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Friday night footy comes to Tassie for the first time as the ladder-leading North Melbourne Kangaroos host the resurgent Richmond Tigers. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEST).
North Melbourne’s barnstorming start to the season continued well past its expected use-by-date, although last week in Sydney they finally succumbed to a loss.
Many have been unfairly talking down the Roos, and those doubters will be looking for another loss tonight as a sign they’re cracking.
Brad Scott hasn’t been as happy with North’s form as their 9-1 record would suggest, and so a comfortable win tonight would go a long way to getting things back on track.
Richmond suffered anything but an unbeaten run to start the year, but consecutive wins against Sydney, Fremantle and Essendon have them raring to go for the second half of the season.
Like seasons past, the Tigers looked woeful as they spluttered to a 1-6 beginning, but with seemingly no warning they’ve turned it back on.
On their day, Richmond can ride with anyone, and if they notch a fourth straight win tonight then the yellow and black bandwagon will really start to roll.
North Melbourne have dominated Richmond of late, winning six of the last seven contests, including last year’s elimination final. The only loss in that mix came with the Kangas playing a second-string side.
North’s record in Hobart is also very strong; they’ve won eight of ten at their home away from home, including the last seven on the trot.
Prediction
Richmond have had their hot and cold streaks over the years, and this match will define whether the current run is just a flash in the pan or another Tiger revival.
But North Melbourne have been building a mini-fortress down in Hobart, and sitting at 9-1 they should start the favourites in this one.
Kangaroos by 23 points