Tigers eye ‘big steps’

RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin has warned the Tigers can take “bigger steps forward” as he encouraged teammates to embrace the hype ahead of their preliminary final.

After their stunning qualifying final win over Geelong last week, Cotchin said the Tigers were enjoying a “pretty normal” week on the track as they wait to find out who their next finals opponent will be.

Richmond surged into their first preliminary final since 2001 with a 51-point demolition of the Cats at the MCG.

“You always review games and see there are areas where you think you can improve on,’’ Cotchin said.

“There is definitely areas of the game that we can take bigger steps forward in.’’