An extended squad of 31 has been named for the Round 1 VFL game, with the starting 22 to be confirmed following Richmond's AFL team announcement at 5.00pm on Friday.
AFL-listed Tigers Jake Aarts, Ivan Soldo, Maurice Rioli Jnr, Rhyan Mansell, Thomson Dow, Hugo Ralphsmith and Matt Parker all feature in the VFL squad, but were also named in Thursday night's AFL squad.
Four Richmond 2021 draftees in Tyler Sonsie, Judson Clarke, Sam Banks and Tom Brown have also been included in the VFL squad, for what would be their first official outings in the Yellow and Black.
Five VFL-listed Tigers are in line to make their debuts; Misilifi Faimalo, Mykelti Lefau, Tylar Young, Jackson Davies and Massimo D’ambrosio.
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