RICHMOND will make a multimillion-dollar play for a big name star during this year’s trade period.

The Tigers yesterday conceded their list — topped up by 13 recycled players — had reached a tipping point after Sunday night’s disastrous 28-point loss to North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

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And with significant room in the salary cap Richmond are ready to enter the race for the likes of Greater Western Sydney superstar Jeremy Cameron or Fremantle’s Nathan Fyfe.

“Without mentioning names, we are in a fortunate position in that we’ve got salary cap space,” Tigers football manager Dan Richardson said yesterday.

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“It’s something that we have been working hard on over the last 12 months.

“We’ve got room to improve our list put it that way ... and hopefully we are in a position to do that.

“We think a big club like Richmond with our facilities now at Punt Rd, hopefully it’s an attractive proposition for players out there.”

Fyfe, 22, has put contract talks on hold with the Dockers and could command up to $1 million a season on the open market.

Cameron, 21, is contracted until the end of 2015 but could seek an earlier move back to Victoria.

“Clearly we are at a phase now where the bottom line is we are going to have to take one step back to go forwards,” Richardson told 3AW radio.

“We’ve gone backwards this year, there is no hiding from that.

“We’re not happy about that but I guess what that brings is the opportunity to have a closer look at your list and find out who really is up for the fight long-term at this footy club and make some decisions.

“There’s no doubt we have come to the realisation we will need to look long and hard at our list.”

Tigers ruckman Ivan Maric yesterday denied fitness was an issue at the club.

“We’re fit enough, there’s no issue about that,” Maric said.

“I can honestly say I was running hard the whole game. I can’t comment on everyone else, we haven’t had the review.

“Look, compared to last week when the effort wasn’t there, I felt like (on Sunday) night there was a huge improvement in effort and running hard.

“For me it’s so simple, it’s the contested ball and we’ve got to win that.

“It’s hard to accept the way we’re playing because I feel like we are so much better than what we’re producing right now.