Shell-shocked Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has declared his group bought “smoked within the contest” after West Coast dominated the western derby to win by 37 factors.
The Dockers have been no match for the re-building Eagles, dropping 16.9 (105) to 10.8 (68) and 6 of Fremantle’s objectives got here within the last quarter when the outcome was past doubt.
West Coast received the contested possessions by 24 and took 17 contested marks to seven. Longmuir his group couldn’t deal with the depth that the Eagles performed with, began enjoying as people and West Coast made them pay.
“From the 20-minute mark of the primary quarter, for about two-and-a-half quarters, we bought smoked within the contest,” Longmuir stated.
“Behind the ball they have been in a position to halve contests or win contests and in entrance of the ball they simply smoked us, led us to the ball, anticipated surge contest wins faster than us. Across the ball at stoppage I believed we bought our arms on it, however their stress was too good.
“We didn’t belief ourselves in opposition to their stress, coughed it up and allow them to stroll out the entrance. We knew what they have been getting. Their type over the past two weeks has been actually good. They did to us what they did to Richmond. We ready for that however weren’t adequate to deal with it.
“We’ve bought to be higher than that. We’ve bought to have the ability to reply faster. I believed as soon as they bought on prime on the scoreboard, we began getting reactive, we began getting led to the ball and we began changing into unpredictable to one another.”
Fremantle misplaced key ahead Jye Amiss to concussion early within the recreation and can miss the upcoming match in opposition to the Western Bulldogs. Longmuir stated he had recovered nicely from the unintended blow to the pinnacle.
He stated midfielder Hayden Younger sat out the majority of the second half as a precaution after reporting hamstring tightness. The Dockers have now misplaced three video games in a row.
Fremantle had their probability to take management of the sport within the first quarter after they had 16 inside 50s however didn’t kick a significant. West Coast had solely seven ahead entries however kicked 4 objectives. Longmuir stated it summed up their evening.
“It was aerial contest. I feel they took three contested marks for objectives and that’s been a energy. They took 17 contested marks final week and 15 the week earlier than. They dominated the air,” he stated.
“Down the opposite finish, we’ve been off with our connection since spherical three. We haven’t been discovering our forwards, we haven’t been taking our alternatives in entrance of aim and that bit us on the bottom tonight.
“We should always have had a bit extra scoreboard stress early.”
