Where and when: Marvel Stadium, Friday May 31, 7.50pm AEST
Last time they met: Marvel Stadium, round 8, 2018: North Melbourne 11.6 (72) lost to Richmond 12.10 (82)
Ben Cunnington’s AFL-record 32 contested possessions almost inspired the Roos to an unlikely victory over the Tigers. Richmond led by 26 points nearing half-time, but an upset was on the cards when North Melbourne hit the lead barely two minutes into the final term. Trent Cotchin was brilliant for the winners, amassing 37 touches in the midfield.
What it means for North Melbourne: The Kangaroos’ first match of the post-Brad Scott era has the potential to be a letdown after the emotional events of the past week. However, they will be keen to give caretaker coach Rhyce Shaw a winning start and put the drama behind them.
What it means for Richmond: It might not even be the halfway point of the season, but there is a competitive race going for a top-four spot and the Tigers will be keen to bank another win, knowing how valuable they will be down the track.
How North Melbourne wins: Winning the ruck battle is a non-negotiable, with Todd Goldstein – fresh from almost 60 hitouts a week ago – holding a significant experience edge over Ivan Soldo. Giving his foot soldiers the first look at the Sherrin is the first link in the midfield chain.
How Richmond wins: Barring the round seven loss to the Western Bulldogs, the Tigers have been exemplary in defying a lengthy injury list with major names on it. The success to date has depended on contributions from lesser lights, and more of the same is required.
The stat: Richmond has won its past two encounters with the Roos after losing seven of the previous eight clashes.
The match-up: Robbie Tarrant v Tom Lynch
The Tigers say power forward Lynch (No.271 in the AFL Player Ratings) will be fit to face North Melbourne despite his corked calf, but he won’t have an easy time of it against Tarrant (No.239). Tarrant, at his best, has the ability to hurt the former Sun the other way, too, if Lynch’s movement is hampered whatsoever.
It’s a big week for: Rhyce Shaw
Who else? This section is normally reserved for players, but Shaw is in the spotlight this week as his senior coaching career, albeit as a caretaker, makes a sooner-than-expected start. The dual AFL Coaches’ Association Assistant of the Year has aspirations to officially win a senior coach job at some stage and his audition begins now.
Big call: Sydney Stack does something, anything – a high mark, brutal hip and shoulder or spectacular goal, for instance – to have us all raving about his football story.
Mottsy’s Tip: Tigers by 5 points
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North by 90+
Why so pessimistic? This has got 100+ all over it 😉
Curious of the communities thoughts on the thumbs down:
TD – someone doesn’t get sarcasm
TU – someone just didn’t rate the sarcasm
No need for td, sarcasm is a form of humor related to irony. So it would be ironic if the mighty tiges win by 90.
I’m tipping a draw…..Goldy 180, dusty reported for shaking the goal post as brown starts his after the siren shot at goal running in from the boundary on the wing.
Ha ha..
I want what your on…
The realist in me has ..Rhyce Shaw at his first Presser, with his hands in the air like ..What me ?
What I’d love to see is him smiling ,with that look like maybe this is mine.
For tonight….
GO NORTH!
TU Butters and Constable to Lloyd and Begley
TD Bailey Scott and Constable to Lloyd and Oskar Baker (can’t afford Begley, who’s job security I rate as higher, but at least get to keep Butters who’s getting games)
After Goldy’s effort last week against English I’m giving him the VC against Saldo. Go you good thing!!!
I am soooooooo tempted. ……but Whit agains gcs got the v
NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
North Melbourne: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Luke McDonald, Kayne Turner, Cam Zurhaar
Richmond: Josh Caddy, Shai Bolton, Sydney Stack, Liam Baker
Who to field:
T.U: Bolton
T.D: Setterfield
Comment: Corbett
Corbett
Did you do the crouch to Houli trade?
Yeah, Bryson. Couldn’t resist a finished DEF line pretty much.
