Revenge will be in the back of Fremantle's mind when they host Geelong in a blockbuster AFL clash in Perth on Thursday night.
The Dockers have surged to premiership favouritism on the back of a club-record 12-match winning run, with their star-studded squad taking it all before them this year.
Fremantle's only slip-up came in round one, when the Dockers blew a 35-point lead late in the second quarter on the way to a 10-point loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
The Dockers are keen to make amends when they face the Cats in Thursday night's re-match at Optus Stadium.
"A little bit, yeah," Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce replied when asked if revenge was in his thoughts.
"You learn a lot from your losses, and we learnt a lot from that game.
"We obviously played quite well for the first half and a bit. Then we got put under some serious pressure from them, and we were on the back foot and we didn't handle that.
"We had some really good meetings ... and discussed what we want to do next time in that position.
"We've faced some challenges through this season where teams have got on top and we've been able to handle that a lot better."
The Cats were dealt a double blow this week, with star midfielder Bailey Smith ruled out of Thursday's match due to illness and gun defender Tom Stewart not given the green light to return from concussion.
In contrast, Fremantle welcome back Caleb Serong (calf), Brennan Cox (knee) and Matthew Johnson (hamstring).
Oscar McDonald, Jaeger O'Meara and Corey Wagner were the unlucky players to be squeezed out of the Fremantle side that thrashed North Melbourne by 124 points before last week's bye.
Third-placed Geelong (9-5) bounced back from tight losses to Carlton (four points) and Adelaide (one point) to defeat Gold Coast by 45 points last week.
"They're a good team, mature, experienced team," Pearce said.
"But we feel like we're playing good footy, and we'll do everything we can to bring our best footy and see if they can handle it."
