Jack Riewoldt has thrown his support behind Richmond teammate Jack Graham following the revelation that the 24-year-old is open to a trade from Punt Road this off-season.
Speaking on SEN Tassie, Riewoldt was glowing in his praise of Graham, who finished second in the club Best and Fairest a season ago.
“I would be absolutely flat (if Graham is traded) because he is a great person, and a player that we firmly believe could be a real good leader, possibly captain material,” he said.
The two-time premiership player was forced to play a mainly half-forward role this season and with the potential arrival of Giants duo Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto this trade period, that area of the ground will only be further crowded.
“I firmly believe that Jack Graham is going to be a very good player for us going forward. One of the things that (Graham) has got, he can play anywhere; half-forward, wing, he can play inside, it’s just finding the right balance of that inside mids, along with Dion Prestia,” Riewoldt said.
“Shai Bolton is probably in the same spot, how much midfield time do you give him compared with forward time, Dustin (Martin) as well.
“We’ve got to try and figure it all out, but ultimately they’re all great team players so they will do what they need to do, but you still need to try and find some inside mid time for a lot of those players.”
Multiple rival clubs have reportedly sought out the services of Graham, who has one year remaining on the three-year deal he penned with the Tigers in late 2020.