Richmond has an opportunity to turn around its ordinary first-up record at league football venues, when it travels to Perth for Sunday’s big Round 9 clash with West Coast at the new Optus Stadium.
All-up, the Tigers have competed on 35 grounds in its 110-year AFL/VFL history. In the 35 debut encounters at those venues, they’ve won 11 and lost 24.
Here’s how Richmond has fared first-up at each of these 35 league football stadiums . . .
AAMI Stadium (formerly Football Park, Adelaide), Round 5, 1992 v Adelaide – lost
Adelaide Oval (Adelaide), Round 21, 2014 v Adelaide – won
ANZ Stadium (formerly Stadium Australia, Sydney), Round 22, 2002 v Sydney – lost
Arden Street, Round 10, 1925 v North Melbourne – won
Aurora Stadium (formerly York Park, Launceston), Round 12, 2006 v Hawthorn – lost
Blundstone Arena (formerly Bellerive Oval, Hobart), Round 6, 2015 v North Melbourne – lost
Brunswick Street, Round 12, 1908 v Fitzroy – won
Cazaly’s Stadium (Cairns), Round 17, 2011 v Gold Coast – lost
Coburg Oval, Round 18, 1965 v North Melbourne – lost
Corio Oval, Round 14, 1908 v Geelong – lost
Domain Stadium (formerly Subiaco Oval, Perth), Round 1, 1987 v West Coast – lost
East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Round 2, 1908 v University – lost
Etihad Stadium (formerly Colonial Stadium), Round 4, 2000 v Fremantle – lost
Gabba (Brisbane), Round 17, 1993 v Brisbane – lost
Glenferrie Oval, Round 1, 1925 v Hawthorn – won
GMHBA Stadium (formerly Kardinia Park), Round 7, 1941 v Geelong – won
Junction Oval, Round 9, 1908 v St Kilda – lost
Lake Oval, Round 16, 1908 v South Melbourne – lost
Manuka Oval, Round 19, 2106 v GWS – lost
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Round 10, 1908 v Melbourne – lost
Metricon Stadium (formerly Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast), Round 8, 1987 v Brisbane – lost
Moorabbin Oval, Round 14, 1965 v St Kilda – lost
Olympic Park, Round 2, 1932 v Melbourne – won
Princes Park, Round 8, 1908 v Carlton – lost
Punt Road, Round 1, 1908 v Melbourne – won
Spotless Stadium (formerly Sydney Showground, Sydney), Round 12, 2012 v GWS – won
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney), Round 8, 1952 v Collingwood – lost
TIO Stadium (formerly Marrara Oval, Darwin), Round 10, 2011 v Port Adelaide – lost
Toorak Park, Round 4, 1942 v St Kilda – won
Victoria Park, Round 6, 1908 v Collingwood – lost
WACA Ground (Perth), Round 19, 1997 v Fremantle – lost
Waverley Park, Round 6, 1970 v Hawthorn – won
Whitten Oval (formerly Western Oval), Round 9, 1926 v Footscray – won
Windy Hill, Round 14, 1922 v Essendon – lost
Yarraville Oval, Round 12, 1942 v Footscray – lost