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Pre Game
00:00
Carlton has been a quick ball movement side this year, playing on immediately from 31% of their marks this season - the highest percentage of any side. In contrast, Fremantle has immediately played on from 24% of their marks – the lowest percentage of any side.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
02:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Martin)
03:04
Carlton has missed their first two shots at goal, both coming from set shots. This was an issue Carlton faced in their previous match too, scoring a wasteful 7.9 (51) from their set shots against Adelaide.
03:58
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
06:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
08:02
The Blues have started strongly at the contest, winning four of the first five clearances as well as leading the contested possession count by six. The Blues have not been great starters recently, losing their past four first quarters.
09:56
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
11:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
14:20
Carlton's forward half pressure has been impressive in this quarter, with eight of their 10 tackles coming in their attacking zone. All of the Blues' scores have been launched from the forward half.
18:00
Paddy Dow has won six contested possessions in the opening term, which already surpasses his season average of 5.7. He has been the most dominant player at stoppages so far, winning four of the seven clearances for the Blues.
19:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
20:30
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
20:45
Fremantle has conceded four marks inside their defensive 50, whilst they are yet to record a mark in their attacking 50. Since Round 12, the Dockers have conceded 14 marks per game in their defensive 50 – ranked 17th.
25:42
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
26:06
Carlton's kicking efficiency of 77% is their highest efficiency recorded this year in an opening term. In contrast, the Dockers have recorded a kicking efficiency of 62% which is below their season average of 66%.
28:39
Blues Interchange - Patrick Cripps off due to an injury.
28:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)
29:31
The Blues dominated territory in the first quarter, generating eight of the last nine inside 50s of the term. They won six intercepts in their forward half compared to none for Fremantle, which resulted in an overall time in forward half differential advantage of six minutes.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
03:56
Carlton has accumulated 24 more uncontested possessions than the Dockers tonight. The Dockers have not been a strong uncontested side this season, winning more uncontested possessions than their opponents in just four of their 14 matches in 2021.
05:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
06:19
The Dockers have scored their opening goal of the match, sourced from a defensive 50 intercept. The Dockers scored three goals from this source and zone last week in their win over Collingwood.
07:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
08:28
The Dockers have regained ascendancy at stoppages, winning four of the first five clearances for the quarter. Adam Cerra has lead the way with six of his own for the match, which equals his career-best for this stat.
08:39
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Paddy Dow)
12:30
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
12:46
Sam Switkowski has scored his first goal of the match for the Dockers, which is also his first score involvement for the match. Switkowski averages the third-most score involvements for Fremantle this season, behind Nat Fyfe and David Mundy.
15:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
17:11
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
17:51
Harry McKay's first goal of the match comes following his eighth target inside 50 for the match, four more than any other player in the match. Coming into tonight, McKay had been targeted 183 times - ranked No. 1 in AFL.
19:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
20:04
Sean Darcy has won 11 hitouts to advantage, compared to just the four for Tom De Koning. This is a significant improvement from Darcy, who won just the six hitouts to advantage last week against Brodie Grundy.
21:54
Blues Interchange - Lachie Plowman off due to an injury.
21:56
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
23:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
25:08
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Liam Henry)
25:41
After being held scoreless from forward half turnovers in the opening term, the Dockers have dominated this score source in the second quarter. All four of the Dockers goals this quarter have been scored off turnover, with three of these scoring chains originating in their attacking half.
30:13
After Carlton won the time in forward half differential by six minutes in the first quarter, the Dockers were able to respond positively in the second quarter. They won the time in forward half differential this term by more than nine minutes and generated the last seven inside 50s for the quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
04:33
Fremantle has been more efficient at converting their forward 50 entries into scores tonight. They have scored from 59% of their entires, whereas the Blues have scored from 38% of their respective entries.
05:24
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
07:06
Since the 15th minute of the opening term, the Dockers have completely dominated stoppages. They have won 23 clearances to eight in this period, however, have been unable to impact the scoreboard from this dominance. They have scored three times from these 23 clearances, all of which have been behinds.
09:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
11:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
12:54
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
13:10
Carlton has now scored 14 more points than Fremantle sourced from stoppages - despite Fremantle leading clearances by 11. The Blues lost the clearance count by 16 last round against the Crows, yet the Blues still outscored them by five points from clearance chains.
15:10
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
15:46
Both teams have generaed four scoring shots within 30 metres of their respective goals. Carlton has scored four goals from these close shots, whereas Fremantle has scored four behinds from their shots from close range.
17:19
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
18:06
Andrew Brayshaw has scored his second goal of the match, with this goal being sourced from a forward 50 boundary throw-in. Carlton has conceded the most points from forward-half stoppages this season.
19:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
21:10
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
23:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
23:47
Carlton has enjoyed a high-pressure quarter this term, recording a pressure factor of 202 since half time, taking their overall pressure factor for the match to 185. They have only recorded a higher pressure factor in two matches this season.
24:16
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
25:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
26:24
The Dockers are closing out the quarter strongly, locking the ball inside their forward half. In the last ten minutes, the time in forward half is 92% for the Dockers and they have generated the last 11 inside 50s for the match resulting in three goals.
29:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
31:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)
31:48
Fremantle has generated 10 more scoring shots than Carlton, however, enter the final break with scores level due to poor accuracy. This has been the tale of Fremantle's season, having only kicked more goals than behinds in three of their 14 games this season.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:59
Carlton has scored a goal from 34% of their inside 50s tonight - currently a season-high and just the second time they have recorded a conversion greater than 30%. In comparison, the Dockers have recorded a goal per inside 50 conversion of 19%.
02:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
04:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
07:03
Fremantle has been able to negate the impact of Sam Walsh tonight on the scoreboard. Walsh has been involved in three unique scoring chains in the match, currently a season-low after averaging more than seven per match this season. He is the only Blue with over 100 score involvements in 2021.
08:55
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
10:58
Dockers Interchange - Griffin Logue off due to an injury.
11:29
Fremantle has now won 20 more clearances than Carlton. This is their best differential ever against Carlton.
12:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Adam Saad)
15:28
Jacob Weitering has been pivotal in the defensive half for the Blues tonight, winning five of his nine defensive one-on-one contests. He leads the match in intercept marks with five.
17:39
Fremantle has been able to transition the ball easily out of defensive 50, generating an inside 50 from 32% of their possession chains originating in defensive 50. In comparison, the Blues have converted 17% of their defensive 50 possession chains into inside 50s.
20:24
Carlton's ability to win groundballs in this final term has been crucial to their lead. In the first three quarters, the groundballs were split evenly amongst the two teams. In the final quarter, Carlton has won 21 groundballs compared to 12 for Fremantle.
20:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
23:05
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)
24:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Martin)
24:29
Sam Walsh has his third, and most important, score involvement for the quarter with a classy goal from the forward pocket late in the match. Walsh leads his side in disposals (25) and tackles (eight) tonight.
26:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
27:24
Carlton's efficiency proves too good for Fremantle. Despite generating 12 fewer inside 50s for the match, Carlton converted 30% of their inside 50s into goals compared to a wasteful 15% by the Dockers.