Blog log from R1 of 2026: Geelong vs Fremantle

O’Sullivan rushes a Brayshaw snap from the pocket. (Q1 1:07)
Serong leads Atkins to a ground ball in the pocket and centres, Voss provides the crumb for Bolton who baulks away from Dempsey and goals off the right. (Q1 2:52)
Erasmus roves a Voss contest and fakes Humphries with a handball, then shoots off the left from 35m… just to the left. (Q1 3:52)
Smith shanks a kick for Cameron to mark in front of Chapman in the pocket 20m out for the opener for Geelong after a rebound around outer wing. (Q1 4:32)
Worener gets into trouble trying to run from the HBF and turns it over, Bruhn roves after tackling and shoots on the turn from 45m for a nice finish! (Q1 7:52)
Ah, but a late review shows Chapman got a finger to it off the boot, just a behind. (Q1 8:32)
Amiss roves his own contest at half forward and feeds Serong steaming past, Serong fumbles, regathers and breaks a Jack Henry tackle to slam through the goal from 20m! (Q1 9:52)
Treacy leaps in front of Jack Henry for a contested grab at CHF on a slingshot play, he has Amiss over the back for the quick pass to the square for the goal. (Q1 11:01)
Darcy keeps a ground ball alive for Dudley on the behind line, inboard bounce pass to Erasmus who snaps straight from 10m but Bruhn claims a touch… (Q1 14:07)
The finger ruling goes to Bruhn this time, behind to Erasmus. (Q1 14:52)
Dudley marks a short Young pass and wobbles through a set shot just inside the left post from 45m in front. (Q1 16:32)
Bruhn handballs to grass in the back pocket, Dudley hits the post from 15m. (Q1 18:14)
Two Dockers in position to intercept an inside 50 by Dempsey in defence but Neale bowls them over for a contested grab 30m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q1 19:53)
Stewart’s handball clanger on members wing is swept forward by Freo on the counter at pace, Johnson hits up the lead of Treacy 45m out in front, goal Dockers. (Q1 23:33)
Amiss it was who pressured Stewart to produce that turnover and goal. (Q1 23:58)
Clark receives from Holmes for a left-foot snap from 30m in front for his first for the Cats. (Q1 25:53)
Edwards goes too early in ruck and gives away a free to Jackson 45m out on a slight angle, who steers through the goal. (Q1 27:53)
Brayshaw to Young to Treacy after the next centre contest, Freo dominating out of the centre. Treacy lines up from 45m on a slight angle but shanks OOTF. (Q1 29:18)
Bruhn kicks across half back but O’Driscoll spoils De Koning then roves, swerves inside and tumbles through a lovely goal from 25m! (Q1 31:31)
Bolton curls in his second goal from a stoppage 20m out on a slight angle, Dockers are on FIYAH! (Q1 35:42)
Smith beats Darcy to a ground ball near CHF and gives inside to Mannagh who feints then shoots from 40m for a goal. (Q2 0:41)
McVee runs to CHF but his one-two doesn’t work… ump sees O’Sullivan dropped Switkowski without the footy, free Switta who hooks to the left. (Q2 4:46)
Mannagh catches Wagner HTB at a ball up 45m out on a slight angle and sails through a lovely set shot. (Q2 6:21)
Miers jinks outside CHF and delivers a nice little touch pass to Mannagh 35m out on a slight angle, who boots his third goal. (Q2 8:51)
Dudley roves a Voss contest and snaps over his left shoulder for a nice goal. (Q2 11:18)
Bruhn is stripped at half back after the Cats try to run through too many Dockers, Bolton flips it out to Reid who goals on the trundle from 40m on the flank. (Q2 13:22)
Cameron receives from Jhye Clark and tries to find his left boot in the pocket 30m out, two Dockers run at him to put off his quick snap, just a point. (Q2 14:24)
Martin marks over Jordan Clark just inside CHF but shoots to the left. (Q2 15:22)
Treacy is over the back to mark untouched in the square from a Serong kick to boot his second goal. (Q2 17:18)
Jack Henry is penalised for deliberate rushing on the behind line, Reid nicks the post with the free kick. (Q2 18:56)
Worner holds Jhye Clark without the footy to give away a free 40m out on the flank but Clark tugs the set shot left and OOTF. (Q2 19:52)
CLark marks 45m out and gives off to Guthrie who also blazes OOTF. (Q2 21:39)
Treacy delivers a lovely pass over Stewart in the hole to the pocket for Voss 25m out, who misses near side left. (Q2 23:07)
