Nursing a three-quarter time lead over a serious premiership contender away from home, Fremantle stopped still and were overrun in the final term.
This time it was Greater Western Sydney that erased a 15-point deficit in a blistering fourth quarter, repeating Geelong’s come-from-behind triumph over the Dockers on the port side’s previous interstate trip.
Yet it was another one Fremantle nearly pulled out of the fire in a see-sawing affair.
It took until the 30-minute mark of the final term for the Giants to finally kill off the plucky underdogs, with Josh Kelly nailing a left-foot bullet form the pocket with two minutes left on the clock to seal the 13.20 (98) to 13.8 (86) win.
Everything came up GWS in the final term.
With their top-four spot on the line, the Giants dominated clearances (20-6) to set up a five-goal last quarter.
Kelly’s finish was one of three classy efforts from the boundary, with Tom Scully and Devon Smith also chipping in.
Captain Nat Fyfe, Lachie Neale and Stephen Hill had been superb in the middle for Fremantle at the feet of rookie ruckman Sean Darcy, who held his own for most of the day opposed to Dawson Simpson.
But they were outworked and outclassed by Kelly, Dylan Shiel and returning Giants vice-captain Stephen Coniglio in the last quarter…
Source: Close but no cigar for Fremantle Dockers in 12-point loss to GWS | Perth Now
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