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TAB Footy Form: Port Adelaide v Richmond preliminary final preview

Richmond fell to Port Adelaide last time the two sides met at Adelaide Oval in Round 11. But can the reigning premiers turn the tables in a blockbuster preliminary final? All the best odds and match preview.

Can Dustin Martin and Richmond upset Port Adelaide in their preliminary final? Picture: Michael Klein
Can Dustin Martin and Richmond upset Port Adelaide in their preliminary final? Picture: Michael Klein

Preliminary final week is here and kicks off with a massive clash between Port Adelaide and Richmond.

Herald Sun tipping guru Chris Cavanagh takes a look at the match from a punter’s perspective.

THE MATCH

Port Adelaide v Richmond

Adelaide Oval, Tonight 7.50pm (edt)

TAB odds: Port Adelaide $1.80, Richmond $2

Port Adelaide has attracted 62 per cent of head-to-head support with TAB to defeat Richmond

CHASING THE MONEY

– Port Adelaide is coming off a week off after scoring a 16-point win over Geelong in its qualifying final.

– Richmond is coming off a 31-point semi-final win over St Kilda.

– The Power have won six straight games and nine of their past 10 matches.

– The Tigers have won seven of their past eight games.

– Port Adelaide scored a 21-point win when these two sides last met at Adelaide Oval in Round 11 this season.

– These two teams have each won two of the past four matches between them.

– The Power holds a 7-1 record at Adelaide Oval this season.

– The Tigers have gone 1-1 at Adelaide Oval this season and have a 3-4 record against Port Adelaide at the ground overall since 2014.

– Port Adelaide averages 69 points per game this season offensively to Richmond’s 67 points. Defensively the Power concede 51 points per game to Richmond’s 52 points.

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Travis Boak is part of TAB’s Friday night special. Picture: Getty Images
Travis Boak is part of TAB’s Friday night special. Picture: Getty Images

TAB FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

Port Adelaide’s Travis Boak and Richmond’s Dustin Martin to combine for 50+ disposals is $5

CHRIS SAYS

Richmond led by a point at three-quarter time when these sides last met in Round 11 and is taking a far stronger team to Adelaide this time around. I think the reigning premiers will be too good. Consider Richmond by 1-24 points at $3.

HOT MULTI

The most popular teams this week with TAB

Power d Tigers $1.80

Cats d Lions $2.05

Multi price is: $3.69

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FINALS WEEK 3 BIG BETS

$10,000 multi @ $1.68 on Jack Riewoldt to kick a goal in Richmond v Port Adelaide, Charlie Cameron to kick a goal in Brisbane Lions v Geelong

$5000 multi @ $4.09 on Richmond d Port Adelaide, Geelong d Brisbane Lions

$2075 @ $1.90 on Port Adelaide d Richmond

$2000 @ $2.30 on Port Adelaide/Port Adelaide (HT/NT Double) v Richmond

$2000 @ $2.10 on Richmond d Port Adelaide

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Originally published as TAB Footy Form: Port Adelaide v Richmond preliminary final preview

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