Blog log from R12 of 2024: Melbourne vs Fremantle

Gawn marks Viney’s shank kick 30m out on a slight angle and swerves through the first goal of the sunny day. (Q1 1:44)
Pickett runs forward after the next bounce to mark a Langdon pass 40m out but misses. (Q1 3:18)
The Demons rebound around outer wing mostly by hand, Fritsch marks in the pocket in front of Ryan and has Petty on his own in the square for an easy goal. (Q1 4:59)
Fremantle looks like it is still stuck at Perth Airport due to fuel shortages. Severe lack of effort. (Q1 6:00)
Fremantle does its slow-slow-then-fast thing rebounding around members wing, somehow Treacy is over the back by himself for Sturt to set up the first Docker goal. (Q1 7:55)
Salem forces a cough up tackling Banfield on members wing, Demons swarm the fall to set up a pass to Petracca 45m out on a slight angle. Kick falls short and is rebounded. (Q1 9:45)
Rivers misses May with an unpressured kick across the back line, Amiss forces a cough up handball for Walters to rove and snap the goal from 20m. (Q1 14:40)
Banfield forces a handball cough up by Oliver then marks 40m out but misses Treacy in the pocket, Treacy butters up and feeds Amiss for the gaol from 15m. (Q1 16:55)
The Dockers’ work rate has raised from zero to winner across the last five minutes. (Q1 17:00)
Serong handballs wide to Sharp for a snap off a step from 40m on the flank but that one flies OOTF to the left. (Q1 17:51)
Repeat inside 50, Frederick and Switkowski both get challenged but they get the ball to Banfield who misses from 25m. (Q1 18:19)
McDonald turns the ball over with a shank from the HBF, Switkowski sets up Clark for a fourth Freo goal on the trot from the HFF with the wind! (Q1 19:25)
Pickett passes to McAdam 40m out on the flank as the Demons get a loose man going on attack. McAdam’s shot is low and rushed by Darcy on the line. (Q1 21:30)
Frederick uses his pace to streak away on members wing then jink past the onrushing Viney and pass to Jackson 40m out on a slight angle, the breeze pushes Dogga’s kick wide right. (Q1 23:34)
Young gets a pushing free on Pickett 50m out on a slight angle but kicks left and OOTF. (Q1 25:21)
Ryan rides a Sparrow tackle at half forward to feed Sharp, he kicks high and long for Treacy to take a speccy on the back of May and goal from 20m on a slight angle. (Q1 27:00)
McAdam feeds Chandler at a stoppage near the hotspot, he ducks through a tackle but just misses to the left. (Q1 28:52)
Jackson tries a bouncing snap from the pocket but gets a leg break when he needed a flipper, just a point. (Q2 4:26)
Amiss flies impressively on the shoulder of Walters 40m out on the flank, ump pays the mark even though the ball squirted out when he hit the turf. The kick is a peach, big goal! (Q2 5:26)
Disco Turner is playing in this game, but that mark by Amiss was reminiscent of Disco Roach. (Q2 6:06)
Amiss hits the corridor after marking on centre wing but there are too many Demons there, after Aish gets swamped Oliver bounces through a snap from outside CHF. (Q2 10:21)
Amiss marks a Fyfe kick at the top of the square on a fast break and has a man for a Joe the Goose but gets pinged for a throw to burn a certain goal! (Q2 12:04)
Jackson marks in front of Salem 40m out on a slight angle. He lines up for the set shot into a fluky breeze, but swerves it right to left and in. (Q2 13:37)
Sturt kicks over McVee to Walters going back with the flight to mark 20m out on the flank, on the end of a fast break. Sonny curls in the goal with professionalism off the left. (Q2 16:26)
Walker’s smother on Langdon in midfield leads to a Switkowski mark 45m out on a slight angle, Switta kicks truly, Dockers are building a big lead now! (Q2 18:41)
Brayshaw gives to O’Meara who snaps a curling ball off a step from 20m on the flank but leaves it narrow to the left. (Q2 20:27)
Treacy gets a pushing free on Tomlinson 30m out on the flank and gets a bonus knee into the ribs of May on the way through, then converts to pile on the Dee pain. (Q2 23:06)
Turner is pinged for encroachment on the wing to bring Young to 40m on a slight angle. This would almost be a match-winning lead… straight through the hi-diddle-diddle! (Q2 25:12)
Brayshaw has a snap from half forward take a wicked off break from the behind line to the square, but it ends up rolling into the far right goalpost. (Q3 3:02)
Melbourne rebounds around members wing all the way coast to coast in the middle of the desert, Langdon almost stuffs it up but sets up Petracca for the goal from 10m. (Q3 3:35)
Young and Serong engineer the next centre clearance out the front, Switkowski gives wide of CHF to Frederick who swerves a snap from 40m just inside the right goalpost! (Q3 5:00)
Tomlinson tries to get back on the line to touch through a Darcy snap from half forward but can’t reach it in time, another goal to Freo! (Q3 8:12)
Amiss screws through another one off the left from near the hotspot after roving his own contest against May 40m out to a Switkowski inside 50 kick from midfield! Wharfie time! (Q3 11:20)
Multiple Demons sprawled on the turf in the centre square, Fremantle are on fire in the Alice as Frederick mark 40m out on the boundary and curls in another one! (Q3 14:22)
Treacy marks 25m out on the flank but misses. (Q3 17:35)
Serong receives from Switkowski outside a pack on the boundary 25m out, he tries a running checkside off the right because why not… that one goes in as well! What a purple patch! (Q3 19:20)
McDonald roves and goals from 15m to finally stop the purple avalanche. (Q3 25:28)
Jackson marks at the top of the square to resume the mid-continental tsunami. (Q3 26:59)
Bowey burns the footy by foot at half back, Dockers everywhere and it’s Walters who marks 25m out on the flank for the goal. (Q3 29:36)
Sturt tries to put a step on Turner on the HBF but Disco reads the hips right and catches him HTB 45m out. His set shot stays left. (Q3 33:08)
Viney sails through the first goal of Q4 junk time from 50m on a slight angle using the wind. (Q4 5:55)
Sharp hits the post from the flank 40m out. (Q4 6:47)
Woewoedin misses from the pocket across the face. (Q4 10:23)
Jackson marks in front of Gawn 40m out in the corridor, Max shakes his head mournfully on the mark but Dogga kicks it over the head of his ex-teammate for his third goal. (Q4 11:52)
Amiss marks a Walker pass on his chest over May 20m out on a slight angle after the Dockers boss a stoppage on members wing and switch through the centre. Nev don’t miss. (Q4 15:05)
Sturt barrels Chandler to force a turnover inside 50, Fyfe roves and makes the margin ninety-nine points! (Q4 17:18)
Switkowski strips Fritsch in the pocket, Treacy roves but kicks over the goalpost for a behind to make the margin three figures. (Q4 21:06)
McDonald marks a Viney speculator to a pack at the hotspot for some junk. (Q4 21:52)
Langdon misses a set shot from CHF. (Q4 24:48)
Gawn misses from the pocket. (Q4 26:10)