Richmond will unveil two debutants in Friday night’s clash against Port Adelaide, the club confirmed on Wednesday night.
Midfielder Will Martyn and defender Rhyan Mansell will play against the Power, adding a youthful element to the side.
Mansell joined the club as a pre-season supplemental player, having only started to train at the club since early January, while Martyn has been highly touted for a while and captained Brisbane’s academy side in 2019.
Club great Matthew Richardson said he was surprised to see Mansell make his debut early, considering how late he was added onto Richmond’s list.
“It’s good news for Richmond and their supporters,” he said on Sportsday after the two debutants were named.
“We haven’t seen a lot of new faces because they’ve been winning and successful, (Rhyan) Mansell is a bit of a surprise as he was literally the last man (added) on the list.
“He’s a hard at it back pocket (player) and runs hard so he’ll slot into the back half.
“I thought it would’ve been (Hugo) Ralphsmith (to come in earlier) but he was suspended in the VFL.”
Richmond’s full team will be named on Thursday night.