After nine losses since Richmond entered the AFLW competition last year, Wagga's Rebecca Miller finally experienced the joy of singing the team song on the big stage on Friday night.

The 47-point win over Geelong was a relief for the 26-year-old, who hadn't sung the iconic 'Yellow and Black' anthem since a win in a VFL match in August, 2019.

Now the monkey is off the back, the key defender is confident the Tigers can be more than nuisance value as they look to close off the season with momentum.

After accounting for the winless Cats the task gets tougher against top six outfit North Melbourne on Friday night.

Miller said they could feel the dam wall was about to burst after the agony of a narrow five-point loss to Carlton the week before, which followed a promising 17-point defeat to unbeaten Collingwood.

"It was a long time between drinks but it was great to belt out the yellow and black," she said.

"We were definitely building towards it. The Carlton one was pretty tough because we were so close but so far, and it was a bit of an eerie feeling afterwards without the 'w'.

"It's reward for a lot of hard work from a lot of people, it was a magical moment."

Miller said the ecstasy of victory, which left many Tigers players crying for joy afterward, made the hard slog of suffering a few hidings worthwhile.

"We probably learned three seasons worth of lessons in one season. There was so many losses, and so many things went wrong," she said.

"But we focused on getting the little skills and fundamentals right, and it's a great feeling to get the job done."

Miller said the constantly changing schedule, and the uncertainty over whether players would have to be placed in a 'bubble' to complete the season, had made it difficult to juggle the campaign with day jobs.

"In terms of the fixture, the hardest challenge has been trying to manage your work hours and rejigging it whenever the schedule is updated," she said.

"In terms of footy it's almost a blessing in disguise to not know your opponent so far out, you can focus on yourself and not be distracted by the opposition.

"It (bubble) would be hard, but we want to keep the competition going by any means possible.

"This team and this competition would find a way to ensure it doesn't end up the same way as last year (when the season was aborted)."

Miller said she feels far more at home at AFLW level in her second season, and will use the final few games to add a few more strings to her bow.

"I definitely feel a lot more comfortable. After a second pre season I've come back stronger and fitter and our backline is really settled as well," she said.

"I feel like I've grown into a good one-on-one defender, but adding some attacking weapons to my game is the next step for me."

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