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Fremantle loses qualifying final, faces straight-sets exit risk

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Fremantle Dockers lost the qualifying final to Hawthorn by 32 points.
The defeat puts Fremantle at risk of straight-sets exit after winning minor premiership, a scenario last seen in 1983.
Coach Justin Longmuir said the team must be more physical to beat Geelong.
Geelong enters the semi-final on a seven-game winning streak.
Its defence has dropped to a bottom-four rate for marks and inside-50s over the last ten matches.

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Fremantle Dockers lost the qualifying final to Hawthorn by 32 points.
The defeat puts Fremantle at risk of straight-sets exit after winning minor premiership, a scenario last seen in 1983.
Coach Justin Longmuir said the team must be more physical to beat Geelong.
Geelong enters the semi-final on a seven-game winning streak.
Its defence has dropped to a bottom-four rate for marks and inside-50s over the last ten matches.