Match

Fremantle vs Carlton

Commentary / 21 May 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v Carlton Round 9 clash.
59:33
Outs for Dockers: D.Tucker
59:34
Ins for Dockers: S.Hill
59:35
Outs for Blues: S.White
59:36
Ins for Blues: D.Cuningham
59:40
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00:00
Through the dominance of Aaron Sandilands, who averages a league-high 46.5 hit-outs per game, Fremantle has been a strong stoppage team this year. The Dockers have scored from 42 per cent of their forward half clearances this season (ranked first).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Kade Simpson)
05:10
Carlton is showing patience and some intent to control possession by foot, already with 21 kicks with 15 of them short. The Blues average 229 kicks per game this season, ranked second in the league. Fremantle has just registered one kick so far.
05:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
06:01
A bright start at Subiaco for Carlton, completely owning possession and territory. The Blues have won all three clearances and have recorded 21 more kicks than the Dockers, with the ball in their forward half for 86 per cent of the first six of the match
09:54
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Kreuzer)
13:14
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
14:46
Conditions are now considerably more difficult with pouring rain now at Subiaco. The Blues have registered the first nine forward 50 entries of the match, with 38 disposals in their forward half compared to just four by Fremantle.
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dale Thomas)
16:52
Carlton's work in tight at the stoppages has been a feature, already leading Fremantle with seven clearances to one. The Blues have won six of these inside their forward half, now launching two goals as a result.
19:39
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Marc Murphy)
20:32
Wherever you look the numbers are favouring Carlton. The Blues have already won 17 intercepts (with four intercept marks) compared to just 11 by the Dockers.
20:52
Dockers Interchange - Lee Spurr off due to the blood rule.
23:31
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
23:52
Carlton has got a huge jump on Fremantle, with a 28-point lead earned through ascendancy both with and without possession. The Blues have recorded 43 more kicks and 32 more marks than the Dockers, but have also applied two extra tackles.
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
25:35
Bradley Hill has finally put the Dockers on the scoreboard with a goal on the run from outside 50 metres. Across the past two weeks, he has averaged competition highs of 18 effective kicks, 14 marks and 767 metres gained per game.
25:49
Blues Interchange - Sam Rowe and is possibly out for the game.
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
29:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:46
Carlton enjoys its largest quarter time lead this year and largest in an away game to Fremantle. The Blues were too good in all facets, recording 78 kicks at 72 per cent kicking efficiency compared to the Dockers with 38 kicks at 37 per cent efficiency.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:43
Blues Interchange - Matthew Kreuzer off due to the blood rule.
02:10
Fremantle has turned the tables on Carlton to start the second term, denying its opposition the ball. The Dockers have won the first two clearances and recorded the first eight disposals of the quarter leading to the goal to Shane Kersten.
05:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
05:35
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Wright)
06:48
Dockers Interchange - Lee Spurr off due to the blood rule.
07:15
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Bryce Gibbs)
07:31
Bryce Gibbs has been an important player for Carlton, with an equal game-high 11 disposals and a team-high three clearances. He now also has kicked his fifth goal of the season and the Blues' fifth of the match.
08:22
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)
09:27
The Dockers are beginning to assert themselves at the stoppages this quarter, winning five of the first six clearances, led by Sandilands with three hitouts to advantage. Three of these clearances have shots at goal, resulting in 2.1 (13).
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
13:49
Carlton has taken the first five marks inside forward 50 for the match, with Jack Silvagni taking three of these. Unfortunately for the Blues forward he has only managed two behinds from his first four shots at goal.
18:38
It's been ten minutes now since either team kicked a goal. In this time neither side has looked particularly threatening, with Fremantle entering forward 50 on four occasions and Carlton just three.
24:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)
24:14
Crozier breaks the deadlock with his second consecutive goal coming almost 16 minutes after his previous. This quarter the Dockers have lifted their intensity with 14 more uncontested possessions than the Blues, after 13 fewer in the first term.
26:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
28:31
Lachie Neale has added a goal to his game-high 20 disposals in the first half. Amazingly this is the 11th occasion in his 101-game career that Neale has had at least 20 disposals before half time.
28:48
Blues Interchange - Dale Thomas and is possibly out for the game.
29:55
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:05
Aaron Sandilands was a huge influence in the second quarter with 12 hitouts and eight of those to advantage. The veteran ruckman single-handedly launched four scores for the Dockers that term, including three out of their four goals.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:23
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Murphy)
03:43
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
03:51
Fremantle has hit the lead for the first time in the match after Carlton led for the previous 58 minutes. All but one of the Dockers' seven kicks have been effective this term, while for the Blues four of their six have been ineffective.
06:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
08:36
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
08:38
Levi Casboult has taken his first mark inside forward 50, taking his team's tally to six while Fremantle has not registered any marks in that zone. Unfortunately for the Blues, they have just managed 1.4 (10) from shots from marks.
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Kersten)
11:31
Carlton has paid the price for turnovers from both of its rebounds from defensive 50 this term, with Nat Fyfe intercepting both and launching goals to Michael Walters and now Shane Kersten.
15:25
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Kreuzer)
19:36
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
22:22
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
22:27
Repeat forward 50 entries are paying dividends for Fremantle this term, winning eight forward half intercepts and taking four of them inside forward 50. Three of the resulting possession chains have ended in goals.
22:45
Blues Interchange - Jacob Weitering off due to an injury.
24:14
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
24:56
That's another forward half intercept launching a goal for Fremantle, with all four goals to the Dockers from that source this quarter. Walters has kicked of these majors, coming off a career-high 38 disposals last week against Richmond.
27:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shane Kersten)
29:45
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
30:49
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:59
After a clearance dominance in the second term, Fremantle was able to capitalise from intercepts in the third quarter. The Dockers won 16 midfield intercepts and launched five goals as a result, while the Blues won 20 midfield intercepts for one major.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:32
The heavy rain is back at Subiaco making things difficult for Carlton to mount a comeback. The Blues have won all four clearances this term and recorded all three forward 50 entries, however haven't scored from its two shots at goal.
09:22
Blues Interchange - Tom Williamson off due to the blood rule.
10:04
We are ten minutes into the final quarter and time is running out for Carlton as neither team has managed to score. There have only been six disposals in total between the two sides inside their respective forward 50 zones in this quarter.
13:45
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Docherty)
13:52
After 14 minutes, from outside 50 metres Sam Docherty has kicked his first goal of the season and the first score of this quarter. He has won a game-high 12 intercepts and with 24 disposals is encroaching on his season average of 27.
16:32
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
22:03
Once again Michael Johnson has been an asset for Fremantle both with and without the ball, winning a team-high ten intercepts (with five of them marks). Two of these launched goals to the Dockers in the third quarter.
23:50
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
25:14
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)
25:38
Hayden Crozier has equalled his personal best of three goals following an assist from Michael Walters, who also has three. Only six Dockers have kicked majors, but four of these have kicked multiple goals.
30:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
31:12
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
31:22
Fremantle has won comfortably in its biggest comeback from a quarter time deficit (20 points) since 2013. After that the Dockers recorded 11 more clearances, 32 more contested possessions, 17 more forward 50 entries and nine more goals than the Blues.