RICHMOND'S trip to Port Adelaide on Friday night will be another chapter in the rivalry growing between the two clubs, predicts Tigers midfielder Brandon Ellis.

The Power's domination of Richmond in the 2014 elimination final, when they burst clear in the opening term before eventually finishing 57-point winners, still sticks in the craw of the Tigers' players.

"What they did to us in the final, we didn't really like that," Ellis said at the club on Tuesday.

"We've got a lot of coaches that are at Richmond now that played for Port Adelaide, so there's a lot of history between the two clubs."

Both teams sit at 6-7, although Port's percentage is almost 20 points higher. West Coast is 8-5 in eighth place but recently lost brilliant ruckman Nic Naitanui to surgery on both his Achilles.

Ellis was well aware of what was riding on the match.

"It's a massive game. Going over there, it's always tough to beat them," he said.

"There's a bit of history between us, which is always good, so it's going to be a pretty fierce contest."

Ruckman Shaun Hampson ran laps at training on Tuesday, after hurting his right knee in the dying minutes of the clash against the Brisbane Lions last Saturday.

Ivan Maric was pulled out of the VFL on Sunday as a precaution.

Richmond was on the end of a 35-point defeat to the Power in round six earlier this year at the MCG. Robbie Gray and Chad Wingard missed through injury.

However, the Tigers had their own personnel issues, with Alex Rance serving a suspension, while tough midfielder Kane Lambert suffered a punctured lung in the opening term.

Ellis said his teammates were well aware what aspects they needed to rectify to be victorious on Friday. 

"We reviewed that game a little bit this morning, found out what we did wrong," he said. 

"We went back and we know what we have to do this weekend to get over the line."

If the Tigers are to win, expect Dustin Martin to be at his best. The midfielder has improved yet again, and that has certainly been noticed at Tigerland.

Against the Lions, he racked up 35 disposals and 10 inside 50s in a dominant performance.

"He's been in awesome form this year, hasn't he? He's just taken his game to a new level," Ellis said.

"He's been a lot fitter than what he has been. I think that's why he's playing the footy he has been.

"He's just so confident at the moment."