Geoff Raines (born 10 August 1956) is a former

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player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1982 for the

Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo ...

, between 1983 and 1985 for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club w ...

, in 1986 for the

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and between 1987 and 1989 for the

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. His numerous football achievements include a VFL premiership medallion (

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), three Jack Dyer medals (Richmond best and fairest), two-time

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selection, and an induction to the Richmond Hall of Fame and Team of the Century. Controversially, Raines received no Brownlow votes in Richmond's 1980 premiership year despite being judged by Richmond to be the club's best player. Raines maintains that he was the victim of a conspiracy to deprive him of votes, a charge which was denied by the former chief of the AFL Umpires Association. Raines's son

Andrew Raines Andrew Raines (born 8 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club, and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of Geoff Raines, a premiership ce ...

played in the

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for Richmond, Brisbane and

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References

Sources

* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

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* * Living people Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players Collingwood Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Brisbane Bears players Victorian State of Origin players Jack Dyer Medal winners All-Australians (1953–1988) 1956 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub