Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is almost salivating.

His Tigers. Collingwood. A sold-out MCG.

Hardwick has no interest in downplaying Friday night's grudge match at the 'G.

"We're pretty fortunate now as as club, we get to play in these marquee games," Hardwick said after Richmond's away win against Adelaide on Saturday.

"Versus the Pies is always a big game.

"And you're going to get a big crowd there so it's really exciting for not only us and our two clubs but the game in general."

Craig McRae's Magpies have scored a barely believable 260 points in their first two games, both resounding victories.

And Hardwick believes the trend of full-on attack is here to stay.

"At the moment we're seeing a great level of footy that is quite exciting, sides are trying to score," he said.

"Defences are still relatively strong.

"But overall I think the game of AFL footy is in a pretty good spot."

Hardwick's Tigers kicked 17 goals in a free-flowing 32-point triumph over the winless Crows.

Defender Nathan Broad has apologised to Hardwick for the sling tackle that is expected to see him sidelined for Friday night’s blockbuster with Collingwood at the MCG.

Broad could be looking at a lengthy early-season holiday for the dangerous hit on young Adelaide defender Patrick Parnell in Saturday’s 32-point win over the Crows at Adelaide Oval.

Parnell spent a couple of minutes on the ground before he was helped off the field by club trainers and was subbed out of the game in the first quarter.

“Nathan came and apologised to me, and he’ll apologise to the young man as well,” Hardwick said.

“It was just one of those ones, no-one goes out there deliberately trying to hurt a player.

“(It was) in the heat of the battle and he’s got a duty of responsibility. He knows that and we understand that. That’ll be dealt with during the week.”

Hardwick said superstar Dustin Martin was substituted out of the game in the last quarter to manage his workload heading into a six-day break before the clash with Collingwood.

There will also be question marks about gun recruit Jacob Hopper, who picked up an ankle injury in the fourth quarter, but was able to finish the game.

“We’ll get scans and work our way through that one,” Hardwick said.

“We’re confident he’ll play next week, but we’ll wait and see.”

The Tigers survived a massive scare from the Crows to win their first game of the season.

They led by 45 points at halftime before the Crows narrowed the margin to a solitary point midway through the last quarter.

“We had three outstanding quarters, and one really poor quarter,” Hardwick said.

“That third quarter … they smacked us in every facet of the ground.

“I was really pleased with quarter four, it got back to a Richmond game. We were pretty happy with that.”