Richmond will be looking to curtail the threat posed by Brisbane’s 'mosquito fleet', which includes Dayne Zorko, Josh Green and Lewis Taylor, in this Saturday’s Round 16 match at the MCG.

In the absence of Jonathon Brown, the Lions have shared its goals among its small forwards and midfielders in recent weeks.

Speaking at his weekly press conference at the ME Bank Centre, coach Damien Hardwick said much of the Tigers’ planning has gone into limiting Brisbane’s scoring avenues.

"They've been in outstanding form ... I think between them they've kicked 16 (15) goals over the last four games," he said.

"So we've got to make sure we're on our toes and deny them the scoring opportunities they had last week.

"It'd obviously be a bit better if Steve was available, but Matt Dea will play on those guys and we've got some players that are certainly capable of covering them.

"It's a real key to them winning and we've got to make sure we negate that as best we can."

While a win against St Kilda last week has lifted spirits at Punt Road, Hardwick said the Tigers were still aware they were "nowhere near where we need to be".

He said he was disappointed for the Club's supporters and members, with crowd figures in dropping off, and the team had to "continue to get some wins on the board and continue to get the respect of that group".

He was wary of a Brisbane Lions outfit that stunned North Melbourne in an upset win at the Gabba in round 15.

"We've just got to make sure we're on," Hardwick said.

"A big loss for them is (Jack) Redden, he's a player I really like and admire.

"They'll be up for the challenge, I've got no doubt ... we'll have to play our best footy to beat them."