Adelaide and Richmond have faced off 42 times, with the Crows holding the bragging rights in the head-to-head ledger - 26 wins to 16.

Richmond has had the upper hand in recent times though, winning three of the past five meetings.

The last time the sides played was in Round Five 2022, where the Crows won by 19-points.

Richmond’s defenders struggled to halt Adelaide’s forwards, as Taylor Walker kicked five goals and Elliott Himmelberg booted four.

The Crows set a club record when they played Richmond in Round 16, 1993, recording their biggest victory, winning by 139-points.

Tony Modra kicked a career-high 13 goals, while Mark Bickley and Tony McGuiness had 36 disposals each.

Adelaide has also kicked its third highest score in history (185) against Richmond in Round 17, 1997.

Since joining the Crows in 2020, Ben Keays has been impactful against Richmond, averaging 26 disposals, six tackles and 6.3 score involvements, while Rory Laird has won plenty of the ball, averaging 29.2 disposals over his last five games against the Tigers.

Walker has always delivered up forward when Adelaide has met Richmond, kicking 39 goals from 14 games.

The veteran forward has never been held goalless against the Tigers, averaging 2.8 goals a game.

Richmond Brownlow Medallist Dustin Martin has proven a handful for Adelaide with his ability to play multiple positions, averaging 27.6 disposals, six inside 50’s and 2.2 goals in his last five games against the club. 

Tigers spearhead Jack Riewoldt has been just as damaging, averaging 2.2 goals a game in the past five meetings to go along with 14.2 disposals and 6.8 marks.

The Tigers have struggled to win at Adelaide Oval in their 17 games played at the stadium, managing just seven wins. Adelaide has five wins and two losses against Richmond since the move to Adelaide Oval in 2014.

Richmond has a losing record in South Australia – only managing 17 wins from 47 games played.

Crows Senior Coach Matthew Nicks has only tasted victory once in the three games he has coached against the Tigers, however as a player he lined up against Richmond 11 times, winning eight and losing three.

Richmond Senior Coach Damien Hardwick has coached against Adelaide 16 times, where he holds an even record of eight wins and eight losses.

If Adelaide wins, it will avoid starting a season with two straight losses.