We take a look at the key historical ‘Dreamtime’ details . . .

• Richmond and Essendon have met in 13 Dreamtime games, with the Tigers winning seven and losing six.

• The first Dreamtime game was in Round 15 of the 2005 season, which Richmond won by 26 points – 14.8 (92) to 9.12 (66).

• The highest score kicked in a Dreamtime game is Essendon’s 19.16 (130) in 2010.

• Richmond’s highest score in a Dreamtime game is 16.14 (110) in 2008.

• The lowest score kicked in a Dreamtime game is Richmond’s 7.12 (54) in 2014.

• The greatest winning margin in a Dreamtime game is Essendon by 50 points in 2014.

• Richmond’s greatest winning margin in a Dreamtime game is 38 points in 2008 and 2016.

• The highest goal tally by a player in a Dreamtime game is six by Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt in 2010.

• The most goals kicked by a player overall in Dreamtime games is Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt with 21.

• The highest disposals tally by a player in a Dreamtime game is 39 by Essendon’s Brent Stanton in 2013.

• Players who have made their AFL debuts in Dreamtime games are: Essendon’s Courtney Johns in 2005, Richmond’s Dean Polo in 2006 and Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt in 2007.

• The biggest crowd at a Dreamtime game is 85,656 in 2017.

Dreamtime at the ‘G match details

Round 15, 2005

Rich     4.2       8.3       13.6     14.8 (92)

Ess        1.1       4.5       7.7       9.12 (66)

Goals – Richmond:  Campbell 2, Deledio 2, Hilton 2, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Knobel, Krakouer, Pettifer, Tambling.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Campbell 25, Coughlan 25, Bowden 24, Hyde 21, Tuck 21, Chaffey 18.

Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Bolton, Dyson, Lovett.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  J. Johnson 30, Bradley 24, Murphy 19, Solomon 18, Thomas 18, Welsh 18.

Crowd:  49,975

Round 6, 2006

Rich     4.3       5.12     9.15     13.19 (97)

Ess        5.2       5.10     8.13     13.17 (95)

Goals – Richmond:  Polo 3, Hughes 2, Richardson 2, Hartigan, A. Kellaway, Krakouer, Pettifer, Tivendale, Tuck.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Bowden 31, Polo 28, Raines 24, Tuck 24, Tivendale 22, Coughlan 21, Hartigan 21, Hyde 20, Pettifer 20, Simmonds 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Lucas 4, Laycock 2, Lovett 2, Stanton 2, Hird, Monfries, Watson.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Lovett-Murray 29, J. Johnson 28, Watson 26, Lucas 23, Hille 21, Welsh 21, Lovett 20, Stanton 20.

Crowd:  58,439

Yiooken Award winner:  Dean Polo (Richmond)

Round 9, 2007

Rich     2.3       6.6       10.9     12.12 (84)

Ess        3.4       5.9       7.14     12.20 (92)

Goals – Richmond:  Richardson 4, Jackson 3, Krakouer 2, Deledio, Pattison, Tambling.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Bowden 25, Deledio 25, Polak 25, Raines 24, Tuck 24, Tivendale 22, Newman 21.

Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 3, Lucas 3, Hille 2, Davey, Dyson, Fletcher, McPhee.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Stanton 26, Lucas 25, McPhee 24, Hird 21, Peverill 21, Watson 21, Winderlich 20.

Crowd:  61,837

Yiooken Award winner:  James Hird (Essendon)

Round 9, 2008

Rich     5.3       10.8     12.10   16.14 (110)

Ess        0.5       2.6       8.8       10.12 (72)

Goals – Richmond:  Brown 3, Edwards 3, Pettifer 2, Richardson 2, Deledio, Foley, Hyde, Johnson, Pattison, White.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Foley 32, Deledio 29, Brown 23, McMahon 22, Pettifer 22, Newman 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Hille, McVeigh, Monfries, Nash, Neagle, Stanton.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 20, Hille 17, McVeigh 17, Monfries 17, Welsh 17, Reimers 16.

Crowd:  60,333

Yiooken Award winner:  Nathan Foley (Richmond)

Round 9, 2009

Richmond        5.5       9.8       10.12   12.13 (85)

Essendon          3.1       7.4       13.6     19.11 (125)

Goals – Morton 3, Brown 2, Pettifer 2, Collins, Connors, Cotchin, Deledio, Polo.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Tuck 30, Foley 27, Jackson 26, Bowden 23, Pettifer 22, Collins 21, Deledio 21.

Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Davey 3, Zaharakis 3, Lovett 2, Watson 2, Winderlich 2, Hocking, Lonergan, Monfries.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Winderlich 28, Watson 24, Lovett 23, Dyson 22, Stanton 20, Ryder 20.

Crowd:  73,625

Yiooken Award winner:  Jason Winderlich (Essendon) 

Round 9, 2010

Richmond        2.4       5.7       8.8       14.11 (95)

Essendon          7.1       10.6     14.13   19.16 (130)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 6, Rance 2, Astbury, Edwards, Martin, Nahas, Nason, Tuck.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Tuck 30, Cotchin 25, Martin 23, Deledio 22, Foley 19, Edwards 18, Riewoldt 18.

Goals – Essendon:  Hille 3, Melksham 2, Ryder 2, Zaharakis 2, Davey, Gumbleton, Howlett, Hurley, Jetta, Lonergan, McVeigh, Monfries, Myers, Stanton.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 28, Prismall 27, Hille 26, Winderlich 26, Lonergan 23, Howlett 21, Hurley 21, Jetta 21.

