We take a look at the key historical ‘Dreamtime’ details . . .

  • Richmond and Essendon have met in 11 Dreamtime games, with the Tigers winning five and losing six.
  • The first Dreamtime game was in Round 15 of the 2005 season, which Richmond won by 26 points.
  • Richmond has had one player who has appeared in every Dreamtime game – Brett Deledio.
  • Essendon has had one player who has appeared in every Dreamtime game – Brent Stanton.
  • The highest score kicked in a Dreamtime game is Essendon’s 19.16 (130) in 2010.
  • The lowest score kicked in a Dreamtime game is Richmond’s 7.12 (54) in 2014.
  • The greatest winning margin in a Dreamtime game is Essendon by 50 points in 2014.
  • The highest goal tally by a player in a Dreamtime game is six by Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt in 2010.
  • The leading goalkicker overall in Dreamtime games is Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt with 17 goals.
  • The highest disposals tally by a player in a Dreamtime game is 39 by Essendon’s Brent Stanton in 2013.
  • Players who have made their AFL debuts in Dreamtime games are:  Essendon’s Courtney Johns in 2005, Richmond’s Dean Polo in 2006 and Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt in 2007.
  • The biggest crowd at a Dreamtime game is 84,234 in 2013.

Dreamtime at the ‘G match details

Round 15, 2005

Rich        4.2          8.3          13.6        14.8 (92)
Ess          1.1          4.5          7.7          9.12 (66)

Goals – Richmond:  Campbell 2, Deledio 2, Hilton 2, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Knobel, Krakouer, Pettifer, Tambling.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Campbell 25, Coughlan 25, Bowden 24, Hyde 21, Tuck 21, Chaffey 18.
Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Bolton, Dyson, Lovett.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  J. Johnson 30, Bradley 24, Murphy 19, Solomon 18, Thomas 18, Welsh 18.
Crowd:  49,975

Round 6, 2006

Rich        4.3          5.12        9.15        13.19 (97)
Ess          5.2          5.10        8.13        13.17 (95)

Goals – Richmond:  Polo 3, Hughes 2, Richardson 2, Hartigan, A. Kellaway, Krakouer, Pettifer, Tivendale, Tuck.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Bowden 31, Polo 28, Raines 24, Tuck 24, Tivendale 22, Coughlan 21, Hartigan 21, Hyde 20, Pettifer 20, Simmonds 20.
Goals – Essendon:  Lucas 4, Laycock 2, Lovett 2, Stanton 2, Hird, Monfries, Watson.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Lovett-Murray 29, J. Johnson 28, Watson 26, Lucas 23, Hille 21, Welsh 21, Lovett 20, Stanton 20.
Crowd:  58,439
Yiooken Award winner:  Dean Polo (Richmond)

Round 9, 2007

Rich        2.3          6.6          10.9        12.12 (84)
Ess          3.4          5.9          7.14        12.20 (92)

Goals – Richmond:  Richardson 4, Jackson 3, Krakouer 2, Deledio, Pattison, Tambling.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Bowden 25, Deledio 25, Polak 25, Raines 24, Tuck 24, Tivendale 22, Newman 21.
Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 3, Lucas 3, Hille 2, Davey, Dyson, Fletcher, McPhee.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Stanton 26, Lucas 25, McPhee 24, Hird 21, Peverill 21, Watson 21, Winderlich 20.
Crowd:  61,837
Yiooken Award winner:  James Hird (Essendon)

Round 9, 2008

Rich        5.3          10.8        12.10     16.14 (110)
Ess          0.5          2.6          8.8          10.12 (72)

Goals – Richmond:  Brown 3, Edwards 3, Pettifer 2, Richardson 2, Deledio, Foley, Hyde, Johnson, Pattison, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Foley 32, Deledio 29, Brown 23, McMahon 22, Pettifer 22, Newman 20.
Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Hille, McVeigh, Monfries, Nash, Neagle, Stanton.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 20, Hille 17, McVeigh 17, Monfries 17, Welsh 17, Reimers 16.
Crowd:  60,333
Yiooken Award winner:  Nathan Foley (Richmond)

Round 9, 2009

Richmond            5.5          9.8          10.12     12.13 (85)
Essendon            3.1          7.4          13.6        19.11 (125)

Goals – Morton 3, Brown 2, Pettifer 2, Collins, Connors, Cotchin, Deledio, Polo.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Tuck 30, Foley 27, Jackson 26, Bowden 23, Pettifer 22, Collins 21, Deledio 21.
Goals – Essendon:  Lloyd 4, Davey 3, Zaharakis 3, Lovett 2, Watson 2, Winderlich 2, Hocking, Lonergan, Monfries.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Winderlich 28, Watson 24, Lovett 23, Dyson 22, Stanton 20, Ryder 20.
Crowd:  73,625
Yiooken Award winner:  Jason Winderlich (Essendon) 

