BRISBANE Lions coach Michael Voss says his side can take several positives out of its 23-point loss to Fremantle, despite the match continuing a trend of late fade-outs.

Just like in their home loss to Richmond the week before, the Lions were impressive for three quarters and were right in contention at three-quarter-time, where they trailed by just three points.

But Freo held the visitors scoreless in the final quarter to win 12.16. (88) to 10.5. (65), handing the 15th-placed Lions their fourth-straight loss.

Although Voss admitted he was concerned with the way Fremantle overran them in the fourth quarter, he said it was still a performance with many pleasing aspects.

"It was reasonable for three quarters, but we were certainly overrun in the end," Voss said.

"There was enough to suggest we were making ground in some areas, but also enough to suggest we've got some ground to make up.

"We see a lot of great signs and you're encouraged by that, as I was by a lot of players who were out there.

"We're searching for that constant 120 minutes and being able to replicate it quarter after quarter, when the opposition is coming at you ... and until we get it, we're always going to be searching for it.

"That sustainability throughout a game is what we constantly want to get through our players and we're just falling short. And sometimes we're making it hard for ourselves."

A major reason the Lions were so competitive was their ability to limit the effectiveness of Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands over the first three quarters, with Matthew Leuenberger, who finished with 25 hit-outs, more than holding his own against the All Australian.

But when Sandilands was forced off late in the third quarter with a recurrence of the toe injury which had seen him miss the previous month, the hosts began to control the play, winning the inside 50 count 17 to two and the clearances 13 to four, which Voss said was strange.

"I think Leuy was getting his hands on just as much footy [as Sandilands before he went off]," Voss said.

"In normal circumstances that doesn't make sense, with Sandilands going off and they get the ascendancy, but in this instance it did.

"It appeared we were organised, but they got a little bit more proactive and they certainly got on the move and we got caught a bit flat-footed."

A significant positive for the already-depleted Lions, who were without Todd Banfield, Mitch Clark and Daniel Merrett, was that they were able to come out of the game without any fresh injury concerns.

"I've been scared by Mondays lately, the old MRI scans haven't fallen our way lately. But at this point we're good," Voss said.

"Jed Adcock we're expecting to come back next week. Xavier Clarke is getting pretty close to being ready."