Here is a concise summary of the recent, and overall, history of Richmond and Port Adelaide on-field battles . . .
Recent history
Round 15, 2016, Adelaide Oval
Richmond 3.2 5.3 7.6 8.8 (56)
Port Adelaide 2.2 9.2 11.5 14.10 (94)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Lloyd 2, Short, Vickery.
Leading possession-winners – Richmond: B. Ellis 34, Martin 32, Deledio 30, Miles 28, Astbury 23, Conca 22.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Boak 2, Broadbent 2, Wingard 2, Amon, Dixon, Gray, Impey, Mitchell, Trengove, Westhoff, Young.
Leading possession-winners – Port Adelaide: Wines 27, Boak 26, Gray 24, Mitchell 24, Trengove 20.
Round 6, 2016, MCG
Richmond 2.2 5.4 8.10 8.11 (59)
Port Adelaide 2.7 7.10 11.13 13.16 (94)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Grigg 2, Deledio, Martin, Vickery.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Houli 34, Grigg 32, Martin 31, Edwards 27, B. Ellis 26, C. Ellis 23, Deledio 22, Miles 22.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Impey 3, Dixon 2, Neade 2, Young 2, Boak, Broadbent, Krakouer, Westhoff.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Broadbent 25, Polec 23, Boak 22, Hartlett 22, Westhoff 21, O’Shea 20, Pittard 20, Wines 20.
Round 8, 2015, Adelaide Oval
Richmond 3.4 7.5 7.5 11.10 (76)
Port Adelaide 0.3 3.6 4.10 5.13 (43)
Goals – Riewoldt 4, Batchelor, Deledio, Edwards, B. Ellis, Griffiths, Martin, Menadue.
Leading possession-getters – B. Ellis 31, Martin 29, Deledio 28, Grigg 26, Miles 26, Batchelor 20.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Monfries 2, Wingard 2, R. Gray.
Leading possessions – Port Adelaide: Boak 32, K. Cornes 28, R. Gray 28, Ebert 25, Wines 24, Hombsch 22, Hartlett 21, Westhoff 20, Wingard 20.
Elimination Final, 2014, Adelaide Oval
Richmond 1.1 3.2 6.5 11.9 (75)
Port Adelaide 8.1 14.5 19.8 20.12 (132)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Gordon 2, Conca, Deledio, S. Edwards, Griffiths, Grigg, Maric.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Deledio 29, Martin 29, Houli 27, Miles 24, Ellis 20, Grigg 20.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Neade 3, Ebert 2, Monfries 2, Polec 2, Schulz 2, Westhoff 2, Wines 2, Wingard 2, Boak, Gray, White.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Boak 34, Gray 25, Wines 24, Cornes 22, Jonas 2,, Wingard 22, Westhoff 21.
Round 17, 2014, Etihad Stadium
Richmond 4.2 11.6 14.7 19.12 (126)
Port Adelaide 3.3 8.4 12.6 16.10 (106)
Goals – Richmond: Lloyd 3, Riewoldt 3, Chaplin 2, Petterd 2, Vickery 2, Cotchin, Deledio, S. Edwards. Houli, Jackson, Martin, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Ellis 29, Miles 28, Cotchin 26, Deledio 26, Martin 25, Houli 23, Petterd 22, Riewoldt 22.
Goals – Port Adelaide: R. Gray 4, Broadbent 2, Schulz 2, White 2, Boak, S. Gray, Hartlett, Polec, Wines, Wingard.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Boak 39, Cornes 26, Wines 25, Hartlett 21, Logan 19.
Overall history
- Richmond and Port Adelaide have played 28 times, with the Tigers winning 10, losing 17, and one draw.
- Richmond last defeated Port Adelaide in Round 8, 2015 at Adelaide Oval – 11.10 (76) to 5.13 (43).
- Richmond has won four, lost five and drawn one of its past 10 matches against Port.
- Richmond and Port Adelaide have met in one league final (2014 elimination final), which the Tigers lost.
- Richmond’s best winning sequence against Port is two, from 1997-98, and 2013-14.
- Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Port is seven, from 1999-04.
- Richmond’s highest score against Port is 22.14 (146), in Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s lowest score against Port is 3.12 (30), Round 11, 1999 at AAMI Stadium.
- Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Port is 85 points, Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Port is 84 points, Round 12, 2002 at AAMI Stadium.
- The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Port is six by Nathan Brown, Round 6, 2005 at Etihad Stadium, six by Cleve Hughes, Round 13, 2008 at AAMI Stadium, and six by Jack Riewoldt, Round 23, 2012 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Port is 49,886, at the 2014 Elimination Final, Adelaide Oval.
