Nat Fyfe has placed on a first-half clearance clinic and Alex Pearce was a rock in defence as Fremantle continued their unbeaten begin to the AFL season with a 35-point win over Adelaide at Perth Stadium.
Adelaide have been their very own worst enemy on what was imagined to be Good Friday, the Crows producing a horror present with stunning talent errors and woeful determination making.
Regardless of the poor show, the guests trailed by simply 10 factors at three-quarter time earlier than the Dockers piled on 4 objectives to nil within the last quarter to run away with the 9.15 (69) to 4.10 (34) win in entrance of 51,037 followers.
The consequence improved Fremantle’s file to 3-0 in what marks their finest begin to a season since 2015, whereas Adelaide’s finals hopes are already on skinny ice at 0-3.
Dockers veteran Nat Fyfe had 13 possessions and a whopping eight clearances within the first half alone earlier than fading after that.
Pearce not solely restricted Adelaide spearhead Taylor Walker to 0.1 from seven disposals, but additionally offered wonderful rebound from defence.
Luke Ryan and Jordan Clark have been additionally wonderful down again for Fremantle, whereas Hayden Younger (32 disposals, eight clearances) was prolific within the midfield, choosing up from the place Fyfe left off.
Adelaide veteran Matt Crouch battled arduous for 28 disposals and 7 clearances, whereas skipper Jordan Dawson racked up 27 possessions.
However on a grimy night time for the Crows, Wayne Milera limped off late within the third time period after injuring his proper knee in an ungainly touchdown, whereas Lachlan Murphy damage his knee within the last quarter.
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