Richmond have been well below where they expected to be in season 2021, not measuring up to the extremely lofty standards set by their success in recent years.
The truth is that Trent Cotchin, Jack Riewoldt and other ageing stars aren't going to be around forever and sooner or later Damien Hardwick will have to start looking for new blood.
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We continue our ‘Five trade targets for every club’ series with Richmond.
In no particular order, here are five players which the Richmond recruitment team would do well to target and potentially poach.
3. Mitch Wallis
The third and final Dogs player on this list is Mitch Wallis, who has been out of favour in 2021 despite his impressive form in 2020.
The forward has only featured on four occasions for Luke Beveridge's side during this season and has failed to nail down a regular spot in a side that is steaming towards a home qualifying final position.
Despite this, there is no doubting the quality that he can bring to the table on his day. The 28-year-old managed 25 goals in his 18 appearances in a stunted season 2020 and was one of the key factors behind their finals appearance.
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For the Tigers, he would be great across the forward-line to complement Riewoldt and Lynch when others around them such as Jason Castagna, Daniel Rioli or Jake Aarts maybe aren't firing as well as they could.
Wallis becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, meaning that he is able to choose where he plies his trade for season 2022.
It would be wise for the Tigers to put a contract on the table and bring Wallis to Punt Road at season's end.
