When Fremantle coach Ross Lyon activated his sub in the fourth quarter of the 2013 grand final against Hawthorn, he scarcely could have believed the impact that player was going to have.
Fremantle's sub that day came on to replace ruckman Zac Clarke and picked up seven disposals, but it was in vain as an experienced Hawthorn side held the Dockers at bay.
Fremantle's sub that day was Lachie Neale.
Neale, then 20, would not have believed that he would have to wait 13 years to see the Dockers in another grand final.
Fremantle and the Brisbane Lions both entered the AFL in the mid 90s as the league was undergoing an expansion boom into states outside of Victoria.
Brisbane's entry occurred as the Bears back in 1987 alongside Fremantle's WA rivals West Coast, and while the Eagles found themselves in a grand final within four years and holding the premiership cup within five, the Bears tried.
Fremantle's first ever win in the AFL came against the Fitzroy Lions in round 3, 1995, while Fitzroy's last ever AFL win came against Fremantle in round 8, 1996.
Matthews masterminded Brisbane to three straight premierships and four straight grand final appearances between 2001 and 2004 before his departure and the aging of that era of Brisbane players left the club in AFL purgatory for the best part of 15 years.
Since 2000, Brisbane has made the finals on 14 occasions, while Fremantle has registered 10 post-season trips, yet Brisbane has five premierships to Fremantle's zero.