Match

Fremantle vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 03 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Dockers have won 33 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked third.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
03:49
Tom Hawkins takes a strong contested mark inside 50 and kicks the first goal of the game for the Cats. Hawkins has recorded a total of 34 score assists this season, ranked equal-No.1 in the competition.
06:19
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
06:31
The Dockers, despite conceding the first goal, have made a strong start. Fremantle are enjoying a 70 percent time in forward half ratio, leading to their plus-three inside 50 count.
07:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
10:59
The Dockers are struggling to hit targets by foot so far today, with a 40 percent kicking efficiency rate. Fremantle rank 17th in the AFL this season for this statistic.
11:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:25
Tom Hawkins' two early goals for the Cats is right on his average against the Dockers over his career. Hawkins' best effort against Fremantle was six goals, in the Cats only game against the Dockers in the 2018 season.
16:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
17:02
Patrick Dangerfield misses a set shot badly from directly in front of goals. Dangerfield has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 45 percent this season, the 10th-lowest percentage of the top-50 goal kickers in the competition.
19:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
20:48
The Dockers have brought a good pressure game so far today, recording a healthy 20-13 tackle advantage, at a tackle efficiency rate of 80 percent.
21:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
23:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
23:35
Jordan Clark goals after some outstanding play from Patrick Dangerfield, who is credited with the assist. Clark has averaged 14.2 disposals per game in his debut season of 2019 and has now kicked 11 goals for the year.
24:29
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
25:15
Patrick Dangerfield has had a strong first quarter for the Cats. He has an equal game-high seven disposals, two inside 50s and two score involvements, with 135 metres gained for his team.
25:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
27:06
Over the past four weeks, Fremantle has lost the uncontested possession count by 33 per game, ranked 16th. The Dockers are trailing this category by 15 already, continuing their recent trend.
28:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:10
Tom Hawkins has had a massive impact on this game in the first quarter. He has an equal game-high seven disposals, five score involvements and three goals, with a kicking efficiency of 100 percent from his five kicks.
30:57
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
31:45
A solid first quarter from the Cats. They hold advantages in nearly all statistics, but it was their ball use that stood out, recording a 75 percent efficiency rate compared to the Dockers at 57 percent.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitchell Crowden)
03:21
Mitch Crowden kicks the Dockers third goal of the game, just his second goal of his career so far in his 11th AFL game. The Dockers have started strongly in this second quarter, with a plus-six uncontested possession advantage.
07:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
08:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
09:55
Geelong have recorded the past five inside 50 entries. Since Fremantle's last goal seven minutes ago, the Cats are plus-eight for uncontested possessions and have recorded a 90 percent kicking efficiency.
12:04
Across the past month, the Cats have averaged just 11 points from their forward half clearances, ranked 17th. So far today, they have scored 14 points from this source, reversing this trend.
13:47
Michael Walters is continuing his fine season for the Dockers, with a game-high 11 disposals to this point in the game. Of those, six are contested possessions, while he also has four tackles, three clearances and three score involvements.
14:30
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:33
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Scott Selwood)
17:22
After a quiet first quarter, Tim Kelly is contributing strongly in the second quarter. He has a game-high eight disposals for the quarter, including five contested possessions and two clearances. Kelly is averaging 25.5 disposals per game in 2019.
19:57
Despite the Cats leading inside 50s for the quarter 9-5, they have retained just 14 percent of their kicks inside 50.
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
21:40
In the first quarter, it was the Dockers struggling to use the ball effectively by foot, but it's the Cats in this second quarter who will be looking to improve. In their forward half, the Cats are tracking at just 29 percent by foot this quarter, compared to the Dockers at 67 percent.
24:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
25:09
Fremantle's endeavour can't be questioned today. The Dockers have recorded 385 pressure points so far in this match, while the Cats have recorded 294. Fremantle have attempted 19 more tackles than their opponents so far today.
