St Kilda v Richmond PreviewEthan Clark
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28 March 2025St Kilda at Marvel Stadium are a different beast.
They have won six of their last eight games overall, with all wins coming at the venue, so it’s fair to say they should be teeming with confidence come Saturday twilight.
The potential return of Liam Henry and Cooper Sharman will be welcome to add some class to the forward mix; but the loss of Liam Stocker and Hunter Clark removes some experience. Arie Schoenmaker, Tobie Travaglia and Jack Carroll would be in selection talks after strong VFL performances.
Tom Lynch’s Tigers return will be much needed against the Saints, who are still missing Dougal Howard. Tyler Sonsie and Kane McAuliffe pressed their cases for selection in a VFL win last week, while Josh Smillie will need to have a run in the magoos before AFL selection.
The confidence of these young Tigers would have been dinted in the wake of a Port Adelaide smacking. We will have to wait and see which version of the much-maligned side turns out this week.
It should be fairly comfortable for the Saints who have won five of their last six over the Tigers. Although, trustworthiness is not necessarily something you can associate with the side at the moment.
If the best Richmond shows up like we saw against Carlton they can definitely cause a stir, but Ross Lyon would not allow his troops to take this clash lightly.
The Saints have struggled to put away opponents in recent times, but the 48-point win late last year against the Tigers may be a sign of what’s to come.
Prediction: St Kilda by 57 points.
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