A heavyweight clash needs a heavyweight match-up.

And that is exactly what coach Trent Cooper is going to give the fans when his Dockers take on fellow undefeated side Brisbane in tomorrow’s clash at Fremantle Oval.

Mature-age recruit Janelle Cuthbertson will be given the task of taking on the AFLW’s leading goal kicker, Jesse Wardlaw, who at just 20 has shown she is a powerhouse forward.

Wardlaw unsettled Geelong’s defence in round two with a three-goal performance, while last weekend she took five marks and kicked two goals to give the Lions an effective target.

Cooper is aware of Wardlaw’s talents, having first come across her in the under-18 competition a few years ago, so he knows the impact the Lion can have.

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“She was really raw back then but you could see the potential,” he said.

“Now she is really clunking those marks and she’s a lovely kick.

“No secrets. We’ll get Janelle Cuthbertson to go to her.

“Janelle is a really strong defender. She’s had some big jobs each week.”

Cooper was tight-lipped on how his team would handle defender Kate Lutkins, who he believed was one of three locks in the competition for an All-Australian berth at the half-way point of the season.

“I am still a bit undecided about what we do,” he said.

“If her opponent can get hold of the ball then Lutkins has to pay a bit more attention rather than dropping off.

“That will be the key to controlling her, but we know she is a great player.”

After Fremantle’s two consecutive tight wins over Collingwood and St Kilda, Cooper is happy for his team to drop off the radar a bit after being touted as premiership fancies early.

“After round two all of a sudden we were premiership favourites and we’d beaten two teams that hadn’t won a game at that stage,” he said.

“We haven’t been impressive the last two weeks and they’ve jumped off and they’re talking about North Melbourne more.

“To be honest, we prefer it if nobody was rating us.”