Treacy bullocks Miers off a ground ball in the pocket but misses the left-foot screwing snap from 20m. (Q2 25:08)
Dangerfield’s first touch of the game is a contested grab and give over the top for Cameron to dribble the goal from 20m. (Q2 26:38)
Cameron marks a Dempsey pass to 40m on the flank in front of Chapman, his J-curve is a work of art. (Q2 28:12)
Holmes gives off to Cameron for a running snap from 50m on a slight angle… stays left. (Q2 31:08)
Wagner catches Jack Henry high 35m out on a slight angle, the older Henry brother steers through the set shot. (Q3 2:02)
Serong rides a tackle after a stoppage near the hotspot and gives to Young who screws through the goal off the left boot. (Q3 4:42)
Cameron hoiks a centring ball from the pocket high over Pearce for Neale to mark falling back at the top of the square, he goals. (Q3 6:57)
Bruhn picks off a short rebound kick by Chapman towards Reid 50m out on the flank. He passes short to Cameron at much the same spot, who hooks to the right. (Q3 9:27)
Martin sends a long, high speculator to a big pack at the hotspot, Neale floats across to mark and goal. Geelong well into the contest now. (Q3 9:27)
Erasmus encroaches to bring Dempsey from outer wing to 40m on a slight angle, but the set shot fades to the left. (Q3 9:27)
Geelong surges from a stoppage on members wing, Cameron handballs to the pocket, Mannagh to the square where Neale volleys home his fourth goal! (Q3 15:37)
Cats back within a kick after scoring six of the last seven majors. (Q3 15:52)
Treacy kicks to the right after marking 50m out on a slight angle, short in fact and doesn’t even score. (Q3 16:52)
Martin dives in front of Walker to mark a Mannagh pass to 45m on a slight angle. This for the lead for the Cats… wide left. (Q3 18:22)
Dudley roves and shoots from 40m on a slight angle but it tumbles and bounces to the right across the face. (Q3 19:21)
Dudley busts through a Guthrie tackle at half forward, stuffs up the goal assist pass but eventually dribbles it through himself from 15m. (Q3 21:57)
Brayshaw roves a ball up near the hotspot and cops a swinging elbow to the moosh by Guthrie to earn a free. His set shot is a peach. (Q3 23:34)
Jhye Clark receives from Smith for a quick snap from 35m on a slight angle that wobbles across the face to the left. (Q3 25:58)
Guthrie gets a HTB free on Dudley on members wing, long ball to the hotspot where Dangerfield marks strongly over Pearce in the pack and goals. (Q3 26:48)
Serong misses off his left from half forward. (Q3 28:45)
Reid misses on the turn from 20m on a slight angle. (Q3 29:37)
Holmes intercepts a dump kick by Erasmus to 50m on the flank but misses near side right. (Q4 0:58)
McDonald rushes a long Holmes snap from CHF. (Q4 1:29)
Treacy handballs wide from the hotspot to Reid in the pocket with Stewart pressuring, Reid shanks narrow to the right. (Q4 1:29)
Erasmus scrubs a grubber after roving at defensive hotspot but it falls nicely for Smith who snaps quickly off the right for an opportunist goal. (Q4 1:29)
Serong speeds away from the next bounce, does a one-two with Reid and scrubs a left-foot kick inside 50, lands in the breadbasket of Voss 40m out on the flank, who misses. (Q4 7:11)
Miers gets a very soft 50m penalty under the stand rule against Brayshaw, he passes to the pocket for Martin 25m out who curls in the go-ahead goal! (Q4 8:37)
Neale is paid a mark 20m out on a slight angle on the end of another long rebound around outer wing, he boots his fifth goal. (Q4 12:31)
Voss marks a Darcy speculator to the pocket over De Koning 25m out. Still plenty of time but this would be handy for Freo… he almost threads it! Just a point. (Q4 13:56)
O’Connor gets back to rush a Voss grubber in the square. (Q4 20:03)
Five minute warning, six points in it. (Q4 20:14)
Neale marks an Atkins pass at true CHF but shoots to the left. Handy point time. (Q4 21:21)
Voss spoils late and gives away 50m to bring De Koning from outer wing to half forward, his kick is to the line where Mannagh roves and misses. (Q4 22:51)
Clark’s short kick in towards Walker is picked off by Mannagh at the hotspot, but he tugs the set shot left. (Q4 23:12)
Cameron also misses a low-percentage blind snap off a step from 35m near the boundary. (Q4 23:12)