A night’s sleep has done little to temper the disappointment and frustration of Fremantle fans after their Friday night flop against reigning premiers Brisbane.

With the top four and a double chance in sight, the Dockers had one of their biggest chances in recent history to build a strong platform for a deep September run.

However, even without dual Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale, the Lions showed they were a class above in front of more than 50,000 Fremantle fans at Optus Stadium, running over a wayward Dockers by 57 points.

It means the Dockers could be left with a one-game shootout to even make the finals against the Western Bulldogs next weekend, unless last-placed West Coast produce a miracle victory over the Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

The purple army didn’t hold back in the wake of the loss to the Lions, with emotions pouring out after Fremantle kicked eight behinds to start the game.

Responding to The West Australian’s back page describing the Dockers’ performance as ‘Stage Fright’, Chris Della labelled the headline more accurate than the team.

“The heading is accurate, the opposite to their goal kicking!!! Fragile under pressure,” he wrote.

David Clancy added: “Not sure about Flagmantle, how about dismantled?”

Some fans even took aim at coach Justin Longmuir and his game plan, saying he should be sacked if they miss finals again.

“New coach with intensity and firm words is required. Auskick players move the ball quicker than Freo! No manning up, no sharking off the talls, no imagination,” Mark Killmeir wrote.

Some purple army members were more drastic in their takes on Fremantle’s X posts.

“Losing two first picks for Bolton = worst ever,” Danco Jovanoski wrote.

Geoff Brian added: “I have never been more disappointed in a Fremantle performance,” while Callum Hinton labelled the Dockers a “bunch of pretenders” and said he was hoping for an Eagles upset.

Michael Soh was feeling the hurt, posting: “My late father was a passionate Freo fan like me, and he would be turning in his grave after Freo’s disgusting horror show tonight.”

The word “fraud” was also bandied around.

Many fans were disappointed for club champion Nat Fyfe, who could have played his final home match after announcing he would retire at the end of the season.

“If you can’t do it for Fyfe or for yourselves or your fans, what are y’all even doing?,” an account under the name churro said.

Tans Taafl added: “Very disappointing. You couldn’t even get up for Nat. You didn’t even need to win, just turn up. I’ll always be a Docker, but I hate that I am so invested in this club. I’ll keep on believing, but this performance speaks volumes. I’m really disappointed tbh, not even angry.”