A Richmond leader says the Tigers still have trust in their medical staff as an important pair’s return softens their injury crisis.
Ed Bourke
Richmond are about to embark on a similar journey to the one West Coast have been on for the last few years. There are some tough years ahead for Tigers fans, writes Xavier Ellis.
Xavier Ellis
They say when it rains, it pours. And while there may not have been a cloud in the sky over Optus Stadium, it was raining goals for West Coast as they broke through for their first win of 2024.
Mitchell Woodcock
Tom Cole is rebuilding from the ground up after ankle injuries savaged his past two seasons - and he’s forming a key component of West Coast’s defence as they look to lay the foundations for a win on Sunday.
Glen Quartermain
Richmond coach Adem Yze will seriously contemplate sending superstar veteran Dustin Martin to West Coast’s rising star Harley Reid.
Oliver Caffrey
Richmond triple premiership star Nathan Broad says he owes the Tigers to stick through their rebuild after they showed faith in him as a mature-age recruit.
West Coast’s hopes of a maiden win in 2024 to avoid the unwanted record of the worst start to the season in club history has strengthened by an 11th-hour injury to Richmond star Tim Taranto.
Richmond star Tim Taranto will miss the club’s clash with West Coast after suffering a broken wrist at training on Friday.
Jackson Barrett
West Coast could be set to go smaller in defence after adding three players to their squad to take on Richmond at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
They have only one win between them but this weekend’s clash between West Coast and Richmond looms as one of the most important games of the round.
Richmond have made Harley Reid a focus ahead of their clash with West Coast this week, highlighting the first-year star's strengths in a video session.
Shayne Hope
West Coast beware: Shai Bolton’s in red-hot form and loves to step it up even more in front of his family and friends as he gets set for a return to his home state this weekend.
Veteran West Coast defender Tom Barrass can’t help but be inspired by gun recruit Harley Reid’s deeds just four games into his AFL career.
Dustin Martin’s camp has moved to swiftly shut down speculation around a potential early retirement, with the Richmond star’s manager saying he wants to remain in the game “as long as possible”.
Chris Robinson
If West Coast fail to taste victory against the Tigers, 2024 will officially be the worst they have ever started a season.
Richmond is open-minded about how it replaces Tom Lynch and Noah Balta, but there is one certainty about a Tigers superstar, according to their coach.
Richmond have given the AFL tribunal plenty to consider, but Liam Baker will still serve a one-game suspension for his high bump on Sydney's Lewis Melican.
Roger Vaughan and Oliver Caffrey
West Coast’s hopes of an early season win have been boosted by the untimely injuries to Richmond stars Tom Lynch and Noah Balta.
Adem Yze didn’t have to wait as long as his predecessor Damien Hardwick to notch his first win leading the yellow and black.
Dane Heverin
Adem Yze has deflected praise after his first win in yellow and black, revealing what he would offer Liam Baker if he wanted to stay at Punt Rd amid offers to head west.
Injuries at Richmond have led to an unlikely debut as Port lost a gun midfielder for their MCG clash and an Essendon star withdrew from his team’s clash with Sydney.
News Corp Australia
Football commentator Kane Cornes believes Richmond should cash in on Liam Baker’s trade value after The West Australian exclusively revealed the Tiger had bought a Perth property.
Aaron Kirby
Richmond star Liam Baker has purchased a multi-million-dollar home in Perth as speculation swirls around his future and potential return home to WA, it can be revealed.
Scans have confirmed the worst for a young Tigers star as coach Adem Yze ponders what to do with an injury-ravaged backline.