Fremantle forward Patrick Voss won over a whole new legion of fans with his immediate reaction after the heartbreaking grand final loss on Saturday.

For most of his time at the Dockers, Voss has been a polarising figure with his on-field antics loved by some, but loathed by more.

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Voss might have thought he sealed the club’s first premiership when his goal with just over four minutes remaining put the Dockers up by 17 points.

The 23-year-old unleashed a trademark celebration, Wharfie Time was activated and it looked like Fremantle would go on to win.

But then Brisbane flicked the switch to kick the next four goals and seal a famous three-peat.

Minutes after the siren sounded as the Lions players celebrated wildly and the Dockers players looked on in despair, Voss was a on a new mission.

Patrick Voss consoles teammates after the grand final. Credit: /7AFL

He stood tall, and went over to teammates Jye Amiss, Josh Treacy and Hayden Young to lift them off the MCG turf as they sat down with their heads in their hands.

The moment was captured by 7AFL’s social team and quickly went viral.

“Good on him. Seems to have really matured as a person since joining Freo. Speaks a lot to the good culture at the club,” one fan said.

“That’s incredible leadership. To be able to go and lift up your mates in what is also your lowest point is what it’s all about,” another said.

“Respect where due Vossy. Was good to see,” another added.

“He played a great team game, and they just got outplayed in the last five minutes,” another said.

Voss, who kicked three goals in the grand final, revealed he wrote a note to himself in the lead-up to prepare him for the moment.

“I wrote on a card before today the things I’m proud of myself for, and I sort of said to myself, ‘Whatever happens today, I’m not going to be defined by being a premiership player or not’,” Voss told The Age.

“I feel like I’m a good person, and I feel like my 22 brothers on the field are all good people, and they’re not going to be defined by this loss.

“So, yeah, I wanted to show my love and support to them.”

Voss celebrates his third goal in the grand final. Credit: Getty

Devastated Fremantle teammate Andrew Brayshaw has warned his teammates against complacency, urging them to use their grand final pain to drive another AFL premiership push.

Brayshaw believes Justin Longmuir’s team — which won the minor premiership but fell short when it mattered most — has all the tools required to mount another serious flag challenge next season.

Small forward Sam Switkowski has retired but there are not expected to be many changes to a well-balanced playing list.

“I feel like we’ve got all the pieces in place, but you never want to assume that you’re going to be back,” Brayshaw said.

“My brother (former Melbourne player Angus Brayshaw) played in one grand final and then thought he’d be back every year, but it ended up being his only one.

“So we don’t want to get complacent at all. We’re going to work as hard as any team.

“This will light the fire in the belly for sure. We’ll fight and we’ll scrap and we’ll earn our way back in here.”

Brayshaw famously penned motivational letters to each of his teammates several seasons ago, noting the first Fremantle team to win a premiership would become “immortal”.

That dream came crashing down at the MCG on Saturday when the Lions kicked four late goals to overhaul a 17-point deficit in time-on of the final quarter.

“If you want to put yourself in a position to win it all you’ve got to be able to open yourself up to feel this disappointment and heartache,” Brayshaw said.

“It’s a mix of those two emotions.

“I’ve got no doubt we’re going to learn from this and we’re going to be a stronger team.

“It would’ve been amazing to get it done and for the fairytale to end that way today, but it will make it even more sweet when we get back here and actually get it done.”

Brayshaw was proud of his teammates’ efforts against Brisbane after captain Alex Pearce went down with a game-ending achilles injury in the third quarter.

“Oscar McDonald really stood up in Alex’s absence and I think the leaders all stood up,” Brayshaw said.

“We remained really connected and continued to try to play to win.

“It’s a devastating blow to see your skipper go down the way he did but I’m really proud of the way we fought to the very end.”

Brayshaw, Caleb Serong and Hayden Young all played well alongside Norm Smith Medal winner Shai Bolton in a midfield group that generated plenty of opportunities for their team to win.

“It felt like we were strong in there and got the ball going forward,” Brayshaw said.

“They’re a really talented midfield as well, so we tried to make their exits dirty where we could.

“Youngy was awesome for those two goals. Caleb just fights all day and he’s just an amazing leader.

“I’m really happy with the fight from the midfield.”

— with AAP