Richmond has downed the previously undefeated Gold Coast SUNS at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tigers, with Tim Taranto outstanding in the middle, never trailed in their 12.8 (80) to 9.15 (69) victory.
But there were nervous moments in their second win of the year, as a 43-point margin was almost wiped out when the SUNS kicked five unanswered goals in the final term.
Experienced duo Taranto (35 disposals) and Jacob Hopper (27) were busy in the middle, and Nick Vlastuin (27) had 15 intercept possessions.
There was plenty of feeling in the contest from the outset and spot fires broke out after each of Richmond's first three goals.
The SUNS were unable to capitalise on a 31-18 advantage in first-half forward entries, trailing by 14 points at the main break when Hugo Ralphsmith converted a long set shot on the siren.
The Tigers' big move came in the third quarter, sparked when Maurice Rioli Jnr shoved Sam Collins off the ball to kick the first goal of the second half.
Richmond piled on 6.1 to 1.2 for the term as the lead ballooned to 43 points.
There were some nervous moments at the start of the final quarter when Gold Coast kicked three goals in four minutes.
But the Tigers stemmed the bleeding and hung on despite being held goalless in the last term.
Ben Long kicked three goals for Gold Coast and midfield trio Matt Rowell (28 disposals), Touk Miller (33) and Noah Anderson (32) won plenty of the ball.
It was Richmond's first win at Marvel Stadium in a dozen games, ending a barren stretch that started in 2021.
RICHMOND 3.4 6.5 12.6 12.8 (80)
GOLD COAST 2.3 3.9 4.11 9.15 (69)
GOALS
Richmond: Lynch 2, Campbell 2, Taranto, Short, Ross, Rioli, Ralphsmith, Lalor, Faull, Dow
Gold Coast: Long 3, Graham 2, Walter, Miller, King, Flanders
BEST
Richmond: Vlastuin, Taranto, Hopper, Banks, Campbell, Rioli
Gold Coast: Miller, Rowell, Long, Noble, Andrew, Anderson
INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Gold Coast: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Luke Trainor, replaced Samson Ryan in the fourth quarter
Gold Coast: Nick Holman, replaced Ethan Read in the third quarter
Crowd: TBC at Marvel Stadium
