RICHMOND TRIPLE TREAT TALLRICHMOND’SSTANDS

“three peaks” experiment in attack has been given the stamp of approval for its AFL clash with Carlton at the MCG in round 1 as premiership defender Noah Balta stamped himself as a likely third Tiger tall this season.

Balta kicked three goals in Richmond’s 25-point Community Series win over Hawthorn in Devonport on Saturday. Fellow forward Jack Riewoldt also kicked three goals and Tom Lynch kicked two, giving the trio eight of the Tigers’ 14 goals for the pre-season contest.

Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley said the triple talls test was a success. “Noah’s ability to compete and bring the ball to ground and bring our crumbers into the play was really strong,” Kingsley said.