FOLLOW LIVE: Fremantle Dockers travel to GMHBA Stadium to face Geelong Cats
Geelong will look to consolidate their position in the top eight when they host Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
The Cats (9-1-8) are firmly on track to secure a spot in September, while the Dockers have lost six of their past seven games and their finals hopes dashed.
Fremantle re-gain James Aish, who replaces Matthew Johnson (managed), while Gary Rohan returns for the reigning premiers.
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Fremantle have stunned reigning premier Geelong and shown they don’t fear GMHBA Stadium with a brilliant seven-point victory on Saturday afternoon.
The Dockers have been under intense pressure following a dramatic fall down the ladder ut won 10.11 (71) to 9.10 (64).
Players who have been under the spotlight this year stood up. Alex Pearce has been questioned as the captain but he dominated Tom Hawkins.
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IN THREE WORDS...
Alex Pearce: Real captain’s game. 💪
Michael Frederick: THAT goal. Unbelievable. 😮
Luke Ryan: MASSIVE defensive effort. 🙌
How would you describe that EPIC win in three words, Dockers fans?
FULL TIME: FREO WIN!
An undermanned Fremantle have caused one of the upsets of the year against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium by seven points.
SUBBED OFF
Neil Erasmus has been subbed off due to an injury, replaced by second-gamer Ethan Stanley.
What is happening?
He only needed one step and Lachie Schultz snaps around the body.
The Dockers are back in front!
FREDDY!
What a finish from Michael Frederick!
The forward nails one from the boundary with Tom Stewart breathing down his neck.
The toughest of angles and he does. not. miss.
UNBELIVEABLE!
HUGE goal
The Dockers get one back.
A strange decision by Tom Stewart kicking out of defence and it’s cut off by Corey Wagner.
The journeyman lowers the eyes and hits Lachie Schultz on the chest. A big goal.
This game is being set up for an epic finish.
Back-to-back majors to the Cats
Brad Close gets the Cats’ second for the quarter in the opening couple of minutes.
The pressure is back on Fremantle to respond.
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