NAB Cup ... Matt de Boer looks to put Fremantle into attack. Source: Daniel Wilkins / News Limited
A fresh Fremantle prove too good for Geelong in the second NAB Cup game in Perth, winning by 18 points.
| 0.4.2 (26) | Q1 | 0.2.4 (16) |
| 0.7.6 (48) | Q2 | 0.4.6 (30) |
| Q3 | ||
| Q4 |
| Michael Walters 2 | Mitchell W. Brown 2 |
| Hayden Crozier 1 | Joel Selwood 2 |
| Chris Mayne 1 | |
| Tendai Mzungu 1 | |
| Clancee Pearce 1 | |
| Alex Silvagni 1 |
As proved last season, the fresher team usually prevailed and so it proved in hot conditions at Patterson Stadium with Fremantle triumphing 7.6 (48) to 4.6 (30).
Geelong had won the opening triple-header against West Coast but couldn't stay with Fremantle, whos run and carry proved damaging on the wide open spaces.
| 0.3.0 (18) | Q1 | 0.2.0 (12) |
| 1.6.2 (47) | Q2 | 1.6.4 (49) |
| Q3 | ||
| Q4 |
| Jack Darling 3 | James Podsiadly 2 |
| Bradd Dalziell 1 | Josh Caddy 1 |
| Ashton Hams 1 | Tom Hawkins 1 |
| Mark LeCras 1 | Joel Selwood 1 |
| Fraser McInnes 1 | Travis Varcoe 1 |
| Joshua Walker 1 |
Mitchell Brown and Joel Selwood were the only goal scorers for the Cats while six Dockers got on the score sheet, though Michael Walters was the only one to grab two majors.
Fremantle defender Michael Barlow looks to be back to his ball-winning best after gathering 15 touches in the two 20-minutes halves while Selwood and Brown against led the possessions, highlighting how much the team relied on the pair.
In the opening game, it was again Selwood who inspired his team with a last-minute super goal giving the Cats a two-point victory over West Coast.
The Eagles looked to be cruising in the opening contest of the triple-header in Perth when leading by 22 points with just five minutes remaining.
However, the Cats got back within nine-point range and Jimmy Bartel handpassed off from a mark to his captain and Selwood kicked the goal from just outside the 50-metre arc to give Geelong victory 1.6.4 (49) to 1.6.2 (47).
Josh Caddy, who crossed from Gold Coast to the Cats at the end of last season, started brilliantly with a clever goal within 20 seconds in a sign of what he can offer.
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Geelong led by seven points early in the second half of the reduced minutes contest, but that's when the Eagles took over and the most heartening aspect of all was the successful return of All-Australian forward Mark LeCras.
He started solidly enough in the first half in his first official hit out in 17 months since he injured his knee and required a full reconstruction that cost his entire 2012 campaign.
While he had just five disposals in his return, it was what he did from a free-kick on the boundary that showed just how much he was missed and why he could help West Coast go that extra step or two in the finals this year.
LeCras kicked a goal from the boundary after a free-kick and, with a super goal soon after from Bradd Dalziell and a regular six-pointer to Fraser McInnes, the Eagles looked home with a 22-point lead.
However, quick goals to Travis Varcoe and Taylor Walker, and then the super goal by Selwood, saw the Cats scrape home.
Geelong next plays Fremantle before the night concludes with the first western derby of 2013.
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