Former AFL player Scott Cummings has labeled Fremantle’s 133-point thrashing on the weekend as “the worst performance and result in the club’s history”.
The margin was definitely the biggest the Dockers have ever been on the wrong side of, eclipsing two previous 117-point losses at the hands of Adelaide (2009) and West Coast (2000).
Cummings kicked 10 goals for the Eagles that day.
However, it was the manner of Freo’s capitulation to the Cats that made the effort all the more disappointing.
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After leading by nine points at quarter time with three of the first four goals of the match, the Dockers then failed to kick another major as Geelong slotted 23 at the other end.
“That was the worst performance and result in the club’s history,” Cummings told Footy WA.
“If they don’t do something this year, their club is a laughing stock. It’s time for the Fremantle hierarchy to put their pills on the line and say we need to stand for more than this.”
Co-host and former Fremantle vice-captain Scott Watters agreed with Cummings, saying the Dockers couldn’t hide behind claims of being in the early stages of a rebuild.
“They cannot hit the scoreboard offensively,” Watters said.
“This is five years into a rebuild, not two. Structurally, this is inept.
“This was a diabolical drubbing.”
With a last-round clash against Collingwood at Optus Stadium, the Dockers have a chance to redeem themselves and finish the year on a promising note before heading into an off-season that could see some big decisions made, although some dubious contract extensions have already been locked in.
Freo re-signed Harley Bennell for 2019 despite only getting two games out of the former Sun in three seasons.
Veteran small forward Hayden Ballantyne has also extended to the end of next year despite an underwhelming 2018, and the future of 35-year-old ruckman Aaron Sandilands is still being considered.