Last claiming victory in their week-seven triumph over Geelong, the Tigers have had to accept defeat against Melbourne and Hawthorn and a draw with Essendon after coughing up early leads.

Adding to the challenge is the fact that Richmond have never played at Alberton in the women's competition.

Port, on the other hand, have not lost since their week-five defeat at the hands of Richmond.

Asked if she believed the Tigers held fears for their do-or-die clash, Foley said: "Absolutely, I think that they would.

"We're on a six-game running streak and Richmond have had a couple of shaky games.

"They probably are (scared), Richmond. I hope they are.

"I'm hoping that they heard about what the crowd do when you play here at Alberton. They get up and about."

Port are expecting to receive a massive boost with the return of stars Matilda Scholz and Abbey Dowrick, while forward Julia Teake (knee) is an outside chance.

Ruck Scholz and midfielder Dowrick were late withdrawals from their round-10 win over GWS, both suffering from general soreness.

"You can expect them to play,'' Foley said.

"They've got to get through training, obviously, (but) looking forward to having both of them back in our midfield.

"Julia, she's a chance. She's going to have to jump a few hurdles this week, but she's a chance.

"I wouldn't want to be sitting on that selection table, I tell you, because we've got pretty much everyone healthy."

Remaining bullish about their aspirations to go all the way in the finals, Foley says her side will be leaning on the learnings from their earlier loss to Richmond.

"We exist to win premierships, don't we? We're not just making up numbers in this eight," Foley said.

"We're absolutely going for the top prize. There's no point being in there if you're not.

"We learned a lot from that (Richmond) game. We get a fair bit of confidence out of it and it's nice to know that you've played that team before.

"You can have a look at the vision and see where you can get them." 

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