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Written by Shane Richmond
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 | Fremantle supporters headed to Subi Oval to see the football equivalent of a seal clubbing expedition. Unfortunately some of the seals brought clubs of their own, putting up a bit of a fight and holding the lead at half time. But the Dockers hit their stride in the second half, closed the gap and finished off by giving them a good bludgeoning. Not quite a death blow but they'll have a nasty headache in the morning. |  
| Scores |  | | | | | Fremantle | 1.3 | 4.8 | 10.10 | 18.15 | 123 | | Richmond | 4.5 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 102 | |
 | Clinto Wolf Medal Votes | | | | Des Headland | 3 | | Roger Hayden | 2 | | James Walker | 1 | | 
It doesn’t happen very often but Chris Connolly made a mistake going into the match against Richmond. Worried his players would take the winless Tigers lightly, the Dockers coach decided that they would prepare for the match like they were playing the top of the ladder side. In itself it seemed a sound strategy to combat complacency but he made a crucial error – he told the media. Once the idea was out in the public domain, others started top get on board and things got out of control. Reading, writing and comprehension isn’t generally considered to be amongst the skill set of the average Tigers supporter and, once they heard the news they were the top of the ladder side, they flocked to the ground in droves. ....more |
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