Richmond will regain valuable defender Nick Vlastuin (ankle) for Sunday's game, as a replacement for injured youngster Jack Ross.
Small forward Daniel Rioli will also be available after missing last week's game againt the Dockers, arguably the Tigers' best performance of 2019 in view of the personnel missing and the performance of younger players such as Shai Bolton.
Ivan Soldo is expected to come in as first ruck to replace Toby Nankervis, who will miss six to eight weeks with an adductor injury.
Richmond's first draft pick from last year, Riley Collier-Dawkins, is in the mix to make his debut, although it is unclear who the large inside midfielder would push out if the Tigers are to bring back Vlastuin, promote Soldo and regain Rioli.
Soldo has not played this season, as the Tigers have opted to use the hyper-athletic tall Noah Balta as the back-up ruck behind Nankervis, in a set-up that they recognised as more sustainable than using the now-retired Shaun Grigg as the second ruck, as they did last year and in 2017.
Balta performed well when Nankervis left the ground against Fremantle, taking over ruck responsibilities completely.
Source: The Age
