RICHMOND star Jack Riewoldt has given himself a greater chance of re-joining the Tigers' leadership group through his increase in selfless acts and care for younger players, captain Trent Cotchin says.

The Tigers have refused to be rushed into an announcement on their leaders in 2017 but the club has indicated Riewoldt is "a decent chance" to be given an official role for the first time since 2013.

Cotchin, who said he was skipper "until I'm told otherwise" at Captains' Day on Thursday, believed there had been growth in Riewoldt in recent seasons that made him better equipped to be a leader.

"He just wants to win and you want to play with guys who want to win … it's about finding the balance of the way he acts and shows that," Cotchin said.

"He's done a lot of work over the last couple of years, and his selfless acts have increased far greater than what they have been in the past.

"He's a fantastic person and I think we've seen so much growth with what you see on-field and what you see off-field.

"The reality is we all have flaws in the way we lead – me included – and we're working on those all the time."

Richmond is the only club yet to announce its leadership group, one week out from its season-opening clash against Carlton at the MCG on March 23.

New head of football Neil Balme said the club would not set its timetable for an announcement to suit the media's "insatiable appetite for meaningless news".

"We need to spend our time making a good decision," Balme told SEN on Thursday morning.

"We can either rush it and suit you guys (the media) and get it wrong or we can take whatever time it needs and get it right."

Balme said Cotchin was more than likely to lead the Tigers again, while Riewoldt was "a decent chance" of promotion back into the group.

Cotchin said the off-season changes at the club – including the appointment of leadership facilitator Shane McCurry – had contributed to the delay in formulating a new leadership group.

The Tigers have also welcomed Balme as new head of football and new coaches in Justin Leppitsch, Blake Caracella and Xavier Clarke.

McCurry has facilitated the leadership voting process, which Cotchin said was yet to be completed.

"He's been good … he's another new person who's got fresh ideas," the skipper said.

"He'll be a great facilitator, he's got good ideas, and I'm not going to go into too much depth about what he's offering, because it's our stuff."