Brodie is pinged for getting into the back of Cunnington tackling at a stoppage 40m out on a slight angle. Cunners hangs the free kick right. (Q1 2:46)
Larkey marks on the end of a coast to coast rebound around outer wing started by Ziebell. Larkey’s drop punt splits the middle from a tight angle for the opening goal. (Q1 7:16)
Schultz passes to Frederick 40m out near the boundary whose screwing set shot is narrow. (Q1 9:39)
Frederick marks at half forward and feeds O’Meara flashing past but the snap flies wide from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 12:05)
Goater gathers an aimless rebound kick by Pearce and goes short to Powell 45m out on a slight angle. Powell hoofs through an impressive finish. (Q1 14:16)
Simpkin plays on to advantage from outside CHF because he has Stephenson running behind the Freo defence and into the open goal! (Q1 17:28)
After Turner forces a turnover in midfield, Curtis volleys the crumb from a Larkey contest over his head and just long enough for Larkey to claim the mark 30m out, he goals again! (Q1 19:11)
Switkowski roves a Darcy contest and baulks his way to CHF, empty goalsquare to aim at and he bounces it through for Freo’s first goal. (Q1 27:18)
Taylor roves deep in defence but dithers for a split second and is claimed HTB by Fredericks, who goals from 20m. (Q1 30:16)
Scott strips Wilson in a tackle on the wing, Zurhaar roves and hits up Taylor 45m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q2 0:39)
Taylor’s tackle forces Ryan to handball over the boundary 45m out and the ump pays the free… but it’s reversed after Larkey drops Serong off the ball. (Q2 6:18)
Taberner marks a Henry pass 35m out on a slight angle after a Docker rebound from the last line. He takes too long and kicks under pressure for no score. (Q2 11:24)
Frederick passes to the boundary 35m out for Henry, who shoots across the face. (Q2 13:42)
Banfield passes to Switkowski 45m out on the flank who misses. (Q2 18:38)
Not a whole lot of goalmouth action this quarter, North are playing slowly trying to work their way through the Docker zone. (Q2 19:39)
When Fremantle attacks, North are much better organised behind the ball than they have been in recent years. (Q2 19:53)
McDonald roves in defence but Brayshaw smothers his rebound kick, the ricochet goes to Schultz who checksides the goal off a step from 25m on a slight angle. (Q2 22:59)
Zurhaar roves a Larkey contest and misses a flying snap from 35m near the boundary. (Q3 1:34)
Powell breaks the lines with a gallop through the centre, misses the kick inside 50 but eventually Simpkin gets the chance 40m out on the flank and nails it! (Q3 8:37)
Henry feeds Brodie who snaps truly across his body from the hotspot. (Q3 11:19)
Goater roves in defence but runs into two Dockers and drops it, Banfield roves and snaps truly off his left from the hotspot. (Q3 13:21)
Curtis juggles a mark from a Cunnington pass in front of Ryan near the hotspot. He kicks a steadier for the Kangaroos. (Q3 17:33)
Corr catches Schultz high 30m out on the flank, but the set shot is across the face. (Q3 19:33)
Walters dives to take a mark from a kick to the boundary 20m out, he screws through the kick to lift the crowd! (Q3 22:58)
Stephenson has no one to kick to with the ball in hand near the point of the centre square, he tries a low skidder and it’s straight enough! (Q3 25:15)
Davies-Uniacke hits the post with a running snap from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 28:33)
Davies-Uniacke passes to Zurhaar 35m out on the flank who misses. (Q3 30:28)
Ryan roves in the back pocket but ducks his head into a Larkey tackle and gets pinged for HTB. Larkey shoots from 20m and slots it with a drop punt. (Q4 2:03)
Powell kicks to the hotspot where Comben draws a high contact free on Clark, but he sprays the kick for a behind. (Q4 4:58)
Walters roves a Logue spoil and tries a low-percentage dribbler off the left from the boundary 20m out… just narrow. (Q4 5:48)
Frederick misses a snap from the pocket. Freo are pumping with great force now but their forward efficiency is very poor. (Q4 11:49)
Corr has three Dockers closing and taps a loose ball over the boundary 15m out, ump pays deliberate so Walters takes the free… and converts! (Q4 13:17)
Powell to Cunnington for the clearance from a stoppage in the centre, Larkey has two on him but gets a free on Pearce for contact 40m out in front, he goals. (Q4 15:05)
Davies-Uniacke receives outside a pack from Zurhaar and swings through the sealing goal from the HFF to cap off a big day for the Kangaroos! (Q4 20:35)
Serong misses a long snap from the HFF. (Q4 22:16)
O’Meara marks a Serong pass over Goater 25m out on the flank and kicks truly. (Q4 24:29)
After Goldstein is pinged for a push on Darcy on the wing, Serong kicks to the flank 40m out to O’Meara again. JOM kicks another big goal! (Q4 26:54)
2:25 to go and seven points in it. This would be thievery of the highest order if the Dockers manage to get premiership points out of this. (Q4 27:39)
Serong wobbles a kick to the square, Howe stands underneath it but drops a sitter, the crumb falls for Cox who kicks the goal to bring the margin back to a point! (Q4 28:59)
1:53 to go and a point in it! (Q4 29:14)
Stoppage on the HFF for Fremantle, 1:43 to go. (Q4 29:41)
Cunnington clears but it’s smothered, eventually Shiels kicks forward but Pearce gets a free… (Q4 30:13)
Walters catches McDonald HTB 50m out on the flank, clock under 1:00 as he kicks but no mark results, stoppage 20m out out, 49 seconds… (Q4 30:40)
Hughes roves but it’s another stoppage at the Docker hotspot, 41 seconds. (Q4 31:15)
Rugyb-style surge footy but no one can get a shot off, Sheezel starts the surge the other way, throw in…. (Q4 31:41)
Taylor gets the kick to no one, deliberate free 60m out, 13 seconds… (Q4 31:59)
Ryan bombs to the square, Shiels roves and bombs to no one, it goes out 50m away, siren sounds, deliberate free was there but would it have come in time? Umps consult… (Q4 32:59)
Central umpire holds his arms up, the game is over and North wins! (Q4 32:59)
