Fremantle remains in the finals hunt after using captain Nat Fyfe's 200th match to notch the biggest win of its season, controlling Hawthorn in Tasmania to win by 62 points.

The Dockers moved into seventh spot ahead of Richmond, Great Western Sydney and West Coast's respective clashes, winning every quarter and kicking away from the Hawks to win 16.12 (108) to 6.10 (46). 

The boost in percentage against the disappointing Hawks, who were playing their first match since the announcement of the coaching handover from Alastair Clarkson to Sam Mitchell, puts the Dockers in the thick of the top-eight fight.  

Fyfe was superb in his milestone game, finishing with 31 disposals and five inside 50s, capping his performance off with a set shot goal in the final term and a high-flying mark.

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The dual Brownlow medallist led a young midfield that won the contested ball battle convincingly (152-127), giving their team a 59-41 advantage in inside 50s and allowing key forward Rory Lobb to star with four goals.

Young onballer Caleb Serong was released from his recent tagging duties and was arguably best afield with 30 disposals, 10 clearances and eight inside 50s, using the ball with precision and creativity.

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R17: Jeka this out! Emerson gets his first

Emerson Jeka slotted a goal to open his account in Launceston.

Veteran David Mundy (30 touches and two goals) continued his superb season, while ruckman Sean Darcy (25 disposals and five clearances) beat the Hawks' two-pronged ruck attack with 27 hit-outs, also drifting back to help the Dockers' defence and taking six contested marks.

The 17th-placed Hawks were best served by defender Changkuoth Jiath before the flying defender left the ground with a knee injury, while midfielder Tom Mitchell (39 and seven clearances) was prolific.

The midfield was beaten convincingly, however, with Jaeger O'Meara (14) and James Worpel (18) both well below their best against the young and even Dockers.

Fyfe's first-quarter flyer

The milestone man was instrumental in the Dockers' hot start, starting in the first centre bounce alongside David Mundy and Adam Cerra and playing largely as a midfielder to set up a 23-point lead at the first break. The champion Docker had 13 disposals and four inside 50s in the first term, getting plenty of the ball in space and setting up Rory Lobb with a pin-point inside 50. The Hawks sent James Worpel to him in a tagging role, which Fyfe was able to fight through, drifting forward when needed. 

Hawks' CJ concerns 

Hawthorn's best performer for three quarters was flying defender Changkuoth Jiath, but he went down with a knee injury late in the third term and did not return. His intercept marking was crucial to the Hawks hanging in the game early, finishing the match with 18 disposals and six rebound 50s. Jiath had strapping on the knee and the Hawks will sweat on his fitness, having also lost Jack Scrimshaw to a suspected concussion earlier in the match.    

 

HAWTHORN         2.0   4.5   5.7       6.10 (46)
FREMANTLE         5.5   8.7   11.12   16.12 (108)  

GOALS
Hawthorn: Jeka 2, Koschitzke 2, Moore, Worpel
Fremantle: Lobb 4, Banfield 3, Mundy 2, Switkowski 2, Treacy 2, Acres, Fyfe, Walters

BEST
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Jiath, Bramble, Koschitzke
Fremantle: Darcy, Serong, Fyfe, Mundy, Lobb, Banfield, Brayshaw

INJURIES
Hawthorn: Scrimshaw (neck), Jiath (knee)
Fremantle: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Oliver Hanrahan (replaced Jack Scrimshaw)
Fremantle: Connor Blakely (unused)

Crowd: 9,111 at University of Tasmania Stadium