Richmond has made three changes for its big Round 3 clash with Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday.



The Tigers have recalled quality premiership player Nick Vlastuin and brought in clever utility Sam Lloyd alongside talented, young small forward/midfielder Jack Higgins to make his AFL debut.

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Vlastuin is ready to go after missing last Thursday night’s loss to Adelaide at Adelaide Oval because of delayed concussion, while Lloyd has been in consistent form hitting the scoreboard in all of his VFL practice matches as well as the Tigers’ JLT Community Series match against North Melbourne.



Higgins, who was Richmond’s first pick in last year’s national draft, had a strong pre-season and was impressive in several VFL practice matches.



He also gained some senior experience, playing in the Tigers’ first JLT Community Series match against Essendon at Wangaratta.

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Out of the Richmond team beaten by the Crows in Round 2 are Josh Caddy, who is serving a one-match suspension and young pair Shai Bolton and Corey Ellis, who have both been omitted.



The Tigers’ four emergencies for Sunday’s match are Anthony Miles, Connor Menadue, Mabior Chol and Ryan Garthwaite.

Dion Prestia will miss with a sore left glute, unrelated to the right hamstring issue which kept him out of the opening rounds.

“Dion had some glute soreness after training today, so we’ll take a cautious approach with him, and assess his availability again next week,” Richmond’s Physical Performance Manager, Peter Burge said.