Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says he'll wait on the Melbourne weather for Friday night before confirming whether his three tall forwards will face West Coast at the MCG.
Jack Riewoldt, Ty Vickery and Ben Griffiths kicked seven goals between them against Fremantle two weeks ago, in just their second game as a forward line trio this season.
While Hardwick said it would be hard to drop any of them, a forecast of 12 degrees and possible showers meant it wasn't a certainty they would provide the best mix in wintery conditions.
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"We'll see how that goes just prior to the game - it's hard to predict the Melbourne weather," Hardwick said on Thursday.
"At this stage we're really happy with the way those three talls are going and the way they've structured up and the way they've played.
"They're all playing a role at various stages so there's a 90 per cent chance they'll all play, but we'll leave that up our sleeve if it does get too wet."
Veteran Chris Newman is likely to play a second game in the VFL on Saturday, while Matt Dea and Shaun Hampson at also expected to line up alongside him.
“Chris put his hand up for selection this week, but he has only played three quarters of a game in the last four weeks,” Hardwick said.
“He’ll probably have another one in the twos this week and see how it goes from there.
“From our point of view, he’s an important player. He plays some really good team orientated footy.”
Hardwick said the support of Tiger fans will be an important factor in game he is expecting to be an entertaining clash.
“It’s going to be a great game. We’ve got two sides that are both in very good form, and two forwards that are both in good form.
“We’re looking forward to the challenge.”
