Richmond youngster Sydney Stack will make his return to competitive football when he lines up in the VFL on Friday.

Stack and Callum Coleman-Jones have now completed their respective 10-match bans after being sent home from the Tigers' 2020 Queensland hub.

Coleman-Jones has been involved in VFL practice matches, but Stack will get his first minutes in Friday's season opener against Sandringham at Punt Road.

"(Coleman-Jones has) been playing - he's been in really good form at VFL level so once again he'll put his hand up for selection which is a positive for us," Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said.

"Sydney's obviously had the limited prep with his court case in WA - so he'll play some VFL minutes this week but that will be limited."

Hardwick said it was on both the club and player to ensure Stack thrived going forward.

"He's settled in well. It's been a pretty traumatic experience for a 20-year-old," Hardwick said.

"We sit there and we judge people pretty quickly on what they are - but it's more importantly about what he's going to do moving forward

"We're really excited about what he can become ... what we're looking for from Sydney is to get the consistency in his life that allows him to play the game at the very highest level

"The ability's no question - he's got it - he's just got to make sure he continues to invest in himself about what his life looks like."