Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has dismissed the notion that it's typical of the Tigers to be inconsistent.
After knocking over reigning premier Hawthorn in Round 18, the Tigers suffered a disappointing loss to Adelaide last weekend to drop to seventh on the ladder.
They have a chance to redeem themselves against Gold Coast at the MCG on Sunday, and will have star playmaker Brett Deledio returning from illness.
Cotchin dismissed suggestions that it was classic Richmond to lose games it was expected to win.
"I don't even knows what 'typical Richmond' means. We know what's expected of us, and we didn't provide it (against the Crows last Friday night)," Cotchin said.
"You look at our eight to 10 weeks prior to that, I thought we were pretty steady.
"The challenge for us is to make sure that each week is a four-quarter performance."
Richmond has lost three out of the four matches it has played against Gold Coast, but all those contests took place in Queensland.
Despite the Suns currently being in 16th place on the league ladder, Cotchin is wary of them. They were 14-point winners over Brisbane last round and drew with second-placed team West Coast the week before that.
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The Tigers haven't suffered consecutive defeats since turning their season around with a win against Collingwood in Round 7.
Cotchin, who will achieve the league’s 150-game milestone on Sunday, predicted they again would bounce back strongly.
"That's the challenge for our group, and on most occasions we've come out and performed after a disappointing loss," he said.
"The guys will work hard on the track and hopefully we can string four quarters together.
"The reality is that we need to perform against Gold Coast on Sunday."
Richmond will be missing Dylan Grimes and Reece Conca, who both suffered hamstring injuries in the loss to Adelaide.
