AFL: Fremantle are chasing a sixth straight win as they host a Carlton side under massive pressure on and off the field in their showpiece Len Hall Tribute game.
The Dockers are unchanged from last week’s crushing western derby victory, while they will take on a familiar face as ex-Docker Liam Reidy leads the ruck duties for the Blues.
Carlton have a late out chossing to manage Ollie Hollands after a tough week for the entire Hollands family.
Fremantle are heavy favourites and you’d expect Carlton will need something special to cause an upset though they do possess a strong record at Optus Stadium.
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Make that two
Loose ball in the middle bounces away from the Blues and Fremantle swoop through and have numbers everywhere.
Shai Bolton runs into 50 unchallenged and kicks his second goal within a few minutes.
Bolton with a final quarter dagger
Mason Cox spills an uncontested mark but Carlton can’t clean up the loose ball and Shai Bolton snaps his first to take the margin past 20 points.
End of Q3 FRE 11.7 (73) CAR 8.7 (55)
A strong finish to that quarter for the Dockers as they head into the final break with a three goal lead.
Jye Amiss was great that quarter for his work up the ground laying several strong tackles, while Sharp popped up with hit two goals.
Luke Jackson hasn’t been quite as dominant as the opening quarters doing all the ruck work.
Andrew Brayshaw has 21 touches to lead the way for Fremantle while Walsh still leads all comers with 23.
Sharp with the deadeye
Dudley hits him in the pocket and this is a far tougher angle just inside the boundary,
But he he nails the finish to get the margin out to three goals.
Blues coming unstuck
There ball use has let them down over the last few minutes missing kicks under no pressure or dropping marks.
Fremantle is controlling the territory; they just need to start converting their chances.
Sharp has a goal on return
Hayden Young in the pocket has terrific vision to see Sharp leading into space and drills the kick on his right foot.
From 30m out on a slight angle Sharp gets a goal in his first game since June.
Ashton Moir with a tidy finish
Good pressure again from the Blues to force the turnover at half forward and the kick to Moir is perfect to outmark Pearce.
On the 45 it works back late to swing through to bring the defecit under a goal.
Freddy hits back
Brayshaw with a lovely spin to get out of trouble allowing the Dockers to burs out the middle to Switkowski who handballs to Bolton who lowers the eyes to kick to an uncontested Frederick.
The snap is true to restore the two-goal buffer.
Fremantle under pressure
They’re lacking comosure so far with some poor kicks turning the ball over in dangerous areas.
Carlton are still taking it on and going quick by hand to tyr and open up the Dockers’ defence.
McGovern takes a mark inside 50 and converts and the margin is back to six points.
We’re back underway
Reidy with a rare win over Jackson, but the kick forward is intercepted by Jordan Clark.
The Dockers go inside 50 and the Blues are done for deliberate out of bounds but Luke Jackson’s snap misses.
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