Things are starting to come together for Richmond, with the club hitting their stride as key players return from injury.
The Tigers comfortably handled GWS at the MCG on Sunday afternoon and now won’t leave the home of football for the rest of the season.
Nick Riewoldt is bullish about Richmond finding form at the right time of the year.
“Yesterday was ominous, but this isn’t a knee jerk reaction either, this has been building since Round 4 really,” he told SEN Breakfast.
“We know they’ve faced a lot of challenges this year with all their big guns out.
“They’ve had issues all year and now they’re just finally coming together. They’ve got their squad fit and healthy.
“Their style is a really sustainable one and it stands up in big games. Their ability to create turnovers, to score from turnovers and to defend really strongly is just about the best in the competition.
“They dropped a few games during the middle part of the season, just because they didn’t have the cattle out there.
“Now they’ve got them back, Tom Lynch is playing himself into some really strong form, that’s about the best game he’s played for the club.
“They’ve up to fifth and of the teams behind them, GWS, Adelaide, Essendon and Port, I can’t see any of those teams mowing them down on the run to the finals. They’ve got their last six at the MCG.”
The Tigers will be looking to continue their winning form against Port Adelaide at the MCG next Saturday afternoon.