Richmond coach Terry Wallace has likened this weekend's Round 7 clash with St Kilda to a final in terms of being able to set the team for a special effort ahead of the Hall of Fame Tribute Match.

Addressing his regular Tuesday media conference at Punt Road, Wallace rejected the view that the Saints, who have won the past nine clashes between these teams by an average of 51 points, 'owned' the Tigers.

He said he's been pleased with his team's endeavour and the focus on tackling and pressure in recent weeks, and expected more of the same on Saturday night at Telstra Dome.

"There's a bye the week after so, from that point of view, it gets the set-up of almost like a final because you've one week and then you get the opportunity to take a break," Wallace said.

"We come off the break and play Geelong next, so it's another big challenge from that."

Wallace said the Tigers have played with greater confidence since the Round 4 thumping of Fremantle at Subiaco, without managing to get the job done.

"We reckon we've played pretty good footy over the last two weeks and we've got two points out of eight, so we're not getting carried away," he said.

"We have to win games of footy so we're not patting ourselves on the back and getting carried away with a couple of solid performances - but the signs are better."

Wallace said there was almost no chance of Jack Riewoldt standing his cousin Nick on Saturday night, but when asked about the tantalising prospect that in-form Tiger Matthew Richardson could go head-to-head with the Saints' skipper on the wing, Wallace replied: "Who knows?"

"(St Kilda coach) Ross (Lyon) will probably put a little more time into him (Richo), than some have," Wallace said.

"We probably expect him to get some more attention than he has had in the past."

"We have our thoughts on what they're likely to do, and it's up to Matthew to be able to match that whether it's up the ground or as a forward."

Wallace was reluctant to expand on the selection prospects of Joel Bowden, Kayne Pettifer and Greg Tivendale, all of whom have been looking for form, and tackles, in the VFL over recent weeks.

"They're all selection dilemmas that you go through … and see what’s right for the balance of the team," he said.