In the lead-up to the release of the 2019 AFL fixture, richmondfc.com.au is taking a concise historical look at the competition’s current main playing venues from a Yellow and Black perspective. We kick off today with the Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide Oval
Games played: 9
Won: 3
Lost: 6
First premiership season match: Round 21, 2014 v Adelaide (won by 10 points).
Highest score: 12.10 (82) v Adelaide, Round 2, 2018 (lost by 36 points).
Lowest score: 8.4 (52) v Adelaide, Round 19, 2015 (lost by 36 points).
Biggest win: 33 points, Round 8, 2015 v Port Adelaide.
Biggest loss: 76 points, Round 6, 2017 v Adelaide.
Most individual games at the venue: Nine by Trent Cotchin, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance, Shaun Grigg and Brandon Ellis.
Most individual wins at the venue: Three by Trent Cotchin, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance, Shaun Grigg and Brandon Ellis.
Most individual goals in a match: Five by Dustin Martin, Round 2, 2018 v Adelaide.
Most individual goals overall at the venue: 18 by Jack Riewoldt.
Most disposals in a match: 36 by Dustin Martin, Round 15, 2017 v Port Adelaide.
Most marks in match: 10 by Brandon Ellis, Round 15, 2016 v Port Adelaide.
Individual milestone matches: Trent Cotchin’s 200th game, Round 2, 2018 v Adelaide.
Finals at the venue: 2014 elimination final v Port Adelaide (lost by 57 points).
Other Tiger-related tidbits: Richmond won the 1969 and 1973 Championship of Australia end-of-season series (played between the premiership teams of the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League, Western Australian Football League and Tasmanian Football League) at the venue. The Tigers defeated Sturt in the 1969 final – 15.27 (117) to 9.10 (64) with Eric Moore kicking five goals. In the 1973 final, Richmond defeated Subiaco – 12.20 (92) to 10.19 (79) after trailing by 12 points at three quarter-time. Rex Hunt was the Tigers’ leading goalkicker with four.
