Alright, folks.

You should all know the drill by now.

There are 18 teams playing in nine games this weekend, and because nothing in this life is either perfect or complete, we here at Zero Hanger still believe each of these aforesaid combatants still come with a raft of question marks.

So, before the second month of the regular season draws to a close on Sunday evening, we have sought to answer each club's most pressing queries ahead of Round 8 of the AFL season.

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Richmond

What does 'Dimma' do with 'Dusty Jr.'?

With Dustin Martin returning from his jaunt across the Tasman Sea, Damien Hardwick is left with an oxymoronic positive headache - where does he deploy last week's hero, Shai Bolton?

As his side left the rooms to start start the second half 19-points adrift last Friday night, 'Dimma' finally bit the bullet and moved the Katanning Kid into the centre.

Swiftly after injecting the electric 22-year-old, Bolton predictably rewarded his head coachby kickstarting the slumbering Tigers, before finishing the night with three clearances, 10 inside 50s, 22 disposals and 3.1 in front of goal.

Despite this dominance, both in the guts and forward of the ball, the Western Australian understudy is unlikely to 11 centre bounces again this weekend, as Richmond's top shelf thespian is ready to return to the spotlight.

Personally, I would have the pair rotating (as they usually do), but with Martin, rather than his younger teammate, spending more time inside 50.

After such a strong performance last week, it would make sense to give Bolton first crack at roving Toby Nankervis on Friday, with Martin acting as the 'break glass in case of emergency' option.

Still, I'm sure the man with three premierships as a coach, one as an assistant, a pair as a player and a working relationship with both footballers would have a better idea than I.

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