Richmond will take newfound resilience into Sunday's clash with the Western Bulldogs as they aim to win their opening three games of the season for the first time since 1995, forward Luke McGuane says.

He said the Tigers had gained confidence from their victories over Carlton and St Kilda, after overcoming doubts that had crept into their psyche in recent seasons.

"This is my ninth year at the club and I think we've always had our doubts if we're coming into the last quarter at three-quarter time, thinking we're a chance to get overrun.

"I think we've always got the belief we've got this game; we just need to seal it, finish it.”

Nathan Foley is inching closer to an AFL return, with the midfielder set to appear in the VFL in the next few weeks.

The 27-year-old trained with the team on Tuesday at Punt Road after increasing his workload over the last week.

The rugged midfielder appears to be close to the end of a long and frustrating rehabilitation from a nasty injury.

"It's exciting for us, especially when we're talking about clearances and stuff like that," McGuane said.

"He was one of our stars before he had the Achilles problem and I'm sure he'll come back and be a very good player for us.

"He's a very humble guy but a really great guy and the way he carries himself around the club … he's had so many horrible injuries.

"Hopefully this is the end of it for him and he can really come back and enjoy the rest of his career."

Defender David Astbury has also been scheduled to return through the VFL next week after overcoming a pre-season foot complaint.

Daniel Jackson, Matt White and Brett O'Hanlon ran laps at training on Tuesday while McGuane and Troy Chaplin stayed away from the main group and worked on the sidelines.