With a finals berth now locked in, the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos will look to clinch a double chance when they challenge Richmond on Sunday afternoon.

The Kangaroos ran out convincing 32-point winners over rivals Collingwood in Round 9 and find themselves in sixth position on the ladder heading into the season's last home and away round.

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Sunday, October 30
North Melbourne v Richmond at Arden Street Oval, 3.10pm AEDT

Another week, another fellow top-eight side awaits that the Kangaroos will set out to conquer.

North Melbourne has had its fair share of premiership-contending opponents in Season 7, and on Sunday it will add another club to the list when it hosts a rampant Richmond outfit that has won seven on the trot.

Darren Crocker's side will head into Round 10 full of confidence though, after decisively defeating top-four aspirant Collingwood.

The second quarter performance in particular at Victoria Park was "the best footy" coach Crocker had seen since he's been involved with the program, as the Roos established themselves with five unanswered goals during the period.

While the forward line was clicking impeccably, the defensive pressure and tackling on display stood out just as much. North Melbourne laid a season-high 82 tackles against the Pies and constantly thwarted Collingwood's post-clearance possession.

Up in north-east Victoria, Monique Conti led Richmond to a 43-point victory over the Giants in wet and windy conditions to send the yellow and black into fourth spot.

It will be all to play for come Sunday when fans not only get to see a battle between two in-form sides, but the clash between two of League's best individual players - Jasmine Garner and Conti.

Will the Roos slip into the top four on the final day of home and away season action?

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Bring on Round 10!

With plenty of momentum behind them, the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos will set out to claim a double chance at Arden Street Oval when they host Richmond in a finals series appetiser.

If North Melbourne is to seal its fate as a top four side though, it will need to extinguish Richmond's seven-game winning run that includes a four-point victory over league-leaders Brisbane.

The Kangaroos are themselves on a two-game winning streak, having most recently defeated Collingwood by 32 points in a dominant display.

Darren Crocker's side produced some of the best football it has played all year at Victoria Park, most evident in the second term when the Roos booted five unanswered goals in just over 15 minutes.

Richmond was just as dominant in its Round 9 clash, having thumped GWS by 43 points in Mildura to climb into the top four.

A win for the Tigers on Sunday will see them into the top four, while the Kangaroos even if successful will rely on ladder leaders Brisbane to get over Collingwood on Friday night.

The loser will play off in an elimination final which is likely to be away from home for the Roos, should they fail to win their third game in a row.

While the impending changes to the top eight hold most of the narrative heft heading into this one, here are three more things to keep an eye on.

Doing the Wright things

Like North Melbourne, Sarah Wright is hitting her stride at the right time of the season.

The key defender has been one of the side's most consistent performers in Season 7, and has recently elevated her game to another next level.

Wright recorded 10 disposals and a career-high 13 intercepts against the Pies which landed her a spot in the AFLW Round 9 Team of the Week side, alongside teammates Jas Garner and Tahlia Randall.

Not only does Wright possess the ability to read the ball in flight and constantly win her one-on-one battles, but she is often creating avenues for her teammates to rebound from defence through her disposal and spread.

She will be tested again on Sunday against a Richmond side that contains plenty scoring power, but the defender has risen to every occasion thus far.

Rampaging Roos 

The side hasn't been known for its amazing tackle numbers this season, but the Kangaroos knuckled down to overwhelm Collingwood with their attitude and intent when they weren't in possession of the ball.

North Melbourne laid 82 tackles in Round 9 – a season-high for the team – and a staggering 19 of those came inside forward 50.

Midfielder Jenna Bruton and winger Amy Smith led the way with nine each, while the trio of Nicole Bresnehan, Vikki Wall and Jasmine Ferguson notched six apiece.

It was an outstanding effort from the Roos who were primarily in control of possession throughout the afternoon.

If they can put a similar amount of heat on the Tigers this weekend, it will go a long way to securing the four points.

A must-watch battle within a must-watch battle

If, for some reason, the fixture between two in-form clubs fighting for a spot in the top four wasn't intriguing enough, the looming encounter between arguably the best two players in the competition is sure to make it so.

