2020 AFL Round 8: Fremantle v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 2020 between Fremantle and Geelong during round 8 of the 2020 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Geelong at Optus Stadium. The hosts were coached by Justin Longmuir and the visitors were coached by Chris Scott.

Fremantle
Back: J. Aish, R. Conca, T. Duman
Half-back: E. Hughes, L. Ryan, N. Wilson
Centre: B. Bewley, D. Tucker, B. Acres
Half-forward: B. Banfield, M. Taberner, M. Frederick
Forward: L. Schultz, R. Lobb, M. Walters
Follower: S. Darcy, C. Serong, A. Brayshaw
Int.: A. Cerra, B. Matera, D. Mundy, T. Watson

Geelong
Back: M. O'Connor, M. Blicavs, J. Kolodjashnij
Half-back: J. Henry, H. Taylor, T. Stewart
Centre: S. Menegola, P. Dangerfield, L. Fogarty
Half-forward: M. Duncan, T. Hawkins, G. Miers
Forward: Z. Tuohy, G. Rohan, B. Close
Follower: E. Ratugolea, C. Guthrie, B. Parfitt
Int.: J. Bews, C. Constable, L. Henderson, S. Simpson

Fremantle (2.4.16) were defeated by Geelong (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: C. Serong, M. Taberner
Geelong: T. Hawkins (3), B. Close, M. Duncan, S. Menegola

As a result of this match, Fremantle were then 16th on the ladder (down from 15th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2020 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fremantle v Geelong
Date: Monday 27 July 2020
Time: 6:10 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 20,251

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. by Geelong
Score: 2.4.16 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fremantle 0 . 2 0 . 3 1 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Geelong 1 . 2 2 . 9 3 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin GEEL by 6 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 32
Duration 23:10 23:58 27:40 26:28 1:41:16

Honour Roll

Coaches: Justin Longmuir (Fremantle), Chris Scott (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (Fremantle), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Foot (#2), J. Howorth (#17), D. Margetts (#6)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Cameron Guthrie GEEL 29 3
Andrew Brayshaw FREM 8 2
Mitch Duncan GEEL 22 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Cameron Guthrie GEEL 29 10 2 0 0 0 0
Zach Tuohy GEEL 2 7 0 1 1 0 0
Sam Menegola GEEL 27 5 0 ? ? ? ?
Mark Blicavs GEEL 46 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Mitch Duncan GEEL 22 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Caleb Serong FREM 22 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
9 Acres, Blake WR 78% 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 3 0 4 0 2 1 0
11 Aish, James BPL 81% 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0
41 Banfield, Bailey HFFL 76% 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 2
34 Bewley, Brett WL 92% 0 0 16 8 8 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
8 Brayshaw, Andrew RO 80% 0 0 28 7 21 2 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 1
5 Cerra, Adam INT 88% 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 9 0 2 1 2 1 1
6 Conca, Reece FB 86% 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 5 4 2 1 1 6 1
4 Darcy, Sean RU 85% 0 0 11 1 10 0 35 5 2 6 0 6 0 0
44 Duman, Taylin BPR 88% 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2
43 Frederick, Michael HFFR 87% 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 1
15 Hughes, Ethan HBFL 95% 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1
37 Lobb, Rory FF 100% 0 1 8 4 4 2 7 3 1 3 1 1 0 2
3 Matera, Brandon INT 74% 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 4
16 Mundy, David INT 78% 0 0 24 10 14 1 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 1
13 Ryan, Luke CHB 97% 0 0 23 21 2 4 0 2 1 3 1 0 15 1
28 Schultz, Lachie FPL 84% 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0
22 Serong, Caleb RR 80% 1 0 22 11 11 2 0 7 3 2 3 0 0 3
20 Taberner, Matt CHF 100% 1 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
18 Tucker, Darcy C 3% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Walters, Michael FPR 81% 0 0 22 17 5 7 0 4 4 3 2 0 3 2
45 Watson, Tobe INT 79% 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Wilson, Nathan HBFR 88% 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 1
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 2 4 282 157 125 41 42 73 29 47 19 17 39 26

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Bews, Jed INT 80% 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 0
46 Blicavs, Mark FB 89% 0 0 19 6 13 2 25 2 10 2 4 1 0 4
45 Close, Brad FPR 83% 1 1 14 7 7 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 Constable, Charlie INT 65% 0 1 19 8 11 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 1 3
35 Dangerfield, Patrick C 86% 0 1 18 9 9 2 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 4
22 Duncan, Mitch HFFL 69% 1 0 26 13 13 3 0 7 2 4 0 2 2 1
13 Fogarty, Lachie WR 78% 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 5
29 Guthrie, Cameron RR 73% 0 1 30 15 15 3 0 6 7 8 0 2 2 2
26 Hawkins, Tom CHF 92% 3 1 12 8 4 5 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
25 Henderson, Lachie INT 97% 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
38 Henry, Jack HBFL 83% 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake BPR 85% 0 1 6 5 1 4 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 2
27 Menegola, Sam WL 90% 1 1 26 17 9 3 0 3 4 4 1 1 1 5
32 Miers, Gryan HFFR 86% 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 2
42 O'Connor, Mark BPL 88% 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 3
3 Parfitt, Brandan RO 69% 0 0 17 8 9 0 0 7 4 4 0 1 2 0
17 Ratugolea, Esava RU 69% 0 0 8 4 4 1 8 3 2 2 1 1 0 3
23 Rohan, Gary FF 87% 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 1
37 Simpson, Sam INT 74% 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 4 2 5 1 2 0 0
44 Stewart, Tom HBFR 83% 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
7 Taylor, Harry CHB 83% 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 4 0 3 2 0 2 3
2 Tuohy, Zach FPL 90% 0 1 26 18 8 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 5
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 6 12 343 191 152 50 36 72 40 65 17 19 24 47

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GEEL Brad Close goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 01:05
FREM Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 09:31
GEEL Cameron Guthrie behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 10:04
GEEL Sam Menegola behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 13:59
FREM Brandon Matera behind 0.2.2 - 1.2.8 17:48
Q2 GEEL Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 1.3.9 00:35
GEEL Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 1.4.10 01:50
GEEL Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 1.5.11 10:44
GEEL Jake Kolodjashnij behind 0.2.2 - 1.6.12 11:41
GEEL Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 1.7.13 13:29
GEEL Charlie Constable behind 0.2.2 - 1.8.14 14:20
GEEL Brad Close behind 0.2.2 - 1.9.15 17:05
GEEL Mitch Duncan goal 0.2.2 - 2.9.21 17:34
FREM Michael Frederick behind 0.3.3 - 2.9.21 20:51
Q3 GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 0.3.3 - 3.9.27 05:10
FREM Matt Taberner goal 1.3.9 - 3.9.27 21:41
Q4 GEEL Patrick Dangerfield behind 1.3.9 - 3.10.28 02:13
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 1.3.9 - 4.10.34 08:04
FREM Rory Lobb behind 1.4.10 - 4.10.34 10:33
GEEL Zach Tuohy behind 1.4.10 - 4.11.35 13:13
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 1.4.10 - 5.11.41 17:32
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 1.4.10 - 5.12.42 19:34
GEEL Sam Menegola goal 1.4.10 - 6.12.48 21:05
FREM Caleb Serong goal 2.4.16 - 6.12.48 23:50