AFL 2026 live scores: Fremantle Dockers hope to lay down early season marker against Geelong Cats

We’ll have comments from Justin Longmuir tomorrow and we’ll be back tomorrow to cover West Coast and Gold Coast.

Until then bye for now

Another one gets away from Fremantle.

Here’s the early analysis from a tough loss.

Fremantle kicked their highest ever first quarter score outside of WA and have fallen to a 10 point loss.

Luke Jackson and Caleb Serong did not have enough support in the midfield while they kicked 3.8 in the second half as their nearly 80 per cent efficiency in the opening quarter fell away.

In the end the Cats came home with a wet sail and then ran over the top of them.

Max Holmes and Bailey Smith but finish woth 30 plus disposals while Neale, Cameron and Mannagh had 11 goals between them.

From the kick in and Shaun Mannagh just reads it and intercepts 35m out from goal.

Luckily for the Freo defender, he misses to keep Freo alive but we’re down to the last 90 seconds.

Players out on their feet here. A rushed behind makes it a six-point game.

Shannon Neale has a shot but it fades left to make it seven points. with 3:30 remaining.

A tight angle and he almost wheels off as it looks good off the boot but it just fades left at the end. He as 0.3 for the day.

He then gives away a holding free against Bailey Smith from on the other end but Fremantle survive the attack.

Fremantle have kicked just three goals since half time.

Geelong with all the run as they go from defence into attack as Connor O’Sullivan gets involved again.

Neale kicks a fifth and it’s an eight point margin.

GEE 16.10 (106) FRE 14.14 (98)

He gets pinged for holding the ball and then on a short kick he doesn’t move out of the protecting area.

He gives away 50 and Miers goes early to find an uncontested Jack Martin who snaps and puts Geelong in front for the first time today!