North Melbourne will play Richmond in a Friday night blockbuster in Round 23, the AFL has confirmed.

The floating fixture will be the Tigers' home game, after North hosted the Round 6 clash between the teams at Blundstone Arena.

Speaking on Footy Classified on Monday night, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the Tigers-Roos clash would be the best best solution to give all teams featuring in the finals an appropriate break.

"In the end if you played Richmond-North on the Friday night it means that as we sit here today, the top four teams then play on the Saturday."

The full Round 23 fixture will be released later today.

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Please note: The clash against Richmond is a designated replacement game for members.

Entry to the replacement game:
North Melbourne members with a game day membership can scan their membership card at the gate to access General Admission seating on Level 3.

Information on upgrading to level 1 or 2 within a North area will be available soon.

Member tickets on sale: 9am - Wednesday, August 12
Public tickets on sale: 9am - Wednesday, August 12

The replacement game is a result of the club’s Round 6, 10 and 20 matches in Tasmania.