More evidence of what a stalwart of the club has been Lambert.
This from Short.
Getting better each year has become a habit for Short.
He just missed out on the 2017 premiership team, then busted a gut to make the cut in 2019 before winning Richmond's best and fairest in the 2020 triumph.
"That's (improving each year) something I've strived to do since the day I walked in the doors," he said.
"I had a pretty good mentor in (recently retired Tiger) Kane Lambert who showed me the ropes early days.
"He got drafted at 23. I was 18. I didn't have much of an idea of what hard work was to be honest.