Here is a concise summary of the recent, and overall, history of Richmond and Collingwood on-field battles . . .

Recent history

Round 2, 2016, MCG

Richmond            2.2          3.8          7.12        12.14 (86)
Collingwood       2.1          3.3          7.7          13.9 (87)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Short 3, Lambert 2, Vickery 2, Lloyd, Martin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 38, Houli 35, B. Ellis 30, Grigg 30, Martin 30, McIntosh 28, Miles 19.
Goals – Collingwood:  Fasolo 6, Grundy 2, Aish, Cloke, de Goey, Langdon, Moore.
Leading possession-getters – Collingwood:  Treloar 32, Pendlebury 26, Ramsay 23, Adams21, Greenwood 21, Oxley 21.

Round 21, 2015, MCG

Richmond            7.3          10.6        14.9        23.9 (147)
Collingwood       3.3          3.10        6.13        7.14 (56)

Goals – Richmond:  Vickery 6, Deledio 3, Lloyd 3, Houli 2, Riewoldt 2, B. Ellis, Grigg, Lambert, Lennon, Maric, Martin, Newman.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 32, B. Ellis 31, Houli 29, Hunt 25, Miles 25, Grigg 24, Rance 22, Batchelor 21, Newman 21, Vickery 21, Deledio 20.
Goals – Collingwood:  Swan 2, Blair, Cloke, Elliott, Greenwood, Pendlebury.
Leading possession-getters – Collingwood:  Pendlebury 33, Sidebottom 32, Adams 28, Swan 28, Greenwood 24, Sinclair 20.

Round 7, 2015, MCG

Richmond            1.2          9.5          12.6        16.9 (105)
Collingwood       4.4          7.5          12.7        15.10 (100)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 4, Vickery 3, Cotchin 2, Deledio 2, Grigg 2, B. Ellis, Maric, McIntosh.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 32, Deledio 30, B. Ellis 29, Grigg 28, Martin 26, Rance 23, Houli 22, Miles 21.
Goals – Collingwood:  Cloke 3, Crisp 2, Elliott 2, Swan 2, White 2, Blair, Broomhead, de Goey, Witts.
Leading possession-getters – Collingwood:  Swan 32, Adams 23, Seedsman 22, Crisp 20.

Round 4, 2014, MCG

Richmond            1.4          2.7          3.10        10.12 (72)
Collingwood       4.3          7.5          10.10     16.14 (110)

Goals – Richmond:  Lloyd 3, Riewoldt 2, Arnot, S. Edwards, Martin, Newman.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 29, Jackson 27, Conca 25, Houli 22, Lloyd 22, Thomas 22, Ellis 20, Vlastuin 20.
Goals – Collingwood:  Beams 3, Pendlebury 3, White 3, Elliott 2, Swan 2, Ball, Blair, Sidebottom.
Leading possession-getters – Collingwood:  Beams 30, Swan 27, Pendlebury 24, Ball 22, Sidebottom 22, Young 21, Fasolo 20.

Round 4, 2013, MCG

Richmond                            3.3          6.5          8.6            11.13 (79)
Collingwood                       1.4          5.8          13.12       16.17 (113)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, McGuane 2, Vickery 2, S. Edwards, Houli, King, Maric.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 27, Deledio 25, Houli 24, Grigg 22, Knights 20.
Goals – Collingwood:  Cloke 7, Sidebottom 4, Clarke, Dwyer, Elliott, Lumumba, Swan.
Leading possession-getters – Collingwood:  Swan 35, Pendlebury 27, Sidebottom 21, Clarke 20, Cloke 20, Lumumba 20.

Richmond v Collingwood head-to-head

  • Richmond and Collingwood have played 204 times, with the Tigers winning 86, losing 117 and drawing one.
  • Richmond last defeated Collingwood in Round 21, 2015 at the MCG – 23.9 (147) to 7.14 (56).
  • Richmond has lost eight of its past 10 games against Collingwood.
  • Richmond and Collingwood have met in nine finals matches, with the Tigers winning six and losing three.
  • The two teams have met in six league Grand Finals, with Richmond winning two (1920 and 1980) and losing four (1919, 1927, 1928 and 1929).
  • Richmond’s best winning sequence against Collingwood is six, from 1920-22.
  • Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Collingwood is 11, from 1909-14.
  • Richmond’s highest score against Collingwood is 25.25 (175) in Round 3, 1942 season at Punt Road.
  • Richmond’s lowest score against Collingwood is 1.7 (13) in the 1927 Grand Final at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Collingwood is 138 points in Round 3, 1942 at Punt Road.
  • Richmond’s biggest losing margin against Collingwood is 101 points in Round 21, 1986 at Victoria Park.
  • Richmond and Collingwood’s one and only drawn match was in Round 6 of the 1917 season at Punt Road.
  • The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Collingwood is shared by Jack Titus, 10 goals, Round 3, 1942 at Punt Road, and Jeff Hogg, 10 goals, Round 8, 1991 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Collingwood is 113,461 in the 1980 Grand Final.