Adem Yze has lauded "the future" of Richmond after his first win at the helm in a thrilling upset over Sydney on Sunday evening.

Getting over the line by five points, the Tigers did it without key playmakers Tom Lynch and Liam Baker on the field in the final minutes.

"'Lynchy' copped a knock to his knee and 'Bakes', he was just really tired," Yze said post-match.

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Round 3: Yze post-match

Adem Yze speaks to the media following the Round 3 win over Sydney.

"But to be able to play out those last couple of quarters with some older players off the ground is something that we're really proud of … for our younger players to respond and the effort they were putting on, like Maurice (Rioli jnr)'s chase down in the last quarter, the pressure that Seth Campbell was putting on, Rhyan Mansell going forward.

"That's the future of our footy club, so for them to be able to do that in those moments against a quality team in Sydney, we're really proud."

Baker, who will likely be looked at by the Match Review Officer for a clumsy high hit on Swan Lewis Melican, is out of contract at the end of the season, and playing the kind of footy that has him in high demand at other clubs.

"We'll give him the world if he wants to stay at our footy club," Yze said of Baker.

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Round 3: Match highlights

Highlights of the Round 3 win over Sydney.

"If he decides to go, well then that's the nature of the game, but while he's here we just want him to play free and just enjoy his footy, and make that decision when the time comes."

The Richmond vice-captain finished the game with 21 disposals and two goals as an important part of the win.

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Round 3: Last two mins

Enjoy the thrilling final moments of the Round 3 win over Sydney.

He also laid six tackles as part of a greatly improved pressure game from the Tigers on the whole. After only laying 32 tackles for the game last week in a loss to Port Adelaide, the club recorded 60 against the Swans, a metric that proved vital to the narrow victory.

"We trained it and we spoke about it," Yze said of his side's pressure.

"We weren't happy with the way that we pressured last week, we were just a step off. It's unlike us, it's not a Richmond type of game if we only lay 30 tackles. So, to the players' credit, to the leaders' credit, they recognised that during the week, and we trained it."