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Pre Game
00:00
The Dockers are the first team since 2016 to lose by 60 or more points after winning by 90 or more points in their most recent match.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:18
The centre bounce midfield combination of Touk Miller Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell wins the first centre clearance of the game. This has been the most frequent centre bounce midfield combination used in the AFL this season, attending 133 and winning a clearance of the time 35% (ranked last for clearance win percentage out of the 10 most frequent midfield combinations).
03:19
The first four inside 50s have gone the way of the Suns. They have the fifth-best inside 50 differential this season - averaging 3.8 more than their opponents.
05:37
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Sam Day)
06:08
Last week, the Bulldogs kicked 18 goals from within 30 metres of goal against Fremantle (the most ever on record since 1999). Sam Day kicks off the scoring with a goal from this source.
07:13
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
07:52
The Suns kick a second goal from a corridor entry. On average, the Suns generate 20.8 inside 50s from the corridor - ranked sixth.
10:37
Three of Matt Rowell's four disposals so far have been clearances. Rowell averages seven clearances each game - ranked seventh in the AFL.
11:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
14:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
14:51
A nice bit of ball movement from the Dockers' defensive 50 gives Jye Amiss a chance in front of goal. Fremantle launches 4.1 scores from their defensive 50 this season - ranked equal-third.
17:59
Gold Coast is averaging 18.8 intercept marks per match – ranked No.1. Sam Collins has already taken three intercept marks so far.
20:09
Heath Chapman has been immense thus far for the Dockers. He has collected seven disposals, 125 metres gained and two intercept marks.
21:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Young)
21:37
Hayden Young snaps a clever goal late in the piece to get Fremantle their first goal of the day. This goal was launched from the defensive midfield, which generates 16.1 points per game for the Dockers - the fifth-fewest in the league this season.
25:15
A late goal from a Josh Treacy set shot in his milestone match gifts Fremantle the lead. The Dockers rank eighth for set shot accuracy this year.
26:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
27:53
Seven of the last eight clearances of the match have been in favour of the Dockers, in which one of those has been converted to a goal. Fremantle averages 8.5 more clearances than their opponents this season - the best differential in the league.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:47
Fremantle launches a centre clearance goal with a midfield combination of Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong and Hayden Young. This midfield combination is the sixth most frequent combination in the league and has a centre clearance win percentage of 46.2% (ranks fourth out of the top 10 most frequent centre bounce midfield combinations).
02:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
03:50
The pressure in this contest has been immense, with Gold Coast and Fremantle registering pressure factors of 193 and 188 respectively. The average AFL match pressure factor this season is 182.
05:40
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
05:53
Caleb Serong converts in front of goal to add to his fantastic start to this game. He has collected 12 disposals, of which eight have been won in a contested manner, four clearances, 201 metres gained and a goal.
07:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)
08:10
The Dockers continue to be lethal with ball in hand as they have scored from 26% of all their chains. In comparison, the Suns have only scored from 6% of their chains so far.
12:03
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
12:17
Despite only having four more marks, the Dockers have gained 254 more metres in comparison to the Suns from marks, displaying their want to be direct.
14:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
17:21
Another goal for the Dockers from a mark inside 50. When going inside 50, the Dockers have been able to retain their entries 34% better than the Suns, as well as finding eight forward 50 marks in comparison to three.
20:48
Nat Fyfe averages 28.3 disposals against Gold Coast across eight matches – his highest average against any opponent. He has only collected eight thus far.
21:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
22:15
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Sam Day)
22:24
A crucial goal for the Suns gets the margin down to 18 points late in the term. All three of Gold Coast's goals have come from inside 50s launched from within 70 metres of goal. They normally score a goal from 13.2% of entries launched from this distance - ranked second-last in the AFL.
24:51
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Ainsworth)
26:42
Touk Miller is coming off his fifth-lowest disposal count since 2019 (14 disposals). He has already had 13 today, although has a disposal efficiency of 46% and has not had a clearance.
27:22
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)
28:42
A late goal gives Fremantle a 23-point lead going into the main break. They have been phenomenal in the contest, winning 16 more contested possessions as well as 11 more clearances in comparison to the Suns. Sean Darcy has been the most active at stoppage, having eight first possessions which have been converted to six clearances.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
01:31
A great transition goal for the Dockers gets them on the scoreboard early in the second half. Four of Fremantle's seven goals have come from their defensive half.
03:38
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
04:17
The Dockers have kicked two goals in quick succession early in the term. Normally, they average one goal in the first five minutes of a quarter - the worst return in the league this year.
