Richmond vs West Coast Preview & Prediction | 2025 AFL | Regular Season | Round 9

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The Richmond Tigers host the West Coast Eagles in a battle of basement dwellers.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 11th May, 2025: UK – 4:10am / Local – 1:10pm / Saturday 10th May, US ET – 11:10pm / US PT – 8:10pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Some matches are televised on Fox Sports channels

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ & Watch AFL / US – Watch AFL

The prediction

The Richmond Tigers remain stuck on two wins for the season and their defence of late has become very costly in matches. They are now conceding over 100 points per game whilst averaging only 65 themselves. They face the West Coast Eagles who have shown glimpses in the past few weeks but are also struggling in 2025 as they remain winless on the season.

The West Coast Eagles hosted the Melbourne Demons last week and went down by 32 points. A halftime lead was quickly evaporated after conceding 13 second half goals to the Demons. Kicking a winning score continues to be an issue as their 65 points per game average attests.

Recent matchups between the two sides shows a significant advantage in favour of the Tigers, winning four of the past five although the Eagles did get the points in their only 2024 clash.

Possessions wise the Tigers have leaned heavily on Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto while the Eagles Liam Baker heads his team with just over 23 touches per game.

We think the Tigers have just enough to get past the Eagles in this one with Hopper showing the way.

Richmond vs West Coast tip: Richmond to win & Jacob Hopper to have 30+ disposals