Blog log from R2 of 2026: Fremantle vs Melbourne

Brayshaw kicks the first goal of the evening. (Q1 5:21)
Brayshaw marks at true CHF and tries a pass that doesn’t work. (Q1 6:02)
Langdon marks 40m out on the flank and sends a lovely drop punt through for Melbourne’s opener. (Q1 8:32)
Johnson snaps his first goal from 55m in front after McDonald is pinged for last disposal on the HFF for Freo. (Q1 11:27)
Reid receives in a pack 25m out on a slight angle and tumbles through his first goal. (Q1 12:27)
Jiath is perhaps unlucky to be pinged for high contact as Voss tries to fend him off in the pocket 25m out, both went high on replay. Voss converts. (Q1 15:07)
Clark receives on the outside at half forward and passes to the short lead of Treacy to 40m on a slight angle, who kicks straight as well. (Q1 17:03)
Holding free on Lever to Amiss on members wing plus a 50m penalty against Tholstrup for contact off the ball on his taggee Serong, but the set shot misses from 30m. (Q1 19:40)
Ryan spoils majestically on outer wing to force another turnover in midfield, O’Driscoll gives to Bolton who was flat-footed but has time to get to CHF and steady for a snap goal. (Q1 21:40)
Scerri kicks very long from 60m out on a slight angle, empty goalface but it bounces to the right. (Q1 22:45)
Fritsch marks in front of Ryan in the pocket and quickly centres for Rivers 40m out in front, who raps the front of the right goalpost. (Q1 23:37)
Jackson receives from Switkowski and snaps across the face on the bounce from 35m. (Q1 26:10)
Johnson misses another snap from the HFF, Melbourne can’t rebound at all. (Q1 26:33)
Treacy storms onto a pack mark in front of Howes near the hotspot, he converts. (Q1 27:27)
Reid passes to Dudley 45m out in the corridor who sprays left and OOTF. (Q1 29:48)
Sharp snaps a long-range goal from the edge of the centre square to give Melbourne some hope after a terrible first quarter. (Q2 5:27)
Steele intercepts Ryan’s pressured dump kick just inside 50m on a slight angle, he misses to the left. (Q2 9:04)
van Rooyen passes to Mihocek near the behind line after both sides fail to secure the footy on the ground. Milo gets the chocolates. (Q2 11:08)
After Treacy ragdolls Howes on outer wing, Jackson flies over Petty to mark 40m out near the boundary and just miss narrow to the right. (Q2 15:14)
After Jiath’s diagonal rebound kick to the centre turns over, O’Driscoll misses a quick snap from 35m on the flank. (Q2 17:19)
Fritsch leaps in front of Chapman to mark a Culley pass from members wing to 40m on a slight angle, his set shot is a peach. (Q2 18:13)
Darcy dribbles a behind from a ball up near the hotspot. (Q2 20:15)
Pearce is unlucky not to be paid an intercept mark on the HBF, Langdon roves and waddles around the boundary to 40m and shoots across the face to the right. (Q2 21:58)
Kysaiah Pickett hits the crumb from a Gawn contest in the pocket, jinks out of a Jackson tackle and snaps a sensational goal from 15m! (Q2 21:58)
Petty’s clanger handball under pressure in the back pocket to the top of the square is turned over to allow Switkowski to accept a gift goal. (Q2 26:44)
Langford misses from a stoppage deep in attack. (Q2 28:12)
Fremantle whip the ball upfield from the kick in from Ryan, Treacy gets the front-on contact free on Howes near the hotspot and kicks straight. (Q2 29:09)
Reid goals on the run from 40m on a slight angle to kick off second half scoring. (Q3 0:51)
Dudley is the next Docker to goal on the run from long range, Freo’s rebounds are irresistible. (Q3 0:51)
Treacy kicks long from CHF to the behind post for Voss to mark behind Lever but miss with a checkside. (Q3 7:07)
Sparrow rolls a behind from a stoppage 30m out. (Q3 10:18)
Bolton bounces twice around outer wing and lets fly from 55m on the flank, Dudley raises his arms running back to the square as he watches it sail through! (Q3 12:00)
Treacy leaps on the back of Petty to clunk a long Chapman kick from outer wing to the hotspot, yet another flowing rebound. He boots goal number four. Procession in Q3. (Q3 13:03)
Mihocek’s grubber on the turn from 25m on a slight angle is narrow to the right. (Q3 17:01)
Sparrow stops the rot with a rare Melbourne snap goal. (Q3 19:58)
Serong has had a quiet night under Tholstrup’s tag but he roves and goals from the hotspot in traffic. (Q3 23:50)
Dudley snaps another one from near the hotspot, to make it ten goals the difference. (Q3 28:01)
Jackson hoofs the next centre clearance kick through CHF, Dudley weaves through to crumb and checkside another one. And the court of King Caractacus was just passing by… (Q3 29:16)
Treacy marks a Bolton kick on the behind line but misses everything. (Q4 0:37)
Voss misses from the pocket off a step. (Q4 1:09)
Sharp is at the foot of a Fritsch contest and snaps the goal off the left from the hotspot. (Q4 2:07)
Chandler gets some more junk from long range. (Q4 2:54)
van Rooyen marks on a hard lead in front of McDonald 50m out on a slight angle, kick short, crumb falls for Gawn who misses. (Q4 7:15)
Fritsch marks in the pocket 25m out, big late spoil by Worner but no penalty, Fritta misses. (Q4 8:09)
Scerri bounces down members wing, gives to Voss on the HFF who centres to Brayshaw 40m out in front. AB shanks to the right and OOTF. (Q4 8:09)
Langdon intercept McVee’s rebound kick on members side and gives to Fritsch for the goal from 40m. (Q4 13:05)
Fritsch marks a Salem pass 50m out on a slight angle but sprays it left and OOTF. (Q4 15:38)
Jackson leaps over van Rooyen to mark a McVee inside 50 pass to 30m on a slight angle for some cherries. (Q4 17:10)
Jiath has had a stinker and gets pinged for running too far at defensive hotspot, Switkowski was the one who forced it through pressure and gets the free, he misses. (Q4 20:08)
Chandler bounces a snap from CHF to the right. (Q4 22:39)
Kysaiah Pickett marks 45m out on a slight angle and misses near side right. (Q4 24:14)
Langdon marks a Fritsch pass near the goalsquare for some smelly junk. (Q4 26:09)
Petty kicks OOTF in the back pocket, Treacy gets the footy to shoot for his fifth goal and just misses near side left. (Q4 28:22)