05:57
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (David Swallow)
07:57
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Young)
08:27
Sean Darcy launches another goal for the Dockers. He has launched a game-high four scores, which has resulted in 2.2 (14) on the scoreboard. Fremantle's midfield group has been on fire, with Hayden Young kicking two goals, as well as Andrew Brayshaw and Caleb Serong kicking one each.
11:11
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
11:27
Jack Lukosius strikes home his second of the match, with this goal coming from a set shot. 55.1% of Gold Coast's scores this season have come from this source - the fourth-highest portion in the league.
15:12
Sean Darcy has been on top in the ruck contest against Jarrod Witts, winning the hitouts 20-11 and the hitouts-to-advantage 5-4, as well as the Dockers winning the clearances by seven when these two have been ruck opponents.
15:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (James Aish)
19:23
Jordan Clark and Jeremy Sharp have been pivotal to Fremantle's fast-flowing ball movement. They have had five running bounces each and have combined for just over 570 metres gained.
20:08
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Will Graham)
23:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Sturt)
24:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
25:17
Fremantle hasn't allowed Gold Coast to exit their defensive 50 easily in this term. Both teams have had seven rebound 50s, yet the Suns have not found an uncontested possession from their rebounds. In contrast, the Dockers have found an uncontested possession from 57% of their rebounds this term.
26:25
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)
27:18
Sam Sturt scores his second from a great ball inside 50 from Josh Treacy. Treacy has only had seven disposals, but he has made every one count. He has scored two goals and assisted two goals. He has 227 scoreboard impact points this season – ranked ninth in the competition, as well as him scoring a goal in every game this season.
28:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
30:47
In Round 14, Fremantle had a first possession differential of plus-21 but were outscored from clearances by 40 points – the worst ever points from clearance differential for a team that won the first possession count by more than 15. Today they have had nine more first possessions and have scored 18 more points from clearances in comparison to the Suns.
32:23
Dockers Interchange - Alex Pearce and is possibly out for the game.
32:57
The Suns challenged but ultimately the Dockers came on top in the third term as they lead by 34 points at the final change. Fremantle were damaging in moving the ball from their back half, scoring 2.3 (15) from defensive half transition chains.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:12
Fremantle has won six of the eight times they have had the lead at three-quarter-time this season. Gold Coast has not won any of their six games where they have been trailing at the final change.
04:08
Sam Day boots the first of the final term to keep the Suns in it. He has had a good return today, collecting nine disposals, of which seven were won in a contested manner, two lead marks and three goals.
07:32
Touk Miller has collected 26 disposals today, although has had a game-high nine turnovers. Two of these have been punished by an opposition score, as well as five of these being giveaway turnovers.
09:28
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Will Graham)
10:09
Matt Rowell has had a game-high 34 pressure acts as well as those equating to 81 pressure points. He is leading the league for pressure points per game this season with 76.4 – the highest average ever in a season is 77.1.
11:24
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
12:40
Caleb Serong has had 24 or more disposals in each of his last 42 matches – the third-longest streak we have ever seen. Today he adds to the streak as he has already had 26 disposals, of which 14 were won in a contested manner, seven clearances and a goal.
12:44
Dockers Interchange - Josh Treacy off due to an injury.
13:08
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (David Swallow)
13:40
David Swallow kicks his second goal of the match to edge the margin to 20 points. The Suns have had a clear motive to move the ball by hand, registering a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.14 compared to 1.42 in the first three quarters. They have also gained 211 more metres than the Dockers from handball receives this term.
15:21
The Suns have only had four individual goal-kickers thus far - their equal-lowest in a game this season.
15:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
16:50
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Young)
17:02
Hayden Young strikes through a career-high three goals as he adds to a phenomenal last quarter. He has collected eight disposals, of which five were won in a contested manner, two clearances and a goal.
18:23
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
20:22
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Brandon Ellis)
20:35
Sam Flanders has moved into the midfield in the last term and has been a key part of their resurgence. He has had nine disposals (100% efficiency), of which six have been won in a contested manner, four clearances and three score involvements.
23:10
In one one-on-one marking contests, the Suns have been on top, winning 33% of these contests in comparison to Fremantle's 23%. The Suns rank sixth for one-on-one win percentage this season whilst the Dockers rank tenth.
26:38
Jaeger O'Meara seals the game for the Dockers following a mark inside 50. The Dockers have found six more marks inside 50 in comparison to the Suns, but have only scored 10 more points from this source for the game.
29:56
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
30:22
The Gold Coast fell short by 20 points after a hard-fought contest. They ended up having 13 more disposals as well as four more contested possessions compared to the Dockers. They couldn't get a consistent connection between their lines, having an inside 50 retention rate that was 19% worse than Fremantle, as well as only scoring from 33% of their entries - which has been a lingering problem for them this season as they rank last for scores per inside 50s.