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CibbuanoDockers down disappointing Dees
July 20th 2008 09:58
FREMANTLE has overcome a sluggish start to smash Melbourne by 46 points at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
The Dockers dominated after quarter-time, piling on 16 goals to five to cruise to a convincing 16.18 (114) to 10.8 (68) victory.
The win sees Fremantle skip a game clear of the bottom-placed Demons and West Coast, who look set to fight it out for the wooden spoon.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich was damaging with 28 possessions, nine marks and five goals. Byron Schammer was a busy contributor with 27 disposals and one goal while Luke McPharlin chimed in with three majors.
The Dockers struggled to generate any meaningful attacks in the first term, opting to bomb long into the forward line to a teammate that was grossly outnumbered.
Melbourne continually punished Fremantle on the rebound, moving the football quickly through the middle as they piled on five unanswered goals, with impressive youngster Cale Morton booting two for the term as the Demons took a commanding 29-point lead into quarter-time.
The Demons looked on course for a big win when Mark Jamar kicked Melbourne's sixth at the five-minute mark of the second term.
But Fremantle lifted and won the inside 50 count 20-7 in the second term. The Dockers' improved use of the football and willingness to break the lines paid handsome dividends as they slammed on the last five goals of the quarter to level the scores at the main break.
The Dockers hit the lead for the first time in the match when Shaun McManus kicked truly from a tight angle.
Fremantle continued to apply immense pressure all over the ground as they booted five more goals for the term to take a match-winning 34-point lead into the final change.
The Dockers extinguished any hopes of a comeback by Melbourne with two goals in the first two minutes of the final term to seal just their third win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 0.2, 5.9, 11.15, 16.18 (114)
MELBOURNE: 5.1, 6.3, 7.5, 10.8 (68)
GOALS: Fremantle: Pavlich 5, McPharlin 3, Ibbotson, Schammer, Carr, McManus, O'Brien, Sandilands, Tarrant, Peake,
Melbourne: Morton 2, Miller 2, Bate 2, Newton 2, Johnson, Jamar,
BEST: Fremantle: Pavlich, Ibbotson, Schammer, Head, O'Brien, Michael Johnson, Mayne
Melbourne: Davey, Wheatley, Valenti, Bruce, Morton
INJURIES: Fremantle: O'Brien (hamstring)
Melbourne: nil
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Hendrie, Avon
REPORTS: nil
CHANGES: nil
CROWD: 31,638 at Subiaco Oval
The Dockers dominated after quarter-time, piling on 16 goals to five to cruise to a convincing 16.18 (114) to 10.8 (68) victory.
The win sees Fremantle skip a game clear of the bottom-placed Demons and West Coast, who look set to fight it out for the wooden spoon.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich was damaging with 28 possessions, nine marks and five goals. Byron Schammer was a busy contributor with 27 disposals and one goal while Luke McPharlin chimed in with three majors.
The Dockers struggled to generate any meaningful attacks in the first term, opting to bomb long into the forward line to a teammate that was grossly outnumbered.
Melbourne continually punished Fremantle on the rebound, moving the football quickly through the middle as they piled on five unanswered goals, with impressive youngster Cale Morton booting two for the term as the Demons took a commanding 29-point lead into quarter-time.
The Demons looked on course for a big win when Mark Jamar kicked Melbourne's sixth at the five-minute mark of the second term.
But Fremantle lifted and won the inside 50 count 20-7 in the second term. The Dockers' improved use of the football and willingness to break the lines paid handsome dividends as they slammed on the last five goals of the quarter to level the scores at the main break.
The Dockers hit the lead for the first time in the match when Shaun McManus kicked truly from a tight angle.
Fremantle continued to apply immense pressure all over the ground as they booted five more goals for the term to take a match-winning 34-point lead into the final change.
The Dockers extinguished any hopes of a comeback by Melbourne with two goals in the first two minutes of the final term to seal just their third win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 0.2, 5.9, 11.15, 16.18 (114)
MELBOURNE: 5.1, 6.3, 7.5, 10.8 (68)
GOALS: Fremantle: Pavlich 5, McPharlin 3, Ibbotson, Schammer, Carr, McManus, O'Brien, Sandilands, Tarrant, Peake,
Melbourne: Morton 2, Miller 2, Bate 2, Newton 2, Johnson, Jamar,
BEST: Fremantle: Pavlich, Ibbotson, Schammer, Head, O'Brien, Michael Johnson, Mayne
Melbourne: Davey, Wheatley, Valenti, Bruce, Morton
INJURIES: Fremantle: O'Brien (hamstring)
Melbourne: nil
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Hendrie, Avon
REPORTS: nil
CHANGES: nil
CROWD: 31,638 at Subiaco Oval
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