Richmond has made three further changes to its playing list ahead of the 2009 season, with Chris Hyde, Danny Meyer and Travis Casserly informed they will not be offered new contracts.

The Tigers have now made four changes to their 2008 list, following Greg Tivendale’s departure at the end of the season.

Hyde was recruited to the club in the 2000 National Draft with pick 40 overall, amassing 93 games and kicking 39 goals over nine years.
His best season came in 2006, when he played all 22 games, kicked 13 goals and averaged 16.7 possessions.

He produced a career-high 29 possessions against the Western Bulldogs in round three, 2005, and was awarded a total of eight brownlow votes.

Meyer arrived at the club from South Australia via the 2004 National Draft, where he was taken with pick 12.

He made his debut in round six, 2005, playing six games for the season. He added eight games in the following year and three in 2007, taking his career tally to 17 in three seasons.

Casserly endured a frustrating run with injury during three seasons at Tigerland, with persistent soft tissue injuries thwarting his bid to kick-start a career at senior AFL level.

He was selected with pick 40 in the 2005 National Draft after impressing at senior level with Swan Districts in the Western Australian Football League, but did not play a senior game with the Tigers.

Richmond will finalise the changes to its playing list before the AFL list lodgement deadline of October 31.

The club’s remaining selections in the 2008 National Draft include 8, 26, 58, 74, 90, 106 and 122.