Now 21, Perryman returns on Sunday with Greater Western Sydney, ready to flick the switch from pre-season to business as they take on reigning premiers Richmond.

The Marsh Community Series game between last year's grand finalists rounds out their pre-seasons and shapes as an intense showdown.

"You have a pretty long pre-season and you just want to get stuck into the games. This is our last one before round one so you want to put in a good performance," Perryman said.

"It's going to be a good hit-out against the Tiges, they've got a quality line-up. Both teams have pretty much got a full side."

Like all at the Giants, Perryman said they moved on quickly from last year's grand final loss to Richmond. This will be another opportunity to put it in the past.

"A lot of people forget we had a pretty good finals series as a team. We just had a bit of a shocker on the last day but I know a lot of the boys are keen to move forward and get stuck into this year," he said.

Richmond's potency is evident. They've named Tom Lynch, Dustin Martin and Jack Riewoldt as their forward line.

Perryman's named on the Giants' half-forward flank, next to another local junior, Harry Himmelberg, at centre-half-forward. He says it's a strong forward set-up of their own.

"There's a few down there, Harry Himmelberg, another local boy, Jezza Finlayson, Jezza Cameron. Chuck in Toby Greene and it's not a bad little forward line. Hopefully we should be able to kick a few goals out of them, you'd think," he said.

The Giants' number 36, with 36 AFL games to his name, said his personal goals for this season are straightforward.

"I just want to get some good games under my belt early in the year and try to lock down that spot on the wing where I played most of last year," he said.

"The midfield's pretty chock-a-block (with talent). It's pretty hard to get a run in there. I'm happy out on the wing, doing my bit out there."

Perryman flew in Thursday night, giving him a couple of days to soak in the welcome rain on the family farm. That's a positive for the region, just as he believes the football extravaganza will be in Wagga.

"It's great. Everyone back here is pretty mad on their footy so it's good that we got a good game," Perryman said.

"I reckon they'll get a fair turnout on Sunday and for the Women's game on Saturday. It's good for footy in the Riverina I reckon.

"Everyone will be trying to go pretty hard obviously and I know the boys are looking forward to getting down to Wagga as well."

Both GWS and Richmond will have a training run on Robertson Oval on Saturday, prior to the AFLW game.

Saturday

2.40pm: Giants Men Captains Run

3.20pm: Tigers Men Captains Run

5.10pm: AFLW GWS Giants v Richmond

Sunday

12.40pm: GWS Giants v Richmond