He also played in the semi-final win over Essendon, which saw Collingwood make the grand final, but cracked his collarbone when he collided with Adrian Burns.
On the Thursday before the premiership decider, Richardson failed a fitness test after being bumped by his coach Leigh Matthews while walking off the ground.
[7] When his playing career ended, Richardson became a coach and was put in charge of his original club, East Burwood, in the Eastern Football League.
[10] After three seasons at the Bulldogs, Richardson was appointed to Mick Malthouse's coaching staff at Collingwood and given the role of development manager.
Port Adelaide under Richardson as stand-in senior coach for Hinkley, lost that game to North Melbourne by a margin of ten points in Round 6, 2013.
[19][20][21][22] Richardson was appointed senior coach of St Kilda Football Club on 14 November 2013, when he replaced Scott Watters, who was sacked at the end of the 2013 season.