Richmond hold no fears travelling for their elimination final with Port Adelaide, with coach Damien Hardwick admitting the match is a chance to right two wrongs from last year.

The Tigers were beaten in their drought-breaking 2013 September appearance, overtaken by Carlton in a memorable elimination final.

Righting one of those wrongs means winning this one.

The other is to pick Nathan Foley.

Hardwick reflected on his decision to axe well-loved midfielder Foley for the Tigers’ first final in 12 seasons.

“It was a mistake I made last year not playing him,” he said.

“I spoke to Nathan about that and I’m glad we get the opportunity to play him this year.”

No current player in the AFL has racked up as many matches as Foley (153) without a final, an unwanted record he will lose on Sunday.

This year, Hardwick is not without his selection dilemmas, and admits keeping the same side that defeated Sydney for their ninth straight win was appealing.

“That’s the easy solution but there are some quality players out of the side,” he said.

“Ty Vickery’s a good player and Dan Jackson and a couple of other guys, Sam Lloyd kicked three goals against these guys last time.”

Both Vickery and Jackson, the reigning club best and fairest, are without senior football for a month and Hardwick said both understood the situation.

“(Jackson) knows where it’s at. We’ve just got to make a decision as to whether he helps us win this week,” Hardwick said.

The Tigers head to the Portress with a 5-1 interstate record this season, with their sole loss coming on the Gold Coast in round one.

They’ve also conquered the Power in Adelaide the last three times of asking.

Both South Australian sides have been beaten in the Tigers’ remarkable nine-match winning streak.

“We played Adelaide there three weeks ago, it was really loud and a hostile environment then,” said Hardwick.

“Our guys are used to it, even up in Sydney last week, we’ve travelled really well and it’s something we’ve prepared for well.”

Hardwick will task his midfield with winning the contested ball and clearances – seen as key to getting over Port Adelaide.

“We’ve got to beat them inside to get them outside,” he said.

“We both play a similar brand of footy and so its a matter of which side wins that inside battle.”

This year, Hardwick is determined to come away from their elimination final without regret.

“We’d like to say we’ve approached the week better (than last year) but the fruits will be in the labour I suppose,” he said.