Hardwick welcomes Tiger pressure

Richmond coach Damian Hardwick at Richmond training today. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers have embraced the increased expectation surrounding the club this season.

The Tigers have not played finals since 2001 and Hardwick said the heat was on.

" The best place to be is when expectations are high," Hardwick said.

"That's where you get your best results. We've put the pressure on our guys this year to march their way up the ladder, as probably have 17 other clubs.

"We certainly look forward to rising to the challenge...I think there's some 14 sides that are going to be challenging for the final eight position and we're going to one of those and we certainly look forward to taking it on and seeing where we end up."

Richmond has lost its past nine games against Carlton and hasn't defeated the Blues in Round 1 since 2008.

Hardwick said the Tigers are a different side to the one that was trounced by Carlton by 44 points in Round 1 last season.

"All we're worried about is our pre-season form and how that's transgressed over the summer," Hardwick said.

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"We've been reasonably happy with the way we've played. We had a really tough tussle, which is exactly the way you want to go into Round 1, versus the Bulldogs in NAB four and came out on top.

"We're certainly looking forward to a great contest.

"Our list has improved again, they've got further experience, we think we're better prepared so look, overall we think it's going to be a good result for us going into Round 1."

Hardwick said first-round draft pick Nick Vlastuin and former Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin were a chance to debut for the Tigers on Thursday night.

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