RICHMOND midfielder Shaun Grigg has said that near enough is not good enough after the Tigers went down to Geelong at Simonds Stadium on Sunday. 

Grigg was confident the Tigers were going to run over the top of the Cats when they drew level with 12 minutes to go and had the wind at its back.

But when it mattered most it was the Cats' stars, Paul Chapman, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey and Corey Enright who stood tall and tilted the game Geelong's way. The Cats eventually won by 10 points.

"They have got a lot more experience than we do but we don't use that as an excuse," a disappointed Grigg said.

"They locked the ball in pretty well there in the last quarter to shut the game down and we tried to run it out a couple of times and they intercepted and got it back in there."

The Tigers have started the season with just one win from four games but its three losses have been gallant performances against sides considered as top four contenders.

Such results were no longer acceptable at Richmond according to Grigg: "Near enough is not good enough. We expect to win every game that we play."

Mistakes at crucial times late in the game denied Richmond the opportunity to capitalise on opportunities to counter-attack. Poor execution meant a potential fast break to the Tigers was turned into a stoppage.

In the final quarter Geelong had 15 inside 50s to Richmond's nine when it could have easily been an even split.

Richmond had attacked the defending premiers with confidence throughout the game. They had set themselves pre-game to win the contested ball and clearances and achieved their objective.

Grigg had been a key contributor, his spread from the contest vital as Richmond tried to handball the ball through the midfield.

However their ball use going inside 50 and in front of goal was costly.

"We just probably needed to get the ball in a bit cleaner and a bit deeper into our forwards to give them a chance to score," Grigg said.

He said the windy conditions did present some difficulty with the swirly breeze having an impact on the quality of their disposal, but again it was no excuse for the result.

Grigg finished the game with 28 possessions, including 14 handball receives and 22 uncontested possessions. He was both rebounding the ball and pumping it inside 50. However after playing 67 games for just 27 wins in his career so far, he is clearly sick of losing.

"We're pretty confident now and we are past the development stage," he said.