Richmond is the No. 1 ranked team for defence in the AFL competition after 20 rounds of the 2017 season.

The Tigers have conceded 1472 points in their 19 games so far – an average of 77.4 per match.

Yesterday’s clash with Hawthorn at the MCG was the 14^th time this season Richmond has kept its opposition to 11 goals or less in a game (the Hawks finished with 9.10).

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The Hawks’ half-time tally of 2.5 (17) was their lowest opening half score against the Tigers since Round 13, 1956, when they had just 1.8 (14) on the board at the main break.

Here’s how the current top-eight teams stack up on the points conceded table . . .

1^st        Richmond: 1472
2^nd       Sydney: 1475
3^rd        Port Adelaide: 1501
4^th        Adelaide: 1513
5^th        Greater Western Sydney: 1592
6^th        Western Bulldogs: 1613
8^th        Geelong: 1634
13^th      Essendon: 1732