosh managed an average of 13 disposals a game in a defensive role in the VFL in the month of August.

McIntosh made his AFL debut in his third year at the club, in a round 1 2015 win against.

McIntosh recorded 23 disposals and one goal and was rewarded with the round 1 nomination for the 2015 AFL Rising Star award.

He went on to play in all of the club's matches that season, including a losing elimination final against.

McIntosh averaged 15.3 disposals for the year, and placed 10th at the club for total disposals.

He received the Cosgrove-Jenkins award at the conclusion of the 2015 season as the club's best first year player.

McIntosh began 2016 strongly, playing in six of the club's first matches including a career best 28 disposals in a round 2 loss to.

While training in May he suffered a syndesmosis ankle injury that saw him placed onto the long term injury list however.

He would not return to senior football that year, finishing the season with just six games played and an average of 18 disposals.

He is two time premiership player, having played in grand final victories with Richmond in 2017 and 2020.

He was picked up off the waiver late in the 2022 season,

finishing off the year with the Richmond outfit.

He's the only known player in the history of the AFL to wear knee length skins.

McIntosh was born to parents Clayton and Carol in Pinjarra, Western Australia as the third of nine children.

He often acted as carer to his younger siblings given the adults of the household both worked fly-in fly-out mining jobs away from home.

He grew up playing soccer, before switching to competitive football at the age of 15 for the local Pinjarra Tigers in the Peel Football League.

McIntosh finished 17th in the club's best and fairest count that year.

His return to football in 2017 saw McIntosh immediately re-enter the club's best 22, lining up against Carlton in Richmond's round 1 victory.

He was omitted from the side the following week however, relegated to VFL football.

He returned to the top level after just one match though and hit strong form immediately, turning in 22 disposals and six tackles in the club's round 3 win over.

He remained in the club's AFL side for the rest of the home and away season, turning in 20 or more disposals on three occasions, including a 24 touch and five tackle match against in round 11.

For the fourth-straight year McIntosh started the 2018 season in the club's best 22, picked to play in all pre-season matches and in the club's round 1 match-up with Carlton where he recorded a team-high 658 metres gained.

McIntosh was subject to a $2,000 fine in round 4 for engaging in rough conduct on the 's Allen Christensen.

In round 5's ANZAC Day eve blockbuster against he made a scoreboard impact when he kicked two-goals, just his second such haul in his career to-date.

McIntosh remained with the senior side for a further eight matches and through to the club's round 14 bye.

On the back of three consecutive matches with less than 10 disposals, McIntosh entered the bye averaging the fewest disposals (12.7), second fewest uncontested possessions (8.7) and the second fewest tackles (1.8) of any regularly starting winger in the league.

As a result of those performances, McIntosh did not earn senior selection in round 15, instead dropped back to playing reserves football in the VFL.

There he was trialed in a role as inside midfielder for three matches, before earning a recall to senior football in his normal wing role in round 18's win over.

McIntosh's output immediately improved on his early-season form, contributing 14, 20, 13 and 16 disposals in his first four matches back.

In round 22 he recorded 20 disposals, but also attracted attention for his involvement in an off-ball incident with Devon Smith in which the midfielder swung at, and narrowly avoided making contact with, McIntosh's jaw.

Smith received only a fine for the incident.