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Richmond vs North Melbourne Tips

For Round 5 2027, Sat 17 Apr, 4: 15pm AEST at MCG, our tip is North Melbourne by 10 points with a 61% win chance.

Our selection
North Melbourneby 10 points
Win chance
61%, Richmond 38.6% and North Melbourne 61.4%
Score prediction
82–92Richmond first
Models included here
5 of 5every public model agrees

Every model for this game

RICNTH

our win chanceeach public modelSquiggle aggregate

SourceTipWin chanceMargin
afl-tips.com (ours)North Melbourne61.4%9.5 pts
Elo Predicts!North Melbourne53.6%13.0 pts
s10North Melbourne64.0%12.1 pts
SquiggleNorth Melbourne66.7%15.9 pts
StattractionNorth Melbourne65.6%13.9 pts
Wheelo RatingsNorth Melbourne62.4%10.3 pts
Squiggle aggregateNorth Melbourne62.1%13.3 pts
Each source's win chance applies to the club it picks. The Squiggle API supplies public model tips; Squiggle's aggregate averages all models. Results are graded after the siren.

Why we choose North Melbourne

Our ratings score each club's attack and defence using points against an average side. Home ground and travel are also included for this game.

Richmond's overall rate is −21.8 (17th), while North Melbourne stands at −7.3 (14th). That puts North Melbourne 10 points better for this game.

This model tipped 68.3% correctly over 2,476 games played from 2015 to 2026. Its average margin error was 27.0 points. How it works

ClubAttackDefenceNet2026 form
Richmond−13.1−8.7−21.8LWLLL
North Melbourne−1.1−6.2−7.3LLWLL
Points scored per game against an average side at the start of 2027. Form covers the last five games of 2026, with the most recent on the right.

Head-to-head results since 2012

Meetings
19no draws
Wins for Richmond
6
Wins for North Melbourne
13
Mean margin
32.8points, either way
SeasonRoundGroundScoreWinner
2017Round 11Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 66, Richmond 101Richmond
2018Round 8Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 72, Richmond 82Richmond
2019Round 11Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 99, Richmond 62North Melbourne
2020Round 7People First StadiumRichmond 77, North Melbourne 23Richmond
2021Round 21MCGRichmond 89, North Melbourne 56Richmond
2022Round 18Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 92, Richmond 88North Melbourne
2023Round 23MCGRichmond 101, North Melbourne 72Richmond
2024Round 21Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 90, Richmond 77North Melbourne
2025Round 10MCGRichmond 74, North Melbourne 78North Melbourne
2025Round 23Bellerive OvalNorth Melbourne 135, Richmond 87North Melbourne
2026Round 6Marvel StadiumNorth Melbourne 130, Richmond 55North Melbourne
2026Round 15MCGRichmond 48, North Melbourne 73North Melbourne
The most recent meetings appear first. These results come from the Squiggle API.