AFL 2026 live scores: Fremantle Dockers hope to lay down early season marker against Geelong Cats
Fremantle got off to a false start last year against Geelong. Can they find some redemption and lay down an early marker to show they are serious contenders this year?
Judd McVee will make his club debut, while the Cats have called on some big reinforcements in Patrick Dangerfield and Jeremy Cameron after their Opening Round flop.
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Jordan Clark what have you done!
From the kick in and Shaun Mannagh just reads it and intercepts 35m out from goal.
Luckily for the Freo defender, he misses to keep Freo alive but we’re down to the last 90 seconds.
5 minutes left
Players out on their feet here. A rushed behind makes it a six-point game.
Shannon Neale has a shot but it fades left to make it seven points. with 3:30 remaining.
Voss misses again
A tight angle and he almost wheels off as it looks good off the boot but it just fades left at the end. He as 0.3 for the day.
He then gives away a holding free against Bailey Smith from on the other end but Fremantle survive the attack.
Neale has five!
Fremantle have kicked just three goals since half time.
Geelong with all the run as they go from defence into attack as Connor O’Sullivan gets involved again.
Neale kicks a fifth and it’s an eight point margin.
GEE 16.10 (106) FRE 14.14 (98)
Brainfade from Brayshaw, Cats lead
He gets pinged for holding the ball and then on a short kick he doesn’t move out of the protecting area.
He gives away 50 and Miers goes early to find an uncontested Jack Martin who snaps and puts Geelong in front for the first time today!
Bailey Smith!
Another forward 50 entry and there’s a mass of bodies in a flooded defence.
The Dockers win the inital contest but there’s no one on the outer ring as he takes a step and snaps to bring the margin back to three points.
Geelong hemming Dockers in
Connor O’Sullivan has three intercept marks already this term as the Dockers lack the dare that gave them their hot start.
Max Holmes has a shot on the run this time but it’s rushed over.
Final quarter underway
Erasmus’ dump kick out of defence finds Max Holmes who sets up from outside 50.
His shot fades right to make ot a nine-point game.
End of Q3 FRE 14.12 (96) GEE 13.8 (86)
Fremantle wasted some opportunities in that quarter and were set for a grandstand finish after the Dockrs looked like they were going to blow Geelong away.
Neale and Cameron have been dangerous for the Cats with seven goals between them.
Luke Jackson has been enormous for the Docker but Sean Darcy has been well below his best.
Geelong’s midfield managed to have periods of dominace in that quarter but to Freo’s credit they have been able to find the ansewrs so far.
Big final quarter.
Dangerfield is on the board
Just his third touch for the day but the ball just floats to him as he takes the contested mark.
He makes no mistake to get it back to eight points with two minutes to go in the third.
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