Blog log from R24 of 2024: Fremantle vs Port Adelaide

Clark smashes Byrne-Jones from behind after a mark on outer wing, umpire rightly gives a 50m penalty to bring the mark to 20m on a slight angle for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 2:12)
Young is on the end of a handball chain from a fast rebound around members wing, he kicks over Jones for Switkowski to mark at the hotspot for Fremantle’s opening major. (Q1 5:47)
Drew follows up after Horne-Francis clears out of the centre to receive from Visentini and snap the goal. (Q1 7:22)
Serong receives on the HFF and snaps off a step from 45m but it’s narrow to the left. (Q1 10:56)
Short kick in turns over but Sturt also misses off the left from the hotspot. (Q1 10:56)
Amiss gets an arm chop free on Zerk-Thatcher going for an O’Meara pass 45m out on a slight angle and sails a perfectly straight kick through for his first goal. (Q1 15:43)
O’Driscoll goals on the run from 40m on a slight angle, the home crowd is rollicking now with Fremantle building a lead! (Q1 18:08)
Young bounces away from the next bounce and goes to Voss who marks in front of Aliir at the hotspot and converts as well. (Q1 19:13)
McEntee chips high from the pocket to the top of the square, easily spoiled but the ump spotted a hold on Rioli by Walker, easy goal to Willie. (Q1 21:28)
Farrell slips in possesion and gets claimed HTB by Switkowski, a classic pressure forward play. Switta shoots from 40m in the corridor but shanks for a rushed behind. (Q2 3:45)
Ryan attacks a loose ball at half back pushing off Georgiades but only succeeds in tapping it to Mead who has Horne-Francis gliding past to slot the goal from 45m on a slight angle (Q2 4:45)
Sharp marks a long Young ball from members wing untouched 45m out in front as his man Burgoyne had sagged back to the pack at the hotspot. He misses to the right, however. (Q2 6:05)
Brayshaw feeds Serong to run to 45m and shoot but it fades to the right for a point. (Q2 7:42)
Visentini beats Draper one-on-one to mark a Horne-Francis pass 45m out on a slight angle. His set shot is a boomer for his first senior goal. (Q2 9:09)
Young runs to the HFF with Drew on his hammer, he has Frederick for the give and goal from 40m. (Q2 12:08)
Switkowski runs away from a stoppage through half forward and tries a pass to Amiss under pressure from behind, kick falls at his boots and rolls away for a behind. (Q2 14:01)
Farrell snaps wide right from wide on the HFF. (Q2 15:01)
Wines passes to the boundary 40m out for Georgiades, umpire calls him to play on as he walks back to his mark, Ryan tackles him over the line to prevent the shot! (Q2 18:05)
Fyfe drops Butters off the ball to concede a free kick off the ball, long bomb to the top of the square for Georgiades to mark and goal with no problem this time. (Q2 19:16)
Frederick gets a set shot for a mark or free as Logan Evans is all over him going for a Walker pass 40m out on a slight angle. He shoots to the left. (Q2 22:31)
Johnson runs to 45m on a slight angle but tugs his snap across the face to the left. (Q2 24:16)
Butters feeds Mead in the centre for a pass to Georgiades 40m out in the corridor, who kicks straight as a die. (Q2 26:06)
Drew gives to Horne-Francis near the hotspot who shoots of a step but the chase by Frederick forces it wide right. (Q2 28:06)
Switkowski runs through half forward on a slingshot play and kicks to the square where Fyfe takes a circus trick mark with his left bicep over Bergman and goals on the HT siren! (Q2 29:13)
Butters exits out the front of the first centre bounce of Q3 and shoots from 45m but it’s rather tame and floats to the right for a behind. (Q3 0:11)
Butters roves a Rioli chaos ball on the HFF and centres for Francis Evans 30m out on a slight angle for his first goal, after coming off the subs bench. (Q3 3:10)
Cox and then Ryan fumbles a crumb at defensive hotspot, Port flips the ball out to Butters who shoots across the face to the left from 30m on the flank. (Q3 5:06)
Logan Evans intercepts on the HFF and runs away from Switkowski for a repeat inside 50 kick to the teeth of goal, Ratugolea rides an O’Meara tackle to feed Horne-Francis, goal! (Q3 6:14)
Jackson marks a Sturt kick after the next bounce but misses near side left from 30m on the flank. (Q3 8:07)
Switkowski roves a Jackson contest and gives inside to Voss who shoots left under pressure from 40m in the corridor. (Q3 9:15)
Sweet blazes wide from the HFF after Freo turns the ball over in a crowded midfield corridor. (Q3 10:38)
Jackson gets a free and goal from the square for some rather soft front-on contact by Zerk-Thatcher in a marking contest. (Q3 13:53)
Francis Evans is dropped off the ball by Reidy to concede a downfield free and goal to Mead from the top of the square! (Q3 25:40)
Switkowski sets up Sturt to snap the instant reply from 25m on the flank after Freo bosses the next centre bounce through Reidy, who owed them one. (Q3 26:24)
Aliir is pinged for a push before intercepting, Jackson goes long to the top of the square for Voss to mark and goal. Margin back within a kick. (Q4 7:07)
Serong just misses to the left with a snap from 50m on a slight angle, crowd was riding that floater all the way. (Q4 10:55)
Burgoyne snaps across the face from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q4 12:19)
Rioli marks a Butters kick in a pack 30m out in the corridor after Horne-Francis handballs behind a pack on the HFF. Willie has veins of ice as he slots that one! (Q4 14:52)
Switkowski feeds Walters for a pressured grubber from 15m that rolls wide right. (Q4 17:43)
Horne-Francis kicks long from half forward to the square, Georgiades can’t mark but Rioli is front and centre to skid through another huge goal! (Q4 23:03)
Fremantle have run out of ideas and are surrendering without a late surge, sadly. (Q4 27:12)
Sweet takes a pack mark 45m out on the flank with a minute to go, drains the clock on the set shot and puts a cherry on top with the goal! (Q4 29:05)