AFL live updates: Fremantle Dockers take on Melbourne Demons at MCG
Fremantle are hoping to make the most of a rare MCG visit with finals fast approaching as the ladder leaders take on a Melbourne team looking to keep their top-four chances alive. Follow all the action live!
Fremantle are hoping to make the most of a rare MCG visit with finals fast approaching as the ladder leaders take on a Melbourne team looking to keep their top-four chances alive.
It’s the first time in more than a year the Dockers have taken on a top-half side at the MCG and will be without captain Alex Pearce, who was managed for the clash.
Luke Jackson and Max Gawn will go head to head in what could be the Dockers final visit to the ‘home of footy’ until the last day in September.
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Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
Petty stops the rot
He was playing in defence the last time in faced Fremantle but Pickett finds him with a perfect kick, allowing him to beat Brennan Cox.
He rubs his head in celebration which Pat Voss did to him last game, which forced the taunting rule to be brought in.
Melbourne launch straight from the next centre bounce and Harry Sharp produces an incredible finish on the run to bring it back to inside a goal.
FRE 8.2 (50) MEL 7.3 (45)
Amiss reaches 50!
A half century of goals for the Fremantle forward with Treacy and Voss not half behind.
Dockers’ kicking continues to be elite as Amiss takes an uncontested mark out the back with the Demons stuck in between.
Amiss becomes the first Freo forward to crack 50 since Pavlich in 2012
FRE 8.2 (50) MEL 5.3 (33)
Voss has three!
End to end from Fremantle as Hayden Young finds the aggressive handball to Judd McVee who bursts through the middle.
Numbers out everywhere and Pat Voss marks and converts from the pocket.
FRE 7.2 (44) MEL 5.2 (32)
Treacy launches his first!
Nails the tackle in on the edge of 50 to win the ball.
Right on the edge of his range, the Big Kahuna lets fly as it sails through to get the Dockers back in the lead.
All square at quarter time
Hayden Young was almost hard done by as a tackle on Pickett was called high despite the fact that it was below the shoulder.
But Pickett’s snap was horrible as it fell short to bring an end to an entertaining opening term.
Fremantle threatened to run away with it early before the Demons kicked four straight goals to briefly take the lead.
It’s a cracking clash so far with plenty more goals to come, you feel.
MEL 5.2 (32) FRE 5.2 (32)
Switta breaks the run
Treacy takes the mark just outside 50.
He spots Switkowski in space out the back and drops in the perfect kick as he takes the uncontested mark and snaps his first.
Breaks a run of four straight Melbourne goals.
MEL 5.2 (32) FRE 5.1 (31)
Demons hit the lead
Another loose ball inside 50 as Demons go end to end as Fremantle miss a target inside 50 for the first time today.
It looks as if the Dockers have the numbers to clear it, but Chapman fumbles as Pickett slides through and snaps his first!
MEL 5.1 (31) FRE 4.1 (25)
Horror tunrover from Mason!
He did great work to get back into the hole to take the intercepting mark in defence.
But he goes way too aggressively on the outlet kick going across goal, as Laurie snatches the intercept and kicks his second.
“An absolute howler” is the summary from comms.
FRE 4.1 (25) MEL 4.1 (25)
Smart finish from Laurie
He barreled a snap out on the fool just a couple minutes before but from a stoppage inside 50 he gets on the outside and squeezes it through the middle on the dribble as he was heading towards the behind post.
FRE 4.1 (25) MEL 3.1 (19)
Chandler hits back
Melbourne needed that as they keep the ball locked in their forward half as Chandler takes a mark and converts from directly in front.
Entertaining first 15 mins so far.
FRE 4.1 (25) MEL 2.1 (13)
