Ahead of the traditional Carlton and Richmond clash this Saturday, Tony Greenberg takes a look back at the recent and not so recent history of the two clubs. . .

•         Richmond has played Carlton 206 times for 84 wins, 120 losses and two draws.
•         Richmond last defeated Carlton in Round 1 of the 2008 season (17.7 to 11.13).
•         Richmond has lost its last six games against Carlton.
•         Richmond and Carlton have met six times in Grand Finals with the Tigers winning four - 1921, 1932, 1969, 1973 - and losing two - 1972, 1982.
•         Richmond and Carlton have played two drawn games - Round 1, 1960 and the 1972 second semi-final.
•         Richmond’s best winning sequence against Carlton is six, from 1965-68.
•         Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Carlton is 24, from 1908-17.
•         Richmond’s highest score against Carlton is 25.24 (174) in Round 1, 1978 at the MCG.
•         Richmond’s lowest score against Carlton is 2.9 (21) in Round 10, 1958 at Princes Park.
•         Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Carlton is 85 points in Round 7, 2005 at the MCG.
•         Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Carlton is 115 points, in Round 14, 1984 at Princes Park.
•         The most goals kicked in a match by a Richmond player against Carlton is 10 by Sel Murray in Round 7, 1945 at Princes Park.
•         Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd was in the 1969 Grand Final against Carlton - 119,165.
•         Some Blues-turned-Tigers:  Ricky McLean, Graham Robertson, Dennis Collins, David Honybun, Peter Francis, Ian Herman, Ben Harrison, Chris Bond, Shaun Grigg.

Richmond v Carlton the last five

Round 1, 2011 at MCG

Richmond    3.0    7.0    13.3    13.6  (84)
Carlton    2.8    9.10    9.13    14.20  (104)
Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 6, Jackson 2, Morton 2, Graham, Vickery, White.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Grigg 23, Newman 23, Cotchin 22, Jackson 22, Deledio 19, Rance 19.
Goals - Carlton:  Betts 3, Garlett 2, Walker 2, Armfield, Carrazzo, Curnow, Gibbs, Hampson, Judd, Murphy.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton:  Murphy 31, Gibbs 29, Robinson 29, Simpson 28, Judd 25, Carrazzo 24, Curnow 24, Scotland 24, Russell 22.


Round 20, 2010 at MCG
Richmond 2.2 2.3 7.5 10.7  (67)
Carlton 3.7 10.12 14.17 23.18  (156)
Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 2, Collins, Cousins, Graham, Jackson, King, Martin, Nason, Post.
Goals - Carlton:  Garlett 4, Waite 4, Henderson 3, Betts 2, Murphy 2, Scotland 2, Grigg, Hadley, Judd, Robinson, Russell, Warnock.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Connors 26, Cousins 26, Morton 26, Tuck 26, Edwards 22, Deledio 21.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton:  Judd 30, Scotland 29, Simpson 26, Murphy 25, Carrazzo 23, Gibbs 23, Grigg 20.


Round 1, 2010 at MCG
Richmond 4.2 7.6 9.8 9.10  (64)
Carlton 7.1 11.1 14.7 18.12  (120)
Goals - Richmond:  Morton 2, Riewoldt 2, Cousins, Deledio, Hislop, Nason, Thomson.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Connors 24, Jackson 23, Deldio 21, Cotchin 19, Cousins 19.
Goals - Carlton:  Betts 3, OhAilpin 3, Yarran 3, Gibbs 2, Murphy 2, Waite 2, Henderson, McLean, Simpson.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton:  Carrazzo 40, Scotland 32, Simpson 28, Houlihan 26, McLean 26, Murphy 24, Gibbs 23, Thornton 20.


Round 15, 2009 at MCG
Richmond 3.4 6.6 7.14 12.17  (89)
Carlton 3.3 9.8 13.9 16.13  (109)
Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Deledio 2, Nahas 2, Vickery 2, King, Morton, Newman.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Cousins 35, Jackson 32, Deledio 29, Cotchin 26, Tuck 25, Newman 23.
Goals - Carlton:  Fevola 9, Bentley, Betts, Carrazzo, Fisher, Gibbs, Kreuzer, Murphy.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton:  Carrazzo 29, Judd 29, Grigg 28, Gibbs 24, Russell 21, Murphy 20. 

Round 1, 2009 at MCG
Richmond 3.4 6.7 8.10 9.13  (67)
Carlton 8.4 13.5 18.9 23.12  (150)
Goals - Richmond:  Morton 4, Richardson, Riewoldt, Schulz, Simmonds, Tambling.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Foley 31, Richardson 25, Tuck 24, Newman 23, Raines 23, Deledio 21, Simmonds 20.
Goals - Carlton:  Betts 5, Robinson 3, Waite 3, Fevola 2, Judd 2, Murphy 2, Wiggins 2, Garlett, Hadley, Kreuzer, Russell.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton:  Gibbs 30, Houlihan 29, Scotland 29, Murphy 28, Simpson 27, Judd 23, Hadley 22, Wiggins 21.
 
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