Match

Fremantle vs Carlton

Commentary / 15 Aug 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Tonight's match is critical for the finals aspirations of both sides. Both team come into the match on four wins, currently two wins outside of the top eight. They do both however come in with opposing form with the Dockers winning their last two matches and the Blues losing their last two.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
04:34
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
04:41
Brayshaw takes the first mark inside 50 for the match but isn't able to score from the resultant shot on goal and the ball is rushed for the Dockers' first score. The Dockers lead the total mark count 5-1 early in the match.
08:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
09:19
After conceding the first three inside 50s of the match, the Dockers have now had the last eight in a row, the last resulting in the goal to Taberner. Cerra for the Dockers leads all players with two inside 50s to his name.
14:31
Carlton has not gone inside its forward 50 since the one minute mark of the quarter, with Fremantle's streak now up to 13 in a row. The clearance count however is all square at six apiece. Cripps dominating early with three to lead all players.
15:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
19:50
Fremantle's intercept marking has been a feature of its miserly defence so far this quarter. The Dockers have now taken five intercept marks to the Blues' zero. Ryan with a game-high two to his name.
21:17
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
24:33
A dominant first quarter by Fremantle who leads a goalless Carlton by 19 points at the first break. The Dockers lead total disposals 73-54, contested possessions 37-32, uncontested possessions 39-19, and inside 50s 15-5. Fyfe leads all players with eight disposals at 88 percent disposal efficiency.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Eddie Betts)
04:15
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
04:59
Carlton has started the second quarter much better than the end of the first, having the first four inside 50s and the first four clearances, including the only centre bounce clearance of the quarter. Carlton has won all five centre clearances for the match so far.
06:40
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
10:34
Ed Curnow for the Blues is now leading the disposal count across all players up to 12, however, he is only going at 42 percent disposal effectiveness. The Blues as a collective are going at 47 percent while the Dockers are going at 62 percent.
12:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
15:47
Hughes for Fremantle and Jones for Carlton are the last two players in the match yet to have a disposal. Jones however has executed a team-high seven spoils for his side.
17:00
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
20:55
The Taberner goal came courtesy of the first contested mark of the match inside 50 for either side. In these tough slippery conditions, Fremantle leads the total contested mark count 3-1.
26:53
A two goal to one second quarter has Carlton back in touch at the main break, only trailing by 12 points. Curnow for the Blues had a quarter high 11 disposals while Docherty for the Blues had a quarter high three marks.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Newnes)
05:01
Carlton has come out ferociously in the first five minutes of the second half, laying eight tackles to Fremantle's three. Carlton now leads in the total tackle count 42-37. Cripps and Setterfield jointly lead the individual tackle count with six apiece.
05:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)
07:28
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
08:56
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
10:49
In the Fyfe versus Cripps battle, both Captains are leading from the front tonight. Fyfe has a team-high 14 disposals and a team-high 11 contested possessions, while Cripps has 15 disposals and a match-high 13 contested possessions.
12:24
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
14:50
Walsh for Carlton wins his fifth clearance of the evening, breaking a streak of three consecutive clearances of teammate Curnow. Carlton lead the total clearance count 29-24.
15:54
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
19:15
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Walsh)
20:09
Luke Ryan takes his fourth intercept mark for the Dockers, and individually has double the total team count of Carlton who is on two. The Dockers have taken 10 intercept marks for the match.
24:14
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Josh Honey)
24:21
Seven scoring shots to two from 17 inside 50s to 10 see Carlton within two points at the last break. Curnow led the disposal count for his team for the third consecutive quarter and leads all players in the match with 29 disposals.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Levi Casboult)
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
05:30
Fisher commits his fifth turnover of the match going inside 50 off the ground for Carlton. Carlton has now committed 58 turnovers to Fremantle's 52. Fremantle has kicked 3.3 (21) from turnovers while Carlton has kicked 2.4 (16).
09:58
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
10:54
Darcy is controlling the ruck contest against De Koning across the match so far, leading hitouts 30-20 and hitouts to advantage 13-8. Fremantle leads the total hitout count 41-29 and hitouts to advantage 16-12.
15:10
As Fremantle exits its defensive 50, Jones for Carlton executes his 11th, and match-high, spoil. Cox for Fremantle is the only other player in double figures with 10 for his team. Fremantle lead the total spoil count 40-39.
16:46
Blues Interchange - Matthew Kennedy off due to an injury.
19:31
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Liam Jones)
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Newnes)
22:17
An amazing last quarter at Optus Stadium. Only two points apiece in regulations time, a shot after the siren for Newnes from the impossible angle pressed up against the right boundary line and the Blues steal a four point win.