Fremantle ball magnet Michael Barlow is looking forward to playing more games with fellow midfielder David Mundy after the pair made a rare appearance together in Saturday’s 29-point AFL win over Brisbane.

Barlow and Mundy have been plagued by injuries in recent times, with a horrific broken leg to Barlow in 2010 and Mundy’s ankle troubles last season robbing Fremantle of two of their best midfielders.

Saturday’s match was just the second time Mundy and Barlow had lined up in the same team together since round 14, 2010.

Mundy, who was subbed on midway through the second quarter, finished with 13 possessions and a goal in his first match of the year, while Barlow tallied 25 possessions in another busy effort.

At one stage, Fremantle had an all-star cast of ruckman Aaron Sandilands, skipper Matthew Pavlich, Mundy and Barlow contesting the centre bounce.

Barlow said Mundy’s return had given the team vital class through the midfield.

“He’s a very smooth mover. The first time he got the ball he was able to cut through and cut them up with so much composure,” Barlow said.

“He’s only going to benefit from playing two and a bit quarters.

“He was chipper after the game, he was full of voice. So I think he’ll be asking Ross pretty dramatically to get rid of the (substitute’s) vest.”

Saturday’s match was also a breakthrough of sorts for Barlow, who for the first time this year managed to play out a full game.

But the positives surrounding Mundy and Barlow were tempered by another injury setback to gun midfielder Nat Fyfe, who damaged his reconstructed left shoulder after falling awkwardly in a bump.

The Dockers are yet to decide on the best course of action to take with the 20-year-old, whose shoulder also popped over several times last year.

Forward Josh Mellington is set to miss the next few weeks with a hamstring injury, but fiery forward Hayden Ballantyne will return from suspension for Friday night’s clash with St Kilda at Etihad Stadium.

Dockers coach Ross Lyon is sure to receive an icy reception after walking out on the Saints last year in order to link up with Fremantle.

But Lyon seems more concerned with the Dockers’ inefficiency going forward, with Fremantle failing to fully capitalise on their 52-20 inside-50m count against the Lions.

“We just wasted opportunities … clearly there is a method issue,” Lyon said.

“You just can’t bludgeon it through the whole time, so we’ll work on that during the week.

“If we can keep everything else from the last four or five quarters and add that to the repertoire, I’m sure we’ll start to get reward for effort.”