Pre Game
00:00
Fremantle has conceded just 51 points per game on the road this season, ranked No.1 in the competition.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
04:46
The Dockers have the first five inside 50s of the match and have enjoyed 96 per cent time in forward half.
04:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Toby Bedford)
07:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
08:12
The Dockers have a kicking efficiency of 68 per cent compared to the Demons 50 per cent. Fremantle lead inside 50s eight to two, but have yet to make Naarm pay for its territorial dominance.
08:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Blake Acres)
10:45
Fremantle finally gets a major on the board through Rory Lobb. The Dockers now lead the inside 50 count 10 to two with 81 per cent time in forward half.
12:42
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
14:51
Clayton Oliver already has nine disposals for the Demons after totalling a career-high 45 disposals last week. The only blot on his early copy book is a disposal efficiency of 33 per cent.
17:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
18:16
Demons Interchange - Steven May off due to an injury.
20:29
The Demons lead the tackle count 17 to nine, with 14 individual players having laid one tackle.
20:34
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (James Jordon)
21:22
Both of Naarm's goals today have come via stoppage. The Demons lead clearances by three.
23:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
24:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
27:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Griffin Logue)
27:40
The Dockers have generated a score from 47 per cent of their forward 50 entries, but a goal from only seven per cent. Conversely, the Demons have scored from 40 per cent of their inside 50s, but have kicked a goal from 20 per cent.
29:05
At the first change, Fremantle leads the contested possession count by eight. This is Naarm's equal third-worst quarter for contested possession differential this season. Interestingly, three of Naarm's four worst quarters for contested possession differential have been first quarters.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:16
Steven May has been substituted out of the game for Naarm, with Luke Dunstan his replacement.
03:25
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Toby Bedford)
04:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Toby Bedford)
06:00
Clayton Oliver has seven disposals already in the second quarter and has an amazing 19 disposals already. Eight have come via a contested possession and five have been inside 50s.
06:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Luke Dunstan)
06:59
Clearances are 13 apiece, but the Demons have outscored Fremantle 2.3.15 to 0.4.4 from stoppages. Naarm lead centre bounce clearances five to two and have outscored Fremantle 1.2.8 to nil from this source.
12:22
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
12:56
Naarm lead the inside 50 count nine to three this term. The difference in the game has been that the Demons have cashed in from their territorial dominance, kicking 3.2.20 to nil this term.
13:37
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
14:11
The Demons have kicked 4.3.27 to 0.4.4 from stoppages now. They have won all four centre bounce clearances this term and have kicked two of their four stoppage goals from centre bounce for the match.
15:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
16:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
19:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
23:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
24:53
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
26:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Sam Weideman)
28:12
Naarm won the inside 50 count 17 to eight for the term, kicking 4.6.30 to 1.1.7. The Demons won the contested possession count by four, after lowering their colours in this area in the opening term.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
02:57
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
03:16
The Dockers have the first three inside 50s, the first two centre bounce clearances and the first two goals of the third quarter, with a total of eight disposals making it happen.
07:24
Demons Interchange - Harrison Petty off due to an injury.
07:46
The Dockers lead the tackle count by six and have a pressure rating of 255 to start the quarter.
09:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
10:46
Naarm leads the contested possession count by nine for the quarter and now lead this area by four for the match. The Demons have only lost the contested possession count once this season, averaging 17 more contested possessions per game than their opposition - ranked No.1.
10:54
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
13:35
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
17:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
17:51
Fremantle leads the contested mark count 14 to four. Key forwards Rory Lobb and Griffen Logue have three each for the Dockers.
18:02
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
18:24
Dockers Interchange - Matt Taberner off due to an injury.
19:17
The Dockers have a disposal efficiency of 89 per cent this quarter compared to Naarm's 68 per cent. They are finally getting reward for effort this term with four goals from 11 entries, a strike rate of 36 per cent. In the first half they kicked a goal from nine per cent of their inside 50s.
20:12
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
21:57
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
22:06
The Dockers are on fire, outscoring Naarm 6.1.37 to 1.1.7 for the term. They lead clearances by six, outscoring the Demons 3.0.18 to 0.1.1. It is seven to zero from centre bounce clearances, with two goals coming from this source this quarter.
25:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
27:53
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
28:50
Fremantle have turned eight forward half chains into 4.1.25 this quarter.
31:07
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
31:52
The Dockers have now kicked 8.1.49 for the quarter, with four goals coming via stoppage and four coming via intercept. Five goals have been launched from forward half chains, with a further two coming via centre bounce clearances.
32:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
33:28
The Dockers won nine centre bounce clearances to one for the term, allowing them to generate nine more inside 50s than the Demons.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
Matt Taberner has been subbed out of the game for the Dockers with Bailey Banfield his replacement.
03:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
05:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
08:23
Hayden Young leads all comers on the ground with nine intercept possessions for Fremantle. Angus Brayshaw has eight intercepts for the Demons.
11:08
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
11:36
The Dockers have denied the Demons the football in the final term. They lead contested possession by seven and are turning this into uncontested possession, leading this area by 21, by virtue of an advantage of 22 to 13 in marks for the quarter.
12:54
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
13:31
The Dockers have outscored the Demons 7.6.48 to 3.3.21 from forward half chains.
15:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
15:16
The Dockers lead the contested possession count by 11. Naarm have only lost the contested possession count once this season, by five against GWS, so this has been a huge factor in the current scoreline.
16:58
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
17:36
Remarkably, the Dockers have outscored the Demons 11.3.69 to 1.4.10 in the second half. Over the time period, Fremantle has won the clearances by 14, inside 50s by nine, contested possession by nine and uncontested possession by 37, outscoring Naarm by six goals from clearances and five goals from intercepts.
21:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (James Jordon)
23:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
25:32
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
27:06
The difference in Fremantle's efficiency going forward in the second half could not be more stark compared to the first half. In the second half they have kicked 12 goals from 29 entries, a strike rate of 41 per cent, where as in the first half they kicked two goals from 23 entries, a strike rate of nine per cent.
29:53
The Dockers took 130 marks today, their highest tally this season and the third highest by any side in 2022. Fremantle also won the contested possession count by 11, Naarm's worst result in this area for the year.