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Fremantle have suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Carlton by 10 points in the tightly contested 10.13 (73) to 9.9 (63) match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

The result sees the Blues undefeated from their opening four games, three of those victories with margins inside two goals.

Neither side could manage more than two consecutive goals through the first three quarters as momentum shifted but opportunities were missed.

Plenty more chances went begging through the last quarter after the Blues pulled within one straight kick early in the term, before an otherwise quiet Matthew Kennedy received a free kick directly in front and converted to put his side in front with less than seven minutes to go.

In a low-scoring game, three points almost looked like a winning margin, but a Jeremy Sharp snap a minute later had the Freo Dockers back in front, and a Michael Walters set shot from a free within another 60 seconds of play had it back to a two-goal difference inside the final five minutes.

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'It was Sharp in every sense of the word.'

Sharp kicks a massive goal in the final moments of the game!

Of course that was never going to be the end of it.

A one-handed mark from Charlie Curnow had it back to two points with two minutes on the clock, followed by a Matthew Cottrell mark and goal that again saw the lead change.

Fremantle players pleaded that Cottrell should have been denied the mark as the ball was touched, but when the umpires stood fast the pleas turned derisive.

The result was then put beyond doubt as a second shot was awarded without the ball going back to the centre, this time to Kennedy, after the umpires ruled against Fremantle for dissent.

Lachie Fogarty will face MRO scrutiny for a hit on Nat Fyfe, while Fremantle has injury concerns after Michael Frederick left the ground with a hamstring issue just moments after Freo activated their sub.

More to come

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 01:21

    Our pressure was enormous | Round 4 v Carlton

    Watch the contested highlights in our Round 4 clash against Carlton

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  • 06:54

    Justin Longmuir post-match | Round 4 v Carlton

    Senior Coach JL spoke in the presser post-match following the Round 4 narrow loss to Carlton

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  • 06:39

    Match Highlights | Round 4 v Carlton

    Watch all the highlights in the Round 4 contest against Carlton

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  • 02:20

    'We had four quarters of contest driven footy' | Andy Brayshaw

    Andy Brayshaw speaks after narrow loss against Carlton in Round 4.

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  • 00:19

    'It was Sharp in every sense of the word.'

    Sharp kicks a massive goal in the final moments of the game!

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  • 00:20

    Emmett wasn't letting him through with a big tackle!

    Crypto.com defining moment | Tom Emmett with a big tackle and big goal for a defining moment in Round 4 against Carlton.

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  • 00:30

    Switkowski kicks an opening goal of the second half!

    From the kick-in, a full length of the ground goal for the first of the second half.

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  • 00:27

    Great ball movement leading into a Jye Amiss goal!

    From Serong, to Fredrick, to Amiss, great ball movement to secure a goal.

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  • 00:30

    Great forward pressure from Taberner and he makes it count on the scoreboard!

    Taberner kicks a goal after great froward pressure.

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FREMANTLE   2.2    4.2     7.7     9.9 (63)
CARLTON       2.1    3.5    5.10   10.13 (73)

GOALS
Fremantle: Emmett 2, Treacy, Taberner, Amiss, Switkowski, Banfield, Walters, Sharp
Carlton: Curnow 3, Kennedy 2, Cottrell 2, Cripps, Cerra, Owies,

SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Jaeger O'Meara, replaced Matthew Johnson in the third quarter
Carlton: Matt Owies, replaced Elijah Hollands in the third quarter