Richmond premiership-winning forward/midfielder Josh Caddy will make his return to the field in tonight’s VFL season opener against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
After overcoming ankle soreness, Caddy will line-up on a half-forward flank for the VFL Tigers, at a venue where he has 25 games of senior experience.
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Developing tall defender Ben Miller will also return to the VFL Tigers outfit having recovered from appendicitis.
The 19-year-old’s inclusion comes at a good time, with Ryan Garthwaite and Noah Balta elevated to senior duty on Saturday against GWS.
The VFL Tigers recorded three wins out of their four practice matches in the build-up to tonight’s Round 1 clash with the Cats.
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Rookie Jake Aarts, forwards Callum Moore and Jacob Townsend, and midfielder Shai Bolton will look to carry their encouraging form from last Thursday night’s win over Collingwood into the season opener.
Richmond fans who can’t make the trek to the Cattery, can follow coverage on the RichmondVFL Twitter and Instagram accounts, or tune in to the gofooty.live call on their audio player here.
Richmond VFL’s Round 1 team
B Daniel Coffield , Hugh Beasley, Steve Morris
HB Connor Menadue , Ben Miller, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
C Fraser Turner, Jack Ross, Patrick Naish
HF Josh Caddy, Callum Moore, Jake Aarts
F Liam Baker, Callum Coleman-Jones, Mabior Chol
Foll Ivan Soldo, Shai Bolton, Jacob Townsend
I/C (from): Riley Collier-Dawkins, Luke English, Jacob Ballard, Tom Silvestro, Charlie Thompson, James Fletcher, Nick Baltas, Brenton Credlin, Chad Harris