Moore -> Houli & Crouch -> Ryan
Doing well so far 🙂
Apart from the scare in the 1st
Time to move bailey Scott on to bewley/baker? His just sitting there and isn’t even lighting it up in the 2s :/
Depends on what other rookies you have.
Scott will probably get a game soon with Scott being dropped.
If you have Hayes I would move him on first
Current DEF are J Lloyd, Whitfield & Williams. Hurn will be after his bye. Which one would you trade in –
TU : Houli
TD: L Ryan
I was having the same conundrum, so grabbed both!
Houli will get injured again
Down in the rooms after the first 5min O.o
Still had a 14 possie quarter too 🙂
Which part was the sarcasm? I’m a believer until proven otherwise!
Go Roos and Go Goldy
Monkees song 1969…I’m a believer !!
Guess I’m showing my age.
I have officially lost the plot but with a team in shambles I’m going rocky to Cotchin and petruccele to Lynch, just so I can watch them tonight and avoid doughnuts, see you all next year!
I took Lynch and Cotchin in the Moneyball … good luck! 😉
Hoping for the kangas and the northern suburbs boy to do well , maybe goldy can keep them in it .
Out of curiosity, does anyone remember in 2016 when we all went super early on Sam Collins before he played a game?
Brought Houli in this week, what a f**king rollercoaster already.
Copped a knock and went off. Came back on and got 4 touches in a minute. Copped another knock. Back on now with 14 touches and 40 SC at QT.
This is not good for my blood pleasure…
Nevertheless, yalla habibi!
I’ll express your gratitude to him tonight 🙂
1/4 Time
Roos 4.2.26
Tigers 3.2.20
Jamie Macmillan 38
Ben Brown 38
Cameron Zurhaar 34
Jy Simpkin 31
Jed Anderson 30
Ben Cunnington 29
Shaun Atley 28
Scott D. Thompson 27
Shaun Higgins 26
Jack Ziebell 24
Todd Goldstein 24
Nick Larkey 22
Kayne Turner 19
Jared Polec 18
L. Davies-Uniacke 16
Jasper Pittard 16
Luke McDonald 13
Trent Dumont 10
Marley Williams 9
Mason Wood 8
Tarryn Thomas 8
Robbie Tarrant -4
Bachar Houli 39
Dustin Martin 39
Brandon Ellis 37
Tom J. Lynch* 29
Josh Caddy 24
Jason Castagna 23
Noah Balta 21
Kamdyn McIntosh 21
Shane Edwards 21
Trent Cotchin 20
Sydney Stack 18
Dion Prestia 17
Dylan Grimes 16
Nick Vlastuin 15
Daniel Butler 13
Ryan Garthwaite 13
Shai Bolton 12
David Astbury 11
Nathan Broad 10
Liam Baker 5
Ivan Soldo 3
Jack Higgins 1
1/2 time
Roos 6-7-43
Tigers 6-3-39
B Cunnington 72
S Higgins 57
J Ziebell 52
B Brown 51
J Anderson 46
T Goldstein 43
J Pittard 42
J Polec 41
L D-Uniacke 39
J MacMillan 39
S Thompson 39
C Zurhaar 38
N Larkey 36
M Wood 34
J Simpkin 32
K Turner 31
L McDonald 28
S Atley 27
R Tarrant 27
M Williams 22
T Thomas 21
T Dumont 1
D Martin 77
B Houli 72
D Prestia 53
J Caddy 53
B Ellis 50
S Stack 47
L Baker 47
S Edwards 43
J Castagna 42
T Cotchin 42
K Mcintosh 39
N Vlastuin 36
T Lynch 34
D Astbury 34
D Butler 31
N Balta 22
D Grimes 18
I Soldo 16
N Broad 16
S Bolton 16
J Higgins 15
R Garthwaite 1
The enigmatic Martin is back! I just can’t put him in my team though.
Bolton, want to do something?
