Here is a concise summary of the recent, and overall, history of Richmond and Adelaide on-field battles...

 

Recent history

Round 19, 2015, Adelaide Oval

Richmond            3.1          5.2          6.2          8.4 (52)
Adelaide              2.6          5.8          8.16        11.22 (88)

Goals – Richmond:  Martin 3, B. Ellis, Grigg, Maric, Riewoldt, Vickery.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Grigg 23, Houli 23, Hunt 22, Martin 21, Miles 21.
Goals – Adelaide:  Betts2, Cameron 2, Jenkins 2, Walker 2, Dangerfield, Lynch, Mackay.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide:  Thompson 30, Dangerfield 29, Sloane 27, M. Crouch 25, Atkins 24, Henderson 23, Laird 23, Lyons 23, Walker 21.

Round 21, 2014, Adelaide Oval

Richmond            5.1          7.5          8.14        10.19 (79)
Adelaide              2.3          4.10        5.13        9.15 (69)

Goals – Richmond:  Deledio 2, Gordon 2, Martin 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards, Foley, Griffiths.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  B. Ellis 31, Deledio 29, Cotchin 28, Miles 26, Foley 21, Rance 21.
Goals – Adelaide:  Betts 2, Podsiadly 2, Walker 2, Cameron, Jenkins, Mackay.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide:  Dangerfield 24, Crouch 22, Douglas 22, Wright 20, Jaensch 19, Sloane 19.

Round 12, 2013, MCG

Richmond            5.2          9.7          11.10     16.14 (110)
Adelaide              2.1          5.4          6.10        10.12 (72)

Goals – Richmond:  Martin 4, Riewoldt 3, Ellis 2, Grigg 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards, King, Maric, Newman.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 28, Houli 26, Foley 25, Ellis 23, Jackson 23, Cotchin 22, Vlastuin 22, S. Edwards 20.
Goals – Adelaide:  Dangerfield 2, Jenkins 2, Callinan, Lynch, Mackay, Porplyzia, Thompson, van Berlo.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide:  Thompson 29, Dangerfield 28, Douglas 23, Sloane 23, Porplyzia 21, Wright 20.

Round 14, 2012, AAMI Stadium

Richmond            8.3          10.4        11.7        13.9 (87)
Adelaide              3.0          8.1          11.2        17.4 (106)

Goals – Richmond:  Martin 3, Riewoldt 3, S. Edwards 2, Connors, Cotchin, Deledio, Grigg, Nahas.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Tuck 31, Jackson 30, Deledio 29, Cotchin 25, S. Edwards 23, Grigg 23, Martin 23, Grimes 20.
Goals – Adelaide:  Walker 5, Tippett 3, Douglas 2, Knights 2, Porplyzia 2, Callinan, Mackay, Sloane.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide:  Thompson 32, Dangerfield 23, Porplyzia 23, Vince 23, Douglas 21, Sloane 20.

Round 23, 2011, AAMI Stadium

Richmond            5.2          6.8          12.13     17.19 (121)
Adelaide              7.3          9.6          12.9        15.9 (99)

Goals – Richmond:  Vickery 4, Nahas 3, Martin 2, Miller 2, Cotchin, Graham, Jackson, King, Morton, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 27, Deledio 24, Jackson 23, Foley 21, Houli 20, Martin 19.
Goals – Adelaide:  Gunston 5, Tippett 2, van Berlo 2, Vince 2, Douglas, Thompson, Walker, Wright.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide:  van Berlo 36, Vince 35, Dangerfield 31, Thompson 31, Reilly 25, Armstrong 23, Sloane 23, Wright 20.

 

 Richmond v Adelaide head-to-head

  • Richmond has played Adelaide 33 times for 12 wins and 21 losses.
  • Richmond’s last win against Adelaide was in Round 21, 2014 at Adelaide Oval – 10.19 (79) to 9.15 (69).
  • Richmond has won four and lost six of its past 10 games against Adelaide.
  • Richmond and Adelaide have never met in a final.
  • Richmond’s best winning sequence against Adelaide is five, from 1994-97.
  • Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Adelaide is eight, from 2000-05.
  • Richmond’s highest score against Adelaide is 19.14 (128) in Round 12, 1996 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s lowest score against Adelaide is 4.8 (32) in Round 16, 1993 at AAMI Stadium.
  • Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Adelaide is 46 points in Round 12, 1996 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Adelaide is 139 points in Round 16, 1993 at AAMI Stadium.
  • The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Adelaide is six, by Jeff Hogg in Round 5, 1992 at AAMI Stadium, and six by Matthew Richardson in Round 2, 1997 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Adelaide is 50,459 in Round 21, 2014 at Adelaide Oval.