An injury-hit 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.
And their hopes have been dealt another injury blow, with star midfielder Hugh McCluggage (calf) set for at least four weeks on the sidelines.
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.
