After two losses from three games, Richmond's biggest challenge is finding a way to halt the opposition when it has momentum, according to Tigers skipper Trent Cotchin.

Against Gold Coast and the Western Bulldogs, Richmond twice conceded four unanswered goals, while it let Carlton kick five straight after half-time to give up a commanding lead.

"We have spoken about it in the last couple of seasons but it is something we really need to nut out. Stemming the flow of opposition goals is a big focus for us going forward," Cotchin said on Tuesday.

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He denied leadership on the ground in tight contests was an issue, saying every Tiger was responsible for playing their role.

The skipper said he didn't care where Dustin Martin played because Cotchin said he was good in any position as long as he got the ball.

He didn't think the team's forward structure needed to change, as it had more players capable of playing different roles than it had in the past, which enabled different players to put their hands up when required.

On Saturday against the Western Bulldogs it was Jack Riewoldt's turn.

After a quiet first half, he kicked four goals after half-time to help drag the Tigers back into the contest.

"It just comes back to our ball movement, what sort of space there is in the forward line, Jack's leading patterns - there is a mix of different things," Cotchin said.

"It was good to see Jack jumping at the footy and taking some big grabs and going back and kicking his goals, because we know that is what Jack likes to do."

Cotchin said Richmond's half-time discussion against the Bulldogs focused on taking up the fight to win a game after coughing up a 37-point start, rather than kicking it to Riewoldt more often.

He thinks the defeat to the Bulldogs was the sort of loss that might shape the season.

"I think we learnt more from losing that game than we (we would have done) from winning it," Cotchin said.