RICHMOND will look to last year's dramatic win over the Sydney Swans at the MCG for inspiration when it takes on John Longmire's seventh-placed team on Sunday.

In round 14, 2010, the Tigers fought back from five goals down late in the third quarter to defeat the Swans by four points.
 
It was only Richmond's third victory for the year and moved Damien Hardwick's team above West Coast into 15th place on the ladder.

It also broke the Tigers' eight-game losing streak against the Swans.

This time around, the Tigers are battling a form slump - they've lost eight of their past 10 matches - but they want to again make a statement against one of the toughest and most consistent teams in the competition.

"They're a side that doesn't ever bottom out," Hardwick said at the ME Bank Centre on Thursday.

"They're always competitive. They recruit very well, they trade very well and they've done some remarkable things with some players.

"They're a club that we no doubt aspire to be. They're continued finals performers on the big stage, so they're a side we really enjoy playing."

When the two sides last met, in round 12, the Swans overcame a bout of goalkicking yips to win 9.21 (75) to 9.11 (65).
 
"We were certainly coming home with a wet sail, but time got the better of us," Hardwick said.

"Granted that the Swans had a number of scoring opportunities earlier in the game that they didn't take, but again we're looking forward to the challenge."

Hardwick doesn't believe last weekend's 57-point loss to West Coast in Perth has left his players overly fatigued.

"As a whole, we were really disappointed with the result," Hardwick said. "In the last quarter, we faded away.

"But for three quarters we competed pretty hard. There were a number of things that we worked on that came out ok.

"I think our group has been resilient as always and will look to play some good footy on Sunday."