With the opening bounce of the 2011 season just a matter of hours away now, Tony Greenberg provides a snapshot of Richmond v Carlton history, and focuses on the five most recent matches between the two clubs.
• Richmond has played Carlton 205 times for 84 wins, 119 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 five games against Carlton and seven of the past 10.
• Richmond and Carlton have met six times in Grand Finals, with the Tigers winning four - 1921, 1932, 1969, 1973, and the Blues winning two - 1972, 1982.
• Richmond and Carlton have met in 22 finals all-up, with the Tigers winning 16, the Blues five, and one draw.
• 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 1908-18.
• Richmond’s highest score against Carlton is 25.24 (174), in 1978.
• Richmond’s lowest score against Carlton is 2.9 (21), in 1958.
• Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Carlton is 85 points, in 2005.
• Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Carlton is 115 points, in 1984.
• Most goals kicked in a match by a Richmond player against Carlton is 10 by Sel Murray, in Round 7, 1945.
• 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.
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.
Round 14, 2008 at MCG
Richmond 2.7 7.9 10.13 12.16 (88)
Carlton 1.5 5.9 10.12 17.16 (118)
Goals - Richmond: Hughes 3, Morton 3, Deledio, Johnson, Riewoldt, Polak, Simmonds, Richardson.
Leading possession-getters - Richmond: Bowden 32, Deledio 30, Foley 26, McMahon 25, Tuck 24, Polo 23, Newman 20.
Goals - Carlton: Fevola 4, Gibbs 3, Fisher 2, Betts 2, Cloke, Grigg, Edwards, Murphy, Wiggins, Stevens.
Leading possession-getters - Carlton: Carrazzo 29, Stevens 26, Bentick 25, Scotland 24, Gibbs 20.
