Another game of football and another four points on the board for Fremantle, doing little but thinking about what they needed to do for a chance of September redemption, it was a cold and calculating Fremantle that sucked the life out of Richmond from the get go and did what was needed to hold the lead at the final siren. Hayden Ballantyne was one of those things that was needed. He put through a lazy half dozen goals after a busy week that involved him having to wear a suit, and shoes, to cover for the lack of tall defenders and the embarrassing tally of 12 goals conceded by the Fremantle backline. Most of those goals came in the last quarter, as the Tigers got a touch closer than some supporters would have liked, but there was never any danger of an upset and Fremantle cruised home to a 2 point win. Nat Fyfe was as good as always, David Mundy had the ball on a string and Colin Sylvia can now say that he has had a kick in a Fremantle jumper.
