Brad Crouch will miss Saturday’s clash with Richmond because of hamstring soreness.

Crouch has been replaced in the selected team by fellow midfielder Jarryd Lyons, who will play his first game of the season. The eldest Crouch sibling has played the opening two games of the year after missing all of the 2015 AFL season with a foot injury.

Crows General Manager High Performance Brett Burton said the Club would take a no risk approach with Crouch.

“Brad experienced some hamstring tightness during training on Wednesday,” Burton said.

“We will take a conservative approach with him and assess him again during the week.”

Cam Ellis-Yolmen has been elevated to the emergencies alongside Riley Knight and Nathan van Berlo.

The updated team is: