Dustin Martin has been sent to hospital on the Gold Coast to have his ribs assessed before the Tigers fly back to Victoria on Saturday following their season-saving win over Brisbane.

Martin's crunching bump with Lions wingman Mitch Robinson in the third term ended the triple Norm Smith medallist's game and saw him in serious pain as he left the ground and played no further part in the Tigers' important 20-point win. 

He was also clearly in discomfort post-game, with the Tigers to have his ribs and hip area medically assessed before they travel back to Melbourne.

"He got a kick into the stomach. We sent him to hospital for precautionary reasons. Obviously we're flying home so we just want to make sure he's available to fly. It would be a tough drive for Dusty otherwise, so we'll see how we go," coach Damien Hardwick said post-game.

"Once we get further details on that we'll pass them on. He feels sore but straight away he said he'll be fine for next week but we'll wait and see what the doctor says and what the scans show."

Martin's big hit, as well as a hamstring strain for Kamdyn McIntosh and a late ankle concern for David Astbury, were the injury worries out of what was a brilliant win for the Tigers, who breathed life into their fading season and snapped a four-game losing streak.

The victory puts the Tigers back into the top eight as they search for a club-first three-peat of premierships and Hardwick said his team can do some damage in September if it makes the finals.

"We've always had the confidence, we probably just haven't played to the level we'd like," he said.

"Our players coming in and out of the side [meant] our connection and consistency wasn't there. We're going to get the vast majority back now we think so we're really excited about what it does look like for us," he said.

"The story's ours to write. The ball's in our court. We just need to play as well as we can and hopefully we make the finals. I reckon if we get there we're going to cause some grief. We'll back ourselves in and see how we go." 

The Tigers are planning to fly back to Melbourne on Saturday morning, with Hardwick saying it was "completely understandable" Geelong has asked the AFL to move next week's 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final rematch to GMHBA Stadium instead of the MCG.

"I can understand that. We're happy to play anywhere any time. We've travelled a fair bit this year so it's not going to hold any fears for us," he said.