REIGNING premier Richmond has hit the track as a whole playing group for the first time since September's triumph.
While the first-to-fourth years returned last week, Monday marked the start of pre-season for the entire squad, including the five new draftees.
The only players not to take the field were livewire Sydney Stack (returned to Western Australia for a funeral) and Jack Higgins, who is on a modified, part-time program as he recovers from brain surgery.
A handful of senior players were on light programs, including All Australians Bachar Houli, and Dylan Grimes (left wrist clean-out), best and fairest Dion Prestia, preliminary final hero Jack Graham (shoulder reconstruction) and Toby Nankervis (adductor).
Nick Vlastuin is easing back into training after returning from a visit to India with club partner World Wildlife Fund, while youngsters Shai Bolton, Jake Aarts and Luke English also worked away from the main group.
Star defender Alex Rance was in the main group, after missing the vast majority of 2019 with a ruptured ACL.
The main squad took part in a series of skill and agility drills in small groups, before changing to full-ground ball movement work.
The Tigers added Thomson Dow, Noah Cumberland, Will Martyn, Hugo Ralphsmith and Bigoa Nyuon in last week's NAB AFL Draft, and the quintet did a mix of observation and light skill work in the first day at the club.
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