Who impressed

Dayne Beams

The former Brisbane captain appeared to have as much freedom as he wanted and made the most of it with a dominant performance. Beams racked up 33 disposals at 91 per cent efficiency, with 12 clearances and three inside 50s.

Stefan Martin

Martin would have been licking his lips when he heard Aaron Sandilands was a late withdrawal. And while Michael Apeness battled manfully, Martin certainly took advantage of the opportunity. The big man finished a productive day with 46 hit-outs, seven clearances and 19 disposals.

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Camera Icon Stefan Martin celebrated his milestone in style. Credit: Getty Images

Jarrod Berry

Berry started off doing a strong job on Nat Fyfe while he was on the ground and he kept going once the Fremantle skipper went off to be a strong contributor. He ended up with 24 disposals, six clearances, seven tackles, seven inside 50s and a goal.

Daniel McStay

McStay was probably the Lions’ most effective forward on the day, with strong support from Eric Hipwood and Lewis Taylor. He booted 3.1 and had two goal assists from just 11 disposals. As effective as it gets.

Lachie Neale

Neale’s disposal efficiency was low but he battled away against the tide throughout. He finished with 31 disposals, nine clearances, seven inside 50s and five tackles, with two behinds.

Michael Walters

Walters owed his team after getting suspended before the bye. Like many of his teammates, he made errors, but he looked like one of the few players capable of providing a spark. After starting on the bench Walters managed 26 possessions, six clearances, five inside 50s, two behinds and a score assist.

Ed Langdon

Langdon just keeps on keeping on in 2018. The hard-running wingman performs when the going is good and when the chips are down and he was at it again against the Lions. He came up with their first goal of the game when they desperately needed it on the quarter-time siren. But it was a couple of run down tackles which really gave the crowd something to cheer about.

Camera Icon Jarrod Berry was a big contributor for the Lions. Credit: Getty Images

Who didn’t

Alex Pearce

The talented key defender was wearing a splint on return from a broken thumb. Pearce looked a long way off the star performer from early in the season, despite some desperate defending deep in defence.

Brandon Matera

Matera certainly wasn’t alone, but his habit of going to ground too easily wasn’t helpful to the Dockers cause. He went goalless and had just nine disposals on a dirty day.