Fremantle Dockers forward Josh Treacy said players are aware of the risks of stat-padding after coach spray

Fremantle forward Josh Treacy says that players all know the risks of being too focused on their own performance after coach Justin Longmuir accused his team of stat-padding.

Treacy said the Dockers are ready to come out firing after their miserable performance against the Western Bulldogs in a clash with Gold Coast at Optus Stadium they need to win to hold their place in the top eight.

Alex Pearce revealed on Friday morning Longmuir’s gripe over players being too concerned about how many possessions they were getting had not been raised with the group, and Treacy said they know that performances like their Bulldogs defeat is the end result of that mentality.

“I think there will be some big step forwards, but I don’t think it will be anything different to what you’ve seen,” the forward said at an event promoting the club’s Lights and Sirens game.

“Being mindful we don’t want to fall into the trap of trying to do everything on your own. I believe we will be coming out firing as a unit this week and really looking forward to the challenge.

“We haven’t (talked about it). It’s kind of just an unwritten thing, we all know that you can’t dip into those sort of areas, otherwise performances will happen (like) they did (against Western Bulldogs) and we are all understanding of what that is and we’ll move on from that.”

Treacy has the best accuracy rate of any player in the top-40 goalkickers this season. He has kicked 68.4 per cent of shots for 26 majors in 13 matches.

But he did have some shaky moments against the Bulldogs, including one shank from around 20 metres out, directly in front.

That blunder is like water off a duck’s back for Treacy though. He says he has had a laugh about it and is ready to move on.

“I’ve had a laugh, I feel like that’s the best way to move on,” he said.

“Obviously it’s something I pride myself in and I’m still not sure what to put it down to, but we just move on and I know this week I’ll be going back and nailing as many as I can.”