CHRIS Fagan hasn’t spent too much time worrying about gun Giant Jeremy Cameron ahead of Saturday’s clash at the Gabba.

He has confidence in gritty defender Darcy Gardiner, who kept the man who sits second in the Coleman Medal race to one goal last time they met, and has the competition’s form defender Harris Andrews as back-up.

He also knows that if the Giants’ star-studded midfield gets hold of the Lions, no one will stop Cameron from filling his boots.

Cameron is coming off a six-goal haul against the Suns before last week’s bye and has 32 for the season.

Fagan concedes he is almost impossible to stop if he gets too many opportunities.

“Cameron’s a superstar player,’’ he said. ‘‘But what he relies on is good supply.

“So the battle in the midfield is the critical battle.

‘‘If he gets too many looks at it, it doesn’t matter who’s playing on him.

“Harris has been in great form and that’ll be a good challenge for him ... but (winning) territory is critical to it all and how much pressure we can get on the ball when it comes in.”

He has urged the Lions’ midfield to stand up to the Greater Western Sydney onball brigade that has been strengthened by the return of vice-captain Stephen Coniglio.

While Tom Scully is still absent, the Giants’ midfield features guns Josh Kelly, Jacob Hopper, Dylan Shiel, Callan Ward, Ryan Griffen and Lachie Whitfield. Brisbane have recalled Rhys Mathieson to bolster their division that is headlined by stars Dayne Zorko and Dayne Beams but is vastly less experienced as a whole.

“Their midfield’s an A-grade midfield, there’s no doubt about that,’’ Fagan said.

‘‘It has been the case for a long time now.’’

The Giants beat the Lions by 34 points in their last meeting, in Round 6 at Sydney’s Spotless Stadium.

The Lions have improved as the season has unfolded but have just one win, against Hawthorn at the Gabba in Round 9, to their name.

They have been in the majority of games this season in the final quarter without being able to get the points.

Fagan believes it is too early in the side’s development to focus solely on wins and losses and insists the improvement is happening.

“We’re getting there incrementally,” Fagan said.

“We’d like to get there fast but it doesn’t work that way.

“It’s those small steps that you do relentlessly and we know if we do that we’ll be a very, very competitive team in the not too distant future.

“There will come a time when we’re more pointy about wins and losses but that’s not where we’re at as a group at the moment.”