THE BOARD ructions at Richmond are not over, with Melbourne businessman Peter Casey nominating to replace one of two club directors up for re-election.

Nominations for the Richmond board close on Monday, with Casey seeking to run as "the member's board member" against incumbent directors Emmett Dunne and Kerry Ryan.

While Dunne, a 1980 premiership player, only filled the casual position vacated by John Mathies in September, his spot needs to be put up for general election.

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Ryan, meanwhile, has completed her first three-year term and will re-stand after joining the board in October 2013.

President Peggy O'Neal was to face re-election this year but has been locked into a fresh three-year term as the club's 'appointed director'.

Under a 2011 change to the Tigers' constitution, the board can nominate an 'appointed director', who is effectively shielded from standing for a member election.

Lawyer Simon Wallace, who released an extensive 21-page prospectus of his views in August, is also expected to confirm his nomination ahead of Monday’s 6pm deadline.

Once nominations close, members will have the opportunity to vote electronically before the successful candidates are announced at the club's annual general meeting next month.

Casey is not associated with the failed Focus on Footy group, which launched a brief campaign earlier this year, and says he wants to work with the current board to give fans the success they crave.

With 20 years experience as a "successful change management specialist", Casey has held roles with the International Monetary Fund and Australian Tax Office.

"Unlike most of the Richmond football club board, he is not a lawyer," his campaign release states.

He has started a number of social media channels and is preparing to launch his campaign as a voice of the club's disillusioned members.

"Change has been feared for too long at Richmond, it should be embraced," he said in a statement.

"The members are demanding change. It’s essential for growth and I want to be the member’s board member.

"If people aren’t performing they should be leaving."

Casey has already met with the club's nominations committee, which is made up of O'Neal, director Rob Dalton, marketing professional Ben Crowe and Ryan.

Richmond has held just two elections in the past seven years, with directors serving long terms and standing for re-election unopposed.

The club has pointed to its stability at board level in recent times as a positive, but now has only one director – Rex Chadwick – whose initial appointment came via an election.

Earlier this month the club's governance committee recommended that term limits for directors be introduced to the constitution.

Members will vote to amend the constitution at the annual general meeting on December 14.

"This has been under consideration for more than 12 months and various models were investigated … the board accepted the recommendations," O'Neal said earlier this month.

The Tigers' board has been under fire in 2016 after a horror season, with two separate groups plotting board coups simultaneously.

Focus on Footy, a ticket that included premiership players Bryan Wood and Bruce Monteath, launched a short-lived campaign in September.

Another prominent group that met regularly at the Malvern Hotel had planned a 'bloodless coup' targeting long-serving board members, but their challenge never came to fruition.

Long-time board agitator Joe Russo unsuccessfully challenged for the board last year along with fellow candidate Jason Dowd.