Richmond star Brett Deledio will play his first game of the 2016 season in Saturday night’s Round 6 clash with Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Deledio has overcome a quad complaint that sidelined him for the opening five rounds, and his inclusion in the line-up is a significant boost for the Tigers.
See how Port Adelaide will line up for Saturday night's game after making five changes
Ruckman Shaun Hampson is the other in for Richmond this week, after missing last Sunday night’s loss to Melbourne with a badly corked thigh.
The two Tiger outs are dual All-Australian key defender Alex Rance, because of a two-match suspension handed down by the AFL’s Match Review Panel earlier this week, and Jacob Townsend, who has been omitted.
Get all the match day information for Saturday night's game at the MCG
Richmond’s three emergencies for Saturday night’s match are Taylor Hunt, Oleg Markov and Jason Castagna.
The Team
B: Astbury, Chaplin, Batchelor
HB: Deledio, Houli, B. Ellis
C: Grigg, McIntosh, Menadue
HF: Lambert, Martin, Rioli
F: Riewoldt, Lloyd, Vickery
R: Maric, Edwards, Cotchin
IC: C. Ellis, Hampson, Miles, Morris
Em: Hunt, Markov, Castagna
In: Deledio, Hampson
Out: Rance (suspended), Townsend
