RICHMOND v NORTH MELBOURNE SNAPSHOT

•    Richmond and North Melbourne have played 150 times with the Tigers winning 82, the Kangaroos 66, and two draws.
•    Richmond last defeated North Melbourne in Round 5, 2011 at Etihad Stadium - 17.10 (112) to 14.19 (103).
•    Richmond has lost six and drawn one of its past 10 matches against North.
•    Richmond and North Melbourne have met in just one league Grand Final - in 1974 - with the Tigers winning by 41 points (18.20 to 13.9).
•    Richmond and North Melbourne have met in five finals all-up, with the Tigers winning two and North three.
•    Richmond and North Melbourne have played two drawn matches - Round 8, 1966 at the MCG, and Round 16, 2009 at the MCG.
•    Richmond’s best winning sequence against North Melbourne is 18, from 1925-36.
•    Richmond’s longest losing sequence against North Melbourne is seven, from 1990-93.
•    Richmond’s highest score against North Melbourne is 30.19 (199) in Round 2, 1931 at Punt Road.
•    Richmond’s lowest score against North Melbourne is 3.8 (26) in Round 3, 1960 at Arden Street.
•    Richmond’s greatest winning margin against North Melbourne is 168 points in Round 2, 1931 at Punt Road.
•    Richmond’s greatest losing margin against North Melbourne is 141 points in Round 2, 1990 at the MCG.
•    The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against North Melbourne (and every other team for that matter) is 14 by Doug Strang in Round 2, 1931 at Punt Road.
•    Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against North Melbourne is 113,839 in the 1974 Grand Final.
•    Some Roos-turned-Tigers:  ‘Sel’ Murray, Paul Feltham, Darryl Sutton, Trent Nichols (who was a Tiger-turned-Roo-turned-Tiger).
Richmond v North Melbourne the last five

Round 24, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

Richmond        3.2    9.7    10.10    13.13  (91)
North Melb.        5.3    7.7    12.11    15.14  (104)

Goals - Richmond:  Nahas 5, Riewoldt 3, Martin 2, Miller, Vickery, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Deledio 23, Martin 23, Cotchin 22, Houli 22, Foley 21, Grigg 18, Tuck 18.

Goals - North Melbourne:  Petrie 4, Edwards 2, Harvey 2, Thomas 2, Black, Harper, Macmillan, McIntosh, Swallow.

Leading possession-getters - North Melbourne:  Harvey 31, Adams 27, Rawlings 24, Pratt 23, Bastinac 22, Cunnington 22, Thomas 20, Thompson 20.

Round 5, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

Richmond        1.3    6.8    10.10    17.10  (112)   
North Melb.        5.1    8.6    12.11    14.19  (103)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 5, Martin 4, King 3, Cotchin 2, Edwards, Miller, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Martin 33, Houli 30, Deledio 27, Jackson 26, Nahas 26, Foley 24, Grigg 24, Cotchin 23, Conca 22, Rance 20.

Goals - North:  Petrie 6, Swallow 2, Adams, Cunnington, Hansen, Harvey, Tarrant, Wells.

Leading possession-getters - North:  Swallow 32, Harvey 27, Rawlings 26, Anthony 24, Petrie 20, Wells 20.

Round 16, 2010 at MCG

Richmond        1.5    4.7    4.8    7.11  (53)
North Melb.        2.4    6.9    11.12    15.13  (103)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Collins, King, McGuane, Nahas.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Connors 30, Cousins 27, Tuck 26, Deledio 24, Edwards 18.

Goals - North:  Adams 3, Campbell 2, Hansen 2, Firrito, Goldstein, Harvey, Pratt, Swallow, Urquhart, Warren, Wells.

Leading possession-getters - North:  Swallow 31, Adams 28, Wells 26, Grima 24, Harvey 23, Firrito 22, Rawlings 21, McIntosh 20, Urquhart 20.

Round 16, 2009 at the MCG

Richmond        4.5    10.6    11.9    12.13  (85)
North Melb.        1.3    3.6    8.11    12.13  (85)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Morton 2, Nahas 2, Coughlan, Edwards, Hislop, Polo, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Tambling 27, McMahon 26, Newman 25, Tuck 24, Deledio 23, Jackson 23.

Goals - North:  Harding 3, Hale 2, Harvey 2, Greenwood, Hansen, Jones, McIntosh, Swallow.

Leading possession-getters - North:  Harvey 31, Power 30, Thompson 23, Rawlings 22, Pratt 21, McIntosh 20.

Round 5, 2009 at Docklands

Richmond        2.2    6.7    10.12    13.16 (94)
North Melb.        3.2    5.6    6.9    7.16 (58)

Goals - Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Bowden 2, Collins, Deledio, Moore, Morton, Nahas, Newman, Tuck, White.

Leading possession-getters - Richmond:  Jackson 33, Bowden 28, McMahon 27, Deledio 25, Foley 24, Newman 24, Tuck 24, White 23, Morton 21.

Goals - North:  Swallow 3, Edwards, Hale, Thomas, Warren.

Leading possession-getters - North:  Simpson 30, Urquhart 25, Swallow 20, Petrie 17, Ziebell 17.