Fremantle senior coach Justin Longmuir has discussed his side’s plan to tackle Collingwood star Nick Daicos.

Speaking at his Tuesday morning media conference, before the side makes its second consecutive trip to South Australia on Wednesday, Longmuir described planning for Daicos and Collingwood as a “balancing act”.

“We’ll have plans in place if he plays,” Longmuir said.

“We're expecting him and Scott Pendlebury to play.

“They’re really important players for them, so we’ll plan for their best and plan for their best players. If they don't play well, then we'll just adjust.”

When the two sides met in 2025, the ledger was even at 1-1, with Collingwood getting the job done at Optus Stadium in Round 9 by 14 points, when Daicos was limited to 18 disposals and a goal.

In the reverse fixture at the MCG in Round 19, Fremantle got the win by a single point in a thrilling affair, with Daicos recording 43 disposals and one goal.

Longmuir referenced both matches as examples of where the side would look to find a middle ground for Friday’s Gather Round meeting with the Pies.

“It was probably in some ways, a bizarre two games,” Longmuir said.

“We won the inside 50s here by nearly 30 and lost the game, and it was a bit the opposite at the MCG, so yeah, Daicos was a part of it.

“We’ve got some plans in place for him.

“On the flip side, we don't want to get too caught up in one player, because they've got a lot of dangerous players across the field, and we need to make sure we pay respect to all their players while trying to play our way.

“It's a balancing act.”

Fremantle and Collingwood will headline Gather Round, with the Friday 10 April game commencing at 5.40pm WST at Adelaide Oval.