WE LET a great opportunity pass us by on Sunday when we went down to Fremantle by 16 points at Subiaco.

We were disappointed with the result, as we started well, which is important when you play interstate. Unfortunately, we failed to capitalise on our opportunities in the second quarter with some missed shots on goal. That allowed Fremantle back into the game.

We also made some poor skill errors and fell down structurally, which we can control. Unfortunately, this allowed Fremantle to hit back on the scoreboard.

We hung in there during the third quarter, but missed a shot at goal on the three-quarter-time siren. We started well in the final term, but we didn't control the controllables and, consequently, Fremantle skipped away to victory.

It was frustrating because we thought we were in control for much of the game and we could have won the match.

Winning on the road is always a difficult challenge, whether you've got a young or experienced team, but it was certainly a much better performance than our round one effort against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. We still had several players down on form against Fremantle, which is a learning experience for them.

Fremantle is a tough team to beat and we need to start winning matches against top-eight type teams to keep our development going.

Again, the performance of Campbell Brown down back was outstanding.

He was gave away plenty of height and weight against Matthew Pavlich but Campbell's fiercely competitive nature, along with his life-on-the-line attitude towards beating his opponent is remarkable.

Sam Mitchell also played one of his best matches for the season, running hard all game. Along with Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis, Shane Crawford and Brad Sewell, our midfielders were able to break even in the clearances, which was a good performance considering Aaron Sandilands' height advantage in the ruck.

It was good to see debutant Garry Moss play his first AFL match in his native state.

Although Garry got caught with the footy a few times, I was really pleased with his ability to demand the football as he ran hard to receive the ball. Sometimes young kids coming into the AFL don't demand the footy and if they get the ball, it's mostly by accident. But Garry was really desperate to win the ball and I thought he showed good composure on occasion.

He'll be greater for the run and will be a lot better the next time around.

Looking ahead to round eight, we play St Kilda on Saturday night at the MCG.

Like us, St Kilda has four wins and three losses. We want to keep ahead of the ledger, so we need to put in a really good performance.

The Saints will be a really tough opponent, as they're starting to play some solid footy under a new game plan. They are a well-drilled group, despite having several injuries to key players, so we're going to have to be at our best to beat them.

On another note, it was great to see Mitch Thorp play his first match for the season with the Box Hill Hawks after being sidelined with a hip injury.

He pulled up well after playing roughly 50 per cent of the match. He had eight marks and three shots at goal.