Fremantle have decided to take the heroes route to the final, with Sydney opting to take a gap week before continuing their quest for the premiership. After a series of setbacks, Fremantle were brave just to arrive on time to the venue and once there, they got down to work, absorbing the relentless Sydney pressure and applying a fair measure of their own. Scores were level for most of the day, with Fremantle forwards toughing it out against a battle hardened Sydney defense and the Sydney forwards falling over and being handed mysterious free kicks in the goal square but the Swans turned the screws once too often on the Dockers midfield and took a handy lead into the three quarter time break. Fremantle fought back, with a couple of quick ones to open the last but they couldn’t manage to contain the falling Swans for long enough to take back the lead. Some late ones in time on finished Freo off with a 24 point win to Sydney, leaving the Dockers with three more games to win before the flag is hoisted over Fremantle town hall.
