Match

Fremantle vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 15 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v Geelong Cats Round 17 clash.
59:33
Outs for Dockers: D.Tucker, E.Langdon
59:34
Ins for Dockers: T.Mzungu, M.Barlow
59:35
Outs for Cats: M.Clark, D.Lang, J.Bartel
59:36
Ins for Cats: J.Cowan, S.Kersten, R.Stanley
59:40
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00:00
Geelong has the fourth best contested possession differential of any side this season, winning eight more per game than its opposition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:41
The Dockers boot the first goal of the game from a turnover in forward 50. Geelong has conceded just six points per game from this source this season.
08:32
Lachie Henderson grabs an intercept mark to repel Fremantle's third consecutive inside 50. Henderson has grabbed 38 intercept marks this season, ranked No. 1 at Geelong.
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
11:55
Michael Barlow has won an equal game-high three intercept possessions with two of them launching goals for his team.
14:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
15:46
Patrick Dangerfield grabs a contested mark inside 50 and boots Geelong's first goal. Dangerfield has now grabbed eight contested marks inside 50 this season, ranked third at the Cats.
18:56
Michael Walters ranks No. 1 at Fremantle for scoreboard impact this season. His contribution is now 222 points.
20:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
24:52
Fremantle is dominating the stoppages, leading the clearance count 11-3, but that goal to Lachie Weller was the first score for the game from this source.
26:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
27:06
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
27:16
Fremantle generated a score from 63 per cent of forward 50 entries in the first quarter, 17 per cent more than its season average.
27:26
Lachie Henderson finished the quarter with six intercept possessions including three intercept marks, both two more than any other player on the field.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
Lachie Neale has gained a game-high 276 metres, 112 metres more than any other teammate and 140 metres more than the best Cat.
04:35
Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood have both won a clearance this quarter after failing to win one in the first quarter.
06:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
07:25
Dockers Interchange - Zac Dawson off due to the blood rule.
08:42
The Cats lead the clearance count 5-4 this quarter and that goal to Rhys Stanley was their first score from this source for the game.
10:42
The Dockers have won all three centre clearances this quarter with their third launching that goal to Matthew Pavlich.
12:17
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zac Smith)
14:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
15:04
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:46
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
17:49
Lachie Weller grabs an intercept mark in attacking midfield and launches his team's fourth goal from turnovers. Fremantle has taken three intercept marks this quarter after taking just two in the first quarter.
19:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
22:32
Cameron Sutcliffe has recorded three clanger kicks this quarter with his last being punished by a goal.
24:17
Tommy Sheridan has recorded two clanger kicks in defensive midfield this quarter with both being punished by a goal.
26:43
Fremantle has retained possession from 27 kicks by Michael Walters inside 50 this season, ranked second at the club.
27:19
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
28:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
31:19
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:29
Geelong dominated the stoppages in the second quarter, winning the clearance count 16-7, and it generated five scores to one from this source.
31:39
Fremantle failed to generate an inside 50 from 12 chains originating in defensive 50 in the second quarter. It has generated an inside 50 from just 16 per cent of chains originating in defensive 50 this season, the lowest percentage in the AFL.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:25
Dockers Interchange - Michael Barlow and is possibly out for the game.
02:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steven Motlop)
07:02
Lee Spurr is up to an equal game-high seven intercept possessions including two intercept marks. Spurr has grabbed 33 intercept marks this season, ranked No. 1 at the club and eight more than any other Docker.
08:30
Harry Taylor has won three intercept possessions with two of them launching goals for his team, including that one to Daniel Menzel.
15:36
Cats Interchange - Lachie Henderson and is possibly out for the game.
19:03
Tom Lonergan has grabbed two marks this quarter, both from opposition kicks. His second launched Geelong's second goal from turnovers this quarter.
20:42
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
24:26
Jake Kolodjashnij grabs Geelong's third contested mark for the quarter. The Cats lead the contested possession count 28-17.
26:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)
26:55
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)
28:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Andrew Mackie)
30:58
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:08
Stephen Hill recorded 12 disposals and gained 363 metres in the third quarter, both quarter-highs, but Fremantle retained possession from just 38 per cent of his disposals, the fifth lowest percentage of the 38 players to record at least one disposal.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:56
Stephen Hill has won four of his team's nine disposals this quarter. No other Docker has recorded more than one.
05:20
Dockers Interchange - Zac Dawson off due to the blood rule.
07:09
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
10:57
The Dockers lead the inside 50 count 8-1 this quarter but have just the two behinds to show for it.
11:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam Sutcliffe)
12:46
Stephen Hill is up to 33 disposals for the game, a career high. Hill had recorded 32 disposals in a game on three previous occasions.
12:53
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
14:16
Zac Smith grabs Geelong's ninth mark inside 50 for the game. The Cats have grabbed 15 marks inside 50 per game this season, ranked No. 1 in the AFL.
14:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zac Smith)
16:52
Geelong has won eight hardball-gets inside 50, four more than the Dockers. Tom Hawkins has won 19 hardball-gets in forward 50 this season, seven more than any other Cat.
18:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
23:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
25:49
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam Sutcliffe)
29:49
Steven Motlop has applied a team-high 27 pressure acts, six more than any other Cat and nine more than he has applied in any game this season.
32:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
32:20
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:30
Geelong won the fourth quarter by three points despite generating eight fewer inside 50s.