RECAP: North Melbourne take on Fremantle Dockers at Optus Stadium
After a come-from-behind win over West Coast in Bunbury, North Melbourne pushed Fremantle all the way in a Perth thriller.
Recap all the action from our blog.
Farewell
Fremantle grab a vital four points against the Roos in their extra home game.
But the footy feast is not over yet.
West Coast play Carlton tomorrow at Optus in the second Perth game of the weekend.
Until then, farewell!
Super sub?
For the second week in a row, dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe has had maximum impact from minimal time on the ground.
Match report
It’s a win that comes with a little bit more than four points for the Dockers.
Read the FULL match report below.
Three-word Analysis
Have you caught your breath enough to sum that one up, Fremantle fans?
FULL TIME: North Melbourne 67, Fremantle 73
The Dockers have survived a thriller!
Ryan had a match-saving mark with 20 seconds remaining but then kicked it out on the full.
It was chaos from the next entry but a huge tackle ends the matter and Fremantle hold on to an important four points.
Serong ends with a massive 36 disposals to edge Sheezel’s 32 while Brayshaw had a mega last term to end with 31 touches, nine clearances and 680 metres gained.
Voss and Larkey finish with three goals each.
Jacksoooooon!
With just three minutes to go Jackson gives Fremantle a seven-point lead with a clever snap!
The Dockers had locked the ball in their 50 for two minutes but the Roos were throwing up walls left, right and centre.
The ball finally fell to the big man and he made no mistake.
NM 66, FRE 73
Saved on review!
Voss thought he had his fourth after twirling and launching from 50, but a score review reveals it was just touched on the line.
This game is going up a notch.
For reference, the last game between these two sides at Optus Stadium ended in a one-point win to the Roos.
NM 66, FRE 67
Crowd
On a wet night at the footy, 31,408 have come out to the North Melbourne home game.
It’s a good result for the travelling ‘home’ side.
NM 65, FRE 66
Fremantle injury concern
Switkowski won’t play any further part in the match as physios work on his hamstring.
He has a history of soft tissue concerns.
