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.
Given that he has pulled up well from his comeback match after a hamstring injury, logic dictates that he will play in the AFL this weekend – after all, what's the point of running a fit 30-year-old Brownlow medallist around in the VFL seconds, or giving him a week off after such a long break already?
But 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."
