25 years after the first ever clash between Richmond and West Coast, Tony Greenberg takes a look back at the history between the two clubs...

• Richmond and West Coast have played 35 times with the Tigers winning 14 and losing 21.
• Richmond last defeated West Coast in Round 12, 2010 at the MCG - 19.12 (116) to 11.11 (77).
• Richmond has won three and lost seven of its last 10 games against West Coast.
• Richmond and West Coast have never met in a final.
• Richmond’s best winning sequence against West Coast is five, from 1999-02.
• Richmond’s longest losing sequence against West Coast is 10, from 1989-94.
• Richmond’s highest score against West Coast is 24.8 (152) in Round 15, 2008 at Subiaco.
• Richmond’s lowest score against West Coast is 5.9 (39) in Round 3, 1994 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against West Coast is 77 points in Round 15, 2008 at Subiaco.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin West Coast is 88 points in Round 22, 2006 at the MCG.
• The most goals kicked by a Richmond player against West Coast is 10 by Jack Riewoldt, Round 12, 2010 at the MCG.
• Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against West Coast is 40,313 in Round 9, 2003 at Subiaco.
• Some Eagles-turned-Tigers:  Stevan Jackson, Todd Breman, Mitch Morton, Jeremy Humm, Ben Cousins    

Richmond v West Coast the last five
Round 12, 2010 at the MCG

Richmond 6.1 11.5 16.11 19.12  (116)
West Coast 2.3 3.5 7.6 11.11  (77)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 10, Nason 3, Martin 2, Collins, Farmer, Vickery, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Deledio 26, Tuck 25, Jackson 23, Cotchin 20, Edwards 20, Martin 20, Collins 19, Riewoldt 19.

Goals - West Coast:  LeCras 3, McKinley 3, Kennedy 2, Dalziell, Priddis, Waters.

Leading possession-getters - West Coast:  Embley 30, Priddis 28, Waters, 27, Rosa 26, Dalziell 23, Cox 22, Ebert 20. 

Round 22, 2009 at Subiaco

Richmond 1.3 5.5 5.6 6.9  (45)
West Coast 4.8 9.14 15.18 17.23  (125)

Goals - Richmond:  Deledio, Edwards, McMahon, Morton, Polak, Tuck.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Cousins 28, Deledio 28, Tuck 24, McMahon 23, Jackson 21.

Goals - West Coast:  LeCras 5, Staker 3, McKinley 2, Ebert, Embley, Hurn, Kennedy, Lynch, Spangher, Swift.

Leading possession-getters - West Coast:  Priddis 26, Selwood 26, Swift 26, Spangher 24, Embley 23, Hurn 23, Rosa 23, Lynch 22, Houlihan 21, Fletcher 20. 

Round 12, 2009 at Etihad Stadium

Richmond 5.6 8.8 10.12 13.14  (92)
West Coast 2.0 6.2 9.7 11.11  (77)

Goals - Richmond:  Morton 5, Edwards 2, Hislop 2, Deledio, Graham, Riewoldt, Vickery.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Foley 31, Tuck 30, Cousins 28, Tambling 28, Polo 24, Deledio 23, McGuane 23, Collins 21.

Goals - West Coast:  Kennedy 4, LeCras 3, Brown, Priddis, Rosa, Selwood.

Leading possession-getters - West Coast:  Priddis 33, Masten 29, Hurn 24, Wirrpanda 23, LeCras 22, Cox 20, Rosa 20, Selwood 20. 

Round 15, 2008 at Subiaco

Richmond 1.3 12.4 18.6 24.8  (152)
West Coast 3.2 4.4 7.9 11.9  (75)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 5, Brown 4, Morton 3, Cotchin 2, Deledio 2, Edwards, Foley, Hughes, Johnson, Schulz, Tambling, Tuck, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  McMahon 33, Tuck 30, Johnson 26, Cotchin 25, Brown 24, Moore 24, Foley 24, Bowden 23, Simmonds 21, White 21, Newman 20.

Goals - West Coast:  McKinley 3, Wirrpanda 3, Armstrong, Embley, Hansen, LeCras, Lynch.

Leading possession-getters - West Coast:  Embley 24, Cox 23, Houlihan 20, Kerr 20, Selwood 19, Lynch 17, Priddis. 

Round 20, 2007 at Subiaco

Richmond 3.6 6.6 10.11 12.14  (86)
West Coast 4.5 9.8 13.8 18.9  (117)

Goals - Richmond:  Brown 3, Richardson 3, Deledio 2, Edwards, Pattison, Riewoldt, Tambling.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Tuck 24, J. Bowden 23, Richardson 22, Johnson 21, Foley 20.

Goals - West Coast:  Lynch 7, Le Cras 4, Hunter 3, Staker 2, Braun, Seaby.

Leading possession-getters - West Coast:  Kerr 31, Priddis 25, Fletcher 21, Wirrpanda 21, Jones 18, Lynch 18.