Richmond has fallen to North Melbourne by 56 points on Sunday afternoon at Ikon Park.

The Tigers were competitive in the first term but were unable to capitalise on their early opportunities, kicking three behinds.

A second-quarter burst did most of the damage for the Roos, recording 13 inside-50s to just one and piling on five goals in the 12.4 (76) to 2.8 (20) win in hot conditions.

In the third quarter, Sabrina Frederick broke through to kick Richmond's first goal in style, plucking the ball out of the ruck in a contest against Vivien Saad on the goal-line and booting it backwards over her head.

Katie Brennan (14 disposals, 1.2) followed just minutes later, capitalising on Richmond's sudden control over the football with a low sliding shot after dancing around an opponent, and the Tigers ended up equalising the third term.

But North only let the foot off the pedal somewhat, still booting an impressive five goals in the second half.

For the Tigers, hard-nosed midfielder Grace Campbell's impressive first season continued with 11 disposals, 10 tackles and a blood nose, while Monique Conti (18 and six) looked a class above out of the stoppages.

Phoebe Monahan had 12 disposals and five marks, while Gabby Seymour had a few nice intercepting moments.

Say what?

"It took us until after half-time to get the game the way we wanted it. I think the third quarter showed glimpses of the type of game we can play and the side we're going to become … Tim Livingstone (general manager of football) sat in our box today and had a chat to him and 'Balmey' (Neil Balme), and he was reminding me of what it looked like in 2010 with 'Dimma' (Damien Hardwick's first year in charge of the AFL side). I think they had their first win in round nine or ten." – Richmond coach Tom Hunter 

What's next

Richmond will be hoping to record its first win when it takes on Geelong at home-away-from-home Bendigo.

RICHMOND 0.3 0.4 2.5 2.8 (20)
NORTH MELBOURNE 2.0 7.2 9.3 12.4 (76)

GOALS
Richmond: Frederick, Brennan
North Melbourne: Ashmore 3, Kearney 3, Green 2, Bateman 2, Garner, Gillespie-Jones

BEST
Richmond: Conti, Campbell, Brennan, Monahan, Jacques
North Melbourne: Riddell, Garner, Ashmore, Kearney, Randall

INJURIES
Richmond: Makur Chuot (TBC)
North Melbourne: Nil

LATE CHANGES
Richmond: Nil
North Melbourne: Danielle Hardiman (calf) replaced in selected side by Beth Lynch

Reports: Nil

Crowd: 3697 at Ikon Park