Blog log from R3 of 2025: West Coast vs Fremantle

Baker roves a pack deep in defence but handballs straight to O’Driscoll who kicks the first goal of the evening! (Q1 0:35)
Williams’ set shot from 50m on a slight angle curls towards the behind post and falls short, smashed back for Brockman to rove and goal off a step! (Q1 5:17)
Kelly clears from a stoppage in the pocket under a tackle to the corridor for Owies to mark 40m out and goal. (Q1 10:28)
Erasmus kicks to tyhe HFF after the next centre bounce, Murphy Reid draws two for a tough handball, Johnson goals on the run from the hotspot. (Q1 12:48)
O’Driscoll kicks across half back but it turns over after Sharp drops the mark, Ryan roves and skids through the opportunist goal from the pocket. (Q1 13:43)
Murphy Reid snaps into the far right post from 30m on the flank after the Dockers apply frontal pressure. (Q1 15:26)
Archer Reid puts his head over a loose footy to earn a high contact free on Clark 50m out on a slight angle. Kick is short, Graham snaps off a step from 15m into the right post. (Q1 17:05)
Treacy storms through heavy traffic on members wing to win a loose footy and start a handball chain, Bolton reaches the HFF and kicks to the square for Dudley to mark, first goal! (Q1 21:48)
Brayshaw gets the benefit of a 50m penalty on Long for encroachment to bring him from the centre to the hotspot, but he misses a rather easy chance. (Q1 23:57)
McGovern hits grass with a pass at half back, Brockman eventually coughs it up, Dudley receives for a running snap from 30m that goes through as well! (Q1 25:09)
Sharp holds onto a mark 50m out on a slight angle but his kick is caught by a wind in his face and skews to the right. (Q1 27:15)
Bolton roves on the HFF and gives outside to Banfield for a touch pass to the pocket for Voss to mark strongly in front of Cole 20m out… but miss near side left. (Q1 28:14)
Banfield has space in the centre and finds Amiss on his own over the back on a fast break. Amiss shoots from 40m on a slight angle, and doesn’t miss. (Q1 31:04)
Treacy has Amiss over the back on his own 30m out in the corridor after a Harry Edwards handball clanger on outer wing. Nev tugs it way left and OOTF. (Q2 2:36)
Liam Ryan passes to Archer Reid to mark in front of Pearce 30m out on the flank after a rebound around outer wing. His set shot drop punt is across the face to the left. (Q2 4:22)
Voss shows strength to hold his position against McGovern to mark a Serong kick 20m out in the pocket, but he also shoots across the face. (Q2 5:42)
Jackson down to O’Driscoll at a stoppage on the HFF, quick kick marked by Treacy in front of Harry Edwards near the hotspot who converts. (Q2 7:31)
Murphy Reid crumbs a Treacy contest at the hotspot and gives outside to Erasmus who snaps high and wide left off his left boot. (Q2 10:01)
Maric intercepts over Murphy Reid on the HFF and goes short to Cripps 45m out near the boundary. Cripps sails through a perfect drop punt. (Q2 12:47)
Worner’s rushed kick in towards Bolton is picked off by Hunt 45m out on a slight angle, who just misses near side left. (Q2 15:09)
Treacy bodies Harry Edwards off the fall of a Chapman long ball up the flank to 35m, looked in-the-back-ish but paid a mark, he converts. (Q2 20:30)
Brayshaw strips Kelly with a crunching tackle on members wing then receives for a long ball to the pocket for Treacy 15m out just before the HT siren. Straight kick again. (Q2 28:09)
Baker to Kelly out the front of the first bounce of Q3, he reaches CHF and kicks to the square for Jack Williams to outmark Cox for the goal. (Q3 1:15)
Amiss marks on the lead 40m out on the flank but he shoots across the face to the left. (Q3 5:20)
Voss marks a Brayshaw pass just inside 50m on the flank, Docker tall forwards have not been accurate today from range so he sits it up to the square for Jackson to mark and goal. (Q3 7:00)
Murphy Reid marks an O’Driscoll pass 40m out on a slight angle but kicks into Duggan on the mark for no score. (Q3 13:37)
West Coast keep turning the ball over in the centre on rebounds, Owies the latest clanger roved by Banfield, Clark glides to CHF to stroke through the goal. (Q3 15:41)
Kelly roves in the pocket but his drop punt from 15m flies across the face to the left. (Q3 16:39)
Murphy Reid releases Dudley to run around outer wing on a rebound and go to Bolton 50m out near the boundary, who misses near side right. (Q3 17:22)
Harley Reid has the sit on Chapman for a centring ball by Liam Ryan from the HFF to the hotspot, Eagles home crowd goes up as one for the specky! He converts as well. (Q3 21:36)
Frederick marks 50m out on the flank and launches a howitzer that clears the pack on the line, fantastic finish! (Q3 23:44)
Baker roves at half forward and tries a running checkside from 40m, drops in the square for Archer Reid to mark over Cox for his first senior goal. (Q3 25:14)
Bolton mows down Hough trying to run out of defence for a HTB free 30m out on a slight angle, but misses the free. (Q3 28:48)
Jackson beats BJ Williams to intercept on members wing and feeds Murphy Reid for a repeat inside 50 kick to Voss at much the same spot as Bolton’s shot. He kicks truly. (Q3 29:41)
Dewar gets caught in possession on the HBF and is pinged for deliberate OOB, Voss again with the set shot 45m out but it doesn’t score. (Q3 31:32)
Johnson roves 40m out in the corridor and gets slung around the neck by an overworked Maric to earn a free, but misses to the right. (Q4 2:23)
Murphy Reid takes a link mark at half forward and passes to Amiss 40m out for a junk time goal. (Q4 8:50)
Clark’s clanger kick on members wing causes a quick counter, Cripps feeds Hunt for a flying snap from the pocket 25m out that curls in, quality finish! (Q4 11:21)
Amiss curls in a set shot from the pocket 25m out off the left. (Q4 13:41)
Voss marks a Johnson pass 45m out in the corridor in front of Harley Reid but misses to the right. (Q4 18:21)
Dudley gives to Brayshaw who rolls a snap from the top of the square through bodies but into the right post. (Q4 19:14)
Murphy Reid has a snap touched off the boot by BJ Williams. (Q4 20:19)
Cripps threads a set shot from 40m on the boundary to give the long-suffering Eagle fans something to cheer. (Q4 21:53)
Harley Reid shoots of f a few steps from outside CHF, Archer Reid beats Luke Ryan to mark on the behind line and goal. (Q4 25:36)
Harley Reid bursts away from the next centre bounce and lets fly from 55m but hooks it left again. (Q4 27:21)
Freo goes coast to coast from the kick in with Frederick going long over the back for Amiss to waltz into goal. (Q4 27:50)
Frederick drifts across a pack 30m out on the flank to mark just before the final siren but misses everything. (Q4 31:42)