FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon is unlikely to risk captain Matthew Pavlich next week against Adelaide, despite the six-time All Australian's belief he will be right to return from his six-week lay-off following Achilles surgery.

Lyon immediately turned his attention to the looming clash with the Crows next Saturday after his side demolished the Demons by 90 points at Patersons Stadium

"Matthew (Pavlich) will put his hand up but we think we’ll probably keep him for another week or so," Lyon said.

Lyon is hopeful Stephen Hill will return from a quad injury that has kept him out since round five.

Fremantle lost all three matches against the Crows last season, including a semi-final at AAMI Stadium.

"The Crows have had the wood on us, albeit tight games, and they’ve found different ways to get across the line.

"We need to go to school, learn our lessons.

"They’ve had a really good win.

"From here it’s about putting this game behind us really quite quickly and training well and preparing well.

"We’re keen to test ourselves again."

Despite the ease of Fremantle's win, Lyon said there were some issues to address, including a lapse during the third term where the Demons kicked three goals to two for the quarter.

"We spoke at half-time about keeping our standards really high and doing the basics well.

"Human nature is once you get comfortable, you tend to back off.

"There were little signs, like not spoiling from behind, or not centering the ball, or having a shot from 55m - they accumulated."

Lyon was pleased with the fact Fremantle had 12 different goal scorers despite the absence of Pavlich and injured small forward Michael Walters.

"It's reflective of us playing our best football. Turn it over and go," he said.  

"The best teams turn it over and go and they have a wide range of goalkickers and at our best that's what we do.

"You wouldn't look at anyone in the front six or the midfield and say 'he's going to kick five or six' but it's weight-of-numbers performance that's what we're after and we got that today."