Adem Yze has discussed how the Tigers plan to manage Tom Lynch's return.
Tigers spearhead to be managed with limited minutes on return
Tom Lynch to play limited minutes on his return from injury against Carlton
Tigers spearhead to be managed with limited minutes on return
Tom Lynch to play limited minutes on his return from injury against Carlton
RICHMOND coach Adem Yze is confident returning spearhead Tom Lynch can have an impact in limited minutes against Carlton as the Tigers seek a response to their Opening Round flop.
Lynch, Dustin Martin and Tony Nankervis will all feature in Thursday night's blockbuster at the MCG after sitting out Saturday night's 39-point loss to Gold Coast.
Lynch hasn't played since breaking his foot in round four last year, but the key forward has been carefully built up and will clearly give Richmond more structure up forward.
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"He would have struggled to get up for a five-day break. So the plan around him playing this game was just the smartest option. But he's got a good block of training," Yze said.
"But we've got to temper that with the fact that we're still going to manage him through his first game of footy for 12 months.
"So he's not going to have massive game time, he's going to be off the ground, which he's not gonna like.
"But ... he's too important for us to go out and string him out for 100 minutes of the game. But it's just good to have the big fella back."
Yze was confident the patient build-up to Lynch's recovery would allow the hulking forward to make an impact against the Blues.
"He's a competitive guy that he'll want to have an impact on the game," Yze said.
"So he's ready to play, we'll just manage his game time.
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"Not to say that he'll play 50 per cent because we need him out there a fair bit more than that."
Martin will balance his time between midfield and attack on his return from a corked calf.