Geelong Cats v Fremantle, Round 1 2026
2026 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEE | 3.1 19 | 8.4 52 | 13.8 86 | 16.14 110 |
| FRE | 8.4 52 | 11.8 74 | 14.12 96 | 14.16 100 |
GMHBA Stadium, GeelongMostly sunny, 23°Lead changes 1
Recap
Geelong storm back from 35 down to beat Fremantle
Geelong 16.14 (110) beat Fremantle 14.16 (100) at GMHBA Stadium in Round 1, a 10-point win after trailing by 35.
Geelong trailed by 10 at three-quarter time, then kicked 3.6 to 0.4 in the last quarter.
Shannon Neale kicked five goals for Geelong and Jeremy Cameron three; Isaiah Dudley kicked three for Fremantle.
Bailey Smith led the way with 31 disposals and a goal.
A run of four straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 14-point deficit into a 10-point lead.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 60–46, and Fremantle won the clearances 42–28.
In context
- AFL debut for Mitchell Edwards.
- First game for Fremantle: Judd McVee.
Best on ground
Geelong · #3 · 83% game time
- 31
- D
- 1
- G
- 7
- M
- 4
- T
3 clearances · 6 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 130
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Geelong aheadFremantle aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Geelong down by 35Q2 25:01
- J. Martin kicks the match-winnerQ4 8:37
- 4 goals in a row to GeelongQ3 27:10 – Q4 12:31
GeelongGoals
- S. Neale 5.1
- J. Cameron 3.4
- S. Mannagh 3.2
- J. Martin 1.2
- J. Clark 1.1
- P. Dangerfield 1
- J. Henry 1
- B. Smith 1
FremantleGoals
- I. Dudley 3.2
- J. Treacy 2.1
- S. Bolton 2
- M. Reid 1.3
- C. Serong 1.1
- J. Amiss 1
- A. Brayshaw 1
- L. Jackson 1
- N. O'Driscoll 1
- H. Young 1
- Field umpires
- Brett Rosebury, Robert O'Gorman, Nicholas Brown, Jamie Broadbent
Geelong CatsFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesJ. Bowes, O. Henry, M. Knevitt
In
- +Jeremy Cameron
- +Patrick Dangerfield
- +Mitchell Edwards
Out
- −Mitch Knevitt · Omitted
- −James Worpel · Injured
- −Oliver Henry · Omitted
Milestones
- Mitchell Edwards · Debut game
First game for the club
- Mitchell Edwards · South Mandurah Football and Netball Club - Seniors (WA)/Peel Thunder (WAFL)
FremantleFinal team
Interchange
- 4Darcy
- 43Dudley
- 30O'Driscoll
- 23Worner
- 25Pearce
EmergenciesM. Cox, B. Banfield, H. Davies
First game for the club
- Judd McVee · Geraldton (WA)/Geraldton Senior HS (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL)/Melbourne
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 60–46, and Fremantle won the clearances 42–28.
GEEAttackFRE
- Inside 50s 46
- Scoring shots 14.1630
- Accuracy 47%
60
3016.14
53%
The ball
- Disposals 329
- Contested possessions 132
- Clearances 42
- Marks 61
- Tackles 63
- Free kicks 15
- Biggest lead 35
361
120
28
111
58
24
10
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Geelong Cats16.14110
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B. Smith | 31 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 130 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9M. Holmes | 32 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 132 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5J. Cameron | 23 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 44T. Stewart | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7S. Mannagh | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30T. Atkins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33S. Neale | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32G. MiersInt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17L. Humphries | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4T. BruhnInt | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 38J. Henry | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19J. Martin | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46M. Blicavs | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| 16S. De Koning | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39Z. Guthrie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14C. O'Sullivan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 34O. MullinInt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11M. Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 28O. Dempsey | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| 42M. O'ConnorInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35P. Dangerfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13J. ClarkInt | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45B. Close | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 361 | 16 | 13 | 111 | 58 | 28 | 1632 | 231 | 130 | 60 | 26 |
Fremantle14.16100