26:34
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitchell Crowden)
28:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
29:19
Three consecutive goals to end the half, and five out of the last six scores, sees the Dockers with a slender lead at half time, the first time they have led all game. In the last eight minutes of that quarter, the Dockers were plus-20 in disposals, plus-six in contested possessions and led inside 50s 5-0.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
03:54
Tim Kelly kicks the first goal of the second half for the Cats, with the goal coming from a forward half intercept. Over the past four weeks, Geelong has averaged 35 points from its intercept possessions won in the forward half, ranked second.
05:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
06:04
Two consecutive goals from the Cats, who have now scored a goal with both of their inside 50 entries this quarter. Geelong has scored a goal from 27 percent of its inside 50 entries this season, ranked No.1.
07:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
09:32
Nat Fyfe marks inside 50 and makes no mistake, kicking the goal. Fyfe has been the target inside 50 on two occasions for the Dockers today, marking both times.
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
11:55
The Dockers have been very effective at generating scores from their forward half today, with 6.5 (41) of their score coming from stoppages and intercepts in their forward half. In comparison, the Cats have scored 2.2 (14) from this zone.
14:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
14:41
Michael Walters is everywhere for the Dockers in this third quarter. He already has seven disposals at 71 percent efficiency, two clearances, two score involvements and a goal. No Geelong player has had more than three disposals so far this quarter.
15:21
Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan and is possibly out for the game.
18:00
Geelong are keeping the ball in their forward half this quarter, with a 67 percent ratio so far. They are also leading the time in possession statistic, with almost a full two minutes more in possession of the ball than the Dockers.
23:46
Kicking efficiency is again an issue for the Dockers in this third quarter, currently going at just 37 percent so far. In comparison, the Cats have recorded an efficiency rate of 60 percent
26:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
28:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
28:53
Nat Fyfe with his second contested mark inside 50 for the game and he converts the set shot. The Dockers have taken eight contested marks overall today and are ranked 5th for contested marks this season.
29:27
The Dockers with a narrow lead at three quarter time, built off their run and carry, with a plus-18 uncontested possession differential in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:49
Both sides are struggling to use the ball effectively now that the rain has arrived at Optus Stadium, with overall disposal efficiency for both sides well under 50 percent in the early stages of this last quarter.
05:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
06:22
Across the past month, the Dockers have lost the tackle count by 10 per game, ranked 17th. They have reversed that trend today, leading the tackle count by nine and attempting 19 more tackles today than the Cats.
06:58
Nat Fyfe has had an extraordinarily tough game for Fremantle. He has 22 disposals for the match, 21 of which are contested possessions. He also has four tackles, nine clearances and seven score involvements to go with his two goals.
08:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
09:07
The Dockers are dominating this last quarter. To this point, they are plus-17 in disposals, plus-13 in uncontested possessions, plus-six in contested possessions and have scored two goals from their two inside 50 entries.
10:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
10:47
Ed Langdon is prolific in this final quarter, recording nine disposals to this point, six more than any Geelong player on the ground. He has 252 metres gained for Fremantle this quarter, over 150 metres more than any other player on the ground.
14:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
15:01
Over the past four weeks, Fremantle has scored from 37 percent of its inside 50 entries, ranked 18th. With Ed Langdon's goal, the Dockers have upped that rate to 43 percent today.
18:33
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jed Bews)
19:54
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Taylin Duman)
21:06
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
21:11
Tim Kelly has fought hard for the Cats today. He has a team-high 25 disposals (the only Geelong player with 20 or more disposals), four tackles, five clearances, five score involvements and a goal. He also has 402 metres gained for the Cats.
23:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
23:38
The Dockers have applied a pressure factor of 177 this season, ranked 18th. Today Fremantle have taken their pressure to new levels, with a pressure factor of 206. The AFL average is 182.
28:30
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
30:20
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
30:58
A big upset win for the Dockers over the Cats, with their dominant final quarter getting them home. In the last quarter, Fremantle were plus-33 in disposals, plus-31 in uncontested possessions, plus-seven in contested possessions and plus-nine for inside 50s. They also used the ball well despite the conditions, recording a disposal efficiency of 72 percent.