BRETT Deledio believes he is over the worst of the calf issues that have hampered the early part of his 2015 campaign.

The star Richmond midfielder aggravated the soleus muscle in his calf in the club's season opener against Carlton, forcing him to miss the next four games.

Deledio played restricted game time in his return against North Melbourne in round six before an outstanding performance against Collingwood on Sunday.

"We're over a bit of a hump now and we can start looking at getting a bit more training under my belt and not missing so many kicks out there like I did on the weekend," Deledio said at a footy clinic at Glen Waverley Secondary College on Monday.

Deledio kicked two clutch final-quarter goals against the Magpies, while helping himself to 30 disposals and 13 marks.

However he conceded he made a mistake in playing against the Blues in round one with a far-from-ideal pre-season preparation. 

"I'm still happy I did play because I felt I played my part to help the boys get the win," Deledio said.
 
"But if I had have known I was going to miss four weeks after that, I probably would've missed."
 
The Tigers will return to the scene of their elimination final bloodbath, with a meeting against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval next on the cards on Sunday.
 
The Power smashed the Tigers by 57 points in September last year, stamping their authority with an eight-goal-to-one opening term.
 
"It is at the back of your mind because we were embarrassed with how we performed over there, especially on the big stage," Deledio said.
 
"It's a new year and another game against quality opposition who are coming off a loss."
 
Trent Cotchin's fateful decision to choose to kick against the wind after winning the toss in that game came back to bite.
 
"I'll make sure he (Cotchin) knows which way the wind's going," Deledio joked.