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Richmond
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Match Complete
North Melbourne
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| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| T. Dow |  | 27:02 | ||
| H. Ralphsmith | | 25:55 | ||
| T. Nankervis | | 23:31 | ||
| Rushed | | 19:02 | ||
| L. Baker |  | 15:36 | ||
| D. Prestia | | 12:20 | ||
| J. Riewoldt | | 11:03 | ||
| H. Ralphsmith | | 9:14 | ||
| S. Bolton | | 3:25 | ||
| 1:58 | | J. Mahony | ||
| 9.6 (60) | Third Quarter [+] | 7.8 (50) | ||
| C. Coleman-Jones | | 29:14 | ||
| 26:37 | | C. Taylor | ||
| L. Baker | | 23:44 | ||
| 23:03 | | N. Larkey | ||
| M. Parker | | 21:23 | ||
| M. Rioli | | 17:59 | ||
| 16:21 | | C. Zurhaar | ||
| S. Edwards | | 14:36 | ||
| 12:01 | | Rushed | ||
| S. Bolton | | 9:07 | ||
| N. Vlastuin | | 8:40 | ||
| Rushed | | 7:11 | ||
| S. Edwards | | 2:37 | ||
| 2.4 (16) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.6 (36) | ||
| J. Riewoldt | | 26:41 | ||
| 15:04 | | C. Zurhaar | ||
| 12:13 | | C. Zurhaar | ||
| T. Dow | | 10:51 | ||
| 8:06 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 6:05 | | N. Larkey | ||
| C. Coleman-Jones | | 1:08 | ||
| 0.3 (3) | First Quarter [+] | 3.4 (22) | ||
| J. Riewoldt | | 25:54 | ||
| 24:10 | | Rushed | ||
| 23:10 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| 20:38 | | B. Scott | ||
| Rushed | | 13:19 | ||
| M. Parker | | 12:39 | ||
| 10:31 | | J. Simpkin | ||
| 8:54 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 7:04 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| 2:10 | | C. Zurhaar | ||
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The Richmond Tigers are on the precipice of oblivion with three rounds to go. A loss to the last-placed North Melbourne Kangaroos would all but consign them to missing the finals after back-to-back premierships. Tune into events from the MCG here on The Roar with live scores from 4:35pm (AEST).
The Tigers are on the verge of doing what Adelaide did in 1999, and miss the finals going for an historic premiership threepeat. Eleventh on the ladder, albeit only a game out of the top eight, it’s now or never for one of the AFL’s greatest ever teams.
A heartbreaking 4-point loss to Fremantle last week had the double blow of giving four points to another team in the mix for finals, and they’ll have to oust the eighth-placed Dockers to see September action. The Tigers will be favourites today, as well as in their final two weeks – but losing six of their last seven matches, three to sides outside the eight, doesn’t inspire much confidence.
The Kangaroos have had about as impressive a wooden-spoon season as is possible, recovering from an ugly start to the year to come along in leaps and bounce since their mid-season bye.
A game and percentage adrift of Hawthorn in 17th, it might be too late for the Roos to jump off the bottom (not that they’ll be overly keen to lose the chance to bring top draftee Jason Horne into the fold), but they’ll know this clash against the vulnerable Tigers is a seriously winnable game.
Damien Hardwick has swung five changes for this crunch clash, including handing Maurice Rioli Jr a heart-warming debut. His famous father was a legend of the Tigers, including winning a Norm Smith Medal in 1982. Here’s hoping he can add his own legacy to the long line of famous Riolis to have graced the game.
Meanwhile, North welcome back young stars Cameron Zurhaar and Tarryn Thomas from injury, among four changes.
The Roos have form for breaking Tiger hearts – they had a famous victory over the fifth-placed Richmond in a 2015 elimination final. Can history repeat at the ‘G today?
Opening bounce: 4:35pm (AEST)
Venue: MCG
TV: Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Tigers $1.42, Kangaroos $2.85 (odds via PlayUp)
Richmond Tigers
B: 1 Nick Vlastuin, 2 Dylan Grimes, 12 David Astbury
HB: 44 Sydney Stack, 15 Jayden Short, 17 Daniel Rioli
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh, 9 Trent Cotchin (c), 10 Shane Edwards
HF: 45 Hugo Ralphsmith, 7 Liam Baker, 29 Shai Bolton
F: 19 Tom Lynch, 37 Matthew Parker, 8 Jack Riewoldt
FOL: 25 Toby Nankervis, 3 Dion Prestia, 34 Jack Graham
I/C: 23 Kane Lambert, 31 Rhyan Mansell, 40 Callum Coleman-Jones, 49 Maurice Rioli
EMG: 5 Jack Ross, 11 Jason Castagna, 27 Thomson Dow, 42 Ryan Garthwaite
IN: Callum Coleman-Jones, Hugo Ralphsmith, Kamdyn McIntosh, Nick Vlastuin, Maurice Rioli (debut)
OUT: Jake Aarts, Jason Castagna, Jack Ross, Mabior Chol, Ryan Garthwaite
North Melbourne Kangaroos
B: 25 Robbie Tarrant, 23 Ben McKay, 16 Aiden Bonar
HB: 7 Jack Ziebell (c), 19 Josh Walker, 43 Aaron Hall
C: 14 Trent Dumont, 12 Jy Simpkin, 11 Luke McDonald
HF: 2 Jaidyn Stephenson, 20 Nick Larkey, 8 Bailey Scott
F: 3 Jed Anderson, 44 Cameron Zurhaar, 1 Jack Mahony
FOL: 22 Todd Goldstein, 9 Luke Davies-Uniacke, 26 Tarryn Thomas
I/C: 5 Curtis Taylor, 28 Kayne Turner, 40 Eddie Ford, 42 Tom Campbell
EMG: 18 Shaun Atley, 29 Will Phillips, 30 Charlie Comben, 36 Phoenix Spicer
IN: Aiden Bonar, Cameron Zurhaar, Tarryn Thomas, Tom Campbell
OUT: Atu Bosenavulagi, Jared Polec, Tristan Xerri, Will Phillips
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