Round 7, 2026

Carlton 2.1 13 6.5 41 8.7 55 13.11 89 Fremantle 3.3 21 8.4 52 11.7 73 16.7 103
Venue:	Optus Stadium, Perth.
Date:	Saturday April 25, 2026 (8.15 pm).
Result:	Lost by 14 points.
Crowd:	54,100
Goalkickers:	B. Kemp 4.1, M. McGovern 3.0, A. Moir 2.0, S. Walsh 1.1, F. Evans 1.1, P. Cripps 1.1, M. Carroll 1.0, W. Hayward 0.2, C. Lord 0.1, Z.Williams 0.1, Rushed 0.3.
Reports:
Umpires:	Nicholas Jankovskis, Daniel Johanson, Craig Fleer, Paul Rebeschini.
Injuries:	Nil.
Ladder:

Game Review

The Dockers transitioned well from their defensive midfield tonight, achieving an inside 50 from 56% of chains and scoring 4.2 (26) from the source, whilst limiting the Blues to just 1.2 (8) from their defensive midfield. Fremantle were unstoppable from the centre today, scoring 5.1 (31) from 17 centre clearances. Their total of 31 from the source is their most since Round 1, 2019. After trailing by 41 points at the 12-minute mark of the quarter, Carlton has been dominant, scoring 5.2 (32) and having 10 of 12 inside 50s.

Team

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Late Change: Ollie Hollands (managed) replaced in the selected team by Matt Cottrell.

Interesting Facts

1. This was Matt Cottrell's first game in 363 days since hurting his knee last season.
2. This is Fremantle's second-largest home crowd for a Non-Derby clash.

Free Kicks

Carlton 20
Fremantle 17

Front Runners

1. - Matt Carroll 14.2km
2. - Nick Haynes 13.7km
3. - Sam Walsh 13.4km
3. - J. Sharp (Fremantle) 13.4km
4. - L. Ryan (Fremantle) 13.3km

Video

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