Richmond coach Adem Yze insists the Tigers are still on the right track despite yet another big loss on Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers were unable to keep pace with Melbourne throughout the day, especially around stoppage and contest, going down by 46 points.

Speaking after the game, the coach said he is determined to stay on track and is adamant that his side are still making progress.

"If we start thinking about win-loss, that's when we lose our way and our process," Yze said.

"We need to play four quarters against really strong teams and that hasn't happened...we've just got to be consistent in our effort, it's more about adherence to structure and system for longer.

"We'll keep toiling away and if we get that consistency then hopefully the wins will come. But the process has got to be the main thing we’re thinking of.

"I reckon if you sat in our team meeting after the game, you would've sensed some disappointment within our team. I don't need to shy away from the fact we lost the game today and we're not happy.

"Of course we're disappointed...but the process is the main thing. I reckon if you talk to the Brisbane Lions, they're talking about process rather than results. The results come off the back of a good process and a quality process. We need our players to adhere to that process for longer, especially against good teams."

The Tigers coach was proud of his side's fight, especially in the second half, which he said shows they're on the improve.

"We've got a young list that we've got to be really clear on quarter-by-quarter. If we walk in thinking we need to win this game, we're thinking the wrong things. Every team wants to win every week, I think the way we responded in the last half, we're made of the right stuff," Yze said.

"The character of the lads is exactly what we want, but I just want to make sure that our players are focused on the process and the results will follow.

"We know the areas that we've got to get better at, we've just got to keep working on it."

Yze pointed towards the improvement from the likes of Taj Hotton, Sam Grlj and Sam Cumming as positives in what has been a tough year.

"We've got younger guys who we need to give that exposure, but at the same time we need them to perform so we can taste victory as soon as possible," he said.

"While we're going through what we're going through, we'll keep persisting with our younger lads and give them opportunities against really good players.

"There's different ways to measure success, through win-loss, through improvement. We expect every player to get better, we expect our team to be better...we need to look at those little wins.

"When we're not winning the four points, we've got to show the reasons why we were competitive in the third quarter and what a really good brand of Richmond footy looks like. We've got to do it for longer."