Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has confirmed Murphy Reid is in doubt to face top four fancy Adelaide this weekend after copping a knock on Saturday against Melbourne.
Despite copping the knock in the first quarter, he played out the match, finishing with 18 touches and he won't take part in main training.
“He's in a bit if doubt. It's a tricky one. It's not groin soreness. He got a hit in the nether region and we're monitoring him…but he's in a bit of doubt,” Longmuir said.
Longmuir wouldn't be drawn on whether it was more likely Reid would play than would not but said he would not be rested if he was cleared to return from the knock, despite playing all 21 matches this year.
"We'll weigh it up. If we get a bit closer to the game and the docs say there's nothing to worry about, we'll play him because he's got no other issues and is managing the workload really well," Longmuir said.
The coach also confirmed Alex Pearce would return after the Dockers felt the skipper's absence and did not rule out playing a taller back line against Adelaide.
Longmuir gave an insight into where he felt his team fell down, having been the benchmark for late-game scenarios this year, assisted at Optus Stadium by Wharfie Time.
“When we fell behind, we felt we lacked a bit of composure but when we've been in those situations throughout the year, we've remained really calm and some of them were at home as well,” Longmuir said.
“It adds a different layer when you're doing it away from home and the crowd is going nuts for the opposition and you've got to do it in a different way,” Longmuir said.
“It wasn't everyone, it was just some critical moments and I think we need to understand with four minutes to go when you're behind, you're going to get four to 10 opportunities with the ball and you only need to make the most of one but we rushed some of our great opportunities and didn't make the most of any so we need to calm the farm in those moments.”
Longmuir was quizzed on Geelong's concussion saga but would not be drawn on it.
“I'm not sure,” he said when asked if he believed other players had signed similar waivers.
"I try not to comment on things I don't know much about and I'm not sure players in our club's contracts let alone outside of our club's contracts.”
