Xavier Clarke spoke to Richmond Media about the Tigers who are playing in scratch matches in this week's edition of Coaches Corner, presented by Hostplus. 

Combining with other clubs for scratch matches 

"It has been challenging and as the season goes on, we are faced with more of those challenges... We chose not to bring our full list up, and those boys will join us on Thursday, so we'll have more numbers. But, we've had six to seven guys that we've needed to find some games for, and it's been quite funny working with other clubs to try and fit in games. The first week, we joined with Melbourne and Essendon to play Carlton. The second game, we joined up with the Bulldogs, and the last game, Essendon. It's a funny time, but I think our players just love playing footy. They love getting out there and having a kick."

Thomson Dow

"Thomson's been really good. He's played two of the scrimmage games we've had...he's got great agility around the ball, he's played on the wing and at times on-ball, and we've seen some of the things he can do really well. When he does get the ball, he does explode from the stoppage or contest and he's got really good pace. We've been impressed with what he's been doing...it's been good to get some game time into him and he's certainly showing some of the things he can do really well."

Callum Coleman-Jones

"'CJ' played well the first couple of games. He played ruck and forward. Unfortunately, he had a little bit of a hotspot on his foot which restricted him from playing the last game but he was coming along really well and developing really well. We know he's got a great talent, he's really good as a forward and he also can play that ruck role."

Riley Collier-Dawkins

"He's played two of the scratch matches and his game the weekend was a good one for him. He played a little bit up forward and went on-ball and had an impact around that part of the game. We know he's a big-bodied midfielder for us and we want to see him be able to crash packs and then win the ball and he's been able to do that in patches...He'll continue to develop in that space."

Hugh Ralphsmith

"We really like Hugo, he's got some talent and he's showing some really good things in the way he goes about it. He's certainly going to be a player for us, whether that's on the wing or half-forward...he kicked two nice goals again on the weekend. We like the way he goes about it. He runs really hard and he's got a bit of flair about him."

Jack Graham

"He played forward and midfield on the weekend in his first scrimmage game. He did really well. His first half was phenomenal and his running ability from contest to contest was elite."

Patrick Naish

"Played a bit of time at half-back. He's a really good ball user and he played that to his strengths on the weekend. So it was great to see him go back and build a bit of confidence but also win the ball as well."

The Tigers' positive attitudes

"All their boys' attitudes have been phenomenal. To play with another team and pull another team's jumper on, can be a hard pill to swallow, but all their attitudes have been fantastic. They've represented the Club really well, I think the Richmond supporters would be really proud of the way they're going about it."