Richmond’s Shane Edwards is among four inclusions to the Tigers’ lineup for Saturday’s clash with Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
Edwards returns after suffering a broken hand in the club’s season-opener against Carlton, which saw the playmaker sidelined for last week’s loss to Collingwood.
Former Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin, young forward Ben Lennon and Richmond’s first pick in last year’s National Draft, Daniel Rioli, have also been added to the team.
Saturday’s game will mark Chaplin and Lennon’s first senior appearances for the Tigers this season, while Rioli has recovered from a minor leg injury suffered in his Round One debut against the Blues.
Injured defender Dylan Grimes heads the omissions, while Jacob Townsend, Ben Griffiths and Taylor Hunt have all been omitted.
Griffiths, Hunt and South Australian draftee Oleg Markov are the emergencies.
Richmond’s team is:
B: Astbury, Rance, Chaplin
HB: Vlastuin, Houli, B. Ellis
C: Rioli, C. Ellis, McIntosh
HF: Lambert, Martin, Short
F: Riewoldt, Lloyd, Vickery
R: Hampson, Edwards, Cotchin
INT: Grigg, Menadue, Miles, Lennon
EMG: Griffiths, Hunt, Markov
In: Lennon, Edwards, Rioli, Chaplin
Out: Grimes (hamstring), Townsend, Griffiths, Hunt
