More to Fremantle Dockers than defence, says Ross Lyon Fremantle coach Ross Lyon. WHILE the football world can only see their defence, Ross Lyon says his Dockers have developed into an attacking force and grown significantly since being beaten by grand final opponents Hawthorn when they met in round four. Fremantle has a reputation for its tackling and ability to stop an opposition's scoring opportunities under the coach, but at times has been criticised for not being able to score. Lyon believes that opinion needs to change. "They smacked us down in Launie (Launceston) the last couple of times, so I am sure they are pretty confident, but Geelong smacked us in round 14, and we went down to turn the tables," Lyon said. We will go to school on it, we have evolved a fair bit since early in the year personnel-wise and even the way we play. We certainly can offer more of an offensive threat than we have in the past. Our stoppage work is of the highest order at the minute and we know our defence stands up, and we are in pretty good shape to challenge the best home-and-away team of the year, but as I said, it is not about that, it is about being the best finals team, and whoever wins on the weekend can walk away being the best finals team. The narrow dimensions of Subiaco appear to suit the Dockers' style of play. The MCG is wider, and the Dockers have played there only twice this year, but Lyon says it doesn't matter. "It is not about the ground, it is about the ball and your opponent," he said. I don't change anything, not a thing. Fremantle did not train yesterday but Lyon said he would expect around 15,000 fans to show up for today's session. The coach is doing his best to exude an air of calmness in the lead-up to the club's first grand final, almost feigning ignorance of the opposition and claiming that the coaches will stick to the normal early-week routine of reviewing the last game before looking ahead. "I haven't thought about it too much at the minute," he suggests when asked about the challenge Hawthorn offered. It is not a charade he can keep up for too long. "They are a flexible team, there is no doubt about that," Lyon said. At this time of year you are not going to come up against a lowly midfield, you are going to come up against an elite midfield, and that's what gets it down to. We feel our flexibility has improved as well, with (Stephen) Hill and (Tendai) Mzungu going through half back and (Nathan) Fyfe and (Chris) Mundy spending time forward, so out of necessity over the last eight weeks we have changed our line-up too. It has been the great strength and that's something they took out of last year, it is a massive challenge - we get that. Lyon knows all about losing premierships, having been in charge of St Kilda when it fell short three times in two years. They (Hawthorn) have lost a grand final last year, I have been on the end of two losing grand finals - it is not fantastic for the ego - they will feel the pressure themselves trying to get over the line, but no more than us, we have got a grand final to win or lose here.