Ed Richards has been on the fringes at the Western Bulldogs for the last year or two, coming into the club with high praise from recruiters but struggling to define his role in the team. He is capable of playing in all parts of the ground without starring in any one of them, at least at this stage of his development, which has meant that his job security has been rather low. Now is about the time that the coaches should have done their work in the magoos to mould him into the player they want him to be. What will that be? This year's preseason gives him one chance to impress.
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