Garcia catches Worner HTB 30m out on a slight angle after the Bulldogs get the opening centre clearance but misses. (Q1 2:12)
Baker kicks high and aimless off his left beh8ind a stoppage on the HFF, ball wobbles towards the corridor where Croft marks and also misses. (Q1 2:42)
Reid runs inside after a handball from Jackson to the centre for a nice kick to advantage for Treacy to mark over Lobb 40m out in front, but he shoots to the left. (Q1 6:12)
Darcy beats Pearce in a contest at half forward, long bomb towards Naughton who has two Dockers chasing but gets to the ball first for a volley from 15m, first goal Doggies! (Q1 7:53)
Bolton snaps the opener for Fremantle from the pocket after thieving the crumb from a Jackson contest off O’Donnell. (Q1 11:28)
Davidson roves a Naughton contest and snaps off a step from 40m on a slight angle off his left, but it rolls to the right. (Q1 13:12)
Garcia roves at the hotspot and snaps very high off his right, also to the right. (Q1 15:24)
Young releases O’Meara from a stoppage on members wing to run through the centre and spot up Amiss 45m out in front. Nev don’t miss. (Q1 17:08)
Croft juggles a mark over an outpositioned Pearce in the square from a Naughton pass, Bulldogs getting a lot of repeat inside 50s in Q1. He boots his first goal. (Q1 20:08)
Freijah is very lucky not to be pinged for HTB in attack, Liberatore gets a snap off from 45m on the flank but it’s narrow to the left. (Q1 21:54)
Richards hits West with a nice pass across CHF to the fat side for West to mark 40m out on a slight angle, his set shot is rightish but straight enough. (Q1 22:54)
Champan intercepts a dump kick at CHF after a mad scramble inside 50 for Freo, he goes quick and wide for Banfield 45m out on a slight angle. Banfield doesn’t score. (Q1 25:49)
West roves at a stoppage near the Bulldog hotspot and draws a high contact free on Clark for his second goal. (Q1 28:42)
Amiss rolls through his second goal from the pocket after another rebound started by a long Clark speculator from half back, Darcy with the goal assist give. (Q2 5:25)
Banfield centres from the pocket to 20m out in front, Jackson stands in front of Lobb to clunk a strong contested grab and put the Dockers within a kick! (Q2 7:37)
Bolton marks 45m out in front but shoots to the right. (Q2 9:01)
West roves and gives outside to Baker who runs onto his left and hits the post from 20m. (Q2 10:22)
After a Croft link mark on members wing, Naughton marks a Bontempelli pass on the boundary 30m out and misses near side left. (Q2 11:46)
Amiss is paid a mark right on the boundary paint 25m out, he curls in a dead-eyed set shot off the left to give Fremantle the lead! (Q2 13:05)
Kennedy runs away from a stoppage on members wing but blazes to the left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 16:32)
Fremantle get a tsunami going from half back, Switkowski feeds Reid who scoots away from Garcia to bounce through a sensational goal from 45m! (Q2 17:26)
Slightly dubious whether Reid ran too far before snapping with Garcia hot on his collar, but that’s the sort of dynamic play that deserves a teensy bit of leniency. (Q2 18:09)
Switkowski rides a challenge on members wing to deliver a nice pass to Bolton just inside 50m on a slight angle. Bolton, who has had a lively start, thumps through the goal! (Q2 19:46)
Darcy gives away a free to Pearce on members wing defending a dump kick, long Serong ball back to the pocket which Voss roves to run into the open goal! (Q2 23:51)
Serong jets away from the next bounce and lasers a pass to the right nipple of Voss 35m out in front, O’Donnell left in his wake. But he shanks the set shot to the right. (Q2 25:33)
Voss marks a nice pass over Lobb to 50m on a slight angle, he puts his foot through this one in no uncertain terms for another quality finish! (Q2 27:59)
Good kicking is good football and, notwithstanding that recent Voss miss, the Dockers are piling on scores in their hot streak where the Dogs didn’t. (Q2 28:54)
Worner kicks to Treacy who marks in front of Lobb 30m out on the flank and steers through the first goal of Q3 to continue the stream of goals from Q2. (Q3 1:46)
Worner had received from Brayshaw running up from defence on a slow play, with Naughton well behind on the chase. (Q3 2:16)
Lobb gets a coast to coast rebound going via English but Bontempelli has no one to kick it inside 50, he has to try his luck from 60m with Bolton closing… bounces left. (Q3 8:15)
Freijah receives on the outside from Richards and sails through a snap from the flank 40m out to give the Dogs some hope. (Q3 11:11)
English drops an intercept mark on members wing, Darcy roves and starts a scoring chain, Frederick baulks past McNeil and goals on the run from 35m on a slight angle! (Q3 14:17)
Crumb rolls down the flank from a stoppage in the Fremantle forward pocket, Erasmus is somehow ten yards clear to rove and checkside another one! Dockers almost home! (Q3 16:17)
Freo Freo Freo, shouts the small but lively thicket of purple haze freaks at Docklands. (Q3 18:14)
