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The West Coast Eagles are looking to make it three from four when they take on a Richmond Tigers team with their backs against the wall. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 8:10pm (AEST).
Widely tipped to knock Hawthorn off their premiership perch this season, the West Coast Eagles haven’t had it all their own way in 2016.
They were made to work in a season-opening 64-point win over the Brisbane Lions, before suffering a very disappointing 46-point loss to a vulnerable Hawks team the following week.
Last week the Eagles got back on the winners list, overcoming some dreadful accuracy to heap the pain on their winless arch rivals Fremantle.
They may be 2-1, but they’re yet to hit top gear. West Coast will be looking to hit their stride tonight.
Richmond, on the other hand, are staring down the barrel of an all too familiar story. It may be early days, but right now Richmond’s goal of winning a finals match might be snuffed out by not making finals at all.
After looking very unconvincing in a first-up win over Carlton, the Tigers have suffered bitterly disappointing losses to Collingwood and Adelaide.
Richmond have proved over the last few years that they can compete with anyone on their day, but ‘their day’ has become a difficult event to pin down.
A stirring win could give their season a spark, but a big loss will see the pressure valve go up yet another notch.
These two sides have fought a relatively even battle over the last decade, with the record split at 5-5 in the last ten matches. West Coast have taken three of the past five clashes, although the Tigers have triumphed in the last two encounters in Perth.
Prediction
They may be struggling, but Richmond are still a team nobody particularly looks forward to playing.
West Coast will have their work cut out for them, but they still have the class to take home the four points.
Eagles by 21 points
Will the Tigers continue their good recent record out west? Or will the Eagles continue to heap pressure on Richmond. Join The Roar from 8:10pm (AEST) to keep up with all the action with our live scores and blog.