Taking on Gold Coast superstar Gary Ablett junior will be an excellent development opportunity for Fremantle’s youthful side, according to senior coach Ross Lyon.

There was doubt surrounding whether Ablett (hamstring) would travel to Perth for when Fremantle face the Suns at Domain Stadium on Saturday, but Lyon hoped the two-time Brownlow Medallist would line up for the Suns.

"It would be great experience for our kids to see and come up against greatness, because Gary is great, that's indisputable," Lyon said.

"I did make the comment the more you tag him the more he gets, so you actually have to spread off him and attack him a little bit.

"He is great, I love him.

"I don't think we'll tag him.

"There might be at some point we can get a Lachie Weller to him and he'll know he's alive. 

"Lachie's really capable himself, back him in and he can get the ball, run and he's a beautiful kick.

"They're the moments along the way that help – like Connor Blakely going to half-back – your development."

Lyon will put faith in Joel Hamling, veteran Michael Johnson and Griffin Logue to contain Gold Coast tall forwards Tom Lynch and Peter Wright, after that trio held GWS guns Jeremy Cameron, Jonathon Patton and Rory Lobb to five goals.

Fremantle might rest young ruckman Sean Darcy and have to replace Blakely, whose season is over after undergoing surgery on an injured shoulder.

Sitting 14th and 15th in the ladder respectively, both Fremantle and Gold Coast are searching for a rare win.

The Suns have had one triumph from their last seven games, while Freo has notched a solitary victory from its past nine matches.

"We're always aiming to win, but we're not defined by results, as much as they're feedback," Lyon said.

"We feel our footy's been very competitive.

"We feel like we're making big inroads, we're banking games into kids and that's the plan."