The Air Mauritius Poll has nine memorable moments to choose from, ranging from the club’s first ever game against Richmond back in Round 1 1995 to Justin Longmuir’s unforgettable mark and goal after the siren against St Kilda in Round 21 2005.
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Memorable Fremantle Moment #2
Justin Longmuir's mark and goal after siren v St Kilda Rnd 21 2005
Justin Longmuir’s match winning effort against the Saints on Friday 19 August 2005 will forever remain one of Fremantle’s most unforgettable moments.
With less than a minute remaining St Kilda appeared to have sewn up a one point victory when they recovered possession across Fremantle’s half forward line and looked to clear the ball up the field. Justin Peckett carried the ball from centre half back out to the defensive flank, having two bounces as he assessed his options up field. What he didn’t realise was that Luke McPharlin, who had charged out from full forward to run him down, was quickly closing in on him. Luke laid the tackle and was rewarded by claiming Peckett holding the ball.
With just 33 seconds remaining and 80m from goal, Luke loaded up and pumped the ball deep into the forward 50 with Matthew Pavlich in his sights. As the pack formed around Matthew, Justin launched himself in from the side to take a fingertip, and ultimately match winning, grab at full stretch 20m from goal.
With the siren sounding in the background, Justin went back a further 30m from where he took the mark to ensure he had a suitable approach for his shot on goal. With team mate Jeff Farmer coming in to give his reassurance, Justin ignored the swarmed St Kilda players who had moved in to put him off his shot to kick one of the most memorable goals in Fremantle’s history and see the team claim a 5 point win.
His goal attracted arguably one of the biggest roars ever from a crowd at Subiaco Oval who were in tern brought in for the celebrations when Justin charged towards the fence to celebrate the win with the Fremantle faithful. His teammates immediately followed, sparking mass jubilation amongst the 38,057 people in attendance at Subiaco Oval that night.
So powerful was the moment, the Fremantle Football Club used it as its advertising campaign to attract members for the 2006 season, which saw the club reach a then record of 35,666 members.
Justin’s goal was Fremantle’s fourth for the final term as they overran St Kilda after trailing by 16 points at three quarter time. The team’s defence also stood strong in the fourth, holding the Saints goalless.
Fremantle Football Club – Celebrating 300 AFL Games
Sunday 1 June 2008
Round 10
Fremantle vs Port Adelaide
Subiaco Oval
Bouncedown 2:40pm
