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Pre Game
00:00
Both the Dockers and Cats have excelled at applying pressure on the last line of their defence in 2022. Only Melbourne (2.28) has a higher pressure rating in their defensive 50 zone in the last four rounds than Geelong (2.22) and Fremantle (2.16).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:58
Cam Guthrie has started well, already recording five contested possessions, including three pre-clearance contested possessions, which matches the combined total of the entire Fremantle side in this category.
06:30
North Melbourne won 11 more clearances than the Cats in Round 6, the fourth-largest differential margin of the round in this category. Today, Geelong are performing much better, having won six of the first eight clearances.
06:50
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:39
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
12:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
13:11
Four set shots for three goals to start the match for the Cats. Their accuracy of 48.5 per cent from set shots in 2022 is the third-lowest in the league, however this is partially as a result of the volume of set shots they've taken, as they rank third for goal share from set shots (56.7 per cent).
15:31
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
16:16
Rory Lobb gets the first goal of the game for Fremantle. Among the top 50 players in the competition for average Scoreboard Impact, Lobb ranks first for chain launches per game (6.2).
17:16
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
19:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
20:30
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
20:43
Cats Interchange - Max Holmes and is possibly out for the game.
21:16
Tom Hawkins has recorded two marks inside 50 in the first term. This is the 16th game in a row that he has met that benchmark, the longest streak of any active player in the AFL in this category.
21:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Will Brodie)
23:13
Fremantle can't get the ball out of their own half because they can't hit a target by foot and Geelong can. Fremantle's defensive half kicking efficiency (53 per cent) is a long way behind Geelong's forward half kicking efficiency (76 per cent).
26:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
27:31
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
29:14
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
32:35
Fremantle's efficiency in attack is keeping them in this game. Despite having their inside 50 count doubled by their opponents (9-18) in the first term, the Dockers created a score from 67 per cent of their entries, compared to just 28 per cent from Geelong.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
04:23
Geelong's struggles to convert their field position are continuing in the second term, recording the first five inside 50's of the quarter but scoring just one behind from these entries. They rank second in the AFL in 2022 for sores per inside 50 (49.9 per cent).
06:03
James Aish has recorded Fremantle's first contested mark of the game. By comparison, Geelong have recorded seven contested marks in the match so far.
08:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
10:55
Geelong have averaged 10.7 points per game in the first ten minutes of the second quarter in 2022, ranked second in the AFL, where as Fremantle have only averaged five points per game during this period, the equal third-lowest average. Yet both teams have only managed a single point in the opening 10 minutes of this term.
11:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Will Brodie)
13:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Blake Acres)
15:53
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
17:29
From their eight kicks entering their forward 50 this term, Fremantle have retained possession from six of them and not recorded a single turnover. By comparison, from their eight kicks inside 50, Geelong have not retained possession from any of them and four have been turned over.
21:13
Fremantle have won three of their six defensive one-on-one contests in the second term. They average a win from just 24 per cent of their defensive contests in 2022, the lowest average of any side in this metric.
24:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
27:18
Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron have been held without a mark inside 50 since the 17 minute mark of the first term. They respectively have recorded 30 (ranked first in the AFL) and 21 (ranked third in the AFL) marks inside 50 in 2022.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:55
Darcy Tucker, in game 100 for the Dockers, gets Fremantle the lead for the first time in today's match. He is the 44th player to reach the 100 game milestone for Fremantle in the club's history.
07:34
Geelong have not recorded a single shot at goal since the first minute of the second term. Since that point, Fremantle have recorded as many shots at goal as Geelong have recorded inside 50 entries (eight).
10:03
Andrew Brayshaw has gained 153 metres from his four disposals in the third term. By comparison, Geelong has gained 158 metres from their combined 25 disposals this quarter.
14:42
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
16:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
18:02
That goal to Michael Frederick is Fremantle's fourth goal kicked from between 15-30 metres out from the goal line. By comparison, Geelong has not had a single shot at goal, let alone a score, from this zone of their attacking 50.
19:43
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
20:57
Geelong get their first goal since the 28 minute mark of the first term. The lead up to Rhys Stanley's goal included Geelong's first two marks inside 50 since the start of the second quarter.
24:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
25:14
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Blake Acres)
28:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
30:59
Geelong won the hitout count 19-9 in the third term, however despite also winning the first possession count 16-5, Fremantle were able to edge ahead in the clearance count 15-12 and kick the only two goals of the quarter from a clearance chain.
31:06
Geelong's nine scoring shots to three-quarter time is their lowest tally in any game at Kardinia Park since 1964.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:40
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
04:14
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
06:05
Geelong have won the clearance from each of the three centre bounces in the final term, and have launched 1.1.7 from these chains. The Cats managed just one goal from their previous nine centre clearances prior to three-quarter time.
07:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
08:49
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
11:43
Fremantle have outscored their opponents by a league-high 23 points per game from set shots at goal in their last four matches. In today's match after Rhys Stanley's goal, Geelong hold a 30 point lead in this category.
18:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
20:32
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
21:29
That was Fremantle's fourth goal of the game from their defensive midfield zone. 25.2 per cent of their total score in 2022 have been launched from this zone, the second-highest ratio of any side from defensive midfield.
23:26
Cats Interchange - Brad Close off due to an injury.
24:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:41
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
25:24
The Cats capitalise on a dropped mark from the kick-in to score their second goal of the game from a forward 50 intercept possession chain. Geelong average 9.5 points per game from this source, ranked fifth in the AFL this year.
28:47
Tom Stewart's 947 metres gained in today's match is the most by any player in a game in 2022, and the sixth-highest figure in this category in any game since 2020.
28:56
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
29:21
Cats Interchange - Rhys Stanley off due to an injury.
30:11
Fremantle hold on to secure a three-point win in a big statement of their credentials. This is the third game between Fremantle and Geelong that has been decided by less than a goal in the last five games between the two sides at Kardinia Park.
30:24
Fremantle's 8.7.55 from their midfield scoring chains, and 4.2.26 to 1.0.6 margin from boundary throw-in clearances, powered them to a critical victory away from home.