Match

Fremantle vs St Kilda

Commentary / 29 Jun 2025

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda have won four of their past six encounters against Fremantle, restricting the Dockers to fewer than 10 goals on five of those occasions. The Dockers have been held to fewer than 10 goals only twice this season, with one instance being their Round eight clash against the Saints. In that encounter, Fremantle registered only five goals. Their eight scoring shots were the third-lowest in the club's history.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
01:25
Luke Jackson and Rowan Marshall rank third and sixth in disposals for ruckmen this season, averaging 18.5 and 18.0 respectively. They started opposed to each other at the first bounce, with Marshall securing the first kick and clearance of the game.
01:52
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
03:03
Josh Treacy ranks seventh in the league – first at the Dockers – for inside 50 targets, averaging 7.9 per game. With their first entry, the Dockers look for Treacy, who takes a contested mark and kicks truly with his set shot.
03:07
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
05:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max Hall)
07:30
St Kilda dominated clearances when these teams last met, winning the clearances 50–22. The Saints had the first four clearances in today’s clash before Caleb Serong secured the Dockers’ first.
09:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
11:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Isaac Keeler)
13:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
13:52
Luke Jackson started the previous centre bounce as a midfielder, with Sean Darcy taking on the ruck duties. Jackson pushed forward and took advantage of the mismatch to take a contested mark inside 50, but couldn’t convert his set shot.
19:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:11
St Kilda lead the disposals 67-52 and every Saint in the starting 22 has had a disposal, while five Dockers are still yet to register a disposal.
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
25:01
After trailing the inside 50s six–two to begin this game, the Dockers have won the territory battle in recent minutes and now lead the count 10–8. Following repeat entries, Josh Treacy was able to nab his second goal. Both of Fremantle’s goals have come from intercept sources.
27:33
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
30:28
The Dockers lead the hitouts 19–4, but the Saints dominated clearances through the first quarter, leading 14–6. The Saints have been able to take this dominance and turn it into scores. They scored 1.4 (10) from stoppages in the quarter and could have taken a quarter-time lead with better conversion.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:19
The Saints have trailed at quarter-time on eight occasions this season and have gone on to lose all eight of those clashes. The Dockers have led at the first break nine times and have only lost once when in this position.
02:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
03:40
Josh Treacy lays a huge chase-down tackle on Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, cutting off a potential St Kilda attack. Wanganeen-Milera has been well held so far. He had just three disposals in the first quarter.
03:52
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
05:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jordan Clark)
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera)
09:57
The Saints have had twice as many kicks as the Dockers so far this quarter, 22–11, and have turned this into a huge uncontested mark differential, leading this stat 17–3 for the quarter so far.
10:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
12:24
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Liam Henry)
14:33
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
18:29
Andrew Brayshaw has had seven disposals, three tackles, three inside 50s, and two score involvements so far this quarter, with only a little over half the quarter played.
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
20:02
After failing to capitalise on stoppage dominance in the first term, the Saints have kicked more accurately this quarter and have scored 2.0 (12) from stoppages. The Saints have now scored 3.4 (22) from stoppages for the game, while the Dockers have managed only 0.2 (2).
23:49
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
28:11
The Dockers have now surpassed their total score from the Round eight clash against the Saints earlier this year, where they scored only 33 points. Fremantle are scoring almost entirely from intercepts, registering 5.3 (33) from this source, while managing only two behinds from stoppage sources.
29:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
31:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
31:12
Jack Macrae, who had 38 disposals and 25 contested possessions last time these teams met, has a game-high 17 disposals and 10 contested possessions at half-time today.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:22
While the Dockers lead the hitouts 30–11, courtesy of 18 and 12 hitouts from Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson respectively, the Saints are dominating clearances 26–11. The second half starts in similar fashion, with a Jackson hitout followed by a Saints clearance from the centre bounce. Rowan Marshall has five hitouts to advantage, helping his team get first use.
02:40
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
03:29
Jye Amiss has been an inside 50 target on four occasions throughout this game, more than any other player. However, Amiss is yet to have an impact, having gone without a disposal so far.
04:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Karl Worner)
05:02
Saints Interchange - Marcus Windhager off due to an injury.
07:40
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
15:24
The Dockers have had eight inside 50s to three for the quarter and have done all of the scoring so far. The Saints have been fortunate that the Dockers have only kicked 1.3 (9) and have not capitalised on their territory advantage.
16:53
The Saints get another goal from a stoppage source, with Dan Butler finishing off a play that began from a boundary throw-in. St Kilda lead clearances from boundary throw-ins 17–1 across the game, dominating this aspect. The Saints now have 4.4 (28) from stoppages for the match, including 2.1 (13) from throw-ins.
18:44
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Neil Erasmus)
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
22:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Hunter Clark)
22:43
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
23:43
Jordan Clark has eight disposals in the third term, the most of any player, and now has an equal game-high 22 disposals for the match. Clark has four handball receives and five uncontested possessions in this quarter.
24:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max Hall)
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Isaac Keeler)
27:52
The Saints have had six of the last seven scores and have stretched their lead to eight points — their largest of the game. They have kicked three consecutive goals, the first time either team has done so in this match.
30:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
30:51
Alix Taura has 13 spoils in this game — an impressive defensive effort. Anthony Caminiti has six, while no other player has more than three.
31:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
31:58
St Kilda's clearance dominance continues. They lead clearances 39–16 for the match and had a 14–five domination throughout the third term. Rowan Marshall leads all-comers with eight, while Hugo Garcia and Jack Macrae have seven each. The Saints have scored 4.6 (30) from stoppages, while restricting the Dockers to 0.4 (4).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
02:34
Hugo Garcia now has a career-high eight clearances, surpassing his previous best of seven against Port Adelaide in Round four of this season.
02:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
03:26
The Saints have played in only one game with a margin of 10 or fewer points this season — their round two victory against Geelong. This is the least of any team in the competition in 2025. A goal to each team to begin the final quarter keeps the margin in single figures.
05:01
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
06:36
Luke Jackson, having taken just one mark across the first three quarters, has taken two in the final term, resulting in two score involvements and back-to-back goals for the Dockers.
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
12:48
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Isaiah Dudley)
13:06
Caleb Serong has recorded four disposals so far in the final term — more than any other player. He was held to just 10 disposals up to three-quarter time. In his last outing against St Kilda, Serong managed only 15 disposals — his lowest tally for the season.
15:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
16:03
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
16:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
18:20
In front of 41,600 fans, the Dockers are storming home, having kicked four consecutive goals. This crowd is the second-largest ever for a clash between these two teams, falling just 152 short of the record.
20:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
21:08
The Dockers’ last four scoring shots have been behinds, and while their current 13-point margin is the largest they've held in this game, they haven’t put it beyond doubt yet.
21:33
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Hugo Garcia)
22:40
The Dockers, dominated in clearances all game, have turned the tables in the final term. They lead the clearances eight to four this quarter. Sean Darcy has contributed two clearances, along with seven hitouts — one to advantage.
24:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
29:23
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
30:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
32:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
32:34
Jordan Clark delivered one of the most impressive individual performances of the game, finishing with 31 disposals, 13 contested possessions, 10 marks, six score involvements, and a goal. His 14 intercept possessions and six intercept marks were both game-highs.