•    Richmond and Sydney (formerly South Melbourne) have played 185 times, with the Tigers winning 102, losing 82 and drawing one.
•    Richmond last defeated Sydney in Round 21, 2011 at the MCG - 14.15 (99) to 7.14 (56).
•    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 21, 2011 at the MCG

Richmond    1.4    5.8    8.12    14.15  (99)
Sydney    2.6    3.9    5.11    7.14  (56)

Goals - Richmond:  Nahas 3, Martin 2, Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, Deledio, Houli, King, Miller, Morton, Vickery.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Houli 32, Deledio 30, Cotchin 29, Tuck 28, Grigg 25, Rance 24.

Goals - Sydney:  Kennedy 2, O’Keefe 2, Bird, Goodes, Meredith.

Leading possession-getters - Sydney:  Hannebery 28, Kennedy 23, Grundy 21, Jack 21, O’Keefe 20.

Round 12, 2011 at the SCG

Richmond    2.3    4.7    6.7    9.11  (65)
Sydney    3.8    5.14    5.19    9.21  (75)

Goals - Richmond:  Martin 2, Riewoldt 2, Vickery 2, Browne, Deledio, Nahas.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Deledio 27, Martin 24, Rance 24, Cotchin 23, Houli 23, Farmer 20, Grigg 20.

Goals - Sydney:  Jetta 2, Reid 2, Dennis-Lane, Kennedy, Malceski, O’Keefe, Roberts-Thomson.

Leading possession-getters - Sydney:  Kennedy 26, O’Keefe 26, Seaby 21, Grundy 20, Malceski 20.

Round 14, 2010 at the 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 the 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 the 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.

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