Round 18 - "I've got the trust in Freo" - The Dockers second half explosion over the Swans (11.07.26)
episodePreviously titled “Round 18 - "I've got the trust in Freo" - The Dockers second half explosion over teh Swans (11.07.26)” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 8, 2026
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Take us through it, Bix. What did you say about the Dockers that you love the most?
Oh, look, I think what we saw again was not dissimilar to the Geelong game when things didn't quite go right for them. And Geelong, every time they got the ball, went up the other end and kicked a goal. And you just sort of felt like, is it going to be one of these nights? But they're able to just stay calm, steady and trust themselves and go back out in the back half of that game and win. And it's the same again on the weekend or on, sorry, Thursday night where it's Like at halftime, just everything they tried. They had plenty of footy, I should say. That's probably not right. But in front of goal, they just weren't able to put it on the scoreboard. And the pressure was good from Sydney. And there were a few little moments where they fumbled or a little bit jumpy, Fremantle.
But I just thought it just showed great maturity. And that's where they are as a footy side at the moment. They just trusted themselves. I heard Justin Longmuir talking after the game where it just reassured them that, you know, this is – what we have to do and that they weren't going that bad and if we keep going it'll happen and yeah that's pretty much how it played out they went out there trusted themselves they're good players lifted thought Jackson was really important in that first probably 10 minutes of the third quarter got his hands on the footy some really important clearances and they've got so much quality all around the ground and yeah they were able to confirm what most of us thought that they're the best side in the competition right now
Pretty good, aren't they? The goal kicking is probably the one piece that got in the way in the first half.
What happened in Fremantle’s incredible second-half comeback against the Sydney Swans?
They had 11 shots for 11 points and Sydney had 13 shots. So if they had just done the average, Ken, you've probably thought, okay, this game's up for grabs. It was 22 points at halftime. I don't know. The Swans, they've got – they're a field position side, believe it or not. And as much as their handball game dried up the last couple of weeks, they like supply. Like they – 35 forward 50 stoppages the week before. They had 15 in the first quarter of this game. So they like to lock the ball in the front half. And Fremantle are just efficient. So their efficiency in the front half, they're the number one most efficient side. So they – They don't need quantity. They just need quality. But when you get both, when you get 65 inside 50s and you're efficient, you can do some real damage.
So, yeah, first half, their clearance game was off, Bix, I reckon. You know, a minus two at clearances. Zero goals won in the first half. And the second half... They've kicked seven goals, six from stoppages. So it did look like they moved the ball a bit quicker, Ken. It felt like I saw the mark play-ons and the free kick. When you take an advantage from a free kick, if anyone's watching it, then they see a team taking advantage. I think the direction from the coaches is let's just go at any time we can. And, Ken, I saw that in the second quarter. It didn't really work. But in the third and fourth quarter, they just dominated everywhere, in particular contested possessions.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–2:19
2
What happened in Fremantle’s incredible second-half comeback against the Sydney Swans?
2:19–7:10
3
Why did Fremantle struggle to kick goals in the first half of the game?
7:10–10:27
4
How did Fremantle change tactics to dominate contest and clearances in the second half?
10:27–11:58
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