Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has been included in the Tigers’ squad for Saturday’s final pre-season challenge match against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
It will be Cotchin’s first appearance in the pre-season series, after being nursed through some slight hamstring soreness.
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Talented Tiger tall Ben Griffiths also has been named to play his first pre-season game.
The Tigers will field their strongest team of the pre-season against North Melbourne, with coach Damien Hardwick excited about the competition for spots across all lines.
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“It's getting to the business end of the pre-season competition and we've got to try and find those guys who are putting their hands up for positions,” Hardwick said.
“We think it's going to be a really good contest (against North) and we're looking forward to it.”
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Richmond v North Melbourne
Saturday March 21, 1.10pm
Etihad Stadium
Pre-season game three squad
2. Dylan Grimes
3. Brett Deledio
4. Dustin Martin
5. Brandon Ellis
6. Shaun Grigg
8. Jack Riewoldt
9.Trent Cotchin
10. Shane Edwards
11. Jake Batchelor
12. David Astbury
13. Ricky Petterd
14. Bachar Houli
18. Alex Rance
20. Ivan Maric
22. Nathan Gordon
24. Ben Griffiths
25. Troy Chaplin
27. Sam Lloyd
28. Taylor Hunt
29. Ty Vickery
30. Reece Conca
31. Nick Vlastuin
33. Kamdyn McIntosh
35. Ben Lennon
36. Matt McDonough
38. Steve Morris
48. Kane Lambert
