DESPITE heading to the rooms with multiple ice-packs strapped to his body during the last term of Coburg's loss to Casey on Saturday, Richmond's star recruit Ben Cousins is fit and ready to go.

The only problem is that Coburg seniors have a bye this weekend, so Cousins has to either play in the AFL or in the seconds at Coburg.

Ross Monaghan, Richmond's football manager, was giving no indication on Wednesday of where the premiership player was likely to play this weekend.

"All good, no problem, he's recovered really well, so he's right to go," Monaghan told richmondfc.com.au.

"The ice-packs were just normal precautionary stuff – a few bumps and bruises, so that's just the usual stuff for the day of the game.

"Playing-wise, we won't decide that until Thursday. Coburg haven't got a game this weekend, they've got the bye, so he'll either play with us or won't play."

The Tigers were happy with Cousins' output in the match, given that they had limited his game time.

"We certainly thought he was one of the better players for Coburg and he did pretty well given he didn't play a full game.

"We were certainly pleased with what he did."

Richmond's other midfield gun to play in that match was Trent Cotchin, who is returning from an achilles injury that has kept him out of the AFL all season.

"Cotch was a little down – not that he wanted to use it as an excuse, but he had a little bit of flu coming into the game.

"By his own admission he was a little disappointed in what he produced on Saturday, so we'll just have to work out where he's up to in the overall scheme of things."