Richmond will welcome back in-form midfielder Dion Prestia amid five changes as they try to crack a three-game AFL losing streak.
Emerging forward Dan Butler has a groin complaint and will miss Saturday's tough away assignment against Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium.
Shai Bolton will make his senior debut, taking Butler's place in attack.
Jake Batchelor, Todd Elton, Oleg Markov and Corey Ellis were all dropped after Sunday's two-point loss to Fremantle.
Sam Lloyd, Connor Menadue and Ivan Soldo are the other additions as Prestia returns from two games out with hamstring soreness.
The Tigers have had plenty to ponder in since their last-gasp loss to the Dockers, which continued a trend of narrow misses.
While all the focus has been on what they did, didn't do and should have done in the last 20 seconds, they also did not play well for much of the game.
"We did some things incredibly well to get ourselves back into the game, but then the second part of that, saving the game, we probably didn't get right," coach Damien Hardwick said.
"Eighty per cent of the game, our fundamentals weren't up to scratch."
Hardwick added that while his team also lost to the Western Bulldogs the week before by less than a goal, the circumstances were different.
He said short periods in games were costing them.
"We probably look at it a little bit more micro even than that (quarters) - there's a period in the game, a 10-minute block, (when) we're probably falling down," he said.
He remains upbeat, saying their best can defeat anyone.
They will certainly need to bring their A-game this weekend, given the Giants' abilities.
"I've been incredibly impressed by our guys' resilience and their ability to compete for long periods," Hardwick said.
"I certainly look at the glass as half-full.
"Our best footy is still in front of us as well.
"We know our best footy is capable of beating anyone - we're incredibly confident with that."
Toby Greene returns from suspension and, not surprisingly, Hardwick likes the way the Giants' player attacks the game.
Hardwick was also notorious for having white-line fever during his playing career.
"I love players like Toby, because they play on the edge," he said.
"It would have been handy (for him) to get another week - he probably deserved it, from my point of view."
Meanwhile, Hardwick has dismissed a report that Richmond has spoken to the manager of Brisbane's Josh Schache, saying that is list management and not his priority mid-season.
He also was unconcerned at talk that Dustin Martin's manager was "shopping" him to other clubs.
"We're happy with where it's at ... we love Dustin; Dustin loves us," Hardwick said of the upcoming free agent.
"Where that takes us, we'll find out."
