Richmond attacking pair Daniel Rioli and Ben Lennon will feature in VFL action this Sunday at Punt Road Oval.
Rioli returned to the Northern Territory last week to attend his grandfather’s funeral and missed Richmond’s Round 14 win over Brisbane at the MCG.
Richmond senior coach Damien Hardwick said Rioli, who plays predominantly as a small forward, would spend more time on-ball when the VFL Tigers host Casey on Sunday.
“We’ll push him a little bit more on ball so he can get some more touch (and) get his form back up to the level we’d like it to be," Hardwick said.
Lennon has had an interrupted season through injury and will make his return from shoulder surgery this weekend.
The VFL Tigers will set out to rebound from a 26-point loss to Collingwood when they host the top-of-the-table Scorpions.
Craig McRae's group put together an encouraging final term against the Magpies but will focus on stringing together a more consistent effort in Round 13.
Sunday’s match kicks off at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 1:30pm.
Free entry for Richmond members, $10 for adults, $5 concession, children under-15 are free.
Food and drink will be available.
The match will be broadcast live on Channel 7 from 2pm.
Richmond VFL Round 13 squad
B: Gale, Chaplin, C. Moore
HB: A. Moore, Darley, Castagna
C: Rioli, Butler, Drummond
HF: Mellington, Marcon, Markov
F: Lennon, McBean, Chol
R: Soldo, Ballard, Townsend
IC: Coffield, Langford, A. Morris, Silvestro, Bathie, Gleeson, Aarts, Fletcher*
*denotes 23rd player
