While in Super League, Richards won the Man of Steel award in 2010 and is the highest overseas points-scorer in the competition's history.

Richards' drop kicks/outs and towering kick-offs were instrumental in gaining valuable field position for the team during their premiership year.

[10] Despite suffering an ankle ligament injury the week prior, Richards was cleared to play in the 2005 NRL Grand Final against North Queensland Cowboys.

In the coming days, the Wests Tigers club were forced to make an apology for the inappropriate language used by some of their players.

After Ian Millward was sacked, incoming coach Brian Noble immediately moved him to the wing, where he scored a brace of tries in a thrashing of Huddersfield Giants.

[22] He featured prominently in the tournament; in Ireland's win over Samoa on 5 November, Richards scored 22 of the team's 34 points, including three tries.

[25] On 3 September 2010, in a game against Bradford Bulls Richards equalled the record for the most points in a regular Super League season.

Pat won the Man-of-Steel award on Monday, 27 September 2010, beating Adrian Morley, and teammate Sam Tomkins to the accolade.

[26] He was also the joint Albert Goldthorpe Medal winner with teammate Sam Tomkins as the Super League player of the 2010 season.

[27] The total of 462 points that Richards scored over the entire 2010 season (including playoffs and/or Challenge Cup) set a new club record at Wigan.

[29] Richards' 2011 season was delayed after the Achilles tendon injury picked up during the 2010 Grand Final kept him out for five to six months.

[31] Three tries over the Easter period, including a brace against St Helens gave him his first tries of the campaign, and this was followed up at Crusaders RL with another touchdown, as well as seven goals.

[32][33] Pat Richards was selected for the Exiles squad for the inaugural International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.

[34] Richards played on the wing in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium, kicking 4 goals from 5 attempts in his side's win.

[48] Early in the season, Richards was the competition's leading point-scorer, and was considered a possibility for State of Origin by New South Wales coach Laurie Daley.

When finally collared by the defence, Richards managed a rushed chip-kick off-balance – and with his non-preferred left foot – which Tedesco caught to score a bizarre try.

[51] In the round 8 match against the Bulldogs, Richards kicked a penalty goal from close to the sideline and 54 metres from the tryline.

"[52] In the first eight rounds of 2015, Richards scored 8 tries, 22 goals and 1 field-goal, to be the competition's leading point-scorer and equal third-highest try-scorer.