Brisbane are in a rut, but the two-time defending premiers hope a step into enemy territory for Saturday's Q-clash will get them out of their funk.
The Lions' bid for a hat-trick of flags is on shaky ground after three straight losses left them nursing a 6-6 record at the halfway point of the season.
Brisbane were made to look second-rate in a 41-point loss to Geelong last month, then conceded a whopping 14 goals in the third quarter against GWS on the way to a 78-point defeat.
To rub more salt into the wound, last week's 25-point loss to Fremantle seemed like a symbolic passing of the baton as the Dockers showed why they are the new premiership favourites by surging to a 51-point lead in the third quarter.
