In wet and windy conditions, the Dockers put Brisbane to the sword with a nine-goals-to-zip opening half, before cruising to the 15.15 (105) to 3.4 (22) victory.
Both the Lions halftime score of 0.1 (1) and match total of 3.4 (22) were the club's lowest since the Brisbane Fitzroy merger in 1996.
Embarrassingly, the Lions’ single point for the half was a rushed behind.
Their first goal of the match didn't come until six minutes into the third quarter, when Dockers defender Zac Dawson had the ball slapped out of his hands after failing to realise his mark hadn't been paid.
The Lions scored three goals in the second half, but it wasn't enough to avoid their lowest score against Fremantle (previously 35) and their biggest loss against the Dockers (formerly 71).
Fremantle's only concern out of the match was Dawson's clumsy late hit on Lewis Taylor, which could attract the attention of the match review panel.
Dockers forward Hayden Ballantyne backed up from last week's six-goal effort with another five, while midfielders Lachie Neale, Nat Fyfe, David Mundy and Michael Barlow were supreme.
Brisbane's Tom Rockliff (44 disposals) battled manfully, but he was a lone ranger.
Fremantle were given a double dose of good news before the match when top-four rivals Geelong and Collingwood both stuttered to losses.
The Dockers started the match with a percentage of 125.3.
But that figure was boosted to 134.2 by the end, bringing Fremantle closer to top-two rivals Sydney (135.4), Hawthorn (145.7) and Port Adelaide (148.5).
Fremantle will start favourites against West Coast, Melbourne, GWS, St Kilda and Carlton over the next five weeks, with the soft run giving them an excellent chance to climb even higher on the ladder.
The Lions could barely get the ball inside their own forward-50m in the opening half, let alone score.
With the opposition failing to fire a shot, the only thing that hurt Fremantle was friendly fire.
A stray arm from Ballantyne caught Matthew Pavlich flush on the nose, with the Dockers' skipper forced to wear unflattering bandaging to stem the bleeding.
The Dockers led the inside-50m count 41-5 at halftime, and also dominated possessions (207-112) and clearances (29-14).
If there was a mercy rule in the AFL, it would have been activated to spare the Lions further pain.
They finished the match with just 17 inside-50s - a record low since stats were recorded.
FREMANTLE 2.2 9.3 12.7 15.15 (105)
BRISBANE LIONS 0.1 0.1 2.3 3.4 (22)
GOALS
Fremantle: Ballantyne 5, Pavlich 3, Barlow 2, Mayne, Suban, D. Pearce, Sandilands, Crowley
Brisbane Lions: Green, Bewick, Merrett
BEST
Fremantle: Barlow, Fyfe, Neale, Sandilands, Crowley, Ballantyne
Brisbane Lions: Rockliff, Patfull, Taylor, Mayes
INJURIES
Fremantle: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Clancee Pearce replaced Lee Spurr in the third quarter
Brisbane Lions: Tom Cutler replaced Darcy Gardiner in the third quarter
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Farmer, Burgess, Armstrong
Official crowd: 25,152 at Patersons Stadium
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