RICHMOND won’t rush back skipper
Trent Cotchin for Friday night’s Grand Final rematch against the GWS Giants.
Cotchin suffered a hamstring injury in his side’s gritty win over Melbourne in Round 5.
Speaking on SEN Breakfast on Wednesday, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick said Cotchin was “training well” but “won’t play this week”.
“The condensed fixture will make it interesting for him when he does play and how many games he does play,” Hardwick said.
“Obviously with the hamstring injury and the history he has it’s going to be a little bit of a challenge for us to manage that one. We’ll have a plan for him.”
The Tigers will be without dual premiership player
Josh Caddy, who sustained a hamstring injury against North Melbourne, but key defender
David Astbury is a good chance to return from a knee injury.
Hardwick mentioned that
Sydney Stack had been impressing through the midfield at reserves level, while
Thomson Dow and
Riley Collier-Dawkins are players the club is keen to blood soon.
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