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Richmond’s next huge obstacle in a year of isolation: Hulk Hawkins – The Age
For Richmond, the hurdles have kept coming: injury and fatherhood-forced absences, the media’s alleged denigration of Tom Lynch, dramas surrounding the Cotchins and, not least, two players landing in strife outside a strip club.
Assuming the Tigers play as selected, Balta will be backed up by Richmond’s premier defender Dylan Grimes. If the Gold Coast weather is likewise as forecast, then Balta might also be assisted by a slippery ball, when he seeks to bring the ball to ground and then use his superior speed and athleticism against the AFL’s only forward with Tony Lockett-like traits.
Stopping Hawkins from getting the ball when it’s kicked to him has proven beyond most defenders and defences this year.
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