The ins and outs surely favour them but GWS aren't convinced Richmond will be theirs for the taking at home on Saturday.
The Giants welcome back classy midfielder Josh Kelly from injury and ruckman Shane Mumford from retirement and suspension, and will hand ex-Docker Tommy Sheridan his club debut.
Although former Tiger Brett Deledio is the only addition to their AFL injury list, Richmond will meanwhile be without a number of key players at Giants Stadium.
It's an unfamiliar position for a club who have had a charmed run the past couple of years while GWS have suffered crippling injury tolls.
For the first time since 2009 bookends Jack Riewoldt and Alex Rance will both be missing, Bachar Houli and Shaun Grigg are injured and Dylan Grimes is suspended.
Wingman Sheridan, who played 81 games for Fremantle before being delisted, stressed the Giants weren't being lulled into complacency by the Tigers' woes.
"Not really because it's a team sport. Who brings the heat on Saturday will get the chocolates," he said.
"There are some big name outs but we don't really waver with our preparation, we're going to go out there and give it a good old crack."
Richmond promoted young talls Ryan Garthwaite and Noah Balta and have handed a senior debut to exciting forward Sydney Stack.
The Tigers have focused on improving their defence after a poor showing in last week's loss to Collingwood.
"I maintain that if we still come out and play to our strengths, our defensive part of our game, we will be OK," assistant coach Justin Leppitsch said.
'We've done that for a couple of years now and been OK, so we just have to bring that intent."
GWS, who are also 1-1, are looking to rebound from a sizeable loss away to premiers West Coast.
Sheridan said he didn't feel pressure to replace the running power of Deledio and departed Dylan Shiel and Tom Scully and viewed his promotion as an opportunity.
He hailed the condition of 32-year-old Mumford, whose 172nd and most recent appearance was in a qualifying final against Adelaide 19 months ago.
"I think he's fitter than he's ever been; it doesn't really make sense!" Sheridan joked.
