Fremantle on the winners list
It was an arm wrestle at Metricon Stadium between the cellar dwellers Fremantle Dockers and Adelaide Crows, as both clubs searched for their first win of the season.
Adelaide Crows were inconsistent in front of goals only managing to register their first goal just before half time through Myles Poholke.
Fremantle Dockers were put under pressure in the third however with Crows piling on the points quickly and Reece Conca out of the game with a hamstring injury.
Reece Conca with another hamstring injury for the @freodockers . Now icing and looks done for the day.
In good news Rory Lobb converts and extends the lead.
⚓️ 5.2 (32)
🇷🇴 1.8 (14)#AFLCrowsFreo#AFLCrowsFreo— 6PR Football (@6prfootball) July 5, 2020
With just one point the difference heading into the final quarter Matthew Taberner and Michael Walters kicked one each to extend the lead. Coach Justin Longmuir animated in the coaches box – riding every goal home.
Michael Walters with another for the @freodockers . It’s a Captain’s goal for the stand in.
⚓️ 7.4 (46)
🇷🇴 4.9 (33)#AFLCrowsFreo— 6PR Football (@6prfootball) July 5, 2020
It was a Darcy Tucker goal that was the final ‘nail in the coffin’ for the Adelaide Crows – Freo getting their first win of the 2020 season by 20 points.
That will do it Justin Longmuir and the @freodockers get their first win of 2020 against the Adelaide Crows.
⚓️ 8.6 (54)
🇷🇴 4.10 (34)#AFLCrowsFreo pic.twitter.com/Rlfc49JLT7— 6PR Football (@6prfootball) July 5, 2020
Click PLAY to hear how the game played out.
“We know we are a good fourth quarter team. We finish strong most weeks, and we’ve got pretty good confidence after finishing strong most weeks” Rory Lobb on their third quarter chat after Adelaide Crows mounted a come back.
Click PLAY to hear the full interview with Rory Lobb.
“It’s not a win for me its a win for our footy club – we have done a lot of heavy lifting early in the season and clearly haven’t played a home game yet. But all our staff and players have been so positive and trying to constantly improve so they deserve this.”
Click PLAY to head the full post game interview with Justin Longmuir.