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Bacchus Marsh’s Sam Lalor is living the dream after being drafted by Richmond at pick one.
The highly touted midfielder was widely predicted to be taken by the Tigers and that was the case.
Lalor said on the draft coverage that the Tigers had told him on Monday night he was headed to Tigerland.
“There’s obviously a lot of pressure, but I think with Richmond this year they’ve got a lot of picks, so not all the spotlight’s going to be on me, which is what I’m looking forward to,” Lalor told Fox Footy.
“And I think just getting into a really good club like Richmond is gonna be so good and I can’t wait.”
Richmond allowed youngster Harry Toce – the son of former national recruiting manager Chris Toce, who died from cancer last month – to enter Lalor’s identification in the draft system.
“He’s backing me in, so that was awesome. Really enjoyed it,” Lalor said.
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