Richmond v West Coast PreviewAndrew Slevison
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8 May 2025Richmond hosts West Coast in the battle of the rebuilds at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers enter as favourites for the first time this season against a winless Eagles outfit coached by Andrew McQualter, who is no stranger to the yellow and black.
The former Richmond assistant and interim coach has seen his Eagles side struggle across their eight games so far in 2025, failing to bank any premiership points while winning just three of 32 quarters.
Adem Yze’s Tigers have similarly struggled at times, but their best form has seen them pocket two against-the-odds victories against Carlton and Gold Coast. Those experiences will be invaluable for the emerging Tiger cubs.
Last week they were humbled by a rampaging Hawthorn having been somewhat competitive in the first half. In order to beat the Eagle, they’ll need to be better for longer and avoid the capitulations that have been evident in their game in recent times.
They can take with them the knowledge that they’ve beaten the Eagles in four of the past five meetings, although they were comfortably beaten by 39 points in Perth in Round 5 last year.
It’ll be a fascinating contest between two clubs reassembling themselves for the future.
Right now, the Tigers seem to be slightly more advanced than the Eagles, and couple that with a home game at the ‘G, you have to side with the yellow and black.
Prediction: Richmond by 10 points.
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