Here is a summary of the recent, and overall, history of the on-field battles between Richmond and Hawthorn.
Recent history
Round 18, 2016
Richmond 2.5 3.7 3.11 5.14 (44)
Hawthorn 2.5 4.11 7.15 16.18 (114)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, Drummond, Rioli.
Leading possession-winners – Richmond: Martin 39, Grigg 27, Miles 26, Cotchin 21, Hunt 21.
Goals – Hawthorn: Gunston 3, Rioli 3, Sicily 3, Breust 2, Gibson, McEvoy, O’Rourke, Puopolo, Whitecross.
Leading possession-winners – Hawthorn: S. Mitchell 38, Lewis 33, Gibson 31, Hill 31, Birchall 27, Breust 23, Gunston 22, Burgoyne 21, Duryea 20, Smith 20.
Round 7, 2016
Richmond 3.4 6.7 10.11 13.12 (90)
Hawthorn 4.2 9.4 12.8 21.10 (136)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Vickery 3, Miles 2, Short 2, Griffiths, Lloyd, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Martin 28, B. Ellis 27, Grigg 24, Miles 24.
Goals – Hawthorn: Breust 6, Gunston 4, Puopolo 3, Ceglar, Hartung, Hill, Lewis, Rioli, Shiels, Sicily, Smith.
Leading possession-getters – Hawthorn: Hartung 28, Lewis 28, Smith 25, Birchall 23.
Round 18, 2015, MCG
Richmond 3.4 5.4 8.8 10.11 (71)
Hawthorn 0.3 5.6 5.8 7.11 (53)
Goals – Richmond: Deledio 4, Houli, Lambert, Lloyd, McIntosh, Riewoldt, Vickery.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Miles 30, B. Ellis 27, Martin 27, Cotchin 24, Houli 23, Grigg 22, Chaplin 20.
Goals – Hawthorn: Gunston 3, Puopolo 2, Rioli, Schoenmakers.
Leading possession-getters – Hawthorn: Lewis 34, Burgoyne 30, Hodge 28, Mitchell 28, Smith 27, Birchall 24.
Round 6, 2014, MCG
Richmond 2.0 3.1 4.6 7.10 (52)
Hawthorn 4.7 6.9 14.10 18.10 (118)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 2, S. Edwards, Ellis, Jackson, Martin, Petterd.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Ellis 32, Grigg 28, Jackson 28, Houli 23, Cotchin 21, Martin 21, S. Edwards 20.
Goals – Hawthorn: Rioli 4, Breust 2, Gunston 2, Hale 2, Hodge 2, Burgoyne, Hill, Lewis, McEvoy, Puopolo, Roughead.
Leading possession-getters – Hawthorn: Mitchell 36, Hodge 30, Birchall 26, Burgoyne 24, Lewis 24, Hill 23, McEvoy 22, Suckling 22, Hallahan 20, Langford 20.
Round 19, 2013, MCG
Richmond 6.4 6.6 10.10 16.11 (107)
Hawthorn 3.4 6.8 7.10 9.12 (66)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, S. Edwards 2, Jackson 2, McGuane 2, White 2, Foley, Maric, Martin, Newman, Tuck.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 34, Houli 28, Deledio 27, Ellis 25, Martin 25, Foley 22, Grigg 20.
Goals – Hawthorn: Puopolo 2, Burgoyne, Ceglar, Franklin, Guerra, Hodge, Lewis, Smith.
Leading possession-getters – Hawthorn: Smith 29, Mitchell 26, Savage 21, Burgoyne 19, Lake 19.
Overall history
- Richmond and Hawthorn have played 155 times, with the Tigers winning 85 and losing 70.
- Richmond has won four of its past 10 games against Hawthorn.
- Richmond's most recent win against Hawthorn was in Round 18, 2015 at the MCG – 10.11 (71) to 7.11 (53).
- Richmond and Hawthorn have never played a drawn match.
- Richmond and Hawthorn have never met in a final.
- Richmond's highest score against Hawthorn is 29.14 (188), in Round 5, 1985 at Princes Park.
- Richmond's lowest score against Hawthorn is 2.20 (32), in Round 15, 1975 at Princes Park.
- Richmond's greatest winning margin against Hawthorn is 114 points, in Round 16, 1967 at Glenferrie Oval.
- Richmond's greatest losing margin against Hawthorn is 101 points, in Round 14, 1986 at the MCG.
- Richmond's longest winning sequence against Hawthorn is 21 (an overall Club record), from 1925-36.
- Richmond's longest losing sequence against Hawthorn is 16, from 1985-94.
- The highest individual goal tally by a Richmond player against Hawthorn is 11 by Michael Roach, in Round 5, 1985 at Princes Park.
- Richmond's biggest-ever crowd against Hawthorn is 66,305 in Round 18, 2015 at the MCG.