Anderson sprints away from the first centre bounce but shoots to the right from CHF. (Q1 0:12)
Farrar beats Pearce in a ground battle at half forward and feeds Long who tries a grubber from 50m on a slight angle but it rolls to the left. (Q1 4:13)
Dudley roves Serong’s dropped mark on the wing and gives back to Serong who passes to Voss 25m out on a slight angle for the first goal of the night, he celebrates a World Cup! (Q1 6:29)
Long is favoured by a sack of a reverse torp inside 50 by Weller under Frederick pressure, he marks in front of Ryan 40m out in the corridor and converts. (Q1 12:13)
Rowell’s first kick is long from behind the centre to grass near CHF for King and Cox to chase back, neither can get a handle on it and eventually King soccers to the right. (Q1 17:13)
Reid receives outside a stoppage on outer wing and places a lovely inside pass on the chest of Amiss 40m out on the flank, who kicks across the face to the left for a point. (Q1 20:11)
Reid takes a link mark on members wing and passes to the boundary for Bolton 40m out. Shai tries a long-range screwing set shot… shanks for no score. (Q1 21:58)
A couple of poor rebound kicks by the Suns, Andrew and then Budarick, result in a Brayshaw mark 45m out on a slight angle but he doesn’t score either. (Q1 23:33)
Big rains the last couple of days in Perth, and has started again nearing QT. (Q1 24:47)
Clark bombs long from the centre on a slingshot play, Collins’ spoil falls perfectly for Frederick whose grubber skews off the boot from 20m for a point! (Q1 28:02)
Ball is now greasy, but that was a very gettable snap at this level. (Q1 28:28)
King draws an arm chop free against Pearce 45m out in the corridor going for a long Fiorini kick, but the crowd cheers his inaccuracy as it swerves right. (Q1 30:11)
Humphrey snaps high off his left from a pack at the hotspot for the first goal of Q2. (Q2 2:15)
Voss roves his contest to Treacy’s kick with Uwland on members wing and feeds Frederick for a pass to Amiss in the pocket 30m out, who curls in a perfect set shot! (Q2 4:07)
All three Fremantle tall forwards combining in that chain, despite the wet conditions. Danger signs for the Suns. (Q2 4:30)
Reid gives outside to Erasmus who has a ping off a few steps from 50m on a slight angle… that one sails through as well, Dockers hit the front! (Q2 5:30)
Weller bounces up the outer wing after the next centre bounce and bombs long to the square where Humphrey beats Worner to mark on his chest and play on into goal, GC hits back! (Q2 6:53)
King flies in a six-man pack near the hotspot but the ball clears them all and skids over the back for Budarick to soccer the goal! (Q2 9:41)
Darcy kicks from the next bounce towards the hotspot where Voss leaps in front of Treacy to mark on the chest and kick truly. (Q2 11:15)
Uwland is a touch late to spoil Reid 40m out on a slight angle, contact was not high but worthy of a free kick. Reid kicks straight, Freo regains the lead. (Q2 18:24)
Ryan’s dump kick from back pocket doesn’t travel far, from the resultant scramble o’Driscoll is pinged for HTB under a Davies tackle 35m out, his goal puts the Suns back in front! (Q2 25:26)
Read halves a contest against two from a King speculator to half forward, Farrar handballs to the square for Fiorini to volley home! (Q2 27:53)
Ball over both rucks from a throw-in from the pocket for Humphrey to storm onto and snap the goal from the hotspot! (Q2 31:16)
Rowell just misses to the left from 30m on a slight angle. (Q2 33:48)
King provides a crumb 40m out, O’Meara goes to ground to allow Budarick to rove and waltz into the open goal! (Q2 35:16)
That was the sort of red time score that busts a game open. (Q2 36:02)
Treacy gets a shot after the HT siren from just outside 50m on the flank, his torpedo wobbles and falls well short for no score. (Half Time)
Frederick provides a crumb for Treacy who snaps across the body off the right from the hotspot for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:35)
Long curls through the quick replying goal off the left after receiving from Farrar’s crumb. (Q3 3:10)
Andrew gets back just in time to touch through a bouncing snap by Jackson from the HFF. (Q3 6:49)
Reid misses a long snap narrow to the left. (Q3 7:47)
Read is penalised for late contact on Serong after kicking inside 50, Voss takes the free 45m out on a slight angle but shanks it right and OOTF. (Q3 12:34)
Long doesn’t score with a set shot from 25m in the pocket. (Q3 15:28)
King gets rid of Cox with early body work to mark a high speculator by Jeffrey on his chest 30m out on a slight angle, but he misses near side right. (Q3 16:26)
Anderson receives from Noble for a bounce and run through the centre to CHF and long snap… but Ryan just touches it on the line for a point. (Q3 20:41)
Brayshaw marks on the point of centre square, looks then plays on inside Anderson on the mark then passes short to Dudley at the hotspot. Dudley… is deadly. (Q3 22:19)
Dudley marks behind Noble 45m out on a slight angle, this one closer to his range from the set shot… but Isaiah dobs it! (Q3 25:45)
Powell bounces through the centre twice then passes to Humphrey 45m out in front, who misses to the left. (Q3 27:26)
Humphrey centres from the HFF, off hands of Banfield over the back to the pocket where Farrar roves and threads a fabulous snap off the right from 20m! (Q4 0:39)
Bolton evades Andrew’s lunge after roving deep in the pocket and running to the square for a big goal! (Q4 3:01)
Bolton catches Anderson HTB in the pocket 30m out but misses narrow to the right with a drop punt. (Q4 6:36)
Uwland wins a contest with Voss on outer wing but a minute later Voss keeps his feet after contesting in the pocket and mops up to ram through the goal from 15m! (Q4 11:40)
The Suns have form with coughing up games they should have put away with late surges. Wobble time. (Q4 12:12)
End to end stuff with the volume at eleven in Perth, but it’s Freo who gets the mark inside 50 with Frederick passing to Treacy near the hotspot, goal, point the difference! (Q4 17:55)
7:24 to go and we have seen this story many times over the years, the Suns need to overcome 15 years of history to hold on here. (Q4 18:30)
Scores level with five minutes to go after a few rushed behinds to Fremantle, who are pumping purple. (Q4 22:08)
Chapman stops Humphrey at one end, Clark to Voss on outer wing, long ball to the top of the square where Jackson leaps over Andrew for a huge pack mark and goal! (Q4 23:34)
Dockers into the lead with 3:21 to play, Gold Coast are staring at another late heartbreak. (Q4 24:13)
Uwland intercepts on members wing and plays on inside for a long speculator to the hotspot where Andrew marks in front of the pack! Mac kicks truly, scores level again, 1:12 to go! (Q4 28:06)
Davies to Rowell for the clearance, Swallow earns a holding free on Cox 45m out on the flank, the old stager with a shot to get the Suns in front! (Q4 29:27)
That free was 100% there. (Q4 29:27)
Swallow roosts through the goal just clearing fingertips on the liner, the Suns get around the foundation man! (Q4 30:11)
Might have been touched on the mark but wasn’t on the line, review will be interesting… (Q4 30:41)
Nine seconds left, review is going… (Q4 30:56)
Review shows that Erasmus did indeed get a finger or two to it, not a goal but that point gives GC the lead, nine seconds on the kick in… (Q4 31:48)
Ryan bombs up the corridor, no mark, Serong roves and scrubs a kick nowhere, siren goes, Gold Coast wins its first final by Swallow, suck on that! (Final Siren)
