The Dockers hold off the Cats with Luke Jackson standing tall for the minor premiers in an all-time classic at Optus Stadium
The national anthem and Welcome to Country are sung and done. Dockers captain Alex Pearce and Cats skipper Patrick Dangerfield have tossed the coin. Hells Bells is ringing out for the top of the grandstand at Optus Stadium. And it’s time to buckle up to see if Fremantle can rise to the occasion against Geelong …
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Nick Watson produced his usual bag of wizardry tricks and James Sicily led a rock-solid defence as Hawthorn ended Fremantle’s perfect home record in brutal fashion with a stunning 32-point qualifying final win in Perth. The Hawks kicked six goals to one in a dominant first half in Thursday night’s clash to set up the 10.12 (72) to 5.10 (40) win and secure a home preliminary final.
