AFL live scores: Fremantle Dockers take on Sydney Swans in blockbuster top-of-the-table clash
Mid-season clashes don’t get bigger than this as ladder-leading Fremantle host second-placed Sydney in front of a sellout Optus Stadium. Who could land a pre-finals blow? Follow all the action live!
Mid-season clashes don’t get bigger than this as ladder-leading Fremantle host second-placed Sydney in front of a sellout Optus Stadium.
The Dockers are hoping to rebound from a shock loss to GWS but will be without Hayden Young and Sean Darcy, who is being managed, with Mason Cox to return.
Sydney are hoping to get back on even keel with Fremantle and potentially take top spot, currently sitting four points and percentage behind them.
Follow all the action live!
Key events
09 Jul 2026 - 09:07 PM
Match Report
09 Jul 2026 - 09:03 PM
Early analysis
09 Jul 2026 - 08:51 PM
100-point half leads Dockers to huge win
09 Jul 2026 - 08:17 PM
Amiss gives Freo the lead!
09 Jul 2026 - 08:09 PM
End of Q3 SYD 7.12 (54) FRE 6.16 (52)
09 Jul 2026 - 07:50 PM
BOLTON LIGHTS UP OPTUS
09 Jul 2026 - 07:35 PM
CLARK ENDS THE GOAL DROUGHT
09 Jul 2026 - 07:19 PM
Half Time SYD 4.9 (33) FRE 0.11 (11)
09 Jul 2026 - 06:43 PM
End of Q1 SYD 3.6 (24) FRE 0.5 (5)
09 Jul 2026 - 06:34 PM
Umpires gift Swans a goal
09 Jul 2026 - 05:48 PM
Longmuir explains Darcy call
09 Jul 2026 - 05:36 PM
Justin Longmuir wants his midfield to lift
09 Jul 2026 - 05:14 PM
No late changes
09 Jul 2026 - 05:06 PM
Sydney coach Dean Cox speaks
09 Jul 2026 - 04:58 PM
What’s on the line tonight?
09 Jul 2026 - 04:44 PM
The Pavlich Cup
09 Jul 2026 - 04:39 PM
Welcome
A late consolation for the Swans
Warner wins the centre clearance and finds Jake Lloyd who converts to give something for the Swans late.
Bolton kicks his second goal of the year contender
Breaks about three attempted tackles and snaps checkside on the run to make it seven straight goals for the Dockers.
It’s on after the siren but Freo can just point to the scoreboard.
FRE 14.20 (104) SYD 8.13 (61)
Voss keeps Freo rolling
This has been some turnaround as Voss snaps Fremantle’s 13th goal of the second half and set off on a 50m sprint.
Shout out to O’Driscoll who kept the ball alive at half forward with some repeat efforts.
Treacy has a fourth
Fremantle are just running over the top of Sydney who look completely gassed.
Heenery with a horrible turnover from half back and Treacy takes an uncontested mark and sonverts.
FRE 12.18 (90) SYD 8.13 (61)
JUDD MCVEEE!
That’s surely the sealer as the ex-Demon kicks his first goal in purlpe and just the second off his career.
Was a huge launch from outside 50 and he lets out an almighty roar.
FRE 11.18 (84) SYD 8.13 (61)
Massive crowd
55,966 fans in the house tonight, and it has been electric.
Biggest ever non-derby crowd.
Michael Frederick gets every single one of them on their feet as he receives the handball on 50 and kicks on the run to make it a 16-point lead.
MASON COXXXX!
Surely you can’t drop him now!
Jaeger O’Meara does brillianty to keep it alive on the wing and sweeps a handball to Bolton who kicks over the top to Cox who marks in the goal square.
Big mark and big goal and that could be the game
Treacy gets the Dockers back in front
Alex Pearce is playing the defninition of a captain’s game with a huge mark running back with the flight.
A few players later Reid sparks the Dockers out of defence who finds Voss who goes to Treacy and Frederick and Treacy keeps his feet as the Swans go down to snap his third.
FRE 8.17 (65) SYD 8.13 (61)
Curnow has five!
Swans back in front as Heeney gets creative with Warner who sends them isnide 50 and Cox cannot handle Curnow as he takes a tumbling mark.
SYD 8.12 (60) FRE 7.16 (58)
Amiss gives Freo the lead!
Shai Bolton is run down in the middle fo the ground but there’s a downfield free kick as Amiss his held off the ball and then goes to ground.
Set short directly in front from 15m out and the Dockers lead for the first time tonight!
FRE 7.16 (58) SYD 7.12 (54)
