This Saturday afternoon against the Brisbane Lions, Richmond will be looking to notch back-to-back wins, for the first time in the 2014 season.

The Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating St Kilda by 44 points at Etihad Stadium last week.

They face a Lions team coming off one of their biggest wins of the season, against North Melbourne last week, but Richmond will gain confidence from the last game between the two sides, which ended in a 43-point Tiger win at the Gabba in Round 5.

The Tigers have won their last six matches against Brisbane, by an average winning margin of 31 points, four of which have been away from home.

Selection wise, Richmond has regained midfielder Daniel Jackson after he recovered from a hip flexor injury, and 21-year-old Brett O’Hanlon is back in the senior team for the first time since Round 8, 2012.

Brisbane has lost Jack Redden to a leg injury, who has been replaced by young defender Darcy Gardiner.

Where:  MCG
When:  Saturday, July 5, 1.45pm
TV coverage:  Fox Footy (live from 1.30pm), Channel 7 (3pm, a 90-minute delay)
Radio coverage:  3AW, Triple M, ABC, AFL Live, K-Rock

The Richmond team
B:  Chaplin, Batchelor, Rance
HB:  Houli, Dea, Grimes
C:  Foley, Cotchin, Petterd
HF:  Martin, Vickery, Deledio
F:  S. Edwards, Riewoldt, Conca
R:  Maric, Ellis, Newman
IC:  Thomas, O’Hanlon, Miles, Jackson
Em:  A. Edwards, Lloyd, Arnot
In:  Jackson, O’Hanlon
Out:  Morris (suspended), Vlastuin (corked thigh)

See the full team list and how Brisbane will line up, presented by Sportsbet.com.au


Richmond v Brisbane recent history
Round 5, 2014, Gabba
Richmond            2.8          4.10        9.13        15.16  (106)
Brisbane              0.1          3.2          7.6          9.9  (63)
Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 4, Gordon 3, Martin 3, S. Edwards 2, Arnot, Cotchin, Petterd.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 32, Grigg 29, Petterd 28, Jackson 24, Conca 23, Ellis 22, Houli 21.
Goals – Brisbane:  Brown 4, Bewick, Cutler, Lester, Paine, Taylor.
Leading possession-getters – Brisbane:  Rockliff 32, Zorko 28, Lester 26, Adcock 25, Redden 24, Cutler 21, Mayes 20.

Round 20, 2013, MCG
Richmond            6.2          11.7        11.9        14.13  (97)
Brisbane              1.3          4.4          7.7          11.8  (74)
Goals – Richmond:  Conca 3, McGuane 3, Ellis, Foley, Grigg, Jackson, Morris, Riewoldt, Vlastuin, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 30, Jackson 30, Deledio 29, Ellis 27, Martin 27, Houli 25, Foley 24, Chaplin 21, Conca 21, Grigg 20, Rance 20.
Goals – Brisbane:  Mayes 3, Green 2, Hanley 2, Staker 2, Merrett, Rich.
Leading possession-getters – Brisbane:  Rockliff 34, Hanley 24, Redden 21, Rich 20.

Round 19, 2012, Gabba
Richmond            3.3          8.5          14.8        20.12  (132)
Brisbane              3.2          4.9          7.12        12.12  (84)
Goals – Richmond:  McGuane 3, Nahas 3, Grigg 2, Jackson 2, Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, Deledio, Edwards, Houli, I. Maric, Martin, Tuck, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 33, Conca 29, Grigg 26, Martin 24, Tuck 24, Edwards 23, Cotchin 21, Houli 20.
Goals – Brisbane:  Brown 4, Green 2, Rockliff 2, Zorko 2, Polinghorne, Redden.
Leading possession-getters – Brisbane:  Redden 23, Rich 23, Rockliff 21, Adcock 19, Harwood 19, Zorko 19.

Round 13, 2011, Gabba
Richmond            2.5          7.9          12.13     18.17  (125)
Brisbane              4.2          7.6          10.9        14.10  (94)
Goals – Richmond:  Martin 5, Vickery 4, Miller 2, Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, Deledio, Foley, Grigg, Nahas.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Cotchin 30, Houli 24, Jackson 22, Martin 22, Grigg 21, Deledio 19.
Goals – Brisbane:  Banfield 2, Brown 2, Clark 2, Kernezis 2, Redden 2, Bewick, Hanley, Harwood, Polkinghorne.
Leading possession-getters – Brisbane:  Rickliff 27, Redden 25, Leuenberger 23, Black 22, Harwood 19.

Round 6, 2011, MCG
Richmond            4.3          9.6          14.8        18.16  (124)
Brisbane              5.3          5.7          12.12     14.14  (98)
Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 5, King 3, Nahas 3, Nason 2, Vickery 2, White 2, Martin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Foley 40, Martin 35, Houli 30, Deledio 26, Nahas 26, Cotchin 25, Grigg 25, Edwards 23, Conca 22, Rance 20.
Goals – Brisbane:  Power 4, Beams 2, Rich 2, Banfield, Clark, Leuenberger, Polkinghorne, Redden, Rockliff.
Leading possession-getters – Brisbane:  Black 34, Redden 28, Rockliff 28, Adcock 22, Pearce 19.
 

Richmond v Brisbane head-to-head

  • Richmond and Brisbane have played 40 times with the Tigers winning 23, losing 16, and one draw.
  • Richmond last defeated Brisbane in Round 5, 2014 at the Gabba – 15.16 (106) to 9.9 (63).
  • Richmond has won eight and drawn one of its past 10 matches against Brisbane.
  • Richmond and Brisbane have met in just one league final – the 2001 preliminary final – which the Lions won by 68 points (20.16 to 10.8).
  • Richmond and Brisbane have played one drawn match – Round 10, 2007 at Etihad Stadium (10.13 apiece).
  • Richmond’s best winning sequence against Brisbane is six, from 2010-14.
  • Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Brisbane is five, from 2001-04.
  • Richmond’s highest score against Brisbane is 24.11 (155) in Round 21, 1998 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s lowest score against Brisbane is 5.15 (45) in Round 11, 1989 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Brisbane is 82 points in Round 14, 1990 at the MCG, and Round 19, 2006 at Etihad Stadium.
  • Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Brisbane is 77 points in Round 20, 1995 at the Gabba.
  • The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Brisbane is seven by Jeff Hogg in Round 2, 1993 at the MCG, and Matthew Richardson in Round 2, 1994 at the MCG.
  • Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Brisbane is 37,032 in the 2001 preliminary final at the Gabba.

Fast fact: 
Richmond has won its last six encounters against the Brisbane Lions, dating back to Round 13, 2010, by an average winning margin of 31 points.  Four of those wins have come at the Gabba.