Richmond’s 109-point victory over West Coast at Optus Stadium last Friday night was the fourth time during Damien Hardwick’s coaching reign that the Tigers have won a game by 100 points or more.
Interestingly, all four of these huge wins have occurred interstate – two at Greater Western Sydney’s GIANTS Stadium, one at Perth’s Subiaco Oval, and now one at the WA capital city’s Optus Stadium.
Previous to last Friday night’s result, Richmond defeated Greater Western Sydney by 121 points in Round 22, 2013 – 25.13 (163) to 6.6 (42) – with Aaron Edwards kicking five goals, and then by 113 points in Round 10 the following season – 24.10 (154) to 5.11 (41) – Jack Riewoldt booting 11 goals. Three years later – Round 22, 2017 – the Tigers beat Fremantle by 104 points – 25.5 (155) to 7.9 (51) – Jacob Townsend scoring six goals.
Richmond’s score of 25.15 (165) against the Eagles 8.8 (56), in the Round 7, 2022 encounter, was its highest for 26 years.
In Round 21 of the 1996 season, the Tigers amassed 28.19 (187) against Fitzroy 5.6 (36) at the MCG, with Matthew Richardson booting seven goals and Brendon Gale six. That was Fitzroy’s last-ever game in Melbourne.
