Match

Fremantle vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 06 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Dockers have won 34 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked third in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
04:11
The Eagles are bringing the pressure early in the first quarter, with seven tackles to the Dockers three at this early stage. Brad Sheppard leads all players on the ground with two tackles.
06:08
Since Round 12, Fremantle has scored a goal from 26 percent of its inside 50 entries, ranked second. The Dockers are off to a slow start in this regard tonight, with five inside 50 entries for just one behind so far.
07:03
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
08:42
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
08:56
Jamie Cripps marks inside 50 and converts the first goal of the night for the Eagles. Cripps now has 20 goals for the season and averages exactly one goal per game against the Dockers across his career, slightly down on his career average overall of 1.3 goals per game.
11:39
West Coast has lost the contested possession count by nine per game this season, ranked 16th overall. In the early stages tonight, the Eagles are performing strongly in this area, with a plus-six differential so far.
14:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
14:37
West Coast are dominating the stoppages early in this game, recording a 9-3 clearance advantage so far. This is off the back of Tom Hickey recording two hitouts to advantage, while Andrew Gaff, Elliot Yeo and Luke Shuey have all recorded two first possessions so far.
17:20
Jack Darling marks inside 50 for West Coast, but can't convert the set shot for goal. The Eagles have been far more efficient inside 50 so far, recording three marks inside 50 from their six forward 50 entries. In contrast, the Dockers lead the inside 50 count 10-6 but have had just three shots at goal and just one mark inside 50.
19:48
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:57
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
21:17
Willie Rioli soccers a goal from 30 metres out and extends the Eagles lead. West Coast have dominated around the ball in this first quarter, with a plus-11 contested possession advantage, plus-10 in tackles and plus-six in clearances.
23:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
25:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
25:22
Cam McCarthy kicks the Dockers first goal of the night. McCarthy has been one of the Dockers better performers so far tonight, with six disposals at 83 percent efficiency, two contested possessions and two score involvements.
26:27
West Coast captain Shannon Hurn has had a strong start to the game for his side. Hurn has a game-high ten disposals (four contested possessions), two score involvements and a contested mark.
28:41
A narrow lead at quarter time for the Eagles, built off their contested ball work (plus-seven) and clearance dominance (plus-five). The Dockers wrestled back momentum late, recording ten tackles to five in the last seven minutes of the quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jarrod Cameron)
02:08
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jarrod Cameron)
02:14
Fast start from the Eagles in the second quarter, with Jarrod Cameron kicking two goals in the first two minutes. Cameron didn't record a statistic in the first quarter.
03:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
06:32
After the Eagles brought their pressure game in the first quarter, the Dockers have lifted their intensity. In this quarter, the Dockers have a 4-1 tackling advantage and have recorded 15 pressure acts to the Eagles ten.
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
08:24
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tom Hickey)
08:35
In wet conditions here in the second quarter, the Eagles are the team using the ball best. In this quarter their disposal efficiency is 61 percent, compared to Fremantle at 48 percent. The Eagles also continue to win the contested ball, with a plus-5 advantage in this quarter so far.
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)
10:40
Chris Masten adds another goal for the Eagles as they extend their lead. Masten is enjoying a good game so far, with 11 disposals at 73 percent efficiency, two tackles and three score involvements.
13:08
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Mitchell Crowden)
15:03
The Dockers are struggling to turn their territorial advantage into scores, with a 75-percent time-in-forward-half advantage this quarter. The Dockers also have a 16-5 inside 50 advantage this quarter, but the Eagles are more efficient, with four shots on goal from five entries, for four goals.
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jarrod Cameron)
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
19:53
Tom Hickey takes the Eagles fifth mark inside 50 for the half, and converts his second goal of the night. West Coast have been incredibly efficient going forward, recording a total of 13 shots at goal from just 20 forward 50 entries.
21:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
22:36
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
23:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
25:42
Andrew Gaff is having a big impact for West Coast. He has a game-high 19 disposals (nine contested possessions), four clearances and five score involvements. Gaff is averaging 32 disposals per game in 2019.
