In the lead-up to Richmond’s elimination final against Brisbane at the Gabba on Thursday night, Tony Greenberg provides a statistical snapshot of the Tigers’ AFL/VFL finals history.
Overall finals record
Played: 93
Won: 56
Lost: 36
Drawn: 1
Winning percentage: 60.2%
Most games in finals
27 – Kevin Bartlett
24 – Jack Titus
23 – Francis Bourke, Jack Dyer
20 – Dick Clay, Kevin Sheedy
19 – Percy Bentley, Royce Hart
17 – Allan Geddes
16 – Jack Baggott, Neil Balme, Bryan Wood
15 – Trent Cotchin, Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards, Dustin Martin, Dylan Grimes, Nick Vlastuin, Bachar Houli
Most goals in finals
74 – Jack Titus
62 – Kevin Bartlett
47 – Dick Harris
38 – Royce Hart
31 – Jack Riewoldt
30 – Neil Balme
29 – Barry Richardson
27 – Jack Dyer
26 – Dustin Martin
24 – Doug Strang
19 – David Cloke
18 – George Bayliss
Finals highs and lows
Highest score: 25.17 (167) v Geelong 7.7 (49), 1969 first semi-final, MCG.
Lowest score: 1.7 (13) v Collingwood 2.13 (25), 1927 Grand Final, MCG.
Greatest winning margin: 118 points, 1969 first semi-final v Geelong, MCG.
Greatest losing margin: 89 points – 6.4 (40) v Geelong 20.9 (129), 1995 preliminary final, Waverley Park.
Most goals by a player in a final: Nine by Jack Dyer, 1944 preliminary final v Essendon, Junction Oval.
Biggest crowd: 119,165 – 1969 Grand Final v Carlton, MCG.
Biggest crowd apart from a Grand Final: 108,279 – 1969 preliminary final v Collingwood.
Most consecutive finals wins: Seven (1973-1975).
Most consecutive finals losses: Three (1935, 1937, 1939 and 2013-2015).
Most years without a finals appearance: 20 (1947-1967).
Most years without a Grand Final appearance: 35 (1982-2017).
Most years without a premiership: 37 (1980-2017).
Other finals facts
First finals win: 1919 semi-final v South Melbourne, MCG – 10.13 (73) to 9.5 (59).
Most recent finals win: 2020 Grand Final v Geelong, Gabba – 12.9 (81) to 7.8 (50).
Highest scoring finals quarter: 8.5 v Carlton, last quarter of second semi-final, 1932, MCG, and 8.5 v Geelong, last quarter of second semi-final, 1934, MCG.
Elimination finals record: Played five, won two – 1975 v Collingwood, Waverley Park and 1977 v South Melbourne, Waverley Park, and lost three – 2013 v Carlton, MCG, 2014 v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval and 2015 v North Melbourne, MCG.
