RECAP: Walyalup (Fremantle) take down Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) at Optus Stadium
A brilliant road victory last weekend and a win over Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) has Walyalup (Fremantle) on track to regain a spot in the eight.
The unchanged Dockers overcoming an early injury to young gun Cooper Simpson to out play the Power from quarter time onwards.
However, skipper Alex Pearce will face MRO scrutiny for a big bump on Darcy Byrne-Jones that saw the Power defender subbed out of the match with concussion.
Recap all the action from our blog.
Farewell!
That’s a wrap from a very soggy Optus Stadium!
The Dockers grab a statement win after taking down the Giants to keep their premiership flame alight heading towards the second half of the season.
We will be back tomorrow as the Eagles travel to face the Crows.
Until then, goodnight!
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Fan club
The fans in the rooms are up and about but the in demand item from the youngest among them is socks of all things.
Murphy Reid made one kid’s night by handing over a tripping wet sock.
QUARTERS’ ANALYSIS
Luke Jackson has shaped the narrative with two simply superb showings as the primary man in the past two games, and it’s starting to make it clear as to which way the Dockers should go, Quarters writes.
Braving the elements
There’s about 100 or so fans who aren’t passing up the opportunity to have a kick on the Optus Stadium turf, despite persistent rain continuing to tumble here!
They’re dedicated, and they’re showing the kind of commitment their idols showed tonight despite the testing conditions.
MATCH WRAP
Here’s Craig O’Donoghue’s on-the-siren take from Optus Stadium, where the Dockers showed off their improvement by taking care of the Power with a minimum of fuss.
Three-word analysis
FULLTIME: Walyalup 100, Yartapuulti 51
The Dockers sensed a chance for a big win and they took it.
They don’t often finish with big winning margins but they deserved it tonight after dominating in the middle and continueing to be brave in attack all night.
Jackson (37 hitouts, eight clearances and a goal) was a huge standout and Serong (29 disposals and a game-high 12 clearances) had a second half to remember.
The Power just looked too slow for much of the night and did not try enough in the contest.
Walyalup’s attacking talent had the fans on their feet for much of the night even as the rain tumbled at Optus Stadium.
Party time!!
Rioli kicked a stunning goal from the pocket at one end so Dudley gets in on the act at the other end.
The Dockers win another clearance and bomb the ball forward.
It hits the deck and the small forward pounced, collecting with one touch and slamming it home without fuss.
WAL 94, YAR 49
Knives out
For the second week in a row the Power have been smashed in the second half.
The knives will undoubtably be out for coach Ken Hinkley who is set to hand over the reins to former Docker Josh Carr at the end of the season.
WAL 88, YAR 43
