Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats: AFL semi-final – live

Updates from the winner-takes-all clash at Optus StadiumStart time in Perth is 6.10pm local/8.10pm AESTSign up for our AFL newsletter | Any thoughts? Send an emailHello and welcome to live coverage of the AFL’s semi-final between Fremantle and Geelong. There is a strong sense that we have reached the pointy end of the season when the minor premiers and perennial finalists cross paths. But this meeting between the Dockers and the Cats might have come a week or two earlier than most would have predicted after a wild weekend of finals, or at least among the top-four sides of the home-and-away season.The Dockers gave up much of the ground they gained when breaking a club record for their longest winning streak (now 14 matches) and most victories in a regular season campaign (now 19) with a disastrous qualifying final against the Hawks. Justin Longmuir’s side were already lined up to host two finals but the second now comes a week earlier than they would have hoped with a knockout game against Chris Scott’s finals-hardened side. The prize of a preliminary final berth is still there for the taking, though the ignominy of a straight-sets finals exit even after finishing on top of the lad…

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