Should Richmond consider moving on three-time premiership star Jack Riewoldt if it means keeping Callum Coleman-Jones?
The out of contract forward starred in just his second game on the weekend, booting four goals in the side’s win over Adelaide.
David King told SEN’s Whateley on Monday he felt it was unlikely the Tigers would be able to keep both Coleman-Jones and Mabior Chol, given the lack of opportunities behind key forward pair Riewoldt and Tom Lynch and ruckman Toby Nankervis.
Cornes feels the Tigers should consider a “mature” conversation with Riewoldt about finishing his career elsewhere if it means allowing Coleman-Jones regular opportunities at AFL level.
“He kicked four and he reminds me a bit of Tom Lynch, but they have a big decision to make,” Cornes told Channel 9's Footy Classified.
“Once Tom Lynch comes back, if (Coleman-Jones) goes back and plays reserves, he’ll (leave Richmond) for more opportunity.
“Jack Riewoldt is out of contract. I just wonder if there’s a discussion that needs to be had with Jack. He turns 33 at the end of the year. Almost like a Luke Hodge style coffee with him, shake his hand and say you have been an absolute legend of this club.
“We think you’ve got two or three years left in you, but we don’t want to lose Callum Coleman-Jones. If you stay, we probably will.
“If you’re Coleman-Jones, you know you’re good enough, you can’t play three talls in that forward line.
“I think it’s a conversation worth having … has (Riewoldt) got two or three years left in him, absolutely, and at a club like St Kilda I think it makes sense.”
Riewoldt was equally instrumental in Richmond’s win over the Crows on the weekend, kicking five goals.
The Tigers have experimented with three tall forwards regularly, including on the weekend.