David King Biography

Matthew Richardson will make his return from a hamstring injury with Coburg in the VFL.

"He'll come back this week after missing the best part of three months which is fantastic for him," Tigers assistant coach David King said.

"He's looking forward to just playing again, I think we're all looking forward to seeing him out at Coburg for the first time in a long while."

Jason Akemanis has called on the Tigers to appoint his former teammate Craig McRae as their caretaker coach.

"Wayne Campbell was an assistant coach over with the Western Bulldogs ... he would be a fine inclusion, David King knows his stuff. Craig McRae is a personal friend of mine, he would be my favourite, only because he's had his own team. He's done very, very well, he's a very, very switched on man when it comes to footy," Akermanis said