McNeil misses a target by foot from the HFF by fully 20m but the crumb sits up in the pocket for Arthur Jones to rove, baulk around Worner and snap a huge goal from 20m! (Q3 19:12)
Fremantle are pushing for the knock out punch, Dogs are swaying like a heavyweight fighter just waiting for the bell. (Q3 21:54)
Bolton and then Ryan just barely evade tackles on a switch across half back but the Dockers have the outnumber up forward, Amiss marks over Lobb in the pocket 20m out, poster! (Q3 23:42)
Freijah centres from the HFF to Bontempelli who stands up to wear Wagner contact for a contested mark 40m out on a slight angle. Captain’s goal needed… the Bont delivers. (Q3 25:12)
Darcy marks over Pearce on the HFF and goes quickly to the pocket for West 30m out, he misses near side right so badly it goes OOTF. (Q3 28:01)
From the resultant rebound around members wing, Voss roves on the HFF and has multiple teammates forward for a handball but goes himself from 40m on a slight angle… skids home! (Q3 28:42)
Dale roves a Brayshaw inside 50 kick on the HBF and bounces off a Voss challenge but immediately gets claimed by Switkowski to concede a HTB free 45m out. Switta hits the post. (Q3 30:13)
The Dockers handball with fantastic skill through heavy traffic on outer wing to set up a Switkowski pass to Voss 40m out in front, Williams outpositioned. Voss goals! (Q4 3:07)
That was emphatic, that play. Feels like the Bulldogs have nothing left in the tank. (Q4 3:17)
Voss bowls over Johannisen on members wing boundary like he’s a seven-year-old at the park to keep a rebound going, Treacy drops a mark 15m out but has time to goal, Freo home! (Q4 5:07)
Bontempelli snaps a trademark goal off his left from 35m on a slight angle to nominally keep the Bullies in it, though he doesn’t have many mates today. (Q4 6:52)
Serong comes in low and hot for a crumb in the back pocket but ends up bumping Croft in the head, ump pays the free which he misses from 15m. (Q4 10:04)
Dale intercepts at half forward, not long enough for a mark so he quickly gives wide to Baker who hoofs through a goal off his left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 14:03)
Freijah kicks long to CHF from half back to try to set up a slingshot play, Baker involved, eventually Croft marks over Erasmus and goals from near the hotspot. A pulse! (Q4 18:53)
8:32 left and 25 points the difference, not quite Leigh Matthews territory yet but the Dogs have started the comeback and have to keep up a fearsome pace to pinch this one. (Q4 19:23)
Davidson passes for Liberatore in the centre but he can’t mark and Switkowski roves to start the counter through Reid, Frederick is over the back to run into the open goal! (Q4 20:58)
Arthur Jones takes a contested mark in front of Banfield 30m out on the flank and delivers a nice drop punt for his second goal. (Q4 22:20)
6:50 to go now, the Dogs can’t cough up another one on the counter even if they do keep scoring up their end. (Q4 22:53)
English looks sheepish after the ump pays a 50m penalty for a very late tackle on Jackson after a mark in the centre, mark set at the hotspot but LJax shanks to the left. (Q4 24:08)
The Dogs have to go quick and chaotic, they manage to get through traffic on outer wing with Naughton marking West’s pass in the pocket 20m out and playing on for the goal! (Q4 25:08)
Darcy with another crucial link mark in that scoring chain. (Q4 25:18)
5:16 at the next bounce, four kicks in it. (Q4 26:10)
Reid roves and shoots from 40m in front, ball flies to the right and over Bolton who couldn’t reach it on the behind line. (Q4 26:25)
Darcy smothers Liberatore on the HFF, Young roves and feeds Reid who hits the post from 35m. (Q4 27:23)
Dale streaks away from Serong on outer side with two bounces and goes long and hard to Darcy who juggles a mark over Pearce 40m out on a slight angle, rushes and misses the shot. (Q4 28:16)
3:23 to go, still four kicks in it. That was the last chance you’d think, unless Nasiah comes from the clouds. (Q4 28:16)
Dale intercepts in the centre to start a counter, Croft can’t mark but Freijah receives from Baker and goals from 20m, Dogs still in it! (Q4 29:27)
After Fremantle kicked eight in a row, the Dogs have stormed back with six of the last seven goals. (Q4 29:27)
2:38 and three kicks in it. (Q4 30:27)
English tumbles a volley to CHF but Clark roves and bombs to outer wing, Frederick takes a big link mark, Jackson is in the square for the official sealing goal! (Q4 30:55)
Not quite the insanity of the St Kilda game against Melbourne, but this has been a very exciting finish that will end with the right result. (Q4 31:24)
Frederick passes to Amiss to mark over O’Donnell near the boundary 40m out after another Serong centre clearance. Kick is short for no score. (Q4 32:24)
Freijah marks on the HFF, plays on as there are only seconds left and bangs through a high-quality snap from 40m. (Q4 33:24)
Fyfe forces a cough up handball by Liberatore at the next bounce, Frederick misses on the run from half forward. (Q4 34:38)
