Richmond coach Adem Yze has provided an insight into the Club’s approach over the final month of the season, saying winning and driving high standards remains the priority. 

As the Tigers prepare to face West Coast this Sunday, a team they have beaten in the last three meetings, Yze explained the players are viewing the contest the same way as they do every week, which is to execute and play the right way. 

“[There was an] opportunity to win last week as well, irrelevant of who we're playing, we've got to just worry about how we're playing,” Yze said on Friday.

“We've got a young list that are constantly evolving and constantly learning. We want to play the right way and the result will look after itself, and we need to play four quarters of footy. 

“Even against West Coast, last time we played them, they had momentum early, there were parts of the game that we weren't good enough, they smashed us in forward half, they beat us in the inside-50s, we were just more efficient. 

“Even in some of our wins, we haven't played the pure brand of footy. 

“There's an opportunity for us against a young team, and it's going to be exciting, some really high talent playing against each other, but the result will look after itself if we play the right way."

With four games remaining in the campaign, Yze said there’s still plenty to gain from the season, including young players learning how to return from injury, but also striking the right balance of ensuring they’re ready to go once November’s pre-season begins.

“We're not going to go and put guys on ice, and cancel out the season right now,” he said. 

“If they're fit and available, or we've got an opportunity to get one or two games into them by the end of the season, we'll do that. We're trying to drive high standards and finish the season off the right way. 

“There'll be a balance of all of that. If it's talk of surgery and if we make a decision on any of our players to have surgery so it doesn't impact their pre-season, we'll do that. 

“But when it's someone coming back, like Campbell Gray from a hamstring, and we can prepare him and he has to learn how to get back from injury, and we want to make sure that timeline's exactly the same if we're playing in finals. He's going to train this week, and he'll be available for the last two games, we'll do that. 

“When we're talking surgery or high risk like Rhyan Mansell, if we need to de-load his foot because it's a bone issue and there's risk of that re-injuring, then we will put him on ice. 

“But guys coming back from soft tissue and things like that, we need them to prepare the right way. 

“Jasper Alger rolled his ankle a couple of weeks ago, and he's almost got up for this weekend, which is terrific for a young kid, and he needs to learn to be able to do that. 

“There's one thing learning how to belong on an AFL field, there's another thing, learning how to get back from injury and slight setbacks. We don't want to put guys on ice for no reason.”

Richmond hosts West Coast on Sunday at 1.10pm at the MCG, in the annual Alannah & Madeline Foundation match. 

"It’s a big match, the Alannah & Madeline Foundation game is something we are really proud of as a footy club, so we have a lot to play for," Yze said.

"Our Tiger Army have tipped in over $2 million for this cause, and it's a really long-standing [partnership] and charity. There's a lot to play for in the last month of footy, and this is one of them."