Blog log from R20 of 2025: Fremantle vs West Coast

Cripps marks 30m out in front for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 5:19)
Ginbey looks upfield and saunters after marking in the back pocket, but gets mown down by Treacy from behind. Mark for the HTB free set at 45m but he misses near side right. (Q1 7:38)
Darcy scrubs a centring kick from the pocket to the top of the square, crumb falls to the front where Dudley pounces for his first goal. (Q1 9:24)
Darcy marks in relief in the Eagles goalsquare from a long speculator from Hutchinson but the ump saw Brockman go to ground in a wrestle with Chapman, free and easy goal. (Q1 14:22)
Murphy Reid kicks long and quick from the centre on a slingshot play for Voss to mark in front of Bazzo 45m out on a slight angle, who tugs his set shot left. (Q1 17:28)
Brayshaw blazes to the left from near CHF. (Q1 18:42)
The kick in to the pocket by McCarthy is cut off by Amiss 25m out who doesn’t miss. (Q1 19:44)
Frederick draws in a lovely set shot from the boundary 35m out after marking a pass from Dudley. (Q1 25:09)
The Dockers boss the next centre bounce via Young and Serong to set up Frederick to baulk clear to ram through another one from 40m! (Q1 26:09)
Young gets a rather soft free for a tiny jumper tug by Kelly after a ball up near the hotspot, he converts. (Q1 28:25)
Dudley feeds Young for another stoppage goal from the hotspot, Fremantle gapping their hometown rivals early. (Q1 30:25)
Treacy roves on the HFF and baulks away from the chasing Cole with a left-foot step, then spots up Dudley in the pocket 30m out just before the QT siren. Dudley doesn’t score. (Q1 33:26)
Serong gets a contact free on Harley Reid at CHF and gives off to Banfield who misses. (Qtr Time)
Frederick bounces his way down the flank with a shepherd on Maric by Brayshaw to checkside another one from 25m. (Qtr Time)
Harley Reid goals on the run from 40m on the flank after exiting a stoppage on members wing to draw boos from the home Fremantle crowd. (Qtr Time)
Kelly curls in a set shot from the pocket to keep West Coast interested. (Qtr Time)
Frederick misses a snap from the HFF after a turnover. (Qtr Time)
Cripps bangs through a snap from 50m on a slight angle after a Fremantle turnover in the centre. (Qtr Time)
Bolton misses a long snap. (Q3 3:10)
O’Meara shanks a snap OOTF from behind a pack 25m out in the pocket. (Q3 5:06)
Ryan misses a snap from the pocket as well. Not much scoring since QT. (Q3 6:09)
A fumble deep in defence by Chapman sees him chased by Ryan then caught HTB by Baker 20m out, who converts. (Q3 6:54)
Murphy Reid takes a link mark on a slingshot play from the centre started by O’Driscoll’s tackle, he has Amiss in the pocket 20m out who doesn’t miss. (Q3 10:25)
Switkowski passes to Voss 35m out in the corridor, who has just finished scragging three Eagles in a melee, but has enough energy left to kick the goal as well. (Q3 12:56)
Liam Ryan roves and drops the knees to draw a high contact free on Chapman 35m out in front but the footy gods push it wide. (Q3 15:34)
Hough pulls an inside kick from half forward to the hotspot for Hewett who also misses a very gettable set shot. (Q3 16:29)
Cripps misses a snap from the HFF. (Q3 18:56)
Amiss leaps in front of Ginbey to clunk a Bolton pass to 25m on the flank but this time he misses. (Q3 21:24)
Voss wins a ground battle with Brock in the pocket but misses under pressure. (Q3 21:24)
Brayshaw gives wide at half forward to Young who thumps through a nice snap from 45m on the flank. (Q3 22:29)
Cripps sharks a pressured handball by Cox 15m out in the pocket but his quick checkside is across the face. (Q3 23:56)
Hutchison is in the square to rush a Bolton grubber from half forward. (Q3 25:01)
Kelly gets a set shot from the hotspot and converts as the 3QT siren sounds. (Q3 27:30)
Jackson marks a very short Murphy Reid pass in the pocket 30m out and kicks the official sealer. (Q4 0:56)
Bolton tumbles through the first cherry goal of Q4. (Q4 2:36)
Switkowski has a snap from a pack near the hotspot touched off the boot, confirmed on review. (Q4 5:46)
Frederick gives Murphy Reid yet another goal assist with his fourth goal after dropping the mark 30m out then regathering for the snap. (Q4 10:48)
Voss marks an O’Meara pass from outer wing to 40m on the flank over Bazzo for his second goal. (Q4 13:18)
Liam Ryan marks on the HFF and passes down the line to Baker 35m out, who gets a junk time goal. (Q4 15:27)
Voss takes a link mark at half forward and passes to the hotspot where Murphy Reid is on the end of one for once, he deserves a goal and gets it. (Q4 19:27)
Harley Reid gets another junk time goal from half forward to another fusillade of boos. (Q4 21:58)
Switkowski has time to regather after a fumble for some more garbage from the pocket. (Q4 23:47)
Bolton misses a snap from CHF. (Q4 26:38)
Amiss piles on with another converted set shot. (Q4 28:01)
Liam Ryan takes a classic hanger on the shoulder of Worner 15m out in the pocket and curls the goal in off the left. (Q4 31:01)
Dewar gets himself some garbage from 40m in the corridor. (Q4 32:53)
Hewett does the same. (Q4 34:28)
Voss gets a shot after the siren from 35m in front which he converts. (Q4 36:58)