Fremantle leader Andrew Brayshaw has praised the way Freo bounced back from consecutive losses to defeat Narrm (Melbourne) by 38-points on Saturday at the MCG.

Brayshaw acknowledged Fremantle had come back to earth after defeats to Collingwood and Gold Coast, making the players work even harder to recapture their best form.

It led to Freo ending Melbourne’s 17-game winning run, an achievement Brayshaw said would work wonders for Fremantle’s belief – while stressing that the players would continue to work on staying grounded.

“I’m just stoked, we had two really tough losses and we've been really slammed in the media,” Brayshaw told ABC Grandstand.

“So to come up against a side that's gone undefeated for the first 10 rounds and to be down at halftime, I think it's a real testament to the boys and I’m very happy.

“We just got back to role and basics, really honing in on what we do throughout the week to get ourselves prepared for gameday.

“Blokes were getting back to extras and watching more vision, not getting ahead of ourselves and just trying to play our role.

“I think today, it was probably the best we've played as a team in terms of 22 role players.”

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Fremantle sit third with eight wins and three losses but could potentially fall to fourth depending on the result between Carlton and Collingwood on Sunday.

Despite sitting in the top four, Brayshaw said the top eight remains the initial goal.

“Since I've been at the Club, we've never played finals,” Brayshaw said.

“At the moment, my goal and internally is for us is to be playing post-season.

“Wherever we finish on the ladder, that doesn't matter as long as we can just get there and then go from there.

“We think our best footy, the footy we played in that second half, is good enough to compete with anyone so if we can keep that up, I don't think there should be a ceiling (on us).”

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