Fremantle’s season goes on the line as they look to respond to their finals flop and get their Flagmantle dream back on track as they welcome Geelong for the first semifinal.
The Dockers have made two changes from their loss to Hawthorn, with Judd McVee and Corey Wagner returning and will be desperate to avoid becoming the second straight minor premiers to go out in straight sets.
The spotlight is on Fremantle’s forward trio to respond after not firing a shot against the Hawks, while the Cats have their own concerns with an out-of-sorts Jeremy Cameron who has not scored in over a month.
Another sellout crowd is expectant, and the atmosphere should be electric with the first ball up set for 6.10pm.
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Early Analysis
Fremantle booked their spot in a preliminary final after a famous 14-point victory over Geelong. See how we summed up each Docker in three words and have your say!
Full Time Fremantle 18.12 (120) Geelong 16.10 (106)
Fremantle are throught to the preliminery final after surviving a gallant Geelong side in a one of the best finals you will see.
Sam Switkowski is teary eyed as he gets one more game in his career can he get a fairytale finish.
Luke Jackson was ridiculous 35 hit outs, 25 disposals, eight clearances and two goals.
One of the all time finals performances.
Bolton also had 26 and two while Hayden Young played his best game for some time.\
For the Cats Oli Henry had five goals from 20 touches while Bailey Smith had a game high 29 touches and five clearnces.
VOSSSSSS SEALS THE GAME
Huge cetnre clearance win to and Bolton takes a mark at half forward.
Voss is out alone and wins a free for front on contact and kicks his foruth to send the Dockers through to the prelim!
Stewart with a late goal and it’s WHARFIE TIMEEEE
Cameron finds Stewart in space and he converts from 40m.
Eight point lead with 1:15 left and it’s Wharfie Time the crowd is going nuts!
Time running out
We’re down to three minutes and the Freo chants are breaking out across the stadium.
Geelong just can’t find a way through.
Neale makes it two in a minute
Hold on here the Cats are still alive as neale gets a free as Alex Pearce jsut inpededs his run.
From 40m out he kicks a huge goal to make it two in a minute and the margin is back to 12 points.
FRE 17.10 (112) GEE 15.10 (100)
Serong with the sealer?
Rushed kick out of Cats defence and Serong takes the mark on 50 despite incoming pressure.
Takes the full 30 seconds and then launches from 50 and that might just about do it.
Cats need five goals in eight minutes.
Mannagh gives them one with a nice snap.
FRE 17.10 (112) GEE 14.10 (94)
Henry has five
McVee drops the intercept mark and it slips out the back as Henry snaps his fifth to give the Cats a pulse.
Still 10 minutes left but they need another four goals.
FRE 16.9 (105) GEE 13.10 (88)
Massive crowd
59,725 in the house. It’s biggest then their crowd last week which means it’s a new record hom crowd for the Dockers
Freddy with the first
Big win on the wing from Matthew Johnson and Frederick has seperation from his man to take a mark in the pocket.
Round the corner he makes no mistake and it’s a 24 point margin.
Massive ask for Geelong now
FRE 16.8 (104) GEE 12.8 (80)
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