The feats of captain Hayley Miller and a 2d-time period pink patch have propelled Fremantle to a 32-aspect AFLW win towards GWS.
The Dockers booted 4 dreams in a 10-minute burst to lay the platform for a comprehensive 7.10 (52) to 2.8 (20) win at Whitten Oval in Melbourne on Sunday.
Fremantle skipper Miller produced an all-time basic: 19 disposals, one intention, seven tackles and six marks.
Her teammates Gemma Houghton (two goals) and Kiara Bowers (14 touches, one intention) have been also standouts as the Dockers chalked consecutive triumphs to open their season.
The Giants, now square with a win and a defeat, were superbly served through Alicia Eva who collected a in shape-excessive 26 disposals.
Her teammates Alyce Parker (19 touches) and Katherine Smith (14 possessions) battled gamely and Katie Loynes laid 10 tackles, but GWS face losing stalwart Rebecca Beeson to injury.
Beeson kicked at intention within the first time period but her correct ankle turned into then trapped below a Freo opponent - she become helped from the container and did not return.
Beeson's departure came in a fierce opening quarter when the Giants shaded the Dockers to take a three-factor quarter-time buffer, 2.3 to 2.0.
but Fremantle then exploded with a good looking scoring spree, kicking 4 fast dreams and gathering 4.4 to nothing for the term.
The Dockers have been 25 features up, 6.4 to 2.three, after the blitz prompted by dual All Australian ahead Houghton.
The 28-yr-historical snapped precisely as her captain Miller turned into felled in a at the back of-play bump by means of GWS' Pepa Randall that allows you to appeal to in shape overview scrutiny.
Randall's entrance-on bump accrued Miller excessive, but she performed on.
A minute or so after Houghton's purpose, Freo famous person Bowers scored an additional with a tumbling bomb from 50 metres which took a fortunate correct soar.
The influential Miller then bought in on the scoring motion with a composed working purpose from 30 metres to give the Dockers an 18-element lead.
and as the siren sounded for haltime, Freo's Dana East was awarded a 50m penalty which took her to the aim line and her group to a 6.4 to 2.3 halftime knowledge.
The Dockers, who were beaten in a qualifying ultimate by way of Melbourne final season, then held sway in a 2d-half scrap, scoring one aim to none.
The Giants cruelled any comeback chances with inaccurate kicking at goal, scoring 5 consecutive behinds after halftime.
Fremantle's radar additionally went awry in a goal-less third quarter and it wasn't unless seven minutes closing in the video game that unless one other aim became scored: 45-metre set shot from Freo's Ann McMahon.
'Three of our quarters had been very good,' Fremantle teach Trent Cooper talked about.
'We managed the game, labored truly tough in different levels after which took advantage of that wind in the second quarter.'
Giants coach Al McConnell lamented his side's 'inconsistent' efficiency.
'we've received too many girls who can do it for slightly of the game but no longer the entire video game,' he mentioned.
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