Ahead of Freo’s final NAB Challenge game against Geelong on Saturday, here are some points to get your mind on the game.
The numbers game
342 – Days since last game between Freo v Geelong, (Round 2, 2015)
125 – Highest score against Geelong (Round 3, 2011)
100 – The 100 point mark has only been surpassed once in the past six meetings between the teams. (Freo, 104 in 2015)
3 – Amount of finals meetings between Freo and Geelong since 2010
Last time we met
Fremantle 15.14.104 def Geelong 9.6.60 at Simmonds Stadium in Rd 2, 2015
David Mundy had 39 disposals, a career high for the Freo skipper.
Nat Fyfe was damaging with 36 disposals and three goals.
Fyfe had 25 contested possessions, one off his career best of 26 (Rd 9, v Adelaide 2015)
Nine separate players registered a ruck hit out, and in total still didn’t have as many as Aaron Sandilands, who had 51 on the day.
Bennell Factor
Free-agent recruit Harley Bennell makes his first appearance as a Fremantle Docker but he already has a strong record against Geelong. In his previous four outings against the Cats, Bennell has averaged more than 24 disposals and two goals a game.
Big Shoes to Fill
Making up for a player of Aaron Sandilands’ calibre is never an easy task, but it’s even harder when you consider how he’s performed against Geelong.
‘Sandi’ has amassed a 595 career hit outs against Geelong, his highest tally against any team in the AFL.
Missing Links
Geelong will be without four of their five top possession winners from the last meeting with Freo. Joel Selwood and Corey Enright weren’t named, while James Kelly and Steve Johnson are now at Essendon and GWS respectively.
