Richmond will relish the challenge of confronting an in-form North Melbourne side at the MCG on Sunday.

The Tigers are coming off that bitterly disappointing loss to Gold Coast Suns last Saturday, while the Roos have won four of their past five games in impressive style.

But Tiger coach Damien Hardwick believes his charges have the mettle to bounce back and grab the precious four premiership points.

“We get an enormous opportunity versus the Kangaroos on Sunday, who have been in terrific form, probably the form side of the competition,” he said.

“But we’re confident we can play to our best and beat them . . .

“It’s going to be a real test, but after the weekend we’ve had, we’re really looking forward to it.”