Any OERites keen to strap on the boots?
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The injury ravaged Tigers have 15 players on their injury list and face the prospect this week of having no Richmond-listed player playing in their VFL team.
There are presently likely to be four fit players outside the starting 22 selected to take on Sydney on Friday night in Adelaide.
The AFL team would typically take four travelling emergencies for an interstate game and with the Richmond VFL side playing at the same time as the AFL team the Tigers might not have any players left for their VFL team which will be fully reliant on top up players. There might be one AFL player at best.
Jack Riewoldt, who was rested from the weekend’s loss, will come straight back in at full-forward to replace Lynch.
Maurice Rioli jnr is likely to make a quick return to the senior team after being dropped last week. Jack Ross and Thomson Dow have had reasonable form in the VFL and will be in contention to be picked.
With Nankervis out, the Tigers will look at a range of options from 206cm forward-ruck Samson Ryan the obvious first choice. But Richmond have always been inventive with their rucks, with Marlion Pickett often being used as a second ruck.
Ben Miller and Noah Balta have both been used in the ruck in the past as well.
Key backman Josh Gibcus is closing on a return to playing, possibly after the Melbourne game in round six, but given he has not played football it would be a question of how soon he is brought into the senior team.
Nathan Broad is two weeks into his four match ban for a sling tackle so will be available after the Melbourne game.
Source: The Age
