Adelaide went down to Richmond by eight points at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.

Trailing by just a point at half-time, the Tigers took control of the contest with a six-goal third term before holding on to triumph 12.7 (79) to 10.11 (71).

Richmond led by 22 points at the final change and after Darcy Fogarty and Josh Rachele kicked early goals in the last, they managed the game superbly over the remaining minutes.

Every time Adelaide surged, Richmond had an answer.

Jordan Dawson tried hard and Luke Nankervis was terrific, but the synergy when moving the ball forward simply wasn't there.

The Crows started matching their opponents late in the first quarter, and it was no surprise that their two danger men inside 50, Rachele and Fogarty, kicked goals to reduce the deficit.

When Kieran Strachan brought the home crowd to its feet with his first career goal, Adelaide had hit the lead, but Richmond just would not go away and deserved to be right in the contest at half-time, trailing by just a point.

The Tigers blew the game wide open in the third term, kicking five consecutive goals.

SCOREBOARD

ADELAIDE     2.4       5.6       7.8     10.11 (71)

RICHMOND   3.4       5.5       11.6       12.7 (79)

GOALS
Adelaide: Fogarty 3, Rachele 2, Strachan, Schoenberg, Murphy, Dowling, Borlase

Richmond: Cumberland 3, McIntosh 2, Mansell 2, Campbell 2, Baker, Broad, Koschitzke

BEST
Adelaide: Nankervis, Dawson, Hinge, Larid, Keane, Fogarty

Richmond: Baker, Short, Nankervis, Brown, Balta, Bolton

INJURIES
Adelaide: Strachan (groin)

Richmond: Prestia (tight calf)

SUBSTITUTES
Adelaide: Ned McHenry (replaced Kieran Strachan at three-quarter time)

Richmond: Kane McAuliffe (replaced Tyler Sonsie during the fourth quarter)