In his first season at the helm, the Richmond coach has been plagued by significant player injuries for the first ten games, yielding only one victory over championship favourites Sydney.

But Saturday night’s “walloping” by the Lions at the Gabba surpassed previous week’s poor performance, which included a 91-point loss to the Bulldogs.

The Tigers’ performance was once again terrible, with Yze’s men conceding 26 goals and losing by more than 100 points.

In the post-match interview, Fagan expressed sympathy for Richmond, who are currently at rock bottom, a situation the Lions were familiar with not long ago.

“We understand we’re playing a Richmond that is going back to ground zero and building up again after a tremendously successful era,” Fagan stated.

“I feel a little bit sorry for Yze… I’ve been in that place when I first came to Brisbane when we copped some wallopings from some very good footy teams as we learnt and grew as a team.

“And that’s where they’re at at the moment. There’ll be better days ahead for the Tigers.”

Richmond premiership defender Nathan Broad was also left disappointed following the massive defeat.

“We got to be better,” Broad said post-game.

“I think the fundamentals of the game are letting us down… we’re in a tough spot at the moment but that’s where you can find yourself.

“I feel for our fans at the moment and Yze.”

Yze defended his players during the week, refuting charges of a “poor effort” against the Bulldogs, citing a lack of execution.

However, Saturday night’s match followed a similar script, with the former Demon blaming poor decision-making for the crushing setback.

“We’re going through a bit at the moment,” remarked Yze.

“We don’t like where we sit.

“Our last two weeks are probably the lowest we’re hopefully going to get, but as a footy club, we’ll stick thick, train hard and … hopefully bounce back quickly.”

In Round 10, the Tigers had 15 injured players, including Mykelti Lefau and Ryan Mansell, who were recently added.

“We’re just struggling with personnel right now, with some talent out of the team, but that will hold us in good stead,” Yze stated.

“Some of our younger players are receiving opportunities, so if we get some troops back, it would be a silver lining.

“It wasn’t too long ago this footy club lost by 120 points in 2016 in the last game, then bounced back to win a flag in 2017.”

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