Richmond midfielder Jordan McMahon admitted he was determined to make amends for two earlier misses as he lined up for what would turn out to be the matchwinning goal after the final siren against Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday.

McMahon, who has been a constant whipping boy for the long-suffering Tiger faithful since joining the club from the Western Bulldogs at the start of the year ironically because of his often errant kicking, showed nerves of steel to calmly slot home the winning goal from 50 metres out directly in front after marking a pass from Richard Tambling virtually right as the final siren sounded.

It was the first time the 26-year-old veteran of 144 games had ever found himself with a chance of living out every schoolboy's dream and his kick gave the Tigers back-to-back wins for the first time this season and gave caretaker coach Jade Rawlings his third win from seven games in charge.

Rawlings in fact now has exactly a 50 percent winning record with the Tigers - with three wins, a draw and three losses since taking over from the axed Terry Wallace in Round 12.

But McMahon was the hero of Sunday's win and ironically on a day when his two simple misses on the run in the second term had threatened to cost the Tigers' victory against the gallant Demons.

"Just after I marked I heard the siren and I thought this is an opportunity to kick a goal and make up for my two mistakes early on," McMahon said after the game.

"So I put it (the pressure of the kick) aside because the idea was there (in my head) to win the game because I had make those two mistakes early on."

"It's something you dream of as a kid in the backyard to kick a goal after the final siren and win the game and it came through."

McMahon's kick looked home from the moment it left the boot in the windy conditions but the 26-year-old wasn't so sure.

"The closer it got to goal the happier I was," he said.

"I am no goalkicking expert but at the MCG dead straight in the centre (of the goals) is pretty much the place to aim and the breeze was swirling around so I just tried to kick it as hard as possible."

Rather than increase the pressure, McMahon said taking a set shot gave him more time to relax after