The Game Extra: West Coast nearly shock Melbourne, Fremantle fall hard

Name: The Game Extra - Round 21
Uploaded: 2021-08-10T04:20:00.000Z
Duration: 3 min 36 s
Description: Mark Readings and Craig O'Donoghue wrap up a big round that saw the Eagles almost strike lightning and upset the Demons and Freo's finals hopes were dashed at home.

Staff writersThe West Australian

Tue, 10 August 2021 5:02PM

The Game Extra - Round 21

Mark Readings and Craig O'Donoghue wrap up a big round that saw the Eagles almost strike lightning and upset the Demons and Freo's finals hopes were dashed at home.

A lightning almost sparked West Coast into a season-defining comeback while Fremantle’s impressive win over Richmond was quickly forgotten after a tough loss to Brisbane.

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The Dockers fell by 64 point at Optus Stadium on Sunday before West Coast faced the Demons the following night and looked on track for a similar faint before a final-quarter fight back.

The Eagles would eventually fall by nine points and our footy journalists Mark Readings and Craig O’Donoghue have a full wrap of the round in the window above.

With two weeks left in the home-and-away season both sides will be looking to claim the weekend’s derby.

The Game Extra: West Coast nearly shock Melbourne, Fremantle fall hard

The Game Extra - Round 21

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