Fremantle have gone again to the place they began the season – getting effectively crushed in contested possessions and clearances and struggling in first quarters.
After getting their season again on observe with 4 wins on the trot earlier than the bye, the Dockers have now dropped two in a row since their week off with Greater Western Sydney the most recent group to take benefit.
Freo misplaced their sixteenth opening time period in 17 makes an attempt and by no means fairly recovered because the Giants prevailed by 70 factors – 16.10 (106) to five.6 (36) – at Giants Stadium.
It was the Greene and Green present for the orange group with Toby booting 4 majors and Tom (31 disposals and 6 clearances) starring within the engine room, within the first half particularly.
Classy midfielder Josh Kelly (33, eight clearances and three targets) was one other huge performer for GWS in his return from a hamstring damage and former captain Stephen Coniglio (31 and 6) was in classic type, whereas Jake Riccardi did his bit in an injury-hit ahead with a career-high 5 targets.
Greene and Riccardi had mixed for 3 majors earlier than the Dockers kicked one by means of Michael Walters three-and-a-half minutes within the second quarter.
There wasn’t a substantial amount of positives for Fremantle to take out of the match, with the contested-possession (140-116) and clearance (39-29) numbers an actual fear, as was the tackle-count deficit of 63-50, together with 19-7 inside 50, contemplating the Giants had extra of the footy.
Jordan Clark and Hayden Young have been the decide of the again six, Liam Henry confirmed some optimistic indicators on the wing after holding his spot, Caleb Serong (32 disposals, 4 clearances and a purpose) and Andrew Brayshaw (29 and three) battled arduous within the coalface and Sam Switkowski was busy throughout half-forward.
But there have been too many passengers who can have a nervous wait earlier than choice time forward of Saturday’s conflict towards Essendon at Optus Stadium, with six gamers tallying lower than 10 disposals together with 5 forwards.
Luke Ryan bought the job on Greene however couldn’t cease the famous person Giants skipper from kicking the opening purpose of the match and two extra earlier than half-time.
Former Docker Jesse Hogan was a giant out for the house aspect however fellow key ahead Riccardi made up for his absence with back-to-back first-term majors earlier than Lachie Whitfield made it a 23-point margin at quarter-time due to a 50m penalty towards Matthew Johnson for encroaching the mark.
Johnson ended up getting subbed out throughout the third quarter for fellow Subiaco product Neil Erasmus after copping a foul cork.
Fremantle have been particularly turnover-laden early on their method to a goalless first quarter.
Like they did final week, veterans Walters and Nat Fyfe kickstarted the Dockers’ night.
First it was Walters from the boundary earlier than Fyfe took a hanger and bought a fortunate break when Harry Himmelberg copped a 50m penalty for umpire abuse which took him to the purpose sq..
Sam Sturt, who bought a late repreive when Michael Frederick didn’t go a health check due to an ankle subject, missed his first two set photographs earlier than nailing his third halfway by means of the second time period on the way in which to a team-high two targets.
But the Giants, and their skipper particularly, had the solutions to all the pieces thrown at them as Greene reached his three hundredth profession main earlier than the primary break to develop the result in 30.
Erasmus confirmed a bit in his quarter-and-a-bit as sub, ending with 10 disposals.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
