A strong Richmond team will take on Port Melbourne in the opening round of the 2018 VFL season, on Saturday afternoon at the Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval.
The Tigers have named 17 AFL listed players including midfielders Corey Ellis and Anthony Miles, as well as livewire small forward Shai Bolton and ruckman Shaun Hampson to take on Port Melbourne in the VFL Grand Final rematch.
First year players Noah Balta, Ben Miller, Patrick Naish and Liam Baker will also play in tomorrow’s match scheduled to start at 2pm.
Entry to the game is free for 2018 Richmond or Port Melbourne members and children under the age of 15. Casual entry is $10 for adults and $5 for concession/pension.
Round 1
Port Melbourne v Richmond
Saturday, April 7
2pm, Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval
Richmond VFL Round 1 team
B: Balta, Miller, Garthwaite
HB: Broad, Menadue, Morris
C: Markov, Miles, Naish
HF: Aarts, Ballard, Bolton
F: Moore, Chol, Stengle
R: Soldo, C.Ellis, Wood
I/C: Baker, Drummond, Grewar, Hayward, Hampson
