Match

West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle

Commentary / 12 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00

Fremantle has been outscored by a total of 173 points in the first quarter, ranked 16th.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

05:13

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)

06:00

West Coast kicks the opening goal of the match. The Eagles have enjoyed all of the territory to date, registering the first five inside 50s of the match.

07:28

In a strange start to the match, Fremantle have registered just four contested possessions and 28 uncontested possessions. This is well below their regular contested possession rate of 37 per cent.

10:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

10:53

West Coast have now registered the first seven inside 50s of the match. The Eagles have only won the inside 50 count on three occasions this season, two of those times were their two victories this year.

14:25

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

14:46

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)

15:01

The Eagles have enjoyed 80 per cent time in forward half as they extend their lead in the inside 50 count to nine and their advantage on the scoreboard to 14 points. Both West Coast goals have come via forward half intercepts.

16:09

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

19:33

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)

21:06

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

21:51

The Dockers hit back with two quick goals, both coming via stoppage chains. Fremantle has won six out of seven games this season when they outscore their opposition by double figures from clearances chains.

22:17

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

25:17

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)

26:45

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

27:09

Since the 19-minute mark of the quarter, Fremantle has had the last eight inside 50s of the match, reversing West Coast's early territorial dominance.

27:26

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

29:41

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

29:56

It has been one-way traffic since the 19-minute mark of the first quarter. Astonishingly, Fremantle has registered 24 disposals in this time period, seven of which have been scoring shots, a strike rate of a score for every 3.5 disposals. The Dockers have enjoyed 95 per cent time in forward half over the time period, recording the last 10 inside 50s of the quarter.

31:14

Lachie Schultz was lively for the Dockers with seven disposals, all kicks, along with four inside 50s, four score involvements and one goal.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:49

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

02:31

Luke Jackson is enjoying an excellent start to the match. The Fremantle ruckman has seven disposals, four hitouts-to-advantage and a goal, while helping the Dockers to an advantage of five in clearances.

05:35

The Dockers now have the last 14 inside 50s of the match and over this period of dominance they also lead the contested possession count by 10 and have outscored the Eagles 5.5.35 to nil, largely off the back of 10 forward half intercepts.

07:59

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jayden Hunt)

10:02

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)

10:08

Both teams have struggled to exit their defensive 50. West Coast has launched 19 chains from defensive 50 resulting in just two inside 50s, a strike rate of 11 per cent. It is a similar story for the Dockers, who have launched 13 defensive 50 chains for only one inside 50, a strike rate of eight per cent. The AFL average this season is an inside 50 from 20 per cent of defensive 50 chains.

11:55

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)

13:27

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

14:05

Fremantle leads the clearance count by eight and have outscored the Eagles 4.0.24 to 0.2.2 from this score source.

16:23

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)

17:29

This season, Fremantle has averaged a score from 40 per cent of its inside 50s, ranked 15th in the competition. Tonight, the Dockers have scored from 58 per cent of their inside 50s.

18:51

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)

20:06

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

20:31

Eagles Interchange - Xavier O'Neill off due to the blood rule.

20:50

Fremantle has kicked three of its four goals this term from forward half stoppages. Two of the three goals have been from forward 50 stoppages.

22:01

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)

25:19

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

26:53

From the moment that the Eagles took a 14 point lead halfway through the opening quarter, Fremantle has won the contested possession count by 17, inside 50s by 19 and clearances by nine, outscoring West Coast 9.8.62 to 0.3.3 over the time period.

29:33

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

29:55

Fremantle has won 17 forward half intercepts, resulting in 3.5.23. West Coast have just eight forward half intercepts, scoring 2.1.13 as a result.

31:15

Fremantle's dominance at stoppage is the story of the first half. The Dockers lead clearances by 10, outscoring the Eagles 6.1.37 to 0.2.2 from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:21

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)

01:55

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

02:16

Fremantle has generated 20 midfield intercepts, resulting in 4.5.29. Conversely, West Coast has scored 2.0.12 from 18 midfield intercepts.

04:51

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

05:51

Lachie Schultz continues to impress. The small Docker forward has kicked four goals from 18 disposals, also totalling eight contested possessions, six inside 50s and a match-high nine score involvements.

07:47

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)

09:35

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

10:00

Fremantle has picked up where it left off in the first half, recording eight of the first nine inside 50s of the quarter, enjoying 83 per cent time in forward half for the term. Since the Eagles last goal, the Dockers lead the inside 50 count 36 to nine.

13:49

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

14:16

Fremantle has won nine midfield intercepts this quarter, resulting in eight inside 50s and 3.1.19 from these chains.

18:03

Fremantle has 21 more inside 50s than West Coast for the match. Prior to tonight, the Dockers best inside 50 differential this season was in Round 9 against Sydney when they recorded 17 more inside 50s than the Swans.

19:09

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (James Aish)

20:22

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)

20:46

Caleb Serong has been a model of consistency this season. The Docker star has accumulated 24 or more disposals in each of his 20 games this season, which includes the match-high 26 disposals he has tonight. He also has nine contested possessions and five clearances, also match-bests.

23:57

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)

26:28

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

26:51

Fremantle has continued to increase its advantage at stoppages, recording 14 more clearances for the match, its largest differential in any game this season. The Dockers have been ruthless, scoring 8.3.51 to 0.3.3 from this source, its largest scoring differential from this source as well this year.

29:00

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Neil Erasmus)

29:05

It has been a complete forward half demolition by the Dockers. They have outscored West Coast 13.9.87 to 2.3.15 from forward half chains. Their previous highest score this season from forward half chains prior to tonight was 11.6.72 against Hawthorn in Round 8.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:21

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (James Aish)

03:46

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)

03:52

Eagles Interchange - Tom Cole and is possibly out for the game.

04:31

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)

04:43

Andrew Gaff finally breaks a Fremantle run of 17 consecutive goals. It had been 81 minutes of game time since the Eagles recorded its last major.

10:01

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

10:08

One statistical area that the Eagles have won tonight has been the tackle and pressure count. The Eagles have a pressure rating of 180, compared to Fremantle's 175 and they have recorded 20 more tackles than the Dockers, equalling their best differential of the season.

15:39

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

16:45

Fremantle's 34 forward half intercepts is a season high, eclipsing the 31 it had in Round 1 against St Kilda. The Dockers have scored 8.8.56 from these intercepts, its best return in any game this season as well.

17:51

Eagles Interchange - Oscar Allen and is possibly out for the game.

19:38

West Coast has fought the last quarter out, leading the contested possession count for the term by 10 and recording three more inside 50s than the Dockers. Tim Kelly has once again been a lone hand in the midfield with 24 disposals, 15 contested possessions, four clearances and a goal.

21:14

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Greg Clark)

23:53

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

25:51

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

27:12

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

28:43

This will be West Coast's fifth loss by over 100 points this season and its seventh loss by over 100 in its last 37 games. It is also their 10th loss by over 10 goals this year.

30:10

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Williams)

30:16

Fremantle defeats West Coast by its largest ever margin. The Dockers kicked 17 consecutive goals at one point in the game, registering 40 more inside 50s, 28 more contested possessions and 12 more clearances over this period of dominance. The 17 goals were well balanced with nine coming from intercept and eight coming from stoppage.