AFL grand final: Recap as Fremantle Dockers suffer grand final heartache against Brisbane

At Victoria Quay, the scene was pure bedlam as a never ending, snaking line stretched as far as the eye could see outside Gage Roads pub.

Desperate fans stood shoulder-to-shoulder, willing the line to move as thousands stacked up outside the massive brewery in a last-ditch bid to secure a spot inside before bounce down.

A similar line could be seen outside The Left Bank in East Fremantle stretching along Canning Highway for what appeared to be kilometres.

Conor McKenna loves Punt Road!

He has kicked another pearler.

The ball dribbled to him in the pocket and he could hardly pick it up.

So, he sunk his boot through it without looking at the big sticks and gets a goal.

FRE 28, BRI 29

The Dockers make the perfect start!

They win the first clearance and get the ball to Josh Treacy who leads up to the 50-metre arc.

He then goes deep and Pat Voss beats Harris Andrews in the air for a strong mark.

He slots the goal and FREOOO rings around the home of footy.

FRE 28, BRI 23

This is the call that angered Dockers fans just before the break.

Is this kick 15 metres?

Josh Treacy is denied a mark just before the siren and the fans don’t like it but they have been consistant.

Brisbane got stronger as the quarter went on but Fremantle fans should be very pleased with the signs from their team.

Being overawed has hurt many teams in their first grand final as a group but the Dockers have just played their game and gotten to work.

Both teams are making a few errors under pressure but the skills on show have been pretty good and promise a mouth-watering contest to come.

Murphy Reid is the only Docker in the top five ball-winners with eight and a goal.

Hayden Young and Judd McVee have six disposals each.

Murphy Reid is wearing a protecter after his testicular injury at the end of the home-and-away season and it has been affecting his kicking.

He botched his first real attempt running forward but makes up for it at the stoppage.

He was first onto the ball and gets the goal.

FRE 22, BRI 23

Oscar Allen left the Eagles for these moments and he has his first grand final in a goal.

Young missed the bump as the forward fumbled the ball and he then ran into an open goal face.

However, the Dockers have made a strong start and are not overawed.

FRE 15, BRI 16

Isaiah Dudley missed his first shot at goal after crumbing a marking contest but he made no mistake with his second shot.

Freo made it hard with a missed kick and handball but Dudley went in and won the ball back before getting forward and spearing the ball through.

FRE 15, BRI 9

The Lions have been one of the teams who struggle for tackling numbers during the year, averaging 48 to the Dockers 59 across the season.

But come grand final day and their pressure is elite.

They have 11 tackles to eight to start the match with two inside 50.

The Dockers’ pressure is great as well but they also lead the clearances early and will need to make them count.

FRE 7, BRI 9

The Dockers don’t wait to respond as Caleb Serong gets the clearance and the long kick forward falls in the lap of Josh Treacy.

The Big Kuhuna makes no mistake with the set shot and slots it from 50.

FRE 7, BRI 6