Tony Greenberg takes a look at the recent and not so recent history of the Tigers and the Lions...

• Richmond and Brisbane have played 35 times with the Tigers winning 18, the Lions 16, and one draw.
• Richmond last defeated Brisbane in Round 13, 2010 at the Gabba (15.15 to 12.14).
• Richmond has won 5, lost 4, and drawn one, of its past 10 matches against Brisbane.
• Richmond and Brisbane have met in just one league final - the 2001 preliminary final - which the Lions won by 68 points (20.16 to 10.8).
• Richmond and Brisbane have played one drawn match - Round 10, 2007 at Telstra Dome (10.13 apiece).
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against Brisbane is 4, from 1990-93 and 1998-01.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Brisbane is 5, from 2001-04.
• Richmond’s highest score against Brisbane is 24.11 (155) in Round 21, 1998 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s lowest score against Brisbane is 5.15 (45) in Round 11, 1989 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Brisbane is 82 points in Round 14, 1990 at the MCG, and Round 19, 2006 at Telstra Dome.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Brisbane is 77 points in Round 20, 1995 at the Gabba.
• The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Brisbane is 7 by Jeff Hogg in Round 2, 1993 at the MCG, and Matthew Richardson in Round 2, 1994 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Brisbane is 37,032 in the 2001 preliminary final at the Gabba.
• Some Brisbane Lions-turned-Tigers:  Rory Hilton, Shane Morrison, Luke Weller

Richmond v Brisbane the last five:

Round 13, 2010 at the Gabba

Richmond 5.2 9.7 10.12 15.15  (105)
Brisbane 2.4 6.5 8.10 12.14  (86)

Goals - Richmond:  Collins 3, Riewoldt 3, Edwards 2, White 2, Cousins, Farmer, Griffiths, Martin, Vickery.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Deledio 33, Tuck 29, Cousins 27, Martin 26, Connors 23, Graham 23, Newman 23.

Goals - Brisbane:  Cornelius 3, Staker 3, Banfield 2, Fevola, Redden, Rockliff, Sherman.

Leading possession-getters - Brisbane:  Johnstone 29, Rockliff 26, Redden 25, Rischitelli 23, Power 22, Raines 22, Rich 20.   


Round 7, 2009 at the MCG

Richmond 4.5 7.6 8.10 10.11  (71)
Brisbane 1.4 7.5 9.7 15.7  (97)

Goals - Richmond:  Simmonds 4, Cousins, Deledio, Graham, Nahas, Schulz, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Bowden 35, Foley 31, Deledio 30, Polo 27, Tambling 27, Tuck 26, Newman 24, Jackson 24, Cousins 22, Coughlan 21.

Goals - Brisbane:  Brown 4, Bradshaw 3, Brennan 2, Rischitelli 2, Adcock, Black, Harding, Sherman.

Leading possession-getters - Brisbane:  Power 27, Black 24, Drummond 21, Brown 19, Sherman 19, Macdonald 17.

Round 17, 2008 at Telstra Dome

Richmond 2.2 8.4 10.7 18.9  (117)
Brisbane 3.6 7.8 13.14 16.18  (114)

Goals - Richmond:  Bowden 4, Brown 4, Richardson 3, Riewoldt 2, Deledio, Morton, Schulz, Simmonds, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Johnson 31, Tuck 29, Tambling 27, Deledio 26, Foley 26, Simmonds 25, Richardson 22, Brown 21.

Goals - Brisbane:  Bradshaw 3, Brown 3, Johnstone 2, Sherman 2, Black, Brennan, Charman, Copeland, Corrie, Drummond.

Leading possession-getters - Brisbane:  Drummond 21, Black 20, McGrath 19, Dalziell 18, Johnstone 18, Power 18.

Round 10, 2007 at Telstra Dome

Richmond 2.4 4.7 8.9 10.13  (73)
Brisbane 1.5 5.8 10.10 10.13  (73)

Goals - Richmond:  Richardson 2, Tambling 2, Deledio, Edwards, Jackson, Kingsley, Pettifer, Schulz.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Foley 26, J. Bowden 25, Johnson 22, King 20, Tivendale 19, Raines 18.

Goals - Brisbane:  Patfull 3, Brown 2, Lappin 2, Adcock, Begley, Clark.

Leading possession-getters - Brisbane:  Drummond 30, Lappin 28, Notting 27, Stiller 19, Adcock 18, Hadley 18.

Round 19, 2006 at Telstra Dome

Richmond 7.4 14.7 17.11 21.16  (142)
Brisbane 1.1 1.5 2.12 8.12  (60)

Goals - Richmond:  Richardson 6, P. Bowden 2, Krakouer 2, Simmonds 2, Stafford 2, Tambling 2, Deledio, Howat, Pattison, Schulz, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  P. Bowden 28, Tuck 25, Deledio 24, Hyde 24, Richardson 22, Howat 19, Raines 19.

Goals - Brisbane:  Bradshaw 3, Hooper, Power, Roe, Selwood, Sherman.

Leading possession-getters - Brisbane:  Sherman 35, Power 27, B. Scott 25, Stiller 24, Adcock 23, Roe 22, T. Selwood 21.


 
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