Richmond will field a mix of familiar and fresh faces against Melbourne in the opening round of the JLT Community Series at Deakin Reserve, Shepparton this Sunday.

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Spearheaded by skipper Trent Cotchin, a strong squad of 30 has been named for the clash, featuring 17 players who lined up against Collingwood in last year’s preliminary final.

Three draftees, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Jack Ross and Fraser Turner, are in contention to play their first game in the yellow and black after impressing at last Saturday's intraclub contest.

Experienced recruit Mav Weller has also been included in the squad as he presses his claim for Round 1 selection.

After taking part in the AFLX tournament last week, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance and Jack Higgins will pull their Richmond guernseys back on to face the Dees.

Missing from the squad are premiership players Shaun Grigg (knee), Josh Caddy (ankle) and Jason Castagna (ankle). While recruit Tom Lynch (knee) has also been held back from the match.

The squad will be trimmed to a 26-man team to be finalised tomorrow at 5pm.

The first bounce on Sunday is set for 4.40pm, with free entry for all Richmond members with match day access.

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The JLT 1 team

B: Alex Rance, David Astbury, Dylan Grimes

HB: Nick Vlastuin, Bachar Houli, Jayden Short

C: Dion Prestia, Shane Edwards, Trent Cotchin

HF: Daniel Rioli, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Jack Higgins

F: Jack Riewoldt, Dustin Martin, Daniel Butler

R: Toby Nankervis, Kane Lambert, Ivan Soldo

IC (from): Oleg Markov, Nathan Broad, Jack Ross, Liam Baker, Jack Graham, Brandon Ellis, Maverick Weller, Noah Balta, Callum Moore, Connor Menadue, Fraser Turner, Callum Coleman-Jones