In the lead up to the Darwin clash against the Power, Tony Greenberg takes a look back at the recent and not so recent history of the two....

• Richmond and Port Adelaide have played 19 times, with the Tigers winning six and losing 13.
• Richmond last defeated Port Adelaide in Round 10, 2010 at AAMI Stadium - 10.17 (77) to 3.12 (30).
• Richmond has won four and lost six of its last 10 matches against Port.
• Richmond and Port Adelaide have never met in a league final.
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against Port is two, from 1997-98.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Port is seven, from 1999-04.
• Richmond’s highest score against Port is 22.14 (146), in Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s lowest score against Port is 3.12 (30), Round 11, 1999 at AAMI Stadium.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Port is 85 points, Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Port is 84 points, Round 12, 2002 at AAMI Stadium.
• The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Port is six by Nathan Brown, Round 6, 2005 at Etihad Stadium, and six by Cleve Hughes, Round 13, 2008 at AAMI Stadium.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Port is 37,674, Round 22, 2010 at Etihad Stadium.
• Some Power people-turned-Tigers: Adam Thomson, Mitch Farmer

Richmond v Port Adelaide the last five

Round 22, 2010 at Etihad Stadium

Richmond  2.6 3.9 9.13 16.16  (112)
Port Adelaide 2.6 12.8 14.11 18.14  (122)

Goals - Richmond:  King 3, Morton 3, Riewoldt 3, Cotchin 2, White 2, Collins, Nahas, Post.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Morton 28, Edwards 24, Martin 24, Cotchin 22, Newman 22, Cousins 21, Nahas 21, Connors 20.

Goals - Port Adelaide:  D. Stewart 4, Boak 3, Gray 2, Logan 2, P. Stewart 2, Brogan, Cassisi, Davenport, Rodan, Westhoff.

Leading possession-getters - Port Adelaide:  Boak 31, K. Cornes 25, Westhoff 22, Brogan 21, Rodan 20, Cassisi 18.

Round 10, 2010 at AAMI Stadium

Richmond  3.4 6.9 7.11 10.17  (77)
Port Adelaide 2.3 2.4 3.10 3.12  (30)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 4, Nason 3, Nahas 2, Tambling.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Tuck 31, Deledio 29, Cotchin 25, Newman 23, Martin 21, Cousins 20.

Goals - Port Adelaide:  Ebert, Hitchcock, Stewart.

Leading possession-getters - Port Adelaide:  K. Cornes 26, Thomas 24, Carr 23, Boak 21, Cassisi 19, Chaplin 19.

Round 8, 2009 at AAMI Stadium

Richmond  4.1 5.2 12.5 15.9  (99)
Port Adelaide 5.4 7.8 10.13 14.18  (102)

Goals - Richmond:  Nahas 5, Brown 2, Morton 2, Collins, Cotchin, Foley, Pettifer, Simmonds, Tambling.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Tuck 31, Coughlan 28, Cousins 24, Pettifer 23, Jackson 22, Deledio 20, Newman 20.

Round 13, 2008 at AAMI Stadium

Richmond  9.1 12.3 19.6 20.7  (127)
Port Adelaide 6.2 11.6 14.8 19.9  (123)

Goals - Richmond:  Hughes 6, Morton 5, Richardson 3, Brown 2, Cotchin, Hyde, McMahon, Riewoldt.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Bowden 39, Tuck 32, Foley 30, McMahon 29, Newman 25, Polak 23, Moore 22, Hyde 20.

Goals - Port Adelaide:  Motlop 6, Ebert 2, Logan 2, Tredrea 2, Boak, S. Burgoyne, Chaplin, K. Cornes, Gray, Lade, Rodan.

Leading possession-getters - Port Adelaide:  Cassisi 23, Boak 22, K. Cornes 21, Rodan 20, Pearce 19, S. Burgoyne 18, Tredrea 18. 

Round 16, 2007 at MCG

Richmond  7.4 7.7 10.9 15.10  (100) 
Port Adelaide 9.3 13.6 19.9 24.11  (155)

Goals - Richmond:  Richardson 4, Riewoldt 3, Edwards 2, Pettifer 2, Brown, Hyde, Simmonds, Tuck.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  J. Bowden 32, Foley 31, Johnson 23, Tivendale 23, Newman 22, Pettifer 22, Tuck 22, King 20, Raines 20.

Goals - Port Adelaide:  Ebert 6, Motlop 5, S. Burgoyne 4, Tredrea 3, Boak, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Lonie, Pearce, Rodan.

Leading possession-getters - Port Adelaide:  K. Cornes 36, P. Burgoyne 34, C. Cornes 33, Surjan 24, Pearce 21, Cassisi 20.