Richmond is capable of producing a surprise win in Saturday night’s Dreamtime at the G clash and cannot be taken lightly, Essendon assistant coach, Gary Ayres, has warned.

Speaking on Bomber TV, Ayres said the Tigers had shown good recent form and were looking dangerous despite Matthew Richardson being an unlikely starter.

""Young, inexperienced teams like Richmond have a funny way of winning games like this. When you’re not expected to win the pressure is off and you can pull off an upset,"" he said.

""This is a game we should win but we have to play good footy and make sure we get the points. We need to build on the momentum from last week.

""We have a strong advantage in the forward line - with Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas and James Hird - however, our midfielders need to give them a good supply.""

View the full interview on Bomber.tv.