Richmond coach Damien Hardwick addresses his charges during the three-quarter time break. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers are intent on delivering against Collingwood on Saturday.
The Tigers are 3-0 for the first time since 1995 after yesterday dismantling the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium through the brilliance of Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin and Brett Deledio.
Richmond's only loss in eight pre-season and home-and-away games is a NAB Cup defeat to North Melbourne in which it rested most of its stars at halftime.
But the Tigers know they will earn respect only by taking a scalp such as Collingwood at the MCG.
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"We spoke about it. The best place to be is when expectation is high, that's when you get your best results," coach Damien Hardwick said after the 67-point win."We weren't overly happy about the way we played in the first two rounds, so today was a step forward but we have got no doubt Collingwood are a hardened unit.
"They are very well coached, they are very well drilled, so it's going to be a tough contest but one we are very much looking used to."
Jack Riewoldt gave away six free kicks, argued with umpires and staged for several frees, yet kicking five goals. But Hardwick denied he was showing the "Bad Jack" side of his persona.
"Petulant is harsh. Frustrated I can understand. There are a couple of those (frees) we will look at. A couple of those were in the back," he said.
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"The pleasing thing for us was that two were from a contested marking situation and two were from a tackling situation. At least he was contesting the ball.
"We were pleased with Luke (McGuane), Jack and Ty (Vickery)."
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