Round 9, 2010

Richmond            2.4          5.7          8.8          14.11 (95)
Essendon            7.1          10.6        14.13     19.16 (130)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 6, Rance 2, Astbury, Edwards, Martin, Nahas, Nason, Tuck.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Tuck 30, Cotchin 25, Martin 23, Deledio 22, Foley 19, Edwards 18, Riewoldt 18.
Goals – Essendon:  Hille 3, Melksham 2, Ryder 2, Zaharakis 2, Davey, Gumbleton, Howlett, Hurley, Jetta, Lonergan, McVeigh, Monfries, Myers, Stanton.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 28, Prismall 27, Hille 26, Winderlich 26, Lonergan 23, Howlett 21, Hurley 21, Jetta 21.
Crowd:  64,709
Yiooken Award winner:  David Hille (Essendon)

Round 9, 2011

Rich        2.3          6.5          13.8        16.9 (105)
Ess          2.2          6.6          9.10        13.11 (89)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 4, King 3, Vickery 3, Nahas 2, Cotchin, Foley, Helbig, Newman.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 34, Cotchin 29, Newman 27, Martin 26, Conca 23, Rance 22, Grigg 20.
Goals – Essendon:  Jetta 3, Monfries 3, Zaharakis 3, Crameri, Davey, Hille, Howlett.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Heppell 29, McVeigh 25, Lonergan 21, Lovett-Murray 19, Hardingham 18, Monfries 18, Zaharakis 18.
Crowd:  83,563
Yiooken Award winner:  Trent Cotchin (Richmond)

Round 8, 2012

Richmond            4.2          6.8          11.16     15.19 (109)
Essendon            6.2          12.7        16.9        19.14 (128)

Goals – Richmond:  Cotchin 3, Edwards 3, Grigg 2, Martin 2, Deledio, Jackson, Miller, Nahas, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Deledio 35, Grigg 30, Cotchin 29, Tuck 26, Foley 24, Jackson 22, Martin 21.
Goals – Essendon:  Ryder 4, Monfries 3, Stanton 3, Davey 2, Jetta 2, Watson 2, Crameri, Howlett, Lovett-Murray.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 30, Stanton 29, Dyson 23, Zaharakis 23, Howlett 22, Crameri 21.
Crowd:  81,200
Yiokeen Award winner:  Brett Deledio (Richmond)

Round 9, 2013

Richmond            2.2          4.5          6.5          9.8 (62)
Essendon            2.3          7.7          11.9        13.13 (91)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards, King, Martin, McGuane, Nahas, Vlastuin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Jackson 29, Grigg 27, Newman 27, Houli 25, Cotchin 23, Chaplin 22, Martin 22, Vlastuin 22, S. Edwards 21.
Goals – Essendon:  Crameri 3, Watson 3, Zaharakis 2, Hibberd, Howlett, Melksham, Stanton, Winderlich.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Stanton 39, Goddard 34, Hibberd 29, Dempsey 28, Watson 28, Heppell 27.
Crowd:  84,234
Yiokeen Award winner:  Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 11, 2014

Richmond            0.1          3.5          3.8          7.12 (54)
Essendon            4.4          9.8          11.11     15.14 (104)

Goals – Richmond:  Riewoldt 3, Martin 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  Martin 28, Ellis 26, Cotchin 25, Houli 25, Thomas 23, Chaplin 21, Deledio 20, S. Edwards 20.
Goals – Essendon:  Howlett 5, Daniher 3, Merrett 2, Bellchambers, Chapman, Fletcher, Heppell, Hibberd.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Watson 36, Zaharakis 31, Goddard 30, Stanton 27, Fletcher 25, Merrett 22, Heppell 21, Carlisle 20.
Crowd:  74,664
Yiooken Award winner:  Brendon Goddard (Essendon)

Round 9, 2015

Richmond            3.2          5.6          7.10        10.12 (72)
Essendon            1.4          3.7          6.8          8.11 (59)

Goals – Richmond:  Cotchin 2, Grigg 2, C. Ellis, Griffiths, Martin, McIntosh, Morris, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond:  B. Ellis 33, Deledio 27, Edwards 25, Martin 25, Cotchin 24, Grigg 20.
Goals – Essendon:  Colyer 2, Daniher 2, Carlisle, Chapman, Merrett, Watson.
Leading possession-getters – Essendon:  Goddard 27, Heppell 25, Stanton 25, Hibberd 24, Melksham 21, Merrett 20.
Crowd:  83,804
Yiooken Award winner:  Brandon Ellis (Richmond)