Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Fremantle led by as many as 51 points in third-quarter before Brisbane lifted in the final quarter to ensure it was not another blowout similar to the previous week\u2019s 78-point loss to the GWS Giants.<\/p>\n However, the 15.13 (103) to 10.18 (78) defeat continued the Lions\u2019 slide ahead of another tough challenge next Saturday against the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot (of players) that are lacking a bit of confidence and form at the moment,\u201d Fagan said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of faith in this group. I should have, shouldn\u2019t I? They\u2019ve played in finals the last seven years, and they\u2019ve got to the (grand final) three years in a row, so there\u2019s something there to work with. We\u2019ve just got to find it.<\/p>\n Jarrod Berry of the Lions. Picture: Chris Hyde\/AFL Photos\/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know whether they\u2019re a bit tired from all of those efforts over the last few years. It\u2019s really hard to work it out. There are just so many things at the moment that aren\u2019t quite right, but I\u2019m going to stay positive with them, because would you if you were me? Of course, you would, because of what they\u2019ve been able to do the last three years. <\/p>\n \u201cI know that doesn\u2019t help right now, but I\u2019m going to back them in.\u201d<\/p>\n Fagan lamented another disappointing third-quarter performance from his team.<\/p>\n Less than a week after the Giants kicked 14 unanswered third-quarter goals against Brisbane, the Lions were again thoroughly outplayed at the start of the second-half.<\/p>\n \u201cIn that third quarter, we got cleaned up at stoppage and contested ball \u2013 that was glaring. They kicked three goals from centre-bounce, and we couldn\u2019t get our hands on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s happened a lot in third quarters this year. I can\u2019t work out the reason why.<\/p>\n \u201cWe changed our warm up and everything at half-time today to try to get them to come out a little bit different, but it wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we got a bit of confidence back in the last quarter, but there seemed to be a lack of confidence in the first three.<\/p>\n \u201cToo many of our really good players (are) down. You only have to look at their numbers to identify who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n All-Australian midfielder Hugh McCluggage was again quiet, accumulating only 13 possessions, while former number one draft pick Cam Rayner had only seven disposals.<\/p>\n Fagan said it was the \u201cmost angry\u201d he had been at three-quarter time \u201cin a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe that what we say at the breaks makes massive differences to motivation levels. 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