North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner and Richmond's Monique Conti, currently sitting first and second on the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award leaderboard with 66 and 54 votes respectively, will square off for the first since Round 6 last season.

Kangaroos star Garner will be coming off a 27-disposal, five-clearance and one-goal performance while Conti will enter Round 10 after gathering 24 touches, eight tackles and three goals against the Giants.

Garner and Conti lead their club in clearances, contested possessions, disposals, inside 50s and score involvements which shows just how influential they are each week.

There will be exciting matchups all over the park come Sunday, but this one will undoubtedly receive the most attention from viewers, and for good reason.

The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos and Richmond have played out a thrilling draw, with the Tigers subsequently locking in fourth spot and the double chance, while the Kangaroos have finished eighth as the home and away season draws to a close.

A Courtney Wakefield shot just dropped short and was rushed through for a behind to tie scores up at 27-apiece in the final minute of the game, with Richmond recording 4.3 and a wasteful North Melbourne kicking 3.9.

After controlling vast swathes of the first quarter – including a nice set shot from Stella Reid, who is growing in confidence game by game – Richmond gave up the easiest of North Melbourne goals in the dying seconds, conceding three marks inside 50 in one passage of play and a straightforward Ash Riddell major.

The Roos noticeably lifted their pressure in the second quarter, with multiple smothers early, but were unable to make much headway on the scoreboard.

North Melbourne owned the third term, with Richmond panicking and unable to clear its defensive half, but the Roos' inaccuracy issues returned at a horrible time, kicking 1.4 and one out on the full (1.5 for the quarter), before the Tigers whisked it downfield for Ellie McKenzie's second.

Jenna Bruton snapped a goal to take the lead early in the fourth, and behinds were exchanged until the final siren.

Kim Rennie (HS protocols) was a late withdrawal in what appeared to be a significant blow to the Roos' ruck stocks, but Emma King stood tall with 27 hitouts, receiving support from Vikki Wall.

Unheralded Richmond tagger Meg Macdonald played a crucial role on Jasmine Garner, holding one of the AFLW best and fairest favourites to five disposals and zero clearances in the first half.

Garner's influence lifted as the game progressed, finishing with 13 disposals, four inside 50s and one clearance.

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The absence of skipper Emma Kearney (knee soreness) was also noticed across half-back, but Mia King and Bruton performed admirably throughout the game, and Hannah Bowey made a composed debut in defence.

McKenzie was simply superb for Richmond, while Monique Conti and Grace Egan worked hard around the contest.

The much-needed return of Tahlia Randall
Key forward Randall has been an important structural part of North Melbourne's forward line this season, and it looked as if she had suffered a nasty ankle injury in the second term. After taking a low, diving mark, she got to her feet with ease, went to handball and her right leg gave way. After leaving the ground with trainers, she came back six minutes later and played out the game.

The battle for the AFLW best and fairest
Secondary to the race for top four was the individual honours potentially up for grabs, with two of the favourites in Garner and Conti going head to head. In terms of the umpire votes for the day, it's unlikely Garner will feature in the top three overall players, while Conti may pinch a vote or two.

Up next
Both sides will be playing away finals – Richmond will take on Brisbane (and have a second chance in its back pocket) and North Melbourne will play Geelong.

NORTH MELBOURNE       1.1     1.3     2.8     3.9     (27)
RICHMOND                      2.1     3.1     4.1     4.3     (27)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Riddell, Abbatangelo, Bruton
Richmond: McKenzie 2, Wakefield, Reid

BEST
North Melbourne: M.King, Bruton, Riddell, E.King, Garner
Richmond: McKenzie, Conti, Egan, Sheerin, Macdonald

INJURIES
North Melbourne: O'Shea (head knock)
Richmond: Nil

LATE CHANGES
North Melbourne: Kim Rennie (HS protocols) replaced in selected side by Charli Granville
Richmond: Nil

Crowd: 3147 at Arden Street Oval