A trip to Cairns to face the Hawks is an opportunity for Richmond to get its season back on track after a frustrating month of results.

This one is a must-win for the Tigers should they remain any chance for a second consecutive finals series.

Their captain Katie Brennan and boom Hawthorn recruit Greta Bodey will each run out for career game No.50, so both sides will be on a mission to get the job done for their milestone forward. 

Hawthorn is the highest tackling team the competition has ever seen, averaging 81.1 tackles per game thanks to its defend first mentality.

It is a style that can really take opposition teams away from how they want to play, and it is in the face of this pressure that Richmond must stand tall.

As recent weeks have shown, as long as Richmond is in touching distance come the final quarter, they are in with a shot, always pushing hard late in games to snatch a win.