Cats smash Dockers

Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats, AFL 2021 round 18 Ben Jensen GEELONG demolished the Fremantle Dockers on Friday night in Perth, holding the Dockers to just three goals and winning by 69 points. Tom Hawkins and Patrick Dangerfield each outscored the Dockers kicking four and three goals apiece. The Cats didn’t have an easy build-up to the match, having WA police escort them from the airport and throughout their short stay in Perth. The Cats’ next game is against Richmond at the MCG with a time and date to be confirmed.

AFL ROUND 18 2021
FREMANTLE DOCKERS V GEELONG CATS
THURSDAY 15 JULY, 20:10 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM
MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG 3.5, 8.8, 11.12, 14.16 (100) DEFEATED
FREMANTLE 1.3, 1.7, 3.10, 3.13 (31)

GOALS
GEELONG CATS: Hawkins 4, Dangerfield 3, Menegola, Narkle, Selwood, Miers, Dahlhaus, Close, Ratugolea
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Brayshaw, Walters, Colyer

BEST
GEELONG CATS: Menegola, Guthrie, Hawkins, Dangerfield, Tuohy, Narkle
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Darcy, Brayshaw, Ryan, Switkowski

INJURIES
GEELONG CATS: Nil reported
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Lobb (ankle), Darcy (knee)

CHANGES
GEELONG CATS: Nil
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
GEELONG CATS: Max Holmes (not used)
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Walker (replaced Lobb)

REPORTS
GEELONG CATS: Nil
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Treacy (Fremantle) for rough conduct on Jed Bews

CROWD: 35,271 at Optus Stadium, Perth

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Joel Selwood, Luke Dahlhaus, Quinton Narkle
OUT: Lachie Henderson (personal reasons), Quinton Rohan (injured), Max Holmes (omitted)
B: Atkins, Kolodjashnij, Henry
HB: Selwood, Stewart, Blicavs
C: Smith, C.Guthrie, Tuohy
HF: Dangerfield, Ratugolea, Miers
F: Higgins, Hawkins, Dahlhaus
FOLL: Stanley, O’Connor, Narkle
INT: Bews, Parfitt, Menegola, Close
EMER: Holmes, Guthrie, Evans, Clark

FREMANTLE DOCKERS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Merv Hughes
OUT: Walker (managed), Blakely (Medi-sub)
B: Wilson, Pearce, Ryan
HB: Aish, Logue, Tucker
C: Acres, Fyfe, Cerra
HF: Colyer, Lobb, Walters
F: Schultz, Treacy, Henry
FOLL: Darcy, Mundy, Brayshaw
INT: Switkowski, Banfield, Serong, Hughes
EMER: Crowden, Meek, Walker, Blakely

UMPIRES
FIELD Ray Chamberlain, Robert Findlay, Andre Gianfagna EM: Jordan Fry
BOUNDARY Adam Bastick, Brett Dalgleish, Nathan Doig, Josh Garrett, Sean Moylan
GOAL UMPIRES Sally Boud, Brett Rogers EM: Sam Hunter