Simon Black spent his club record 319th match with the Lions being shadowed by Fremantle's 150-gamer Ryan Crowley. The Docker's premier tagger said during the week that Adam Goodes, Chris Judd, and Gary Ablett jnr were the best players he had tagged and Black spent the day trying to make Crowley pay for not naming him on that list of modern day greats.
2. Black subbed out
Michael Voss subbed Black out in the third term. Black, playing his record-breaking game in front of family and friends in his home town of Perth, had 13 disposals and five clearances before he was subbed off in the third term. He was the leading clearance player on the ground when it happened and the Lions were level with Fremantle in clearances at the time. Black said during the week that he was undecided on his playing future beyond this year. While it appeared Voss' decision may make Black's decision more clear cut, Voss said after the match that Black was subbed out due to fatigue.
3. Spot fires in the second term
The football was uninspiring in the second quarter with both sides preferring to engage in physical altercations with each other. Nick Suban had his jumper ripped to shreds in the first of two scuffles. Stephen Hill and Andrew Raines engaged in an exchange of jumper punches as they came to the bench together. Crowley niggled Black and Rich at various stages. The two teams had to be separated as they came off at half-time.
4. Backing up after the bye
Both sides looked sluggish after the week off, particularly Fremantle. The Dockers players were given five days off over the bye and the majority went on holiday. The lacklustre nature of the opening half suggested some might still have been there mentally. The two sides combined for 4.9 in front of goal in the second quarter and the first half was marred by turnovers. Ross Lyon accused his side of expecting an easy game during his half-time television interview. He felt their work ethic without the ball was not up to standard.
5. Class of Mundy
The game was up for grabs in the third term and both sides had been butchering set shots. David Mundy stepped up and showed his immense class. The 2010 Fremantle best and fairest nailed two set shots from two opportunities after pushing forward from the midfield to provide an option inside 50. He finished with 27 possessions, six marks, five clearances, and two goals and was one of the differences between the sides.
