From today's Herald-Sun:The Tigers will take a strong line-up to Perth, with senior stars Matthew Richardson, Nathan Brown and Troy Simmonds all making the trip.
Despite the travel, Monaghan said the key trio didn't want to be rested. "They were pretty keen to have a run and we were pretty keen to field a reasonably strong side," he said.
Monaghan said Ben Cousins had pulled up well from his hitout in last week's intraclub match. "He just needs a little bit more conditioning. Our aim is to play him in Round 2 of the NAB Cup," he said
Kane Johnson, Trent Cotchin and Jordan McMahon will miss.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25037743-19742,00.htmlFrom today's Australian:Richmond, which has not won a NAB Cup match under Wallace, will play newcomers Jayden Post and Robin Nahas against Fremantle. Post, who can play tall at either end of the ground, was the Tigers' second choice in last year's national draft, while former Port Melbourne small forward Nahas will start the year on the rookie list.
Others who will not play on Sunday include Ben Cousins, Kane Johnson, Jordan McMahon, Trent Cotchin and Jay Schulz. But Wallace said all bar Cotchin would be available for the start of the premiership.
Richmond won both its home-and-away matches against Fremantle last year, including a 64-point win over the Dockers at Subiaco Oval in round four.
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