Tony Greenberg takes a look back at history of this clash and the last 5 times the Saints and Tigers have met.
• Richmond has played St Kilda 173 times for 102 wins, 69 losses and two draws.
• Richmond last defeated St Kilda in Round 4, 2003.
• Richmond has lost its last 13 games against St Kilda.
• Richmond and St Kilda have never met in a Grand Final.
• Richmond and St Kilda have met in just three finals all-up, with the Tigers winning one and the Saints two.
• Richmond and St Kilda have played in two drawn games - Round 3, 1978 and Round 3, 1980.
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against St Kilda is 15, from 1940-49.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against St Kilda is 13, from 2003-11.
• Richmond’s highest score against St Kilda is 34.18 (222), Round 16, 1980 at the SCG. This is the Club’s all-time record score.
• Richmond’s lowest score against St Kilda is 0.8 (8), Round 16, 1961, at Junction Oval.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against St Kilda is 152 points, Round 16, 1980 at the SCG.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against St Kilda is 103 points, Round 17, 2006 at the MCG.
• Most goals kicked in a match by a Richmond player against St Kilda is 10 (twice) by Michael Roach - Round 18, 1979, and Round 16, 1980.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against St Kilda was 102,494, in the 1971 preliminary final at the MCG.
• Some Saints-turned-Tigers: Ian Stewart, Stephen Rae, Ian Sartori, Jeff Dunne, Darryl Cowie, Andrew Cross, Michael Roberts.
Round 21, 2010 at Etihad Stadium
Richmond 6.1 10.1 12.3 14.10 (94)
St Kilda 5.2 10.6 13.9 17.13 (115)
Goals - Richmond: Riewoldt 7, King 3, Cotchin 2, Moore, Taylor.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Connors 26, Deledio 25, Edwards 25, Tuck 21, Cousins 20, Morton 20.
Goals - St Kilda: Koschitzke 5, Riewoldt 3, Dal Santo 2, Goddard 2, Armitage, Gram, Milne, Montagna, Pattison.
Leading possession-getters - St Kilda: Montagna 42, Dal Santo 36, Goddard 29, Gilbert 23, Peake 20, Gram 19, Riewoldt 18.
Round 11, 2010 at Etihad Stadium
Richmond 0.3 3.6 7.8 8.11 (59)
St Kilda 2.3 8.7 11.10 14.13 (97)
Goals - Richmond: Riewoldt 6, Collins 2.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Tuck 28, Newman 25, Cousins 24, Martin 24, Deledio 20, Webberley 20.
Goals - St Kilda: Milne 5, Koschitzke 2, Montagna 2, Peake 2, McQualter, Schneider, Stanley.
Leading possession-getters - St Kilda: Goddard 38, Montagna 29, Clarke 26, Gilbert 26, Dal Santo 23, Jones 22, Ray 22, Gwilt 21, Hayes 21, Milne 21.
Round 13, 2009 at Etihad Stadium
Richmond 2.3 2.3 2.3 5.6 (36)
St Kilda 0.3 5.5 11.9 13.14 (92)
Goals - Richmond: Morton 2, Cousins, Hislop, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Tuck 33, Foley 30, Jackson 27, Polo 25, Tambling 25, Newman 24, Deledio 21.
Goals - St Kilda: Koschitzke 5, Riewoldt 2, Ball, Dal Santo, Geary, Goddard, McQualter, Schneider.
Leading possession-getters—St Kilda: Goddard 35, Gram 34, Dal Santo 26, Ball 25, Hayes 24, Geary 22, Montagna 20.
Round 7, 2008 at Telstra Dome
Richmond 4.1 9.4 13.8 16.11 (107)
St Kilda 4.4 7.5 13.7 17.8 (110)
Goals - Richmond: Richardson 5, Brown 2, Edwards 2, Morton 2, Simmonds 2, White 2, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Brown 29, Newman 26, Johnson 24, Deledio 22, Foley 22, Richardson 22, Tuck 21, Simmonds 20.
Goals - St Kilda: Milne 7, Gardiner 2, Harvey 2, Armitage, Birss, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Riewoldt, Schneider.
Leading possession-getters - St Kilda: Dal Santo 27, Harvey 26, Ball 21, Schneider 21, S. Fisher 20, R. Clarke 19, Milne 17.
Round 22, 2007 at MCG
Richmond 2.2 8.5 12.12 13.14 (92)
St Kilda 4.8 7.12 11.15 14.18 (102)
Goals - Richmond: Pettifer 4, Deledio 2, Richardson 2, Brown, Edwards, Newman, Tambling, Tuck.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Newman 32, J. Bowden 31, King 22, Pettifer 22, Brown 20, McGuane 20, Raines 20.
Goals - St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Koschitzke 4, Riewoldt 3, Milne, Montagna.
Leading possession-getters - St Kilda: Montagan 23, Dal Santo 21, Fiora 19, Riewoldt 19, Birss 18.
