Kevin Sheedy is set to sign with the Richmond Tigers

Old Kev isn’t ready to give up swinging the jacket just yet, as it appears he will be signing a deal with Richmond:

KEVIN SHEEDY is returning to Tigerland for the first time in almost three decades. The three-time Richmond premiership hero is on the verge of signing a deal with the club that will see him become a face of the club’s 2009 membership drive.

President Gary March confirmed late yesterday that preliminary talks with the former Essendon coach had left both parties confident that Sheedy would rejoin the Tigers over the summer and undertake a variety of roles including mentoring young indigenous and international players. The move by Sheedy, 60, would indicate that the four-time Essendon premiership coach, who left the Bombers at the end of 2007 season, has accepted he will not coach again but appears keen to continue his ambassadorial role in football, albeit a more focused one with the club at which he played 251 games.