Tigers v Eagles 8

HEAD to HEAD

Played 48: Richmond 21, West Coast Eagles 27.

Past five: Richmond 4, West Coast Eagles 1.

Most recent game: round 16, 2022, Richmond d West Coast Eagles by 35 points at the MCG.

Highest attendance: 57,616, round 9, 2018, at Optus Stadium.

Richmond

Home record: 16-11

Away record: 5-16

Highest score: 25.158 (165), round 7, 2022, at Optus Stadium.

Lowest score: 5.9 (39), round 3, 1994, at the MCG; 6.9 (45).

Greatest winning margin: 109 points, round 7, 2022, at Optus Stadium.

Longest winning sequence: 5, round 15, 1999, to round 8, 2002.

Most goals in a game: 10, Jack Riewoldt, round 12, 2010, at the MCG.

Snapshot

FORM: Rich – LLLLL WCE – LLLLL

KEY OUTS: Rich – Cotchin (managed), Gibcus (hamstring), Lynch (foot), Nankervis (ankle), M. Rioli (hamstring), Tarrant (hip);

WCE – Bazzo (concussion), Cole (ankle), Cripps (ankle), McGovern (hamstring), Naitanui (achilles), Petrevski-Seton (suspension/quad), Ryan (hamstring), Yeo (groin)

WAIT AND SEE: Rich – Graham (hamstring); WCE – Sheed (throat)

MILESTONES: Nil

WATCH OUT FOR: A desperate afternoon at the footy. Both clubs come to the MCG on the back of five straight defeats. West Coast’s season is as good as over, but the Tigers are still eyeing a climb up the ladder.