Twin towers Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy have mixed to propel Fremantle to a 17-point conquer injury-hit Sydney.
Jackson gave the Dockers a glimpse of his abilities towards Hawthorn final week and has now made his mark towards a extra aggressive outfit in Saturday’s 16.7 (103) to 13.8 (86) victory over the Swans.
The prized recruit booted three targets and hauled in three robust contested marks to face out when the sport was on the road early and assist arrange the Dockers’ first win on the SCG since 2011.
While Jackson threatened whether or not roaming near purpose or pinch-hitting within the ruck, Darcy did the injury across the stoppages with 44 hitouts and an equal-game-high 9 clearances.
“That’s back-to-back weeks where they’ve both been really solid,” Dockers coach Justin Longmuir mentioned.
“Sean was dominant in the ruck, especially early, gave us ascendancy at ground level, and Luke was just feeling it down forward.”
Goal sneak Lachie Schultz slotted 4 majors for the Dockers, whereas Caleb Serong (33 disposals), Andrew Brayshaw (31) and Jaeger O’Meara (27) made the many of the guests’ benefit within the ruck.
The Dockers’ former skipper Nat Fyfe began because the substitute for the second consecutive week and entered the competition on the last change, taking a while to catch as much as the pace of the sport earlier than ending with six touches.
The Swans began brightly as they appeared to manage the ball and pushed out to a 17-point lead within the opening time period however misplaced co-captain Callum Mills with a calf damage earlier than the primary change.
Emerging Swans key ahead Logan McDonald was additionally sidelined earlier than halftime with an ankle subject, whereas Hayden McLean was restricted by a calf drawback however performed out the match.
Errol Gulden continued his glowing season, the younger gun gathering a career-high 39 disposals and booting two targets whereas spending extra time within the center than normal as a consequence of Mills’ absence.
“He’s been super,” Swans coach John Longmire mentioned.
“We’ve got a reliance upon those guys, Errol and Chad and those younger fellas, to generate some ball for us and they’ve been pretty good.”
On-ballers Luke Parker (26 disposals), Chad Warner (25) and James Rowbottom (23, one purpose) additionally battled exhausting however the Swans usually discovered it troublesome to maneuver the ball ahead towards the Dockers’ stoic defence.
Star ahead Lance Franklin was frequently cheered by the Swans trustworthy however had little affect on the end result as he went goalless in consecutive matches for the primary time since transferring to Sydney on the finish of 2013.
The Swans will likely be on the street towards North Melbourne subsequent Saturday as they appear to snap a four-game shedding streak, whereas Fremantle host reigning premiers Geelong later the identical day.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
