Fremantle will be sweating on the physical fitness of Alex Pearce after the star skipper hyper-extended his left elbow throughout his side’s 20-point AFL win over Gold Coast at Optus Stadium. The Dockers’ midfield produced an unanticipated excess of objectives to assist the hosts to a 12.13 (85) to 10.5 (65) win in front of 40,637 fans on Sunday. The outcome raised Fremantle (8-5-1) into 5th area, while Gold Coast (7-7) have actually slipped to 12th following back-to-back losses. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Fremantle’s premiership guts will be seriously evaluated when they handle leaders Sydney at the SCG next Saturday. And they might lack Pearce, whose elbow briefly bent the incorrect method when he came crashing to the grass late in the 3rd quarter. Pearce instantly made his method to the bench, and was subbed out of the video game, with issues over his elbow and lower arm. Dockers forward Josh Treacy likewise sent out a scare through the camp when he injured his left shoulder while laying a big deal with in the last term. Treacy had the ability to go back to the field a brief time later on. Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir implicated his gamers of packing their statistics book throughout recently’s 67-point loss to the Western Bulldogs. They did it once again on Sunday – however in the very best possible method this time. Objectives from the midfield have actually been uncommon for Fremantle this season, however Hayden Young (3 objectives), Caleb Serong (one objective), Andrew Brayshaw (one objective) and ruckman Sean Darcy (one objective) all struck the scoreboard. Nat Fyfe practically scored an objective also, just for his close-range breeze in the 3rd quarter to wander simply broad. Darcy completed with 12 clearances to choose his 20 disposals and 39 hitouts, while Treacy (2 objectives, 3 objected to marks) was a bullocking existence in attack. Gold Coast winger Wil Powell, playing his very first match considering that serving a five-game restriction for a homophobic slur, completed with 22 disposals, 3 rating helps and 523m acquired. Gold Coast got in the match with a 7-0 home record this season however a 0-5 return on the roadway. That roadway record for 2024 now stands at 0-6, and it’s seriously jeopardizing their opportunities of making the finals for the very first time. Matt Rowell (23 disposals, 10 clearances) triggered Fremantle some early problems in the midfield as Gold Coast kicked the opening 2 objectives. Young’s breeze and Treacy’s huge pack mark and objective offered the Dockers a three-point lead at quarter time, and Fremantle kicked 4 objectives to one in the 2nd term to open a 23-point lead by the long break. Fremantle led the clearance count 22-11 at half-time, with Dockers ruckman Darcy tallying 6 clearances in a dominant first-half screen. Jordan Clark supplied the emphasize of the 3rd quarter when he took 5 bounces on the wing before centring the ball to Brayshaw for an objective. The Dockers led by 34 points at the last modification, and they had the ability to hold back Gold Coast’s belated return.
Stunning sight of Alex Pearce hurt puts Fremantle on edge after 20-point win over Gold Coast
