Hawthorn giving away silly free-kicks on goal early and Freo converting. Greene gets a good steal, resulting in the Hawks first late in the 1st term, Freo up 13. The Hawks not capitalizing on clearance dominance and the Dockers up and about. Freo kick out to a sizeable lead, up 31 at the half. Freo's tackling supreme, they kick on. It becomes a blowout, which is a surprise given the form of both teams. The Hawks goalless in the term, down 55 and it gets no better for them in the 4th. The hit-outs and clearance were even, Freo with more of the footy and applied more tackles. The Dockers had 11 more inside 50's, for 14 more scoring shots and kicked accurately to boot. Brayshaw best afield, with 34 disposals, 8 tackles, 6 intercepts, 435 metres gained, 2 goals and an assist. Jackson 24 disposals, 2 contested marks, 7 tackles, 5 intercepts, 2 goals and an assist. Serong 24 disposals, 5 clearances, 9 inside 50's, 5 tackles, 528 metres gained and 2 assists. Amiss 4 contested marks, 3 goals and 2 assists. Young 26 disposals, 6 inside 50's, 9 intercepts, 587 metres gained and an assist.
3. (Frem) A. B-shaw, 2. (Frem) L. Jackson, 1. (Frem) C. Serong.
3. (Frem) A. B-shaw, 2. (Frem) L. Jackson, 1. (Frem) C. Serong.