Fremantle laid 34 more tackles than its opponent when it beat the Tigers in round 11 this season at the MCG on a cold, wet afternoon.
Conditions are forecast to be fine in Perth on Saturday which Harwick said would suit his side just fine.
“We probably didn’t play to the best of our ability that day, didn’t handle the conditions overly well, either,” Hardwick said of round 11.
“The conditions over at Perth are going to be nice and we play a good style of footy that, hopefully, suits those conditions.
“We’re looking forward to, hopefully, turning the tables this time.”
Hardwick said Freo played a defensively-structured, contested-ball game under Lyon which was difficult to combat.
“At the end of the day, the Freo Dockers would like a contested game - we’ve got to make it as uncontested as we can,” he said.
“The ability to get the ball outside against them is important.
“We’ve got to be at our best to try and get the game on our terms, which is easier said than done.
“They defend the ground very well and they’re a very good footy side.
“But it’s a ground that we think we can play well at.”
