McPharlin smothers a Hawkins snap from 10m after he butters up a Kelly kick to the square, no score. (Q1 2:03)
After a turnover at halfback by Sutcliffe, Lang passes to the pocket where Stanley marks 20m out near the boundary. Stanley misses. (Q1 4:16)
Fyfe butters up his own dropped mark at 25m on a slight angle, Guthrie tackles but he gives off to Neale for a quick snap… wide. (Q1 5:24)
Hill marks a Spurr pass in front of Smedts at 45m in the corridor. Hill has a healthy breeze behind him, but misses. (Q1 6:02)
Taberner roves a Fyfe contest in the pocket and tries a Daicos special from 20m… well wide. (Q1 11:39)
Sandilands taps down to Fyfe at a stoppage on the wing, who finds Mayne at 40m on a slight angle with his man Mackie well out of position. Mayne goals. (Q1 13:01)
Hill receives a handball from Walters and only has time for an instinctive left foot screwing snap from 30m on the flank off a step… it sails through! (Q1 15:47)
Freo finally making good on the wind. (Q1 15:47)
Johnson receives a handball on a fast break from a stoppage on the wing, but his snap on the run from 50m on the flank is pushed wide by the wind. (Q1 19:18)
Clark is over the back of the pack for a big bomb by Kelly to 20m on a slight angle, with a block off the contest by Hawkins. He goals. (Q1 21:02)
Duncan swerves away from congestion on the wing, has a few bounces and gives to Guthrie who handballs to Stanley, he settles over a running snap from 35m on a slight angle… goal! (Q1 25:03)
Pavlich hits Walters on the lead at 40m on a slight angle. Son Son goals just as the QT siren sounds. (Q1 26:33)
Ballantyne gives to Fyfe on a fast break from a stoppage on the wing, Fyfe kicks blind over his shoulder off the left from 35m on the flank… and nails it! (Q2 1:29)
Selwood roves a Gregson kick to the square and gives a Joe the Goose special to Duncan for the goal. (Q2 2:44)
Walters misses a hurried left foot snap across the body from the hotspot after a feed from Pavlich. (Q2 3:54)
Pavlich stands tall in front of Mackie and marks a quick, long ball by Neale to 25m on the flank. Pav misses into the wind. (Q2 5:15)
Duffield marks a pressured rebound kick by Johnson from the pocket on the HFF, and gives to Hill who sails through a beautiful snap for a goal. (Q2 5:55)
Stanley is bumped by Ibbotson as he snaps from 45m on a slight angle, but the ball sails through for his second goal. (Q2 7:55)
Mundy marks at 50m on a slight angle, waits and passes to Suban 10m down the line. Suban misses badly. (Q2 13:15)
Hawkins gets a free for interference by Johnson on the lead at 45m on a slight angle as he goes for an Enright ball. The Tomahawk goals. (Q2 16:50)
Fyfe roves a Pavlich contest at 35m on a slight angle, breaks a couple of tackles and snaps another fantastic goal! (Q2 19:56)
Fyfe tries for a third miraculous goal from the boundary 25m out with a banana into the wind… nup, across the face and OOTF. (Q2 21:56)
Fyfe bounces through a behind from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q2 26:00)
Barlow marks 40m out in the corridor and settles over the set shot into the teeth of the considerable breeze. He sprays it well right. (Q2 26:37)
After a stoppage on the HFF, Pavlich leaps in front of Lonergan and clunks a screwing ball by Neale to 30m on the flank. Pav squeaks the goal inside the right goalpost. (Q2 27:57)
Guthrie roves the spillage from a tackle on Lang at 40m on a slight angle, snaps off a step with a screwing ball… it bounces on the line and through! (Q2 29:43)
Caddy roves a Hawkins contest on the HFF and sends a hopeful high ball to the top of the square… Horlin-Smith takes a speccy over Barlow and goals! (Q3 5:57)
Walters gets a lucky bounce on the wing, ducks a tackle and gives to Hill who finds Taberner for a mark at 40m on a slight angle. Taberner goals with the wind. (Q3 7:22)
Pavlich sits up a very high ball near the hotspot, it floats in the wind and Fyfe is able to mark on his chest! He goals as well, Freo back in control. (Q3 9:02)
Lang kicks long from the centre bounce, two sets of hands on the ball, Duffield is in front but the ump pays the mark to Hawkins from behind! The Tomahawk goals from 20m. (Q3 11:11)
Ballantyne marks a Hill ball to 40m in the corridor and boots his first goal of the afternoon. (Q3 14:36)
Barlow marks a Mayne pass to 45m in the corridor, with multiple Cats claiming in vain that it was touched in flight. Barlow goals as well, making full use of the wind! (Q3 16:28)
Bews catches Ballantyne high in e a tackle at true CHF. Balla hooks it well left, OOTF. (Q3 17:33)
Barlow gives to Danyle Pearce outside a pack on the HFF, he is built for these situations, he lets fly from 45m… and slots the big goal! (Q3 24:13)
Ballantyne chases Lonergan down on the last line of defence and forces a handball straight to Pavlich who goals with glee! (Q3 25:34)
Hill places another perfect pass on the chest of a leading forward, this time it’s Barlow 20m out on a slight angle. Barlow goals again, Dockers have got this one in the bag. (Q3 27:54)
Mayne marks a short Fyfe ball to 45m in the corridor. He hangs it right. (Q4 3:01)
Spurr’s pressured kick from the HBF is intercepted by Caddy at 35m on a slight angle. Caddy sprays it badly, the home crowd grumbles amongst themselves. (Q4 4:21)
Barlow chases a long ball to space from Suban and gets run down by Blicavs in the pocket 20m out, but as he’s tackled he grubbers through another one for the Dockers. (Q4 7:55)
Ballantyne marks a Hill ball at 40m on the flank, Bews makes him earn it with a late shot but no 50m penalty. Balla’s shot is rushed. (Q4 12:17)
Ballantyne roves a contest in the pocket and just misses from 35m. (Q4 13:13)
Hawkins marks a Selwood ball at 40m on a slight angle, but shanks the set shot well right. (Q4 17:08)
Clark clunks a mark in front of Sandilands and McPharlin 35m out in front, and boots a junk time goal. (Q4 23:43)
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