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Rampant Richmond bruise, batter the Roos – The Age
The Tigers cruised to their third-straight win and jumped to fourth on the ladder after a dominant opening quarter, which condemned North Melbourne to their fifth consecutive loss in a disastrous two-goal night.
Their intent, physicality and general body language from the opening salvos all pointed to the reigning premiers being switched on after grinding to a halt in last Sunday’s slugfest with Sydney.
Richmond had 18 inside 50 entries to North Melbourne’s one in the first quarter as they raced to a 4.3 (27) to nil buffer at the first break. The Kangaroos had nine more possessions than Richmond, who made the most of every touch with an 86 per cent disposal efficiency.
It was just the second time in 4…
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