• Richmond and Sydney (formerly South Melbourne) have played 184 times, with the Tigers winning 101, losing 82 and drawing one.
• Richmond last defeated Sydney in Round 14, 2010 at the MCG - 14.5 (89) to 12.13 (85).
• Richmond has won two and lost eight of its last 10 games against Sydney.
• Richmond and Sydney have met in six league finals all-up, with the Tigers winning four and losing two.
• Richmond and Sydney have met in two Grand Finals, with the Tigers winning one (1934) and losing one (1933).
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against Sydney is 11, from 1970-75.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Sydney is 8, from 1915-19 and 2005-10.
• Richmond’s highest score against Sydney is 26.11 (167) in Round 16, 1975 at the Lake Oval.
• Richmond’s lowest score against Sydney is 3.8 (26) in Round 15, 1909 at the Lake Oval.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Sydney is 107 points in Round 16, 1975 at the Lake Oval.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Sydney is 118 points in Round 7, 2006 at Etihad Stadium.
• The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Sydney is 12 by Jack Baggott in Round 9, 1928 at Punt Road.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Sydney is 75,754 in the 1933 Grand Final at the MCG.
• Some Swans-turned-Tigers: Wayne Walsh (a Tiger-turned-Swan-turned Tiger again), John Pitura, Gary Frangalas, Darren Gaspar.
Richmond v Sydney the last five
Round 14, 2010 at MCG
Richmond 3.0 5.0 9.3 14.5 (89)
Sydney 3.3 6.6 10.11 12.13 (85)
Goals - Richmond: Riewoldt 5, Collins 3, Newman 2, Farmer, Griffiths, Martin, Nason.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Deledio 28, Connors 26, Astbury 21, Cousins 21, Jackson 20, Moore 20, Newman 20.
Goals - Sydney: McVeigh 3, Goodes 2, Moore 2, Dennis-Lane, Jack, McGlynn, Mumford, Pyke.
Leading possession-getters - Sydney: Bolton 32, O’Keefe 29, Hannebery 24, Jack 21, McVeigh 21, Shaw 21.
Round 3, 2010 at SCG
Richmond 0.4 1.8 4.10 7.14 (56)
Sydney 6.4 10.6 13.13 16.15 (111)
Goals - Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Deledio, Edwards, Nason, Simmonds.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Jackson 25, Martin 22, Deledio 20, Edwards 20, Connors 17.
Goals - Sydney: Bradshaw 4, McGlynn 3, Goodes 2, Bolton, Jack, Kennedy, Malceski, Moore, Mumford, O’Keefe.
Leading possession-getters - Sydney: Bolton 33, Grundy 33, McGlynn 31, McVeigh 30, Malceski 27, Kennedy 24, Shaw 23, Kennelly 22, Kirk 21, O’Keefe 21.
Round 19, 2009 at MCG
Richmond 3.3 5.5 7.6 10.8 (68)
Sydney 4.6 9.10 17.10 18.15 (123)
Goals - Richmond: King 3, Cousins, Deledio, Morton, Polo, Rance, Vickery, White.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Cousins 24, Tambling 23, Newman 19, McMahon 16, Edwards 15.
Goals - Sydney: Goodes 4, Jack 2, Moore 2, O’ Loughlin 2, White 2, Ablett, Barlow, J. Bolton, Kirk, McVeigh, O’Dwyer.
Leading possession-getters - Sydney: Goodes 25, O’Keefe 22, J. Bolton 19, O’ Loughlin 19, Hannebery 17
Round 6, 2009 at SCG
Richmond 2.1 5.4 9.6 11.9 (75)
Sydney 5.6 9.7 11.9 14.10 (94)
Goals - Richmond: Collins 2, Graham 2, Tambling 2, Coughlan, Nahas, Oakley-Nicholls, Richardson, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Jackson 29, Bowden 28, Tuck 27, Collins 24, Tambling 23, Foley 22, Deledio 21, Polo 21.
Goals - Sydney: Hall 2, Jack 2, Meredith 2, Moore 2, O’Loughlin 2, Grundy, McVeigh, Shaw, Thornton.
Leading possession-getters - Sydney: Roberts-Thomson 25, Shaw 25, Kirk 24, Mattner 22, O’Keefe 22, Richards 22, C. Bolton 20, J. Bolton 20, Buchanan 20, Malceski 20.
Round 10, 2008 at SCG
Richmond 0.2 1.6 4.7 8.9 (57)
Sydney 6.4 13.7 16.11 21.13 (139)
Goals - Richmond: Deledio 2, Bowden, Brown, Cotchin, Foley, Moore, Schulz.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Deledio 32, Foley 24, Newman 24, Bowden 22, Richardson 22, Pettifer 21, King 20.
Goals - Sydney: Buchanan 3, McVeigh 3, O’Loughlin 3, Bird 2, Goodes 2, Playfair 2, Ablett, Bevan, Bolton, Malceski, Moore, O’Keefe.
Leading possession-getters - Sydney: O’Keefe 27, Kirk 23, Bolton 21, McVeigh 20, Goodes 19, Mattner 18.
