Here is a concise summary of the recent, and overall, history of Richmond and Port Adelaide on-field clashes.
Recent history
Round 8, 2015, Adelaide Oval
Richmond 3.4 7.5 7.5 11.10 (76)
Port Adelaide 0.3 3.6 4.10 5.13 (43)
Goals – Riewoldt 4, Batchelor, Deledio, Edwards, B. Ellis, Griffiths, Martin, Menadue.
Leading possession-getters – B. Ellis 31, Martin 29, Deledio 28, Grigg 26, Miles26, Batchelor 20.
Goals—Port Adelaide: Monfries 2, Wingard 2, R. Gray.
Leading possessions – Port Adelaide: Boak 32, K. Cornes 28, R. Gray 28, Ebert 25, Wines 24, Hombsch 22, Hartlett 21, Westhoff 20, Wingard 20.
Elimination Final, 2014, Adelaide Oval
Richmond 1.1 3.2 6.5 11.9 (75)
Port Adelaide 8.1 14.5 19.8 20.12 (132)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Gordon 2, Conca, Deledio, S. Edwards, Griffiths, Grigg, Maric.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Deledio 29, Martin 29, Houli 27, Miles 24, Ellis 20, Grigg 20.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Neade 3, Ebert 2, Monfries 2, Polec 2, Schulz 2, Westhoff 2, Wines 2, Wingard 2, Boak, Gray, White.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Boak 34, Gray 25, Wines 24, Cornes 22, Jonas 2,, Wingard 22, Westhoff 21.
Round 17, 2014, Etihad Stadium
Richmond 4.2 11.6 14.7 19.12 (126)
Port Adelaide 3.3 8.4 12.6 16.10 (106)
Goals – Richmond: Lloyd 3, Riewoldt 3, Chaplin 2, Petterd 2, Vickery 2, Cotchin, Deledio, S. Edwards. Houli, Jackson, Martin, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Ellis 29, Miles 28, Cotchin 26, Deledio 26, Martin 25, Houli 23, Petterd 22, Riewoldt 22.
Goals – Port Adelaide: R. Gray 4, Broadbent 2, Schulz 2, White 2, Boak, S. Gray, Hartlett, Polec, Wines, Wingard.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Boak 39, Cornes 26, Wines 25, Hartlett 21, Logan 19.
Round 7, 2013, AAMI Stadium
Richmond 8.2 11.5 15.6 18.6 (114)
Port Adelaide 2.1 4.5 6.10 10.13 (73)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 5, King 3, Grigg 2, Newman 2, Knights, Martin, McGuane, Nahas, Tuck, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Martin 33, Deledio 32, Houli 24, Ellis 23, Vlastuin 23, Rance 22, S. Edwards 21.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Schulz 3, Mitchell 2, Broadbent, Gray, Monfries, Moore, Wingard.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Cornes 29, Boak 24, Ebert 19, Wingard 18.
Round 23, 2012, MCG
Richmond 5.1 6.6 11.8 16.10 (106)
Port Adelaide 2.5 6.7 12.8 16.10 (106)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 6, Edwards 3, McGuane 2, Astbury, Grigg, Nahas, Post, Tuck.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 31, Houli 26, Tuck 26, Jackson 24, Deledio 23, Grigg 20, Morris 20.
Goals – Port Adelaide: Schulz 4, Ebert 3, Broadbent 2, Pearce, Rodan, Thomas, Wingard, Young.
Leading possession-getters – Port Adelaide: Cornes 29, Broadbent 23, Ebert 22, Boak 21, Cassisi 21.
Head-to-head
- Richmond and Port Adelaide have played 26 times, with the Tigers winning 10, losing 15, and one draw.
- Richmond last defeated Port Adelaide in Round 8, 2015 at Adelaide Oval – 11.10 (76) to 5.13 (43).
- Richmond has won five, lost four and drawn one of its last 10 matches against Port.
- Richmond and Port Adelaide have met in one league final (2014 elimination final), which the Tigers lost.
- Richmond’s best winning sequence against Port is two, from 1997-98, and 2013-14.
- Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Port is seven, from 1999-04.
- Richmond’s highest score against Port is 22.14 (146), in Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s lowest score against Port is 3.12 (30), Round 11, 1999 at AAMI Stadium.
- Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Port is 85 points, Round 21, 1997 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Port is 84 points, Round 12, 2002 at AAMI Stadium.
- The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Port is six by Nathan Brown, Round 6, 2005 at Etihad Stadium, by Cleve Hughes, Round 13, 2008 at AAMI Stadium and by Jack Riewoldt, Round 23, 2012 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Port is 49,886, at the 2014 Elimination Final, Adelaide Oval.