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
30:19
A big lead for West Coast at half time, built off their work around the contested ball (plus-15) and their efficiency inside 50. Despite trailing the inside 50 count 31-25, the Eagles have had a shot on goal from 60 percent of their entries.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
03:07
The Dockers have tackled with extreme efficiency in their forward half tonight, with 27 successful tackles from 31 attempts, an efficiency of 87 percent, which is a big improvement on their overall record this year. The Dockers have recorded a tackle efficiency of 57 percent in their forward half this season, ranked 18th.
06:27
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
07:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
07:33
The Dockers accuracy tonight has plagued their chances of competing in this game. From set shots, the Dockers are 0.2 (2), from snap shots, they are 0.4 (4). In comparison, the Eagles are 7.2 (44) from set shots and 2.0 (12) from snap shots.
09:19
West Coast have been strong around the clearances tonight, with a plus-four advantage to this point in the game. The Eagles won the clearance count by 25 against the Hawks last round, their best differential ever recorded.
10:18
Despite Fremantle again leading inside 50s convincingly this quarter, 8-2, the Dockers kicking efficiency is letting them down. To this point in the quarter, Fremantle are 26 percent by foot, compared to West Coast at 73 percent efficiency.
14:48
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:31
Brad Sheppard is having a big impact for West Coast. He has 18 disposals (seven contested possessions), two intercept marks and a team-high eight intercept possessions. Sheppard is averaging a career high 19 disposals per game in 2019.
15:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jarrod Cameron)
17:26
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
18:40
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
19:32
West Coast have scored 7.3 (45) from stoppages so far tonight, compared to Fremantle with 0.4 (4). The highest score from stoppages in a game this year is 8.4 (52), so the Eagles are on track to set a new high by the end of this game.
20:50
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
22:52
Jamie Cripps kicks his fourth goal of the night for the Eagles, a new career-high against the Dockers. Cripps has used the ball exceptionally well tonight, at 91 percent to this point in the game from his 11 disposals. He also has a game-high eight score involvements.
25:23
Michael Walters marks inside 50 for the Dockers and they finally have their second goal of the game, their first since the 25 minute mark of the opening quarter. Walters has worked hard for his team, with 19 disposals (seven contested possessions), four tackles, five score involvements and a game-high nine inside 50s.
28:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
30:38
The Eagles continue to extend their lead at three quarter time. The third quarter was much of the same, with the Dockers continuing to win the territory battle, winning inside 50s 18-10 this time, but only recording 1.7 (13) to the Eagles 4.0 (24).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:34
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
01:34
This game tonight features the number one and number two ranked players in terms of kicking efficiency, of the top-100 ball winners in the competition. Shannon Hurn from the Eagles is ranked number one, with 88 percent kicking efficiency, while Luke Ryan from the Dockers is ranked second, with 84 percent efficiency. Tonight, Hurn has continued that trend at 76 percent in wet conditions, while Ryan hasn't quite kept up the standard, at 63 percent.
04:46
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
05:05
West Coast will be looking to finish this game off strongly and increase the margin even further. The Eagles have outscored their opposition by a total of 58 points in fourth quarters this season, ranked third.
09:43
West Coast has received a pressure factor of 1.75 from its opposition this season, the lowest pressure rating received of any side. The Dockers have managed to make them work slightly harder tonight, recording a pressure factor of 1.83 so far - a reflection of their tackling efficiency and pressure acts.
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
11:30
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
12:07
Jeremy McGovern has won a total of 48 intercept marks this season, ranked No.1 in the competition. McGovern has had another strong match tonight, with a game-high six intercept marks and a game-high ten intercept possessions.
13:07
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Brendon Ah Chee)
14:54
On a tough night for Fremantle, Darcy Tucker has stood out as a strong performer. He has a team-high 24 disposals at 79 percent efficiency, 12 contested possessions, an equal game-high six clearances and an equal game-high seven score involvements.
17:11
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
18:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
19:53
West Coast has lost the contested possession count by nine per game this season, ranked 16th. The Eagles have turned that around tonight, with a plus-14 advantage in this statistic as we approach the final stages of the game.
22:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
27:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
30:49
A big win in the Derby for the Eagles, built off the back of their efficiency going forward for the most part. Before tonight's match, the Eagles had scored a goal from 24 percent of their inside 50 entries this season, ranked third. They exceeded this comfortably tonight, scoring a goal from 38 percent of their forward 50 entries.