With a huge match looming against Collingwood, Montgomery will be very pleased if Fevola can re-create the seven-goal effort he produced in the side’s round four win over the Pies.
"It’s a great problem to have, he’s certainly such a great player and has been in such good form; he’s hardly had a bad game this year," Montgomery said from Princes Park on Friday.
"He’s been the focal point for so long here, so it will take some time [to spread the load]; it certainly won’t happen overnight.
"We saw over in Adelaide on the weekend with Matty Kreuzer going down there and Brad Fisher popping up in the last quarter that we can certainly do it, but you don’t want to go [too far] away from what’s winning you games as well.
"Against the Pies last time he was in devastating form, but if we can share the load obviously we are harder to defend against."
The Blues’ playing group has been riding high on the back of the stirring come-from-behind win over Port Adelaide, but Montgomery maintains it didn’t take long for the focus to turn to the old rival.
"It’s just a massive week. It’s not something you do a lot at the smaller clubs, so it’s a great feeling to be around the club when they’ve got that to get up for," he said.
"When we played Collingwood earlier in the year we saw a similar sort of feeling in the rooms as well which is a really good sign for our guys coming into this [match].
"We think they’re the in-form team of the competition. Perhaps when we played them last they weren’t going as well as they are now. Any team that can knock off Geelong by 86 points you’ve got to play the ultimate respect to, so that’s the way we’re looking at them.
"They can still win with Rocca and Pendlebury out of the side, they’ve got a real evenness at their club, so [we] wouldn’t want to hone in on one or two individuals because I think they’re the most even side in the comp."
The Blues’ defence will be significantly boosted by the return of Michael Jamison from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him since round eight.
The 22-year-old’s rise from the rookie list to first-choice full-back has surprised many outside the club, but not those who have watched his development up close.
"If you see the work he does seven days a week, nine to five, you’d understand why," Montgomery said of Jamison’s rise to the key role.
"He’s certainly a pleasure to coach and I think you’ll see a lot more of him. He does stiffen up the backline and he played a really important part the last time we played the Magpies.
"The guys love having him in the side, he strengthens the back six and he’s a much-improved player.
"We’re looking forward to having him back."
