Just two games on Saturday, with Richmond looking for their first win of the 2026 season, while last year\u2019s wooden spooners West Coast look to make it three wins in a row when they host a fresh Sydney outfit.<\/p>\n
The Tigers get a great opportunity to record their first win of the season against a Port Adelaide side that has already dropped games to both North Melbourne and West Coast.<\/p>\n
Richmond have played a lot of football at the MCG under Adem Yze and a clear scoring trend is emerging.<\/p>\n
In Richmond\u2019s last 16 games at the MCG, only two have gone over the total points line, with an average total score of just 150.2 across those games.<\/p>\n
Both Richmond games at the MCG this season have gone under, while two of Port Adelaide\u2019s three games in 2026 have also gone under the total.<\/p>\n
Fawcett has only played one AFL game so far, which happened to be against Port Adelaide last season where he kicked a goal.<\/p>\n
He has been getting plenty of opportunities in the VFL this season, kicking 2.4 in Round 1 and 1.3 last week, so the opportunities are clearly there.<\/p>\n
With no Tom Lynch or Harry Armstrong for Richmond, he should spend plenty of time inside forward 50.<\/p>\n
West Coast\u2019s young side has been the surprise story early in the season, already doubling their 2025 win total. But this is a much tougher test against Sydney, who welcome back Isaac Heeney.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s harsh to write off West Coast after two big wins, but the quality of opposition rises significantly here against the Swans.<\/p>\n
Sydney have a strong record at Optus Stadium dating back to 2018, winning eight of their 11 games there against West Coast and Fremantle, and covering the line in nine of those games.<\/p>\n
With Isaac Heeney returning, this looks a tough matchup for the Eagles.<\/p>\n
With Heeney returning, Chad Warner should spend more time forward again rather than attending centre bounces.<\/p>\n
In the first two rounds Warner attended just 40% of centre bounces, but that jumped to 72% when Heeney and Gulden were both out.<\/p>\n
Warner has kicked at least one goal in two of his three games this season and should get opportunities here.<\/p>\n