Injured Travis Cloke OK for Tiger hunt Key Magpie Travis Cloke during training at Olympic Park in Melbourne yesterday before today's game against Richmond. COLLINGWOOD is adamant star forward Travis Cloke will play in today's match against Richmond at the MCG despite injuring a finger at training yesterday. The Magpie, who kicked five goals in the side that lost to Hawthorn last Sunday, dislocated the finger during the session at a time Collingwood's depth is being tested by injuries to key players. The 26-year-old needed treatment on the sidelines but club officials and Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan are adamant Cloke will play against the unbeaten Tigers in a match that could draw 90,000 to the MCG. From all reports he's good to go, he popped his finger back in. I just saw him and he said he's fine, so I think he's fine," Swan said. Even with the star forward given the green light by officials, it has not dampened the enthusiasm of Richmond coach Damien Hardwick, who confirmed his star spearhead Jack Riewoldt would play despite the reigning Coleman Medallist training away from the main group yesterday. His side is chasing a fourth successive win in what would be Richmond's best start to a season since 1995 and Hardwick is confident his side possesses the talent to topple Collingwood. There is no doubt Collingwood is a side (that) over the past three to four years have been a very impressive unit. Our guys are starting to see the work rate and the talent that is required to get to that level," Hardwick said. It is going to be a great test for our guys. Both sides feature talented midfields and both Hardwick and Swan said the battle in the middle of the ground would be crucial today. They've got some very speedy, good types in there. For me, personally, I think that's where the game will be won or lost," Swan said. If we get it in our forward half first it gives us a chance to set up defensively behind it as well. Hardwick has no doubts as to the ability of Collingwood's midfielders but believes his side has developed enough depth to close the gap. "There'll be some good head-to-head battles, no doubt," he said. You look at Swan and (Scott) Pendlebury and (Dale) Thomas and (Steele) Sidebottom, they're probably a bit like us in a way with the depth that's come through that midfield. We've been really pleased with the form of (Reece) Conca, Brandon Ellis, Shaun Grigg. All these types of players can flow through. Dan Jackson is another one. Good sides have that depth and we're starting to develop that. We certainly think we're seeing enough upward trend that we've got the players capable of going through there and matching the better sides. The Magpies were able to cover the absence of some key players when defeating North Melbourne and Carlton to open the season. But the absence of players of the calibre of Darren Jolly, Nick Maxwell, Dayne Beams, Luke Ball and Ben Johnson seemed to deflate the Magpies when Hawthorn pressed strongly after half-time last week.