Fremantle Dockers

Mason Wood, Mitch Owens and Jade Gresham led the way for the Saints with two goals apiece, while Lachie Schultz was the only multiple goalkicker for Fremantle ...

The most obvious area of concern for the Dockers after the game was the lack of impact from their tall forwards and the lack of support they were given by the team's ball movement. The 24-year-old's third quarter was sublime as the Saints went inside 50 15 times for a total of 1.2. Leading by eight points early in the second quarter, St Kilda was the better team and had done an excellent job of restricting Fremantle's scoring opportunities. Plenty of Brennan Cox's marks were racked up as the Dockers switched play in defence, but enough of them weren't for him to be a dominant figure in Sunday's game. Hard work at the coalface and an ability to force turnovers with relentless defensive pressure were the keys. Fyfe (nine disposals and 0.1) was well held and didn't have space to impact the game once the Saints were set defensively. Taberner and Treacy had one tackle between them and one goal each, while Jackson's game was notable for a handful of moments rather than overall impact. Where they came undone briefly was by referencing the big screen after free kicks and demonstrating their disappointment. The Dockers, by comparison, were missing only Michael Walters from their best 22. They were spent by the final siren and earned every one of the valuable four points, with Fremantle left to go back to the drawing board after its game style was blunted by a well-organised unit willing to stick to a plan. The Dockers, by comparison, were lacking in energy with their play and too often conservative with their ball movement. It was always going to be a matter of system over talent for the Saints, who entered round one with 14 players on their injury list, including up to eight of their best line-up and a cluster of tall forwards.

Fremantle have been stunned in a shocking performance to open the season. St Kilda were all heart in Ross Lyon's return to pull off a 15-point victory ...

Fremantle just can’t be clincal in the pivotal moment. Caleb Serong tried to be clever with a diagonal kick in the backline but got picked off. Fremantle have been stunned in a shocking performance to open the season.

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St Kilda has opened its 150th year in style with a 15-point win over Fremantle at Marvel Stadium.

Hard work at the coalface and an ability to force turnovers with relentless defensive pressure were the keys. The Dockers, by comparison, were missing only Michael Walters from their best 22. They were spent by the final siren and earned every one of the valuable four points, with Fremantle left to go back to the drawing board after its game style was blunted by a well-organised unit willing to stick to a plan.

Fourteen Saints were unavailable for selection, but Ross Lyon enhanced his reputation as a master coach by guiding his young team to a stirring win over ...

There wasn’t much for any of Fremantle’s taller forwards to celebrate, with Matt Taberner even subbed out in the final term. A quick glance at the coaches’ box enough to understand how frustrated St Kilda coach Ross Lyon was. Cordy, who seemed set for a defensive role when he signed as a free agent, endured a quiet evening, but his last-quarter goal gave St Kilda a 14-point edge with barely nine minutes on the clock. The first culprit was defensive stalwart and last year’s club champion runner-up Callum Wilkie, who was disappointed to give up a free kick. The tide was already turning when St Kilda delivered not one but two own-goals in the second term, following a three-goal-to-one opening. Philippou kicked a goal in the second quarter, while Caminiti made his presence felt early, with several strong aerial contests and assisted Mason Wood in the final quarter. Neither teenager had an overly productive day, but each showed glimpses that suggested they could play a role once the reinforcements arrive. We’ll start preparing from tonight as coaches, probably – review the game and move on.” “So, we found something as a club. I couldn’t have asked more of the players in attitude. “We’ve got 14 on the injury list. [and] we worked really closely with the players.

St Kilda have kicked off its second era under Ross Lyon on the right foot with a 10.7 (67) to 7.10 (52) win over Fremantle at a steamy Marvel Stadium.

“I need help…….so are we saying that pointing to screen to show umpire the player didn’t actually mark the ball is dissent?? “You can’t look at the screen then have a go at me, OK? I know it’s embarrassing for umpire but just because you’ve been exposed making a mistake you shouldn’t double down to try to deflect your error,” he tweeted. “I think you can look at the screen then ask the question, if that’s what they’re referring to. Also yes.” Yes. I think there’s probably a valid point there. “Now where that line is, we’re still probably learning. “You have to show respect in the right way and they did it twice in a row, which is unacceptable.” [#AFLSaintsDockers]LIVE on ch. You’re allowed to have a genuine conversation with the umpire, as long as it’s in a respectful way.” Lyon previously coached St Kilda between 2007 and 2011 but walked out on the club to sign with Fremantle at the end of the 2011 season.

St Kilda and Fremantle bring round one of the 2023 AFL season to a close with a fiercely contested game at Docklands. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for ...

The hosts finally lifted when kicking the first four goals of the third term to reduce the margin to less than a goal, then gradually wore down the Crows, even with few reinforcements late in the game. The Giants were surprisingly insipid early in Kingsley's first game in charge as they laid only two tackles in the opening term, but the Crows failed to make them pay with 4.9 to 2.2 on the scoreboard. Perkins kicked two goals in the third quarter and lit up the game as Essendon overpowered Hawthorn with six goals to two behinds, for a 53-point lead at the last break. The small forward finished with two goals after being sidelined by a series of hamstring issues, while the Giants had to hang on late with next to no support available from their bench on a day of injury carnage. Harry Perryman (hamstring), Lachie Whitfield and Josh Kelly (both concussion) were forced from the field before the match was on the line, while Nick Haynes was restricted by cramps but kicked a late, team-lifting goal as the Crows were threatening. He kicked a goal moments later as the Bombers started the regime of coach Brad Scott with the 19.10 (124) to 9.11 (65) victory.

Fremantle fans have been a patient bunch over the years - but some of them had to vent their frustration after the costly late fade-out against a banged-up ...

Here’s a selection of what Dockers fans had to say as they digested the tough first-up result. But the shot failed to score before Freo failed to fire a shot in the final term, slumping to a 15-point upset defeat. Fremantle fans have been a patient bunch over the years - but some of them had to vent their frustration after the costly late fade-out against a banged-up St Kilda.

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir said the team would need to review how it serviced its tall forwards after their loss to St Kilda.

There's not too much looking back to be honest." "I have fond memories, but I'm the St Kilda coach now. We're on a pretty short turnaround, six days into North Melbourne, so we need to regroup and get on with it." "We're all passing through, right? "I don't mind us chipping the ball around, but there's got to be some method to it. "It was really contrasting styles tonight, which was quite interesting.

Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has declared the team's conservative approach gave the forwards little chance to compete during Sunday's loss to St Kilda.

They fold numbers back behind the ball so we wanted to be able to use our frees. “We did at times but when you do that, you’ve got to be able to take ground as well. Only eight of those were taken inside 50, the same number as St Kilda had from their 87 marks. “We’ll review the way we move the ball. We didn’t move the ball quick enough early off turnover. You want numbers in there to make it hard to score.

'Fake footy' Freo handed brutal reality check amid alarm bells over big Fyfe risk.

“It (the lack of energy) could be a number of different things … last game of the weekend. “We’ve only seen one round but the teams that went with speed last year have gone again. “He took one mark today, nine disposals. There come a point in that game where they had to say, ‘You know what, let’s just put him in the middle for five minutes, or 10 minutes and see if we can get something to spark’. “What worked last year we know didn’t work in the back end of the year, didn’t work in finals,” he said.