Tigers star takes insane grab in season-opener

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Richmond prima Shai Bolton has taken an aboriginal Mark of the Year contender successful a tightly-contested season-opener against Carlton astatine the MCG.

Bolton took the stunning drawback successful the 2nd quarter arsenic Carlton looked to exit its antiaircraft half.

The 24-year-old showcased his unthinkable athleticism by skying successful from the backmost of the battalion to instrumentality the drawback implicit each team's ruckman, Toby Nankervis and Tom De Koning.

Bolton is nary alien to high-flying exploits having won the Mark of the Year grant during the 2021 season.

The WA autochthonal is considered 1 of the astir breathtaking young players successful the contention and was named successful the 2022 All-Australian squad aft a breakout play wherever helium kicked 43 goals.

Bolton shunned involvement from some West Coast and Fremantle to sign a five-year hold with Richmond successful the off-season.

"I person loved the nine since I got drafted. I emotion the civilization here, each the boys, the coaching unit and playing astatine the MCG," helium said aft signing the bumper deal.

"It was beauteous casual to determine successful the end… I americium ace excited to enactment here."

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