Short kicked two goals and was among Richmond's best players in round 2, but the following week suffered a dislocated right elbow in the first quarter of a loss to . Initial estimations from the club said Short would miss at least eight weeks of football as he recovered from the injury. By mid-May that schedule had been extended, with Short out of his elbow brace and beginning to rehabilitate the elbow with an eye to a return post-bye. He resumed running in mid June, on track for that revised return target. After completing contact training drills and match practice during the bye, Short earned a selection re-call for round 15's match against . He recorded 22 disposals, 706 metres gained and a game-high six rebound 50s in the 33-point victory. He continued to build form over the next month before setting a season-best with 26 disposals in a round 19 win over . Short remained with the senior side through the final four matches of the season and kicked a goal in round 22's win over , his first goal since his return from injury mid-season. Following nine consecutive wins since Short's return, Richmond won its qualifying final against the at The Gabba, with Short's 15 disposal contribution labelled "important" by Fox Footy. That earned his side a home preliminary final against , where Short added a further 13 disposals to help his side through to a grand final match-up against . In the grand final, Short was part of a Richmond defence that kept the Giants to 25 points, their lowest score in the club's eight year history and the lowest score by any team in a VFL/AFL grand final since 1960. He recorded 19 disposals and seven marks in what was described by AFL Media as a "polished" performance. Short finished the year having become a premiership player after playing 15 matches in that injury-interrupted season. 2020 season Short received Richmond life membership in 2019/20 offseason for contribution to the club's 2019 premiership win, before resuming his place in the club's best 22 in pre-season matches against and in March. He recorded 15 disposals in a round 1 win over Carlton when the season began in late March, but under extraordinary conditions imposed on the league as a result of the rapid progression of the coronavirus pandemic into Australia. In what the league planned would be the