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

Recent history

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. 

Round 17, 2013, MCG

Richmond        3.3       4.6       9.9       12.12 (84)
Fremantle        2.2       2.5       6.6       8.9 (57)

Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Cotchin, Deledio, S. Edwards, Jackson, King, Martin, Vickery, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 34, Martin 30, Rance 30, Ellis 24, Grigg 24, Jackson 22, Petterd 22, S. Edwards 20, Houli 20, Newman 20.
Goals – Fremantle: Mzungu 3, Mayne 2, de Boer, Silvagni, Walters.
Leading possession-getters – Fremantle: Fyfe 27, Mundy 24, Barlow 22, Johnson 21, Mzungu 21, Neale 21, Pearce 20, Walters 20. 

Head-to-head

  • Richmond and Fremantle have played 33 times with the Tigers winning 18 and losing 15.
  • Richmond last defeated Fremantle in Round 9, 2016 at Domain Stadium – 11.17 (83) to 6.9 (45).
  • Richmond has won five and lost five 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.