Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich and coach Ross Lyon reign supreme in Derby No.37. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow
THE kill was swift, effective and without mercy.
You would expect nothing less in a Western Derby and for the purple-clad crowd, Fremantle's 28-point win over West Coast at Patersons Stadium last night was a Round 1 win worth waiting six months for.
The Dockers began the third quarter nine points down and ended it with the game virtually in their keeping after a six-goals to one term.
With the Eagles in a daze as their injury woes mounted during a horror quarter, Fremantle delighted in pulling the trigger.
While the Dockers' rout of their local rivals in Round 19 last season came with Matthew Pavlich and Hayden Ballantyne playing starring roles, last night's triumph came with minimal input from the headline pair.
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Midfielders Michael Barlow and David Mundy shone in the middle, having 27 touches each, while the run and penetration of Stephen Hill and Danyle Pearce was significant.
Judges couldn't separate Barlow and Mundy for the Ross Glendinning medal, with the pair sharing the award in a derby first.
The only real positive for the Eagles is that they have 15 days to try to regroup before they host Hawthorn.
AFL- Fremantle Dockers v West Coast Eagles, Patersons Stadium, Perth. PICTURED- Fremantle's Danyle Pearce and Michael Johnson are sprayed with Powerade after the win, during the team song. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: Herald Sun
With a host of first choice players already on the sidelines, Mark LeCras and Eric Mackenzie were added to the injured list.
It was a heartbreaking comeback match for LeCras, who missed all of last season with a knee injury.
Only the most hard-hearted of Freo fans would not have felt sorry for LeCras as he came from the ground using his guernsey as a sling for his right arm.
The Dockers have a worry of their own, with Pavlich on report for charging Eagle Will Schofield in the second quarter.
Several other incidents will be scrutinised by the match review panel after a fiery first-half.
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Early on the Eagles silenced the purple arm, having 18 possessions to three in the opening four minutes as St Kilda recruit Jamie Cripps kicked the game's first goal after a minute.
Ashton Hams was another unlikely hero for the Eagles in the opening stanza, booting consecutive goals.
The crowd was livid with his second, which came after the 174cm Hams attracted a high tackle from David Mundy that slid from his chest to his neck.
West Coast led by 21 points by the time Nick Suban got Fremantle on the board 18 minutes in.
Eagles club champion Scott Selwood was left dazed on the turf in a behind the play incident in the final The second quarter had nearly everything.
While the Pavlich-Schofield wasn't overly malicious, Schofield received a 50m penalty after Pavlich was fractionally late and the Freo skipper will have a nervous wait.
Eagle Mark LeCras comes off the ground with a serious arm injury. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow
The Pavlich incident came after another flashpoint between Adam Selwood and Ryan Crowley earlier in the second term.
Crowley appeared to instigate contact as he came from behind Selwood and contact was what he got as the Eagle threw his right elbow back and collected Crowley high.
It came after Crowley had kicked the Dockers' fourth unanswered major as Freo hit the front for the first time at the eight-minute mark of the second quarter.
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