Richmond key forward Jack Riewoldt says the Tigers will build into the season, as they have done over the past three years.

Speaking on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Tuesday night, Riewoldt was confident Richmond will click into gear as it adjusts to the new normal.

"We haven't been able to jell at the moment. It'll come, it's just a part of growing into the season. We haven't started well the last three seasons," Riewoldt said.

"I don't think from myself or the side that there's a lack of motivation, we're just caught in different circumstances at the moment and we haven't adjusted as well as we would like to."

While Riewoldt conceded the Tigers’ brand of football hasn’t been where it needs to be, he said they will only be strengthened by their recent loss, having pinpointed areas for growth.

"At the moment there is a real rush to go and play as good as footy as you can, as soon as you can, due to the fact that it is a shortened season," he said.

"We feel like we've uncovered a few things from our performances over the last two weeks that we can work on and fix pretty quickly. 

"Some of the gifts that we've received from our losses, in terms of the lessons that are going to be learned, will serve us better down the road.

"We would much rather be losing in Round 3 then losing in preliminary finals, when you lose and you're out."

Full of belief in Richmond’s proven list and system, Riewoldt said it’s just a matter of performing when it counts.

"We're extremely confident of where our group sits, we just need to play better footy," he said.

"We'll continue to learn. No one has ever played a perfect season."

This Saturday's game against St Kilda will mark the fifth annual Maddie's Match clash between the two sides. 

"We're extremely humbled at this time of year when we receive the support from everyone in the football fraternity and the sporting fraternity, to get around our family and the people that are suffering from Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome," Riewoldt said.