Richmond's No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor has hurt his left hamstring again, only a couple of minutes into his AFL return.
In a disastrous start to the Tigers' imposing GMHBA Stadium assignment, Lalor limped off the field and was subbed out of the game.
He had tackled Tom Atkins on the outer wing early in the first term, and when Lalor stood up he started limping immediately.
This was his first game since hurting the same hamstring in the round-12 loss to Essendon. Lalor also injured his left hamstring before he was drafted.
The Tigers could have recalled him last week, but deliberately held him back in a bid to make sure he was ready.
Richmond have only won one of their past 15 games at GMHBA Stadium and are trying to pull off a massive upset without key forward Tom Lynch, who has started his five-game suspension.
But the Cats also suffered a pre-game blow, when star on-baller Bailey Smith was a late withdrawal because of illness after he did not train on Friday.
