Match

Fremantle vs Carlton

Commentary / 12 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Ed Curnow has recorded a tackle efficiency of 82 per cent in the defensive half of the ground this season ranked second of the top-50 players for tackles in this zone.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
03:46
Carlton leads the contested possession count by three for the quarter. Ed Curnow has been influential early with two contested possessions.
05:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
08:32
Carlton leads the clearances by six for the quarter. Ed Curnow has been influential early with two clearances.
08:52
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
10:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
11:47
Matthew Lobbe has two more hitouts to advantage than Sean Darcy in the ruck battle to begin the match.
12:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
14:30
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Stefan Giro)
14:52
Fremantle's forward pressure has been far better than Carlton's, applying 6 tackles to 2 inside in the forward half of the ground so far.
16:46
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Wright)
17:54
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
20:07
Charlie Curnow has had a strong first quarter tonight with six disposals, 180 metres gained, three inside 50's, four score involvements, one goal assist and one goal.
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Paddy Dow)
25:01
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
28:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
30:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Wright)
30:16
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:20
Fremantle has been inaccurate in front of goal this evening scoring 1.4, it ranks 9th in the competition for scoring accuracy this season with 57.4 per cent.
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
03:01
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Marc Murphy)
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
05:30
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
07:14
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
07:24
Carlton has seven more effective disposals than Fremantle for the match so far. Dale Thomas (8), Patrick Cripps (7) and Sam Kerridge (5) have been the most effective on the ground.
08:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Wright)
10:40
Fremantle has the upper hand in the clearances 5 - 2 this quarter. Lachie Neale, David Mundy and Michael Walters are leading the way with one each.
10:49
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
12:20
Carlton has kicked five out of the last seven goals of the match to take the lead out to a game-high 19 points.
13:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brady Grey)
16:56
Ed Langdon has gained 353 metres for the match, with Kade Simpson 261 and Charlie Curnow 235 the next best on the ground.
21:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
24:02
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
25:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
26:50
Ed Langdon has had a strong first half tonight with 18 disposals at 83 per cent disposal efficiency, 383 metres gained and four score involvements.
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dale Thomas)
29:59
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Lobbe)
31:18
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:18
Carlton's Caleb Marchbank and Sam Rowe have played 100 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field. Alex Pearce for Fremantle has spent 98 per cent.
02:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
05:09
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Nick Graham)
05:42
Carlton has been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading groundball gets 59 to 42. Patrick Cripps 8, Paddy Dow 6 and Ed Curnow 6 have lead the way for the Giants tonight.
06:35
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
08:10
Carlton has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring Fremantle, 4.3 (27) - 4.1 (25) from this area.
09:03
Fremantle has focused on Matt Taberner as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high five times. He has failed to heavily impact the scoreboard with only one goal and one behind but has three scoring involvements.
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Tommy Sheridan)
12:18
Fremantle has hit the lead in the match for the second time. They have been in front for only four minutes of the match whereas Carlton have been in front for 65 minutes
12:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
17:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Stefan Giro)
18:37
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
25:39
Lachie Neale has had an impressive third quarter with nine disposals at 78 per cent efficiency, 120 metres gained, one goal, three clearances and four scoring involvements.
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
30:39
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Kersten)
32:01
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:39
Fremantle has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring Carlton, 7.3 (45) - 4.4 (28) from this area.
03:56
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
05:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Paddy Dow)
06:51
Sean Darcy has won the hitouts 41 - 20 when he has been opposed to Matthew Lobbe in the ruck and has 9 hitouts to advantage.
09:20
Fremantle's disposal efficiency of 74 per cent is higher than their season-average of 73.1, they are ranked 7th across the season.
11:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
11:28
Fremantle has been able to hit the scoreboard from throw-ins today outscoring Carlton, 5.2 (32) - 2.1 (13) from this area.
12:49
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
16:06
Nathan Wilson has gained 568 metres for the match, with Kade Simpson 517 and Ed Langdon 420 the next best on the ground.
18:49
Dockers Interchange - Michael Walters and is possibly out for the game.
20:18
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
21:02
Carlton has focused on Charlie Curnow as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high 11 times. He has failed to heavily impact the scoreboard with two goals and two behinds but has seven scoring involvements.
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
25:41
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
25:59
Patrick Cripps has had a strong match tonight with 31 disposals, 12 handball receives, 340 metres gained, 13 contested possessions, 16 ground ball gets, seven clearances and nine score involvements.
26:14
Lachie Neale has had a strong match tonight with 34 disposals, 12 handball receives, 371 metres gained, 18 contested possessions, nine ground ball gets, 10 clearances and nine score involvements.
28:32
The siren has sounded to end Q4.