North Melbourne has rebounded from its abject failure last week to send Richmond crashing back to earth with a 41-point victory at the MCG on Sunday.

Corey Jones, concussed last week, showed how important he was to the North set-up, bagging seven goals in a best-on-ground performance as the Kangaroos continued their recent dominance over the Tigers to win 20.7 (127) to 13.8 (86).

The Kangaroos, who led at every change, put the game beyond doubt in the third term when they kicked four of the first five goals of the quarter to blow their lead out to seven goals.

The Tigers gave their supporters a glimmer of hope for a miracle comeback with the first three goals of the last quarter but could not continue the job.

The difference between Round One and this week was the Kangaroos, unlike the Blues, are polished enough to punish any mistakes from the opposition.

However, Jake King, one of Richmond's best last week, could not muster two good ones in a row, as he was outclassed by Jones, Shannon Grant then Brent Harvey.

Jones, who kicked four goals in the first quarter, was the game's dominant forward, troubling a string of Richmond defenders both in the air and at ground level.

Daniel Wells and Hamish McIntosh, both lacklustre in Round One, bounced back strongly.

Wells delivered on his promise to show more interest and vigour, while McIntosh, who had an entertaining duel with Troy Simmonds, was influential at the stoppages and ran himself into the ground in general play.

While both sides have extensively turned over their list in recent seasons, there were still several themes from earlier this decade which still remain relevant. And they were clearly on show again on Sunday.

Firstly, don't catch the Kangaroos on the rebound. While far from world beaters, North Melbourne toils honestly and can again put egg on the face of critics who believe last year's effort to finish in the top four was a flash in the pan.

Secondly, the Tigers will remain mired in the bottom four until they can improve their skill level, especially their kicking.

Deprived of first use of the ball by a Kangaroos midfield, which showed far more urgency than it did seven days ago to win the clearances 39 to 20, Richmond made life even more difficult for itself by making sloppy kicking errors.

With Matthew Richardson unable to beat two and at times three North defenders by himself, the