Fremantle's horror night summed up by Josh Treacy's ‘disaster' moment in loss to Brisbane
In a high-stakes clash, the reigning premiers flexed their muscle with a brilliant victory as the shellshocked Dockers had no answers.
The Lions kicked the only three goals of the first term and then put the foot down with a dominant third quarter to silence the Optus Stadium crowd.
Treacy had earlier kicked two goals, but threw away a certain third with a monumental blunder.
After taking a strong mark at the top of the goalsquare, Treacy turned around and played on with the goals at his mercy.
But he took a fraction too long to get the kick away and that gave veteran Lion Ryan Lester just enough time to disrupt the attempt.
'Oh no! A calamity, a disaster,' commentator Anthony Hudson said.
Garry Lyon added: 'It's a Nick Riewoldt moment,' in reference to the famous incident from the 2010 grand final replay.
The Dockers were trailing by 32 points at the time and needed a spark in the shadows of three-quarter time.
Rising Star contender Murphy Reid did provide that with a long-range goal, but the Lions had the immediate reply through Cam Rayner.
Hugh McCluggage nailed the first of the final term as the Lions cruised towards the crucial victory.
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