Tom Lynch insists Richmond will let sleeping dogs lie over Dayne Zorko's now infamous sledge when they confront the under-fire Brisbane captain in a knockout final.
Zorko conceded he crossed a line with his verbal attack on Harrison Petty, which brought the Melbourne defender to tears last weekend, and apologised for his actions.
But the Lions skipper also claimed he was provoked in the ugly incident, while the AFL opted not to take any action against the players involved.
The saga led to Zorko's position as skipper being questioned but Richmond spearhead Lynch declared it off limits for the Tigers at the Gabba on Thursday night.
"We weren't involved so I'm not 100 per cent sure what went on but what I do know is Dayne Zorko is a classy player and you probably don't want to fire him up too much," Lynch told reporters on Saturday.
"I've played against him quite a number of times, especially (when I was playing) at Gold Coast, and he's a proven performer."
Lynch, who is closing in on a career-best season with 60 goals so far, has overcome an adductor injury to be passed fit to play in the elimination final.
The key forward expects Noah Cumberland to shake off an ankle scare to play after he ran well at training on Saturday.
But superstar Dustin Martin still has to prove his fitness despite looking good in contact drills.
Martin has missed the last seven matches because of hamstring injuries and has completed just seven games this season.
"He has a bit more to go through on Monday and fingers crossed because we'd love to have him out there," Lynch said.
Richmond hold fond memories of the Gabba, having claimed the 2020 premiership there in a historic grand final against Geelong.
But they have been beaten by home side Brisbane there in each of the last two seasons.
This year, in round 20, the Tigers came from behind to knock off the Lions in a thriller at the MCG as Lynch and Cumberland combined for nine goals.
"Brisbane are a tough side up there and they've proven over the last four or five years at the Gabba they're tough to beat," Lynch said.
"We won't be daunted by going up there because we're familiar with it but we've got to respect them."
