"That was real frustrating and then to watch the boys lose six games by under three goals you couldn’t help but think how much you could have helped if you were out there with the boys.

"It's really hard to watch, but it happened and you just have to suck it up and try to get back out there as quickly as you can."

As for the win over Subiaco before the bye last weekend, South Fremantle looked in control of the contest midway through the third quarter before Subiaco got some late cheap goals to be in front at three quarter-time.

That saw coach Paul Hasleby pull out one of his best sprays of the season where he pointed out the rest of the team needed to follow example set by Kris Miller and Brendan Verrier, and the whole group responded to record their fourth win of the year.

"He fairly gave it to us at three quarter-time, but he was within his right to. We were leaving it to the old boy 'Chewy' and the young kid 'Freshy' to do too much of the work in that third quarter so it was good we were able to turn that around in the last quarter," he said.

"Especially because we are such a young team it was good to finish off strongly. Last year we struggled with our last quarters and it was really nice to finish off by coming back from behind after giving up a few goals late in the third to end up coming over the top of them."

Saunders kicked six goals against Subiaco but most of them were set up from good work from his teammates especially veteran Miller who gave him several handballs over the top in the goal square.

Saunders is happy with how the forward-line is shaping up with Miller now settling there along with Paul Mugambwa, his former Claremont teammate Alistair Gillespie and Mitch Banner spending time off the half-forward flank.

"Before the game we were talking and just trying to focus on goal assists, and making sure we gave that extra handball over the top. Luckily enough this week I was able to be in the goal square to get on the end of it which was good," he said.

"I think our forward-line is very dangerous especially on paper. A few times this year from watching and the couple of games I've played I don’t think we have quite gelled enough and linked up, but it's exciting for the future.

"Millsy is unbelievable and is such a great player, and his experience just brings so much to our forward-line and then you've got Gumby as well who is a 100-game player and he's just a freak with the way that he plays."

Another South Fremantle youngster to shine against Subiaco was James Laurino who made his debut and did a good job shutting down Subiaco wingman Jarrod Kayler-Thomson.

His form is on the back of the likes Tim Kelly, Jacob Martinez and a host of other youngsters showing good signs for South Fremantle.

"He (Laurino) shut him down and played real well. That kind of stuff excites the rest of us because you don’t go through the motions, but it has been a hard year and are in a real big building phase at the moment. To have someone like Jimmy, who has been at the club for three years, to find some form and break into the ones excites all of the rest of us especially to see him to a good job," Saunders said.

"Timmy Kelly is killing it and he's only 19 years of age. We might not have him for too long, but seeing that kind of promise with guys like 'Spaniard', Jimmy Laurino and 'Freshy' it's very exciting. I still feel like I've got 10 years left in me and then they are even younger, so we could be really lethal as a team in two or three years and for a sustained period of time."