COLLINGWOOD star Adam Treloar says he believes Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe can get back to his best.

The 2015 Brownlow Medallist’s form — having returned from a long-term injury — has been questioned at times this year.

But Treloar said Fyfe’s sublime 2015 season had set an incredibly high personal bar.

“I 100 per cent believe he is (capable of getting back to his best), Treloar said on Fox Sports News’ AFL Tonight.

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“I think the bar was set so high for him and the standard was set so high off the back of his Brownlow year, we were always going to look at comparing him to how he’s playing now.”

Fyfe’s 2017 season has somewhat reflected Fremantle’s fortunes, with the Dockers sitting with a 6-5 record but poor percentage.

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“I think his season has been a bit (like) the way Freo’s has gone,” Treloar said.

“When they’ve won, he’s been awesome and when they’ve lost, no one has really stood out and I think that’s what moreso they’re looking at.”

The dynamic midfielder has averaged 26 disposals, 5.4 clearances and 4.2 tackles per game since his return from a broken leg.

But those performances have wavered between solid and excellent, rather than the consistent dominance seen in 2015.

Nat Fyfe. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

That form has seen queries raised over whether Fyfe was as threatening as he had been in the past.

“He’s going okay. He’s not anywhere near the player he was two years ago,” Melbourne legend Garry Lyon said on SEN Breakfast this week.

But Treloar played against Fyfe in Collingwood’s win over the Dockers on Sunday and said he remained wary of the Fremantle skipper’s ability to break a game open.

“When I was playing on him, I was on him a number of times and I was as worried as ever — as what I was two, three years ago playing on him,” he said.

“And you know that (if) you give him a split second, he’s going to absolutely carve you up.”

Treloar tipped Fyfe to silence the critics with a big performance in the coming weeks.

The Dockers face Brisbane at the Gabba this weekend, with the clash one of several crunch games in their race to return to the finals.

“I think one good performance by him’s just going to knock all the criticism out,” Treloar said.

“And I expect him to have a big game, the next game he plays.”

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