Richmond coach Adem Yze was full of admiration for Tom Lynch after Dreamtime at the 'G, his "godfather" of the forward line.

Lynch was sent to hospital post-game on Friday night for scans on his larynx, losing his voice in the second quarter but still able to breathe freely.

"I'll tell you what he is, he's a tough bugger, and he's a leader of our footy club for a reason. We thought he was going to hospital at half-time, but he didn't want to, he wanted to play for 'Shorty' (Jayden Short's 200th game)," Yze said.

"He couldn't talk, he's hurt his throat. So we don't know how bad it is, it was obviously OK and there was no risk in hurting it anymore, it was just around his voice. 

"It's funny, he's the godfather of our forward line, and we need him to talk and lead, so we put it on our younger forwards to shoulder that load because he wasn't able to do that for the rest of the game. His contest and aerial power was exactly what we needed. He got through the game, and now he's gone to hospital for scans and precautions."

The Tigers set the tone through the middle of the ground, taking advantage of the wounded Bombers and seeing off a third-quarter fightback.

"The third quarter was a little bit scratchy, but when you put on a four-quarter performance that you're proud of, you smile whether you win, lose or draw," Yze said.

"There were times within those games previously where we just fell away, but tonight we set the tone. Our leaders were terrific at the start of the game. We knew we needed to start well, we didn't last week, and we knew we had a lot to play for, the occasion and one of our greatest teammates to play at this footy club, in Jayden Short. 

"There was a lot to play for, and to see their attitude and intent in the first quarter, I knew we were going to fight through no matter what."