Richard Loveridge

Richard Loveridge
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-01-15) 15 January 1963
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland
Original team(s)	Scotch College
Height/Weight	178 cm / 70 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982–1989	Hawthorn	136 (120)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989 season.

Richard Loveridge (born 15 January 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Playing as a rover who was handy near goals, Loveridge was a regular member of the Hawthorn side and was a premiership player in 1983 and 1986. The 1986 VFL season was Loveridge's best; he kicked a career high 26 goals and finished tenth in the Brownlow Medal count. At the end of the 1989 VFL season he announced his retirement from football.

Loveridge is a lawyer, having studied at the University of Melbourne. He is a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills, and has served as a member of the AFL Tribunal for more than ten years.

Loveridge is a keen surfer. In 1999 he wrote a surfing guide, Surfing Victoria: The Ultimate Guide.

External links

• Richard Loveridge's statistics from AFL Tables
• Hawksheadquartersprofile