Match

Fremantle vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 26 Mar 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v Geelong Cats Round 1 clash.
59:40
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00:00
Fremantle generated a score from 17 per cent of centre bounce chains during the 2016 season (ranked 17th).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:13
The Dockers have won four of the first five clearances yet they trail inside 50s three to one.
08:56
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
10:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
10:44
The Dockers get the first goal of the game through a kick in chain. They averaged 4.3 points from this source in the preseason (ranked 4th).
12:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
13:01
Dockers Interchange - Lee Spurr off due to the blood rule.
15:03
The Cats have managed just two scores from their nine iniside 50s, throughout 2016, the Cats scored from 48 per cent of entries.
17:08
Cats Interchange - Joel Selwood off due to the blood rule.
18:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)
19:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
20:04
The Dockers have had just one disposal inside their forward 50, which was their goal.
22:32
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
23:04
The Cats have been dominant early, they lead inside 50s 13 to three whilst having the ball in their forward half for 68 per cent of the game.
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
26:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
29:16
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nicholas Suban)
30:59
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jonathon Griffin)
31:17
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:08
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Connor Blakely)
02:39
In the last ten minutes of play, the Dockers lead disposals 36 to 21 and inside 50s five to two.
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
07:09
The Dockers lead clearances 17 to 10 but have scored just two points from stoppages.
08:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
09:59
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
10:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:49
The Cats have scored five goals from forward half intercepts.
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
17:01
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)
18:55
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
24:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
25:28
Sandilands has had a big impact around the stoppages with 10 hitouts to advantage and five clearances.
27:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
28:24
Despite trailing second term inside 50s 13 to 10, the Cats have outscored Fremantle 5.2(32) to 1.4(10).
30:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Stephen Hill)
32:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
32:27
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:55
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
05:08
Geelong leads contested marks ten to five, in 2016 the Cats averaged 14 per game (ranked 1st).
05:35
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
07:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
09:24
Nat Fyfe has had an imposing start to the third term with seven disposals, two clearances and a goal so far.
13:41
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
15:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
17:50
S. Hill and T. Ruggles lead metres gained with 567 and 512 metres respectively.
19:18
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)
20:10
The Cats lead scores from turnovers 8.3(51) to 2.2(14) with six of those eight goals coming from forward half intercepts.
21:28
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
22:54
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
26:33
The Cats have laid 13 tackles in their forward 50 compared to the Dockers' five.
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
28:14
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:55
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
02:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)
03:13
After the Dockers kicked the first goal of the final term, the Cats hit straight back with their second goal from a centre bounce chain tonight.
06:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
06:33
The Cats have been unable to generate an inside 50 from all ten of their kick ins.
07:56
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
10:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
11:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:06
Although inside 50s are even, Geelong has had 45 disposals inside 50 compared to Fremantle's 26.
15:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
16:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
17:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Connor Blakely)
20:43
The Dockers lead fourth term inside 50s 13 to four.
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
24:27
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
26:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
27:44
D. Mundy has impressed for the Dockers with 31 disposals, nine inside 50s and 10 clearances.
28:50
P. Dangerfield has had a strong start to 2017 with 24 disposals, five clearances, two contested marks and three goals.
29:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
31:26
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jonathon Griffin)
31:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.