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

 

Recent history

Round 8, 2017, MCG

Richmond        2.1       5.1       5.5       10.10 (70)
Fremantle        2.3       5.6       9.11     10.12 (72)

Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Caddy 2, Castagna, Cotchin, B. Ellis, Martin, Rioli.
Leading possession-winners – Richmond: Grigg 31, Martin 27, Cotchin 25, Edwards 22, Houli 21, Lambert 20, Rance 20.
Goals – Fremantle: Kersten 2, Mundy 2, Taberner 2, Fyfe, B. Hill, McCarthy, Pearce.
Leading possession-winners – Fremantle: Walters 38, B. Hill 28, Blakely 25, Neale 23, Johnson 22, Langdon 22, Pearce 22, Fyfe 20, Hughes 20. 

Round 9, 2016, Domain Stadium

Richmond        2.3       6.10     9.10     11.17 (83)
Fremantle        1.1       2.3       5.7       6.9 (45)

Goals – Richmond: Edwards 2, Miles 2, Riewoldt 2, Griffiths, Grigg, Lloyd, Menadue, Morris.
Leading possession-winners – Richmond: Cotchin 39, Martin 30, Grigg 24, Edwards 22, Hunt 22, Miles 22, Deledio 20.
Goals – Fremantle: Ballantyne 3, Langdon, Taberner, Walters.
Leading possession-winners – Fremantle: Neale 37, Mundy 23, Pearce 23, Blakely 22, Suban 20. 

Round 17, 2015, MCG

Richmond        1.4       5.8       8.14     10.18 (78)
Fremantle        1.4       5.6       8.9       12.10 (82)

Goals – Richmond: Lennon 2, Maric 2, Newman 2, Deledio, Lloyd, McIntosh, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: B. Ellis 31, Cotchin 24, Chaplin 23, Grigg 22, Lambert 22, Martin 22, Miles 21, Houli 20, Rance 20.
Goals – Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Crozier 2, Barlow, Fyfe, Hill, Mayne, Mundy, Sheridan, Taberner.
Leading possession-getters – Fremantle: Mundy 28, Barlow 26, Fyfe 25, Hill 24, Sheridan 21. 

Round 10, 2015, Domain Stadium

Richmond        8.1       12.3     13.4     15.7 (97)
Fremantle        3.1       5.2       8.5       10.10 (70)

Goals – Richmond: Vickery 3, Deledio 2, Griffiths 2, Riewoldt 2, Edwards, B. Ellis, C. Ellis, Grigg, Martin, Morris.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Martin 34, B. Ellis 26, Cotchin 25, Edwards 25, Miles 24, Houli 23.
Goals – Fremantle: Walters 3, Crozier 2, Ballantyne, Barlow, Fyfe, Sandilands, Taberner.
Leading possession-getters – Fremantle: Neale 28, Fyfe 26, Hill 2 1, Barlow 20.

Round 13, 2014, MCG

Richmond        1.3       5.9       7.11     12.13 (85)
Fremantle        3.1       7.5       13.8     16.9 (105)

Goals – Richmond: Deledio 2, Petterd 2, Batchelor, Ellis, Foley, Maric, Martin, Miles, Newman, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Miles 30, Ellis 29, Rance 29, Martin 28, Cotchin 27, Foley 27, Houli 25, Petterd 23, Deledio 21.
Goals – Fremantle: Ballantyne 6, Pavlich 3, Barlow 2, Clarke, Fyfe, Mundy, Pearce, Spurr.
Leading possession-getters – Fremantle: Fyfe 33, Hill 24, Mundy 24, Barlow 23, Spurr 20.

 

Head-to-head

  • Richmond and Fremantle have played 34 times with the Tigers winning 18 and losing 16.
  • Richmond last defeated Fremantle in Round 9, 2016 at Domain Stadium – 11.17 (83) to 6.9 (45).
  • Richmond has won four and lost six of its past 10 against Fremantle.
  • Richmond and Fremantle have never met in a league final.
  • Richmond’s best winning sequence against Fremantle is three, from 2008-09.
  • Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Fremantle is three, from 2005-07, and 2012-13.
  • Richmond’s highest score against Fremantle is 23.10 (148) in Round 7, 2011 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s lowest score against Fremantle is 5.12 (42) in Round 19, 1997 at the WACA.
  • Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Fremantle is 90 points in Round 14, 1998 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Fremantle is 66 points in Round 4, 2002 at Subiaco.
  • The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Fremantle is six by Matthew Richardson (three times), in Round 13, 1999 at Subiaco,  Round 19, 2002 at the MCG and Round 4, 2005 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Fremantle is 43,801 in Round 11, 2012 at the MCG.