Richmond coach Adem Yze has provided an update on youngster Taj Hotton, after he finished Sunday's clash against Hawthorn on the bench with ice on his ankle. 

Hotton landed awkwardly in a marking contest and tried to walk it off, but he headed to the bench shortly after and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Yze confirmed post-game that Hotton had rolled his ankle in the third quarter incident.

"He was keen to go back on which shows the type of kid that he is, but he's just too important for us," Yze said.

"It was the first time Taj and Sam Lalor got to play together, it was good to see them in the centre bounce and sharing the ball. They'll be better for it."

Yze said his side "let the Tiger Army down" in a horror first half, as the Hawks put on a clinic at the MCG.

"We got belted in all three phases. Smashed in contested possession, smashed in time in half, didn't give our forwards an opportunity and got taught a footy lesson," Yze said.

"It was really disappointing on a day where we came here really keen to celebrate a great Richmond man in Dion Prestia. 

"We just didn't play the right way in the first half; we let our Tiger Army down in the first half. We need to own that...we don't need to shy away from that. We weren't good enough in the first half and that was the story of the game."