The ruck set-up will be high on the Richmond selectors’ agenda in the lead-up to the new season’s start.
With 2019 premiership ruckman Ivan Soldo likely to be sidelined for most of the season following a total knee reconstruction, the Tigers are yet to settle on their structure in the ruck department.
Clearly, triple premiership ruckman Toby Nankervis will be the team’s No. 1 big man, but there are several viable back-up options for him.
Richmond trialled those options in last Friday night’s AAMI Community Series clash with Collingwood at Marvel Stadium.
“We’re still trying to figure out what that (the ruck format) looks like for us,” Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said following the match.
“Toby was very good in the first half. I thought ‘Marbs’ (Mabior Chol) was really good when he went in there. Noah (Balta) and Dave (Astbury) pinch hit at various stages as well.
“So, we’ve just got to figure out how that works.
“We went one way at the start of last year, and then another way towards the back end of last year.
“It might be horses for courses. We’ve been that way before.
“We’ve got some development stocks in our rucks, so we’ll continue to invest in those guys as well.”
