Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir believes his workforce took an vital step ahead in Saturday’s 29-point loss to Sydney regardless of their first-quarter ghosts haunting them but once more.
The Dockers booted the primary aim of the match, however coughed up the subsequent six targets to enter quarter-time nursing a 25-point deficit.
The Swans piled on 5 targets within the area of 11 devastating minutes at one level, with the first-quarter blitz proving to be the distinction between the 2 sides.
Fremantle have received simply two first quarters this 12 months.
Including the ultimate 4 video games of final season, Fremantle have received simply two of their final 22 opening quarters.
But a significant constructive to return out of Saturday’s match was Fremantle’s faster ball motion and willingness to play a chaotic model of soccer.
Dockers gamers usually selected to take the sport on, and it helped Fremantle get themselves again to inside putting distance within the third quarter earlier than Lance Franklin snuffed out their victory hopes.
“This week we spent a fair bit of time re-tooling our roles and our mindset, and we’ll continue to do those sorts of things,” Longmuir mentioned.
“When we’re playing our best, we play that (faster) brand. I liked the way we set the ground up, I liked the way we pressured the opposition.
“I believe we received again to defending our entrance half rather a lot higher tonight.
“It probably got a bit chaotic because both teams started making a few errors and that sort of thing, but … that’s the way we want to play.
“When we have performed our greatest footy this 12 months the sport has seemed like that.
“We just need to tie off those opportunities a bit better, because we created enough of them.”
Fremantle’s finals hopes are formally over, however Longmuir mentioned his group remains to be “invested” on this season quite than already planning for subsequent 12 months.
“We’ve still got a lot we can get out of the season,” Longmuir mentioned.
“I don’t get a sense that any player has given up or any staff member has given up.
“So, in that sense, it isn’t going to be arduous to inspire them.”
Fremantle face Geelong at GMHBA Stadium subsequent Saturday, earlier than ending their season with video games towards Brisbane, West Coast, Port Adelaide and Hawthorn.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
