Pre Game
00:00
The Giants' Sam Taylor has taken 32 contested intercept marks this season, the most of any player in the AFL.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
01:17
After kicking the opening major of the game, former Docker Jesse Hogan has now recorded 33 goals from 18 matches for Greater Western Sydney this season.
05:00
After five minutes of play, the Giants hold the edge in time in possession, 48 percent to 34.
05:26
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
05:27
The Giants' Jesse Hogan has now kicked multiple goals on 12 occasions this season.
08:48
Despite trailing on the scoreboard, the Dockers have recorded four of the opening five clearances of the game.
08:49
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
10:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
13:12
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
14:02
Even though the Giants are leading on the scoreboard, the ball has actually been in Fremantle's half of the ground for 58 percent of game time.
15:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Ash)
17:20
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
17:21
All four Greater Western Sydney goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Fremantle turnover.
18:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
19:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Blake Acres)
22:08
Fremantle's Caleb Serong has won at least 20 disposals in every match this season. With nine already approaching quarter time, he is on track to reach this benchmark again today.
22:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
24:45
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
25:51
The Giants are retaining possession on 58 percent of their disposals, holding the edge over Fremantle (49 percent) in this measure.
29:48
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:49
The Giants will be pleased to hold a 13-point edge after the first term, considering they have lost their last six matches at Manuka Oval by an average margin of 40 points.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:09
The Giants took 165 marks last round against the Bulldogs, the most by any team this season. They are again dominating this measure today, 37 to 16. With 32 of these 37 marks uncontested, it suggests a greater focus on maintaining possession by Greater Western Sydney in recent weeks.
03:12
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tom Green)
04:09
The leading tackler on the ground is Fremantle's Luke Ryan with three, already exceeding his 2022 per-game average of 1.9 over the previous 21 matches.
04:41
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
06:20
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
06:21
All three Giants' second-quarter goals have been sourced from stoppages.
08:10
The Giants have recorded the last nine inside 50 entries, kicking 3.0 during this period of dominance.
13:25
Despite not hitting the scoreboard himself, Greater Western Sydney's Harry Perryman has contributed an equal match-high five score involvements.
14:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
17:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
18:09
The Dockers' Sean Darcy won an equal season-high 20 hitouts-to-advantage last round against the Eagles. With seven hitouts-to-advantage already today, he is again dominating this measure, with the next best a tally of four to Greater Western Sydney's Kieren Briggs.
18:24
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
20:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
21:27
The Giants' kick-to-handball ratio is significantly higher than that of the Dockers, 1.58 to 1.27, suggesting a greater commitment to ball movement by foot for Greater Western Sydney.
23:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Will Brodie)
25:57
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
27:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
28:13
Four of Fremantle's five goals have been kicked via set shots. In contrast, six of the Giants' seven majors have come via general play.
33:35
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:36
After trailing by 31 points early in the second term, the Dockers struck back late with the final three goals of the quarter to trail by just 11 at the main change. Critical to Fremantle's comeback was Will Brodie, contributing seven disposals, four contested possessions, three tackles, and three score involvements for the second quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:31
Of the 21 free kicks that the two teams have combined for, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the ball on six occasions.
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
05:14
Fremantle has opened the third term with the first six inside 50s, finally gaining reward for this dominance via the boot of Andrew Brayshaw.
06:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Kieren Briggs)
10:00
The ball has been in Fremantle's forward half of the ground for 83 percent of the first ten minutes of the third quarter.
10:21
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Alex Pearce)
10:22
Alex Pearce ties the scores with just his fourth career goal, and first since 2015.
13:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
14:07
After recording seven intercept marks in the entire first half, the Dockers have already taken six in the opening half of the third term.
14:40
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
17:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
19:56
Since Round 10, Stephen Coniglio has had 17 score assists to lead the Giants in this measure. Unfortunately for Greater Western Sydney, he is yet to add to this tally thus far today.
21:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Ash)
24:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
26:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
26:19
Dockers Interchange - Nat Fyfe off due to an injury.
26:29
Fremantle is dominating the third term, recording 18 inside 50 entries to just five. However, they have only been able to outscore the Giants 2.3 to 1.3 for the term.
32:26
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
32:33
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
32:34
Fremantle holds a narrow one-point lead at three-quarter time. The Dockers will like their chances to overrun Greater Western Sydney, as the Giants have won the final term just six times this season (ranked 16th).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
Early in the final term, the only player on the ground with 100 percent game time is Giants defender Sam Taylor.
02:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
05:07
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
05:08
Three of Fremantle's nine goals (33.3 percent) have been kicked from beyond 40 metres from goal. For the Giants, just one of nine goals (11.1 percent) has been kicked from a distance beyond 40 metres.
10:02
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
10:03
The Giants have kicked 5.4 (34) from clearances today, bettering their 2022 league-worst 27.5 points per game from this source.
12:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Ash)
14:20
Sam Taylor does the little things to help his team. His tally of nine one percenters is the equal most on the ground. He has also recorded seven intercept marks, more than double any other player.
15:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Jordan Clark)
18:00
Final quarter disposal retention heavily favours Fremantle, 60 percent to 34.
19:16
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
21:14
Fremantle has generated five of the last six clearances, and six of the last seven inside 50s, kicking 2.0 to nil during this period of dominance.
21:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Tom Green)
24:17
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
24:18
Three goals for the match represent a 2022 high for Dockers 200-gamer Michael Walters.
28:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
29:38
Since halftime, the Dockers have dominated the disposal count, 215 to 137.
30:55
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
32:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
33:04
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
33:05
Fremantle overruns a spirited Giants team to record a 20-point victory after trailing by 31 earlier in the match. With 11 clearances and 32 disposals, Caleb Serong was a key contributor in all four quarters for the victors.