Here is a summary of the brief history of on-field encounters between Richmond and Gold Coast.

Match details

Round 20, 2015, MCG

Richmond            6.1          8.2          14.5        22.6 (138)
Gold Coast          2.0          5.3          7.3          8.7 (55)

Goals – Richmond:  Vickery 4, Deledio 3, Lloyd 3, Martin 3, Riewoldt 2, B. Ellis, Grigg, Maric, Newman, Thomas.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  B. Ellis 29, Houli 29, Martin 29, Cotchin 28, Lambert 27, Rance 24, Lennon 22, Batchelor 21, Deledio 21, Vlastuin 21.
Goals – Gold Coast:  Lynch 3, Boston, Dixon, Garlett, Hall, Russell.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Hall 29, Kolodjashnij 27, Lonergan 24, Bennell 21, Rischitelli 21.

Round 1, 2014, Metricon Stadium

Richmond            3.1          5.6          6.7          10.9 (69)
Gold Coast          5.4          6.7          7.13        12.15 (87)

Goals – Richmond:  Vickery 2, Cotchin, Deledio, S. Edwards, Griffiths, Martin, Petterd, Riewoldt, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 38, Deledio 33, Grigg 30, Thomas 29, Martin 25, Conca 23, Houli 21, Petterd 20.
Goals – Gold Coast:  Ablett 2, Day 2, Lynch 2, Stanley 2, Matera, O’Meara, Prestia, Swallow.
Leading possession-getters – Gold Coast:  Ablett 41, Prestia 32, Rischitelli 28, Swallow 27, Broughton 24, Harbrow 22, O’Meara 22.

Round 16, 2013, Cazalys Stadium

Richmond            1.3          4.10        5.13        6.17 (53)
Gold Coast          3.3          4.4          5.6          6.8 (44)

Goals – Richmond:  Jackson 2, Arnot, Ellis, Foley, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 31, Cotchin 29, Deledio 24, Jackson 24, Petterd 24, Rance 20.
Goals – Gold Coast:  Bennell, Brown, Day, McKenzie, O’Meara, Shaw.
Leading possession-getters – Gold Coast:  Prestia 27, Ablett 26, Broughton 24, McKenzie 24, Shaw 22, O’Meara 21, Russell 20.

Round 16, 2012, Cazalys Stadium

Richmond            2.2          4.3          10.7        13.10 (88)
Gold Coast          4.2          7.9          9.9          13.12 (90)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 5, Nahas 4, McGuane 2, Graham, A. Maric.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 38, Deledio 36, Ellis 24, Grigg 24, Tuck 24, Conca 23, Houli 21, A. Maric 21.
Goals – Gold Coast:  J. Hall 2, Hunt 2, Matera 2, Ablett, Bennell, Brown, Caddy, A. Hall, Harbrow, Swallow.
Leading possession-getters – Gold Coast:  Ablett 33, Bennll 30, McKenzie 26, Stanley 22, Harbrow 20, Matera 20.

Round 17, 2011, Cazalys Stadium

Richmond            6.8          6.9          8.16        9.16 (70)
Gold Coast          1.2          7.6          7.9          12.13 (85)

Goals – Richmond:  Cotchin 3, Foley, Grigg, King, Nahas, Newman, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Grigg 32, Newman 31, Deledio 30, Houli 30, Nahas 28, Rance 25, Cotchin 24, Martin 21.
Goals – Gold Coast:  Brennan 3, Stanley 3, Swallow 2, Ablett, Iles, Rischitelli, Toy.
Leading possession-getters – Gold Coast:  Ablett 27, Rischitelli 24, Swallow 24, Iles 23, Bock 21, McKenzie 21, Stanley 21.

Head-to-head

• Richmond and Gold Coast have played five times, with the Tigers winning two and losing three.
• Richmond last defeated Gold Coast in Round 20, 2015 at the MCG – 22.6 (138) to 8.7 (55).
• Richmond and Gold Coast have never met in a final.
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against Gold Coast is one.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Gold Coast is two (2011-12).
• Richmond’s highest score against Gold Coast is 22.6 (138), in Round 20, 2015 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s lowest score against Gold Coast is 6.17 (53), in Round 16, 2013 at Cazalys Stadium.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Gold Coast is 83 points, in Round 20, 2015 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Gold Coast is 15 points, in Round 17, 2011 at Cazalys Stadium.
• The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Gold Coast is five by Jack Riewoldt, in Round 16, 2012 at Cazalys Stadium.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Gold Coast is 38,508 in Round 20, 2015 at the MCG.