Fremantle has snapped a four-game losing streak in improbable style, putting a dent in Geelong's AFL finals hopes with a seven-point win at GMHBA Stadium.

Geelong looked likely to hang on for the win when Isaac Smith goaled late in the final quarter to put the home side up by seven points.

But spectacular snapped goals from Michael Frederick and Lachie Schultz put the visitors back in front and they held on to claim a deserved 10.11 (71) to 9.10 (64) triumph.

The loss was compounded by a hamstring injury to versatile tall Mark Blicavs, who was subbed out of the game in the second quarter. The damage may not end there, with spearhead Tom Hawkins also looking proppy late in the game.

It was the second time in as many years the Dockers had triumphed away to Geelong by a single-figure margin, following their unlikely three-point win at the same venue in round seven, 2022.

The Cats are now outside the top eight with only four games to play in the home and away season, with their premiership defence hanging by a thread.

It was a bitter pill to swallow for Chris Scott on the day he overtook the legendary Reg Hickey as the longest-serving coach in Geelong's history with his 305th game in charge.

The Cats started the better in perfect conditions, kicking the only two goals of the first term through Tyson Stengle and Max Homes to lead by 12 points at the first change.

Former Sun Josh Corbett then became the unlikely prime forward target for Fremantle, slotting his first two goals of the season in the second quarter and missing a golden chance to add a third.

Freo held a slender one-point lead at halftime and extended that margin to three at the final change, due in part to an uncharacteristic bout of inaccuracy from Jeremy Cameron.

The Geelong spearhead had a wasteful 1.5 to his name through the opening three terms, including a miss after the three-quarter time siren.

Cameron then failed to even make the distance with another shot in the final term, shortly before Schultz iced the game at the other end for Fremantle.

GEELONG            2.2     5.4     6.10     9.10   (64)
FREMANTLE        0.2     5.5     7.7       10.11  (71)

GOALS 
Geelong: O.Henry 2, Hawkins 2, Stengle, Holmes, Cameron, Close, Smith
Fremantle: Corbett 2, Frederick 2, Schultz 2, Walters, Switkowski, Sturt, Amiss

BEST 
Geelong: Stewart, Duncan, Guthrie, De Koning
Fremantle: Brayshaw, Pearce, Serong, Ryan

INJURIES 
Geelong: Blicavs (hamstring), Hawkins (calf)
Fremantle: None

SUBSTITUTES 
Geelong: Mark O’Connor (replaced Mark Blicavs in the second quarter)
Fremantle: Ethan Stanley (replaced Neil Erasmus in the fourth quarter)

Crowd: TBC at GMHBA Stadium