RICHMOND veteran Brett Deledio will return for Saturday night's clash against Port Adelaide with the Tigers declaring they expect Deledio to play his first match for the season.
 
Deledio has been sidelined with a persistent quad injury and, having lost 12 of the past 15 games he has missed, the Tigers will welcome his return.
 
"Brett is available for selection this week," football manager Dan Richardson told the league's website.
 
"We didn't want to take the risk with him last week, but he'll train fully this week and we expect to see him play his first game of the season this weekend."
 
Deledio was named for the Tigers' Anzac Day eve clash against Melbourne last Sunday but was withdrawn 90 minutes before the match, which Richmond lost by 33 points.

Key forward Jack Riewoldt is racing the clock to be fit after suffering an ankle sprain in Sunday night's clash against Melbourne that has left him a "50-50" proposition this week.
 
Riewoldt, who leads the Tigers with 13 goals this season, went down with an ankle injury at the start of the last quarter.
 
"His ankle is still quite swollen, so he's 50-50 at the moment and we'll make a call on him later in the week," Richardson said.
 
Ruckman Shaun Hampson has recovered from a corked quad and is available for selection.