Fremantle have held their place in the top 4 with a comfortable win over Melbourne. The Dockers set Melbourne and lead in the first half and then sat back and watched as the Demons attempted to chase it down. It was a scintillating display of football by Fremantle in the first quarter - high marks, long goals, bone crunching hits on feeble Melbourne players but by half time the Dockers had had enough and packed up for the day. Unhindered by an opposition, Melbourne fought back to get within a kick of the lead but the cool heads of the Dockers prevailed as they switched back on, got the ball into Hayden Ballantyne's hands and sat back once again to enjoy watching him celebrate kicking the winning goal.
|
.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
||||||
|
At the start of the week Fremantle weren’t sure what to make of Melbourne. They’d given the Dockers some trouble of the years and their form was all over the shop. Brilliant one moment then Melbourne like another. Were they heading over to Perth with their sights set on joining the likes of Richmond and Adelaide in taking the scalp of a top 4 side or were they going to treat the trip as a midseason break from the tin rattles and lamington drives that make up the week’s activities over at Melbourne?
It was no good trying to read the coach. Dean Baily is so laid back, he’s the sort of bloke who, as a kid, dreamt of growing up to be the first man to yawn in outer space. Then there’s the diabolical puppet masters - Cameron Schwab and Chris Connolly. They were clearly up to something - but they’re always up to something, so you’d struggle to pin them down on one thing. ...more
It was no good trying to read the coach. Dean Baily is so laid back, he’s the sort of bloke who, as a kid, dreamt of growing up to be the first man to yawn in outer space. Then there’s the diabolical puppet masters - Cameron Schwab and Chris Connolly. They were clearly up to something - but they’re always up to something, so you’d struggle to pin them down on one thing. ...more