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3C. Serong | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 108 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9L. Jackson | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 125 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 22 | |
| 10S. Bolton | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26H. Young | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6J. Clark | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 43I. DudleyInt | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35J. Treacy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16M. Reid | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44M. Johnson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23K. WornerInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17J. McVee | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30N. O'DriscollInt | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5H. Chapman | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8A. Brayshaw | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28N. Erasmus | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4S. DarcyInt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | |
| 25A. PearceInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20P. Voss | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39S. Switkowski | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34C. Wagner | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 31B. Walker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21O. McDonald | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24J. Amiss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 329 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 63 | 42 | 1359 | 181 | 148 | 46 | 45 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterGEE 3.1 (19) · FRE 8.4 (52)
- 1:10RushedFremantleFRE0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 2:26GoalS. BoltonFRE0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
- 3:40BehindN. ErasmusFRE0.0 (0) – 1.2 (8)
- 4:49GoalJ. CameronGEE1.0 (6) – 1.2 (8)
- 7:30BehindT. BruhnGEE1.1 (7) – 1.2 (8)
- 9:30GoalC. SerongFRE1.1 (7) – 2.2 (14)
- 11:01GoalJ. AmissFRE1.1 (7) – 3.2 (20)
- 13:36BehindN. ErasmusFRE1.1 (7) – 3.3 (21)
- 16:26GoalI. DudleyFRE1.1 (7) – 4.3 (27)
- 18:14BehindI. DudleyFRE1.1 (7) – 4.4 (28)
- 20:05GoalS. NealeGEE2.1 (13) – 4.4 (28)
- 23:49GoalJ. TreacyFRE2.1 (13) – 5.4 (34)
- 25:40GoalJ. ClarkGEE3.1 (19) – 5.4 (34)
- 28:05GoalL. JacksonFRE3.1 (19) – 6.4 (40)
- 31:31GoalN. O'DriscollFRE3.1 (19) – 7.4 (46)
- 35:42GoalS. BoltonFRE3.1 (19) – 8.4 (52)
Second quarterGEE 5.3 (33) · FRE 3.4 (22)
- 0:30GoalS. MannaghGEE4.1 (25) – 8.4 (52)
- 4:56BehindS. SwitkowskiFRE4.1 (25) – 8.5 (53)
- 6:36GoalS. MannaghGEE5.1 (31) – 8.5 (53)
- 9:06GoalS. MannaghGEE6.1 (37) – 8.5 (53)
- 11:27GoalI. DudleyFRE6.1 (37) – 9.5 (59)
- 12:51GoalM. ReidFRE6.1 (37) – 10.5 (65)
- 14:05BehindJ. CameronGEE6.2 (38) – 10.5 (65)
- 15:42BehindJ. MartinGEE6.3 (39) – 10.5 (65)
- 17:18GoalJ. TreacyFRE6.3 (39) – 11.5 (71)
- 18:56BehindM. ReidFRE6.3 (39) – 11.6 (72)
- 23:13BehindP. VossFRE6.3 (39) – 11.7 (73)
- 25:01BehindJ. TreacyFRE6.3 (39) – 11.8 (74)
- 26:38GoalJ. CameronGEE7.3 (45) – 11.8 (74)
- 28:12GoalJ. CameronGEE8.3 (51) – 11.8 (74)
- 30:57BehindJ. CameronGEE8.4 (52) – 11.8 (74)
Third quarterGEE 5.4 (34) · FRE 3.4 (22)
- 2:26GoalJ. HenryGEE9.4 (58) – 11.8 (74)
- 4:31GoalH. YoungFRE9.4 (58) – 12.8 (80)
- 6:07RushedFremantleFRE9.4 (58) – 12.9 (81)
- 7:16GoalS. NealeGEE10.4 (64) – 12.9 (81)
- 11:13BehindJ. CameronGEE10.5 (65) – 12.9 (81)
- 12:22GoalS. NealeGEE11.5 (71) – 12.9 (81)
- 14:28BehindO. DempseyGEE11.6 (72) – 12.9 (81)
- 15:16GoalS. NealeGEE12.6 (78) – 12.9 (81)
- 18:46BehindJ. MartinGEE12.7 (79) – 12.9 (81)
- 19:21BehindI. DudleyFRE12.7 (79) – 12.10 (82)
- 22:06GoalI. DudleyFRE12.7 (79) – 13.10 (88)
- 24:05GoalA. BrayshawFRE12.7 (79) – 14.10 (94)
- 25:58BehindJ. ClarkGEE12.8 (80) – 14.10 (94)
- 27:10GoalP. DangerfieldGEE13.8 (86) – 14.10 (94)
- 28:45BehindC. SerongFRE13.8 (86) – 14.11 (95)
- 29:37BehindM. ReidFRE13.8 (86) – 14.12 (96)
Last quarterGEE 3.6 (24) · FRE 0.4 (4)
- 0:58BehindM. HolmesGEE13.9 (87) – 14.12 (96)
- 3:20RushedGeelongGEE13.10 (88) – 14.12 (96)
- 4:18BehindM. ReidFRE13.10 (88) – 14.13 (97)
- 5:33GoalB. SmithGEE14.10 (94) – 14.13 (97)
- 7:20BehindP. VossFRE14.10 (94) – 14.14 (98)
- 8:37GoalJ. MartinGEELead change15.10 (100) – 14.14 (98)
- 12:31GoalS. NealeGEE16.10 (106) – 14.14 (98)
- 15:51BehindP. VossFRE16.10 (106) – 14.15 (99)
- 20:14RushedFremantleFRE16.10 (106) – 14.16 (100)
- 21:21BehindS. NealeGEE16.11 (107) – 14.16 (100)
- 22:51BehindS. MannaghGEE16.12 (108) – 14.16 (100)
- 23:44BehindS. MannaghGEE16.13 (109) – 14.16 (100)
- 24:25BehindJ. CameronGEE16.14 (110) – 14.16 (100)