The number 19 has been recalled into the extended squad of 25 for the clash against Richmond.
Brad Scott stated on Thursday that Thomas will be given as much time as possible to overcome a slight hamstring concern. In the case he doesn’t come up, Wright will be ready to go.
While his most recent senior appearance was in the back-half, Wright’s versatility is a bonus. He boasts two four-goal hauls in his 72-game career so far.
Elsewhere, Ben Jacobs and Brad McKenzie have also been included in the squad.
Jacobs has been in impressive form for North Ballarat, while McKenzie played the first seven games of the season in the senior side.
Richmond has added seven players to its squad for the match, including Ty Vickery and Ricky Petterd, losing Dylan Grimes (toe), Daniel Jackson (hip), Reece Conca (groin) and Shaun Grigg (hamstring) to injury.
North squad
B: Luke McDonald, Scott Thompson, Lachlan Hansen
HB: Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito, Aaron Mullett
C: Sam Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
HF: Ryan Bastinac, Aaron Black, Leigh Adams
F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Ben Cunnington
Int From: Brad McKenzie, Liam Anthony, Ben Jacobs, Shaun Atley, Sam Wright, Robbie Nahas, Majak Daw
In: Sam Wright, Ben Jacobs, Brad McKenzie
Milestones: Andrew Swallow – 150 games, Brad Scott – 100 games coached
Richmond squad
B: T.Chaplin, J.Batchelor, S.Morris
HB: B.Houli, A.Rance, M.Dea
C: B.Lennon, S.Edwards, R.Petterd
HF: D.Martin, B.Griffiths, B.Deledio
F: M.Thomas, J.Riewoldt, I.Maric
Fol: S.Hampson, B.Ellis, T.Cotchin
Int From: T.Vickery, N.Foley, A.Miles, M.McDonough, N.Vlastuin, B.Helbig, B.O’Hanlon
In: R.Petterd, T.Vickery, A.Miles, J.Batchelor, B.Helbig, N.Vlastuin, B.O’Hanlon
Out: D.Jackson (hip), S.Grigg (hamstring), D.Grimes (toe), R.Conca (groin)
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