Brian Lake will play his first AFL match of the season against the Tigers on Sunday at the MCG.

After showing good form in two matches for Box Hill Hawks, including a 17 disposal, seven mark game last week, Lake has been included into the line-up, replacing Kyle Cheney who has been omitted.

First year player Billy Hartung will be an emergency, alongside Ryan Schoenmakers and Kyle Cheney.

Round 6
Richmond v Hawthorn
Sunday 27 April
MCG, 3.20pm

B: Burgoyne Gibson Stratton
HB: Suckling Birchall Hodge
C: Smith Mitchell Hill
HF: Puopolo Gunston Rioli
F: Hale Roughead Breust
Foll: McEvoy Langford Lewis      
I/C: Duryea Hallahan Simpkin Lake 

EMG: Hartung Schoenmakers Cheney

IN: Lake

OUT: Cheney