"The midfielder's numbers across the board surged during the past fortnight, after a slow start by his standards ahead of Saturday night's game against North Melbourne at Metricon Stadium.Geelong is set to play it safe with captain Joel SelwoodWatch the full replay of the third quarter.In-form midfielder Kane Lambert says Richmond is starting to hit its best formWatch the full replay of the second quarter.Watch the full replay of the fourth quarter. "He's going to need surgery, which he's having tonight, and we just need to get him back into a rehab program and slowly progress him back through that."The pair are both recovering from calf injuries, however Tigers defender Bachar Houli was confident they would be right to play against the Lions.Scans confirmed that Petterd required surgery on his foot."So it was pretty brave of him to get back out and do what he did, but we won't see him for a couple of weeks.""We're still growing as a team, I think we've come a long way but it's about rectifying our mistakes earlier and not following up with the same mistakes," he said."He was pretty sore, but we did what we could to get him back out there because we had a few guys that were down."But unfortunately that wasn't the case on the weekend, we carried out similar errors throughout the game and unfortunately it cost us the game."However both Ricky Petterd and Kane Lambert will require surgery and miss extended periods of the season after sustaining injuries in Saturday's 19-point loss to the Bulldogs.Houli didn't believe Richmond had underestimated the Bulldogs or that there was a lack of on-field leadership at Punt Road.
"But I just simplified it and came back to what makes me a good player, and holistically as a group we've redefined that. Richmond midfielder Kane Lambert has injured his ankle and will battle to be fit for the start of the AFL finals, while Dan Butler has also had an injury setback. Age: 28yr 7mth Games: 99 Born: November 26, 1991 Origin: Williamstown. Height: 178cm Weight: 77kg Position: Forward Last Drafted: Round 3, Pick #46 2014 Rookie Draft by Richmond Tigers. However, you can still subscribe via the Apple App Store or the Google Play. Lambert has become an increasingly integral part of the Tigers' success, including being runner-up in the best and fairest in 2018 and finishing third in the 2017 premiership season. AFL Injury List: Records : Kane Lambert #23 Richmond Tigers.