FREMANTLE'S senior players face the axe after coach Ross Lyon promised he would give untried youngsters a go in wake of their dreadful 89-point loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Sunday night.
The Dockers are locked to the bottom of the ladder after two rounds ahead of a daunting clash with reigning premiers the Western Bulldogs at Domain Stadium next Saturday night.
"We'll have to make some changes on the back of that," Lyon said.
"We just can't keep rolling on with the same personnel.
"We've had some really loyal servants.
"I'm really protective of my players because they give so much, but on these results, we're just going to have to start playing kids."
WATCH: Ross Lyon's full post-match press conference
The Dockers took an unchanged side to South Australia after they lost to Geelong by 38 points in the opening round.
Harley Balic, Ethan Hughes, Tommy Sheridan and Griffin Logue, the eighth pick overall at last year's draft, are among those who will come into consideration.
"We stuck with the group, showed faith, it didn't get delivered on and so now we need to act," Lyon said.
"There's only so much below.
"We haven't got 20 first-round draft picks sitting there.
"Over the last few weeks Peel (Thunder) have been okay.
"Is Griffin Logue ready? Probably not.
"Harley Balic's finally put three weeks together, so we'll look at him.
"Ethan Hughes (is in the mix), Tommy Sheridan probably could've been in on his form."
Lyon again stressed it was his responsibility as a coach to get the best out of his players.
"I'm not separating myself from the players, the buck stops with me, I've never shied away from that," he said.
"You take your bouquets and you take your hits, so clearly there's some hits to come and we'll stand up."
The Dockers were guilty of basic skill errors and turned the ball over far too easily against the Power, who booted the opening six goals of the game.
The Power piled on the pain in the second half, inflicting its second-biggest win in the club's 20-year history against the Dockers.
"You need to be able to execute and make decisions," Lyon said.
"It's not abrogating responsibility as a coach, but it's a real bug-bear at the moment.
"There's no doubt it ripped the heart out of the team.
"The scoreboard helps fuel enthusiasm, it helps take it away.
"As much as we talk about that mental battle, don't let results influence you.
"When it's so dramatic, there's no doubt it has an effect."
Lyon said he would review his coaching to see if there is anything himself or his coaching team could do.
"We have to look at the messages, make sure they're as simple as they can be under pressure," he said.
"That's been a hallmark of where I've been, it hasn't been too complicated and quite simple, so I've got to make sure that's still the case.
"I've got to make sure it's not what I'm coaching."
