Richmond is slightly on the positive side of the win-loss ledger in cut-throat semi-finals throughout its AFL/VFL history.

The Tigers have played in a total of 18 such finals for 11 wins and seven losses.

They narrowly lost their first semi-final clash back in 1916 against Carlton at the MCG.

In their most recent make-or-break semi, they beat the Blues by 11 points during the 2001 finals series.

Here’s how Richmond has fared in those 18 semi-finals . . .

1916 v Carlton, MCG – lost by three points: 10.12 (72) to 10.15 (75).

1919 v South Melbourne, MCG – won by 14 points: 10.13 (73) to 9.5 (59).

1921 v Geelong, MCG – won by 61 points: 16.19 (115) to 6.18 (54).

1927 v Carlton, MCG – won by six points: 12.10 (82) to 11.10 (76).

1928 v Carlton, MCG – won by 53 points: 17.15 (117) to 9.10 (64).

1930 v Collingwood, MCG – lost by three points: 14.7 (91) to 14.10 (94).

1935 v Carlton, MCG – won by 21 points: 19.11 (125) to 14.20 (104).

1937 v Collingwood, MCG – lost by 51 points: 10.9 (69) to 18.12 (120).

1938 v St Kilda, MCG – lost by 30 points: 6.6 (42) to 10.12 (72).

1941 v Essendon, MCG – lost by 54 points: 11.15 (81) to 21.9 (135).

1947 v Fitzroy, MCG – lost by 28 points: 11.9 (75) to 16.7 (103).

1969 v Geelong, MCG – won by 118 points: 25.17 (167) to 7.7 (49).

1971 v Collingwood, MCG – won by 44 points: 18.13 (121) to 11.11 (77).

1973 v St Kilda, MCG – won by 40 points: 15.18 (108) to 9.14 (68).

1975 v Carlton, MCG – won by nine points: 9.17 (71) to 9.8 (62).

1977 v North Melbourne, Waverley Park – lost by 47 points: 9.9 (63) to 16.14 (110).

1995 v Essendon, MCG – won by 13 points: 12.14 (86) to 11.7 (73).

2001 v Carlton, MCG – won by 11 points: 10.7 (67) to 7.14 (56).