Blog log from R7 of 2024: Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs
Voss roves a Banfield kick to a pack 40m out that he contested, he gives to Jackson who snaps the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:58)
Vandermeer roves a Lobb contest near the hotspot but snaps wide right. (Q1 3:05)
Emmett sets up Walters to turn and shoot from 40m on the flank after a chain from members wing but Sonny shoots narrow to the right. (Q1 11:50)
Two Dockers slip over chasing a loose ball at half back, West keeps his to rove and get caught high, he gives off to Bontempelli who misses from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 14:20)
Young bounces through a goal from a throw in to the hotspot. (Q1 15:09)
Fyfe feeds Banfield who hits the post off the left from the pocket 25m out. (Q1 17:05)
Dale bursts through the centre on a turnover caused by Gallagher to find West over the back to stroll into the open goal. (Q1 20:01)
Banfield marks a short Johnson pass 30m out on the flank, he plays on as it was rather short but curls it through anyway. (Q1 22:00)
Fyfe to Darcy for the next centre clearance, Jackson leaps in front of Jones to clunk the mark 35m out on a slight angle. Dogga misses left. (Q1 23:31)
Naughton is perhaps unlucky to not be paid a mark over Pearce near the hotspot but he gathers and rolls through the goal anyway. (Q1 24:28)
Darcy is pinged for encroachment on outer wing to bring English to 35m on a slight angle. Big Chilli converts coolly. (Q1 26:32)
Dale handballs straight to Walters in the centre to cause a counter, Brayshaw hits the lead of Fyfe 40m out in front who misses to the right. (Q1 28:02)
Aish kicks long to the hotspot where Treacy marks just before the QT siren and kicks truly. (Q1 33:03)
Chapman spoils Lobb in the pocket but gets caught HTB by Treloar, kick lands on the behind line for no direct score. (Q2 5:11)
After the ball up, Darcy dumps a kick straight up the corridor where Dale marks on his own 45m out and sails the set shot over his head for the goal. (Q2 5:55)
Naughton feeds Darcy for the go-ahead goal from 40m after Richards feeds Macrae for the chaos ball. (Q2 7:55)
Simpson baulks clear on the HFF between two Dogs and gives forward to Brayshaw who snaps narrow from 35m. (Q2 12:11)
Fyfe runs across half forward and decides to give off this time, good decision as Frederick snaps the goal from 35m to restore Fremantle’s lead. (Q2 12:53)
Vandermeer skids through another lead-changing goal from near CHF after the next bounce! (Q2 14:08)
Bramble slips to allow Walters to mark Jackson’s centre clearance kick at half forward, he also chooses to pass and finds Voss 40m out on a slight angle. First-gamer, first goal. (Q2 15:23)
Jackson bounces passes to Frederick at half forward on a fast break, he goes over Khamis to Treacy leading back to 20m in the corridor for another one. (Q2 18:08)
Dale marks a short Naughton pass over Pearce 40m out near the boundary, his set shot fades right to left and in for his second goal. (Q2 22:07)
Johannisen misses a snap from half forward after a turnover. (Q2 25:22)
Voss marks on the HFF and hits the square, Jackson flies but misses the ball, Sharp tries a volley of the crumb but misses. (Q2 27:12)
Young sends a long speculator up the corridor to the top of the square where Jackson has two on him but draws a holding free on O’Donnell for his second goal. (Q3 1:37)
Bontempelli strips Fyfe but then Serong catches him HTB after the next bounce, Brayshaw misses from CHF. (Q3 3:25)
Treloar just misses a high snap from half forward. (Q3 5:08)
Macrae feeds Treloar at a throw in to the pocket 20m out, snap across the body off the left stays left. (Q3 6:36)
Macrae passes short to English 40m out on the flank who also shoots to the left. (Q3 8:00)
Ryan touches through a Bontempelli snap from a pack 20m out. (Q3 9:09)
Bramble baulks on outer wing on a fast rebound started by Jones and goes to Sam Darcy who marks over Chapman 30m out on a slight angle and converts to level the scores. (Q3 10:55)
Simpson to Voss on outer wing, long ball to a four-man pack at the top of the square, Treacy wins the jostle to mark and goal. (Q3 13:09)
Brayshaw gets a high contact free on Richards near CHF, he gives off to Clark who misses left. (Q3 15:10)
Lobb gets a ruck free on outer wing for a hold by Jackson, crowd hoots as he kicks long to the flank 30m out where Sam Darcy marks and misses near side right. (Q3 17:39)
Fyfe finally snaps a goal from the hotspot after roving Khamis’ drop of Brayshaw’s kick! His legs are not just good for balance, as it has seemed at times tonight. (Q3 20:05)
Serong roves a stoppage on the HFF and feeds Johnson who baulks clear and misses from 45m. (Q3 21:39)
Jones spoils on the HBF to start a rebound, Bontempelli beats Young to mark a long ball from the HFF to the square but misses an easy one! Oh dear! (Q3 25:10)
West gives to Garcia who hits the post from the pocket 20m out. (Q3 26:17)
Treloar shanks for no score from half forward, Dogs spraying it like a dog at a park. (Q3 28:39)
The Bulldogs keep getting repeat inside 50s, Sam Darcy marks 20m out on the flank just before the 3QT siren and finally gets a shot on target. (Q3 29:26)
Frederick marks an Aish pass just before Bontempelli arrives 40m out on a slight angle. His set shot is a peach. (Q4 2:16)
Bontempelli wins a holding free on Brayshaw after the next bounce, he feeds Richards to pass to English who had run from the centre to 40m… for another miss. (Q4 4:27)
Bontempelli taps to Naughton in the pocket who celebrates after snapping from 15m but the umps aren’t so sure… review shows there was no stooging, a genuine goal. (Q4 7:57)
Walters misses Jackson with a kick to the square from the pocket, Johannisen mops up but Jackson’s chase forces a kick OOTF. Free to Jackson 20m out… a miss. (Q4 12:18)
Treacy takes a contested link mark on outer wing to feed Simpson, who runs through the centre and kicks over Khamis to Voss 40m out on a slight angle. Voss misses as well. (Q4 13:57)
Simpson gathers a Sharp bounce pass on outer wing, delivers a right-foot step and passes short to Banfield 45m out on a slight angle, who kicks a huge goal! (Q4 21:59)
Three minutes left and the Dogs are in this, but two kicks the difference is probably enough by now. (Q4 25:20)
Banfield marks a dump kick by Macrae to the HFF, settles himself and kicks the official sealing goal. (Q4 26:45)
Frederick passes short to Walters 40m out on a slight angle for a garbage time goal. (Q4 28:45)