FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon expects "a bit" will be made of Andrew Brayshaw and West Coast star Andrew Gaff crossing paths on a football field for the first time since last year's shocking Western Derby blow ahead of this Sunday's JLT Community Series clash. 

But Lyon hopes the shocking incident will fade from memory after the pair front up in Mandurah.

Brayshaw made his return to competitive football in Monday's 27-point loss to Collingwood after suffering a broken jaw and displaced teeth when Gaff lashed out in round 20 last year.

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Gaff still has two games to serve of his suspension, but after getting through his first pre-season game against Geelong coach Adam Simpson confirmed the prolific wingman will be in the side to take on the Dockers.

Brayshaw, 19, showed no mental demons in his comeback, winning 25 disposals, with seven contested possessions and four clearances, clearing what he considered the final hurdle in his rehabilitation.

"He stepped back into senior footy, head over the ball, his dad was confident, he was confident," Lyon said.

"A bit might be made of it (confronting Gaff) during the week, probably. Hopefully, Andrew feels like (talking).

"I think we should put him up, let him talk about it and then that's it, it will never be spoken about again and he can deal with it, because everyone's going to bring it up.

"We're probably fortunate we're playing the Eagles, and really for the other boy (Gaff) as well we all get to move on from it and keep going forward."

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Lyon said superstar Nat Fyfe (elbow) would be a "very, very good chance" of facing the Eagles, while young ruckman Sean Darcy (hamstring/back) and Reece Conca (knee) should also be fit.

Brayshaw was one of many positives for the Dockers against the Pies, helping fill the void left by Lachie Neale (Brisbane) in an understrength midfield.

Recruit Rory Lobb also impressed leading the ruck against All Australian Brodie Grundy, while Jesse Hogan got through his first game in purple after a navicular stress fracture.

Hogan was put on ice during the third term after a relatively quiet six-disposal debut.

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"He could have kept going, but our high performance managers map out the plan and get them to the line," Lyon said.

"He's trained incredibly hard, he's fitted in and he really wants to be part of a hard-working forward line. He's playing his part."

The Dockers dominated inside 50s (60-46) on Sunday in a promising sign, but were outscored 17.9 (111) to 12.12 (84).

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley liked what he saw from returning forward Jamie Elliott, who booted two goals after missing all of last season with hamstring woes.

"There's still stages for him to travel, but we couldn't be more pleased with him getting the opportunity to get that work in," Buckley said.

Dayne Beams was also in fine form in his first game since returning from Brisbane, picking up 25 touches and kicking a goal.

"Some of the things he does with the ball are just class, and he just keeps hunting the pill," Buckley said.

"Taylor (Adams) is probably going to miss the first couple of rounds. You never know what availability you're going to have, so to add an extra damaging midfielder to the mix definitely thickens the soup.

"His ball-winning and his offence is not a question, his contested ball is not a question, (his) understanding how we defend is going along really well also."

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Buckley said the Pies would pick their strongest available team to face Carlton next Monday in the final warm-up game, with Adam Treloar and Mason Cox among those set to return.

Boom youngster Jordan De Goey is a strong chance to be fit for round one against Geelong after returning to running from a foot problem.

"It will just depend on how he recovers and how much work we can get into him," Buckley said.