AFL: Fremantle get to put their flag aspirations to the test against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba in a massive Saturday blockbuster.
The Dockers are flying with a club record 10 wins in a row and welcome back their captain, Alex Pearce, to take on a Lions outfit under siege after a record Giants hammering.
The back-to-back premiers have lost two in a row, but will hope to send a statement that they are not dead yet and defend their Gabba fortress.
Fremantle are aiming for their first win at the Gabba since 2016 and cement themselves as the flag favourites.
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Ashcroft with a smart finish
Ball-up about 10m out from goal and he just sticks the boot out as the ball hits the deck and it sneaks through.
That’s his third goal and Will has been one of the few Lions who could hold their heads high.
Alex Pearce looks sore
He’s limped off the ground after Charlie Cameron kicked a second goal to get the margin under 40 points.
He’s in discussion with the trainers but given the scoreboard you wouldn’t think they’d risk him again.
The sting is out of this one
Continuing with the theme of the game it’s low pressure stuff in the fourth quarter as both teams seem fairly happy to just run this one out.
But Pat Voss gets another long-range shot on an angle so he gets his fourth goal in another dominant performance.
End of Q3 FRE 13.11 (89) BRI 6.13 (49)
Logan Morris pulls one back after the siren with a nice set shot in what is only his fourth touch for the game.
But the Dockers are in cruise control as it would take a miracle on grass effort for the Lions to come back from this one.
That’s 20 goals against in the last two-thirds quarters for the Lions.
It’s a low-possession game due to how low the pressure has been all game from the Lions.
The Dockers can go end-to-end so quickly and the Lions defence has not been able to cope with Freo’s big three who have kicked nine between them.
Ashcroft stops the rot
A rare forward entry his term and Ashcroft has a step to produce a nice finish and stem a run of five straight goals.
It’s concerning how easy the Dockers have done this from a Brisbane perspective.
Voss has three
He’s almost hemmed on the boundary and nearly 50m out, so once again Voss flushes it.
It’s crazy how badly he misses from 15m out but turns up for the toguh stuff.
Jackson keeps up the onslaught
Ashcroft is smothered out the middle the Dockers are out on the loose ball and Luke Jackson crashes through and kicks his first on the run and takes off in celebration.
Treacy kicks another shortly afterwards and this is remenicient of the Giants third quarter onslaught last week.
Amiss pokes one on the goal line
A loose ball comes off the back of the marking contest and Amiss just gets his boot to the ball in time to poke it over the goal line.
Home fans don’t like it, but it’s probably the right call.
He makes it two in a row shortly afterwards after a nice contested mark and the Lions look just about cooked.
Curtin gets his first
The Lions don’t look like taking a mark inside 50 but they can still win free kicks after Pearce impedes Curtin.
He produces a nice finish to keep the Lions in touch.
Voss gets another
He’s missed the sort set shots so of course he gets the banana from the pocket after a mark over Jaspa Fletcher.
Complete mismatch in the contest and the Dockers get out to a 28-point lead.
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