The 70-point victory eclipsed the previous best winning margin of 62 points, which was set in Round 9 this year against Hawthorn at the MCG.
The Tigers’ final score of 22.18 (150) just shaded the 23.10 (148) registered against Fremantle at the MCG in Round 7, 2011.
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It was, in fact, Richmond’s biggest win and highest score anywhere since Round 15, 2008 against West Coast at Patersons Stadium, when the team compiled 24.8 (152) to record a 77-point victory.
Here are some other interesting facts from a dominant Yellow and Black day. It was . . .
• The first time Richmond had beaten the Western Bulldogs since Round 3, 2005.
• The Tigers’ greatest winning margin v the Bulldogs since Round 18, 1980, when they triumphed by a whopping 115 points - 23.18 (156) to 6.5 (41).
• Their biggest score against the Dogs since Round 17, 2003 at Etihad Stadium, when they kicked 24.11 (155) to 14.11 (95).
• The Bulldogs’ lowest score against Richmond since Round 14, 2000 at the MCG, when they could manage only 7.10 (52) to the home side’s 12.15 (87).
• The third time this season - and the second successive week - that the Tigers had won all four quarters in a match (Hawthorn in Round 9, Brisbane in Round 19, and Western Bulldogs in Round 20).
