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AFL:Revenge on the cards as Dockers front up against Cats

Revenge will be in the back of Fremantle's mind when they host Geelong in a blockbuster AFL clash in Perth on Thursday night.

The Dockers have surged to premiership favouritism on the back of a club-record 12-match winning run, with their star-studded squad taking it all before them this year.

Fremantle's only slip-up came in round one, when the Dockers blew a 35-point lead late in the second quarter on the way to a 10-point loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.

The Dockers are keen to make amends when they face the Cats in Thursday night's re-match at Optus Stadium.

"A little bit, yeah," Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce replied when asked if revenge was in his thoughts.

"You learn a lot from your losses, and we learnt a lot from that game.

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