Shaw is going something good for North Melbourne they might thrash Richmond!
Did BT just refer to Razor Ray’s balls as “the sweet spot”? Jeez, BT. Keep it together.
Usually Razor Ray will just mark the ball; now his balls have the mark. 😛
3/4 time
Roos 12-7-79
Tigers 7-4-46
B Cunnington 111
S Higgins 96
J Ziebell 93
C Zurhaar 85
J Polec 80
M Wood 79
T Goldstein 75
J Simpkin 73
J Anderson 69
L D-Uniacke 68
B Brown 68
T Dumont 62
J Pittard 53
R Tarrant 50
N Larkey 48
S Thompson 45
S Atley 45
L McDonald 42
J MacMillan 41
T Thomas 31
M Williams 31
K Turner 30
B Houli 107
D Martin 89
S Stack 79
J Caddy 69
L Baker 67
B Ellis 65
D Prestia 63
S Edwards 61
J Castagna 59
T Cotchin 54
K Mcintosh 49
N Vlastuin 44
T Lynch 43
D Astbury 40
D Butler 40
I Soldo 36
N Balta 32
D Grimes 25
S Bolton 22
N Broad 21
R Garthwaite 19
J Higgins 21
Just got texted by a mate “only good teams get hammered by the Roos”. True dat.
TrooRoo, Roo Bloke and Shaggi.
Congratulations. Well fought, well deserved, well done.
A very professional tough uncompromsing victory for the boys.
If they keep playing like this the supporters will be happy and Shaw might get the fulltime gig.
Zurhaar is a good player to have tackling in the forward 50. There will be a few sore Richmond defenders cause his tackles hurt.
Very happy train ride home from the game
A little bit different in the coaches box tonight especially at the end of the game. No shakes of the hand last week even though they won. Was super strange and no one knew how to react. This week all of the coaches seem almost relieved Scott is not there. I think there are a few things the public still does not know.
TU Take Balta 47
TD Play Young
I love it when Roaming Brian goes completely rogue.
Half expecting BT to end up in the underground car park talking to a security guard or a cleaner.
Absolute ripper of a result. Brilliant stuff North!! Onwards and upwards.
Sorry guys forgot to hit post last night
Final scores
Roos 15-9-99
Def
Tigers 9-8-62
Ben Cunnington 133
Shaun Higgins 127
Jack Ziebell 110
Cameron Zurhaar 108
Ben Brown 107
Jared Polec 104
Mason Wood 99
Todd Goldstein 96
Jy Simpkin 95
Trent Dumont 94
Jed Anderson 92
Luke Davies-Uniacke 86
Jasper Pittard 73
Shaun Atley 72
Robbie Tarrant 69
Nick Larkey 58
Luke McDonald 56
Scott Thompson 55
Tarryn Thomas 52
Jamie MacMillan 47
Marley Williams 45
Kayne Turner 41
Bachar Houli 139
Dustin Martin 113
Sydney Stack 107
Dion Prestia 92
Brandon Ellis 91
Josh Caddy 86
Liam Baker 85
Shane Edwards 84
Jason Castagna 76
Trent Cotchin 69
Kamdyn Mcintosh 58
David Astbury 57
Nick Vlastuin 57
Tom Lynch 55
Ivan Soldo 52
Daniel Butler 50
Noah Balta 47
Jack Higgins 37
Nathan Broad 35
Dylan Grimes 34
Shai Bolton 34
Ryan Garthwaite 26
The moment you forgot to do your footy tips and realize you aren’t further behind because everyone tipped Richmond. Gold!
Snap. I didn’t bother going into Richmond to do my tips yesterday as I was gonna tip the Tigers anyway. Saved myself a trip and a (likely) sore head this morning 😉
I apologise to those I suggested exercising caution when considering trading in Cunning-ton.
Hope you ignored me and went with your guts?!
I ended up taking your advice and didn’t bring him in. whoops…