Richmond tagger Daniel Jackson takes inspiration from West Coast as he predicts the Tigers' own rise from AFL strugglers to contenders is imminent.

The 25-year-old will play his 100th AFL game against the fifth-placed Eagles in Perth on Sunday, having been part of just 29 wins, and no finals, in his previous 99.

With the in-form Eagles having won seven of their past eight games and the 13th-placed Tigers having lost seven of their past eight, Richmond will be rank outsiders.

But, given they comfortably won the teams' most recent meeting, when Jack Riewoldt booted 10 goals against the wooden spoon-bound Eagles at the MCG last year, Jackson takes hope from West Coast's rapid climb since.

"West Coast are going to hopefully play top four, hopefully for them, because they're playing good footy," Jackson told reporters on Tuesday.

"They're a club that's shown what you can do in 12 months.

"They struggled a bit last year and they've completely turned it around this season.

"So that's one of those clubs we can look at and actually take something from."

Jackson had no doubt the Tigers could make similar strides.

"I'm more confident now than for the whole time I've been at the club," he said.

"We've got the right people and there's something I've picked up over the years - if you get the right people with the right character, they're going to find a way to get the job done.

"That's what we've got at the moment, they are young and they're a bit inexperienced, but we're all striving in the same direction and it's just a matter of time."

Jackson said Richmond had plenty to play for still this season, despite their ladder position and recent form, with their focus having always been skewed towards the longer term.

He downplayed his personal milestone, although he said he had always doubted he would reach 100 games, as he viewed himself as a player who had to "grind" through his career, rather than star.

"That's what I pride myself on doing. If I play another 50 games like that, I'll be very happy with my career."

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