PERTH, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 21: Caleb Serong of the Dockers looks to pass the ball during the 2023 AFL Round 06 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium on April 21, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Photo
Heartbroken Dockers look to derby to atone for late losses
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team have learned vital lessons from their recent pair of heartbreaking losses, and he’s urging them to get more bang for their buck in front of goal.Fremantle Dockers young gun Caleb Serong crowned AFL’s 2020 Rising Star winner | PerthNow
The Dockers enter Saturday night’s western derby desperate to atone after coughing up late leads against Carlton and Port Adelaide over the past fortnight.
Those losses mean Fremantle are now back with the pack at 3-2, but Longmuir hopes the lessons will prove invaluable down the track.
“I’ve been really impressed with the way the players have owned our part in those two losses,” Longmuir said.
“We need to learn from them and get better from them, because if we’re in that position in big games down the track, we want to be able to execute better than what we did.”
Fremantle have been the league’s best defensive side across the first five rounds, conceding just 63.8 points per game.
But they are ranked 12th in attack after being restricted to an average of 78 points per match.
The return of ruckman Sean Darcy is expected to give Fremantle a scoring boost, given it will free up Luke Jackson to join Jye Amiss and Josh Trea
cy in attack.
The Dockers enter Saturday night’s western derby desperate to atone after coughing up late leads against Carlton and Port Adelaide over the past fortnight.
Those losses mean Fremantle are now back with the pack at 3-2, but Longmuir hopes the lessons will prove invaluable down the track.
“I’ve been really impressed with the way the players have owned our part in those two losses,” Longmuir said.
“We need to learn from them and get better from them, because if we’re in that position in big games down the track, we want to be able to execute better than what we did.”
Fremantle have been the league’s best defensive side across the first five rounds, conceding just 63.8 points per game.
But they are ranked 12th in attack after being restricted to an average of 78 points per match.
The return of ruckman Sean Darcy is expected to give Fremantle a scoring boost, given it will free up Luke Jackson to join Jye Amiss and Josh Treacy
in attack.