Crowd:  64,709

Yiooken Award winner:  David Hille (Essendon)

Round 9, 2011

Rich     2.3       6.5       13.8     16.9 (105)

Ess        2.2       6.6       9.10     13.11 (89)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 4, King 3, Vickery 3, Nahas 2, Cotchin, Foley, Helbig, Newman.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 34, Cotchin 29, Newman 27, Martin 26, Conca 23, Rance 22, Grigg 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Jetta 3, Monfries 3, Zaharakis 3, Crameri, Davey, Hille, Howlett.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Heppell 29, McVeigh 25, Lonergan 21, Lovett-Murray 19, Hardingham 18, Monfries 18, Zaharakis 18.

Crowd:  83,563

Yiooken Award winner:  Trent Cotchin (Richmond)

Round 8, 2012

Richmond        4.2       6.8       11.16   15.19 (109)

Essendon          6.2       12.7     16.9     19.14 (128)

Goals – Richmond:  Cotchin 3, Edwards 3, Grigg 2, Martin 2, Deledio, Jackson, Miller, Nahas, Riewoldt.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 35, Grigg 30, Cotchin 29, Tuck 26, Foley 24, Jackson 22, Martin 21.

Goals – Essendon:  Ryder 4, Monfries 3, Stanton 3, Davey 2, Jetta 2, Watson 2, Crameri, Howlett, Lovett-Murray.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 30, Stanton 29, Dyson 23, Zaharakis 23, Howlett 22, Crameri 21.

Crowd:  81,200

Yiokeen Award winner:  Brett Deledio (Richmond)

Round 9, 2013

Richmond        2.2       4.5       6.5       9.8 (62)

Essendon          2.3       7.7       11.9     13.13 (91)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards, King, Martin, McGuane, Nahas, Vlastuin.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Jackson 29, Grigg 27, Newman 27, Houli 25, Cotchin 23, Chaplin 22, Martin 22, Vlastuin 22, S. Edwards 21.

Goals – Essendon:  Crameri 3, Watson 3, Zaharakis 2, Hibberd, Howlett, Melksham, Stanton, Winderlich.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Stanton 39, Goddard 34, Hibberd 29, Dempsey 28, Watson 28, Heppell 27. 

Crowd:  84,234

Yiokeen Award winner:  Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 11, 2014

Richmond        0.1       3.5       3.8       7.12 (54)

Essendon          4.4       9.8       11.11   15.14 (104)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Martin 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 28, Ellis 26, Cotchin 25, Houli 25, Thomas 23, Chaplin 21, Deledio 20, S. Edwards 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Howlett 5, Daniher 3, Merrett 2, Bellchambers, Chapman, Fletcher, Heppell, Hibberd.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 36, Zaharakis 31, Goddard 30, Stanton 27, Fletcher 25, Merrett 22, Heppell 21, Carlisle 20.

Crowd:  74,664

Yiooken Award winner:  Brendon Goddard (Essendon)

Round 9, 2015

Richmond        3.2       5.6       7.10     10.12 (72)

Essendon          1.4       3.7       6.8       8.11 (59)

Goals – Richmond:  Cotchin 2, Grigg 2, C. Ellis, Griffiths, Martin, McIntosh, Morris, Riewoldt.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  B. Ellis 33, Deledio 27, Edwards 25, Martin 25, Cotchin 24, Grigg 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Colyer 2, Daniher 2, Carlisle, Chapman, Merrett, Watson.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Goddard 27, Heppell 25, Stanton 25, Hibberd 24, Melksham 21, Merrett 20.

Crowd:  83,804

Yiooken Award winner:  Brandon Ellis (Richmond)

Round 10, 2016

Richmond        6.3       8.6       14.8     16.9 (105)

Essendon          3.1       6.2       8.3       10.7 (67)

Goals – Richmond:  Deledio 3, Vickery 3, Cotchin 2, Grigg 2, Lloyd 2, Riewoldt 2, Edwards, Griffiths.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 38, B. Ellis 30, Cotchin 29, Edwards 26, Deledio 23, Grigg 23, Miles 22, Vlastuin 21, Batchelor 20.

Goals – Essendon:  Brown 2, Daniher 2, Fantasia 2, Parish 2, Crowley, Jamar.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Goddard 34, Zaharakis 30, Cooney 25, Parish 25, Kelly 24, Z. Merrett 22, Gwilt 20.

Crowd:  56,948 

Yiooken Award winner:  Dustin Martin

Round 10, 2017

Richmond        4.4       6.9       9.12     11.15 (81)       

Essendon          6.0       8.1       10.3     10.6 (66)

Goals – Richmond: Caddy 2, Edwards 2, Riewoldt 2, B. Ellis, Elton, Lloyd, Martin, Nankervis.

Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 31, Martin 30, Houli 27, Grigg 24, Prestia 22.

Goals – Essendon: Daniher 3, Goddard 2, Fantasia, Green, Heppell, Stewart, Zaharakis.

Leading possession-getters – Essendon: Zaharakis 35, Goddard 28, Watson 28, Heppell 27, Hurley 27, McGrath 26, Z. Merrett 25, Parish 24.

Crowd: 85,656

Yiooken Medal winner: Dustin Martin