Richmond has announced their extended squad of 26 that will head to South Australia to take on Fremantle in Gather Round.
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Richmond has locked in a squad of 26 that will head to the Barossa Valley to take on Fremantle as part of the AFL's third annual Gather Round.
It includes debutant Jonty Faull, who was called into the squad on Thursday.
Faull, who was drafted by Richmond with pick 14 last year, has impressed at VFL level over the opening three rounds. The 19-year-old is a mobile forward who is also agile when the ball comes to ground.
Harry Armstrong will miss Sunday’s clash due to a suspected hamstring injury following a collision today at training. The key forward will be scanned tomorrow, with the Club to provide a further update next week.
Sam Lalor (hip) will also miss the trip to the Barossa after pulling up sore from last Saturday’s game.
Hugo Ralphsmith has been recalled to the squad, after a successful VFL hit out last week saw him collect 19 disposals.
Defender Noah Balta has not been named in Richmond’s 26-man AFL squad, with the Club opting for him to play in the VFL team against the Australia U/18s on Sunday.
Balta was available for AFL selection, having served a six-game suspension across the pre-season and the first four AFL rounds.
“Noah will return through our VFL team this weekend given the time he has spent out of the game,” Richmond General Manager – Football Performance, Tim Livingstone, said.
“This is purely a football decision that we have made to ensure Noah builds important match conditioning before returning to AFL level.”
Balta has not played since Richmond’s final-round clash against Gold Coast in August last year.
Maurice Rioli, Campbell Gray and Samson Ryan make up the extended bench alongside Ralphsmith and Faull.
The Tigers face off against Fremantle at Barossa Park on Sunday from 12.35pm (AEST), 12.05pm (ACST). Tune into the broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.
The final Richmond team will be announced on Friday at 5pm on richmondfc.com.au.
