AFL 2026 live scores: Fremantle Dockers hope to lay down early season marker against Geelong Cats
Fremantle got off to a false start last year against Geelong. Can they find some redemption and lay down an early marker to show they are serious contenders this year?
Judd McVee will make his club debut, while the Cats have called on some big reinforcements in Patrick Dangerfield and Jeremy Cameron after their Opening Round flop.
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Brainfade from Brayshaw, Cats lead
He gets pinged for holding the ball and then on a short kick he doesn’t move out of the protecting area.
He gives away 50 and Miers goes early to find an uncontested Jack Martin who snaps and puts Geelong in front for the first time today!
Bailey Smith!
Another forward 50 entry and there’s a mass of bodies in a flooded defence.
The Dockers win the inital contest but there’s no one on the outer ring as he takes a step and snaps to bring the margin back to three points.
Geelong hemming Dockers in
Connor O’Sullivan has three intercept marks already this term as the Dockers lack the dare that gave them their hot start.
Max Holmes has a shot on the run this time but it’s rushed over.
Final quarter underway
Erasmus’ dump kick out of defence finds Max Holmes who sets up from outside 50.
His shot fades right to make ot a nine-point game.
End of Q3 FRE 14.12 (96) GEE 13.8 (86)
Fremantle wasted some opportunities in that quarter and were set for a grandstand finish after the Dockrs looked like they were going to blow Geelong away.
Neale and Cameron have been dangerous for the Cats with seven goals between them.
Luke Jackson has been enormous for the Docker but Sean Darcy has been well below his best.
Geelong’s midfield managed to have periods of dominace in that quarter but to Freo’s credit they have been able to find the ansewrs so far.
Big final quarter.
Dangerfield is on the board
Just his third touch for the day but the ball just floats to him as he takes the contested mark.
He makes no mistake to get it back to eight points with two minutes to go in the third.
Dockers get a break
Luke Jackson helps Freo win the centre bounce. Deep ball inside 50 and Andrew Brayshaw wins a free kick from a high tackle.
Converts from directly in front as Freo regain the momentum.
FRE 14.10 (94) GEE 12.7 (79)
Dudley has three!
He’s become the unlikey man for the Dockers.
He had about three fumbles but kept running with it and followed it up and eventually gets through a dribbler from the square.
He’s had 3.2 for the day and that’s a much needed major for the Dockers.
One goal game!
McVee beaten at the stoppage Cameron is in space and handballs to Neale who kicks out of mid air in the goal square tpo make it six of the last seven for the Cats.
The margin is back to three points!
Neale has three
The Cats are coming as Oscar McDonald complete loses his man as Neale crashes the pack.
From 35m out he gets under it a bit but it goes through and the margin is under two goals.
Game on.
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