Another star Tiger down as Dimma ponders debutant to face SunsRichmond will be without Dion Prestia for Thursday night's match against Gold Coast
By Sarah Black
afl.com.au
29 June 2021 11amINJURY-PRONE Richmond midfielder Dion Prestia has been added to the club's bulging casualty ward with a tight hamstring, and will miss Thursday night's game against former club Gold Coast.
The 28-year-old has a lengthy history of soft-tissue concerns and lasted just one match into his comeback from a calf injury, pulling up sore after the demoralising loss to St Kilda.
Coach Damien Hardwick confirmed David Astbury (Achilles) would return and untried tall Ben Miller will be in the squad at the very least, somewhat off-setting the loss of defensive duo Noah Balta and Nathan Broad.
Prestia ran laps at training on Tuesday morning, Nick Vlastuin (corked quad) did touch drills with Ivan Soldo (ACL), while Tom Lynch (knee) moved well in his quest to be proven fit for the Suns.
Mabior Chol (dislocated finger) trained with the main group with protection on his hand and will also need to be passed fit in order to play.
Integral ruckman Toby Nankervis (knee) partially trained with the main group, but remains at least one week away.
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