Richmond spearhead Jack Riewoldt says he's "ultra-confident" the Tigers can resurrect their season when they return from the bye.

The Tigers head into the week's break 13th on the ladder, with just two wins from seven rounds this season, and face improved Melbourne and Greater Western Sydney sides after the bye.

But Riewoldt is adamant the Tigers can still have an impact on the season in the remaining 15 home-and-away games.

"Last year we strung some big games and wins together," he said on Monday morning.

 "I'm confident, and have full belief in this football club, and full belief in the playing group."

Riewoldt said the five-point loss to Geelong at the MCG on Sunday was a far better display by Richmond than the 66-point thrashing it received at the hands of Hawthorn seven days earlier.

"I think blokes took a lot out of yesterday.  Although we didn't get the four points, we definitely improved our performance," he said.

"It's frustrating to lose. We don't want to lose.

"But we took some steps forward as a footy club and as a team. A few guys got some confidence back, so that's a positive for us."

The returns of midfielder Brett Deledio and key defender Alex Rance were significant for the Tigers on Sunday, providing the team with a more stable structure.

But, more importantly, Riewoldt felt their inclusion took the heat off some of their underperforming teammates.

"They both had a pretty big impact on the game," he said.

"Certainly, it alleviates a little bit of the pressure on other blokes playing in those positions.  I know Trent (Cotchin) and some of the other midfielders were helped out by having 'Lids' back.

"'Rancey' was pretty good for us down back yesterday. 

“We've still got a lot of things we want to work on.  We're 2-5, hopefully we can start to win a few games and get ourselves back in contention."