Shane Tuck (24 December 198120 July 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played 173 matches for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after also spending two years on the AFL list at Hawthorn without making an AFL appearance. Tuck was a life member at Richmond and placed in the top 10 of the club's "best and fairest" award in seven of his ten seasons at Richmond. His father is seven-time Hawthorn premiership player Michael Tuck. Early life and junior football Tuck played junior football at Beaconsfield in the suburbs of Melbourne, and played representative football with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. In his draft-age year in 1999, Tuck also played with the reserves side in the AFL reserves competition. Playing career Hawthorn (2000–2001) After being overlooked by the club as a potential father–son rule selection at the 1999 national draft, Tuck was offered a rookie contract opportunity when selected by with the club's second selection and 24th pick overall in the 2000 rookie draft. He spent two seasons at Hawthorn without earning an AFL debut, instead playing reserves grade football with the club's VFL affiliate, the Box Hill Hawks. At the end of the 2001 AFL season, Tuck was delisted by Hawthorn. Local and state-league football (2002–2003) Tuck played local football in the Mornington Peninsula League in 2002, before moving to South Australia to play with West Adelaide in the SANFL in 2003, where he began attracting the attention of AFL scouts. Richmond (2004–2013) Tuck was drafted by with the club's six pick and the 73rd pick overall in the 2003 AFL Draft. After spending much of the year playing reserves football with the club's VFL-affiliate , Tuck made his AFL debut in Round 14 of the 2004 AFL season. In 2005, Tuck had a stellar season and played all 22 games Richmond were involved in. He finished third in the club's best and fairest award that year. Tuck placed 10th in the club's best and fairest in 2006, third in 2007, and second in 2008. Tuck missed playing in Round 17, 2009, ending a 104-game streak of consecutive games since playing in Round 1, 2005. He placed seventh in the club's best and fairest in 2009. In Round 6 2010, Tuck collected a career-best 28 disposals in a match against . A month later he set a new club record with 14