Ahead of the upcoming AFLW trade and sign period, AFL Media's Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the kind of players Richmond should target.

With Courtney Wakefield now retired, some support up forward for Stella Reid as she develops will best serve not only Richmond, but Reid herself.

In addition, some outside movers will help fundamentally change the Tigers' attacking movement.

Last season when up against it they often found themselves stuck playing straight-line footy without using the width of the field.

Adding one or two disciplined players at half-forward or through the middle could help fix this problem.