8.55pm‘They need to work something out’: BrownBy Jonathan Brown is not happy with what he’s seeing from the Adelaide Crows to start the second term as the Dockers are running all over them.“I can’t believe how free some of these Dockers are, especially the midfielders,” Brown said on Kayo Sports.“Adelaide needs to work something out. They are under enormous pressure and the lack of organisation is standing out.”Josh Rachele has booted a goal for the Crows but Freo still leads.Freo 35, Crows 28 with 16 mins to go in Q2.Darcy Fogarty of the Crows celebrates a goal.Getty Images8.45pmQuarter time statsBy 8.43pmQT: Fremantle 5.4 (34) to Adelaide 3.3 (21)By That’s why they call them ‘Flagmantle’ - the Dockers are playing like they are destined to be premiers bouncing back from an early deficit to take a strong lead going into the second term.The home side were tested but they have now responded.The Crows have to find some fixes but I’m not sure they have anything good enough to slow their Dockers.Isaiah Dudley of the Dockers celebrates a goal.AFL Photos via Getty Images8.40pmSerong strikes as ‘Flagmantle’ fireBy Caleb Serong just showed his class with a cracking left-foot kick for goal. The Dockers have now kicked four unanswered goals and the Crows are stunned.“Quarter-time can’t come quick enough for the Crows, they look disorganised,” Jonathan Brown said on Kayo Sports.Freo 34, Crows 20 with 90 seconds to go in Q1.Neil Erasmus and Caleb Serong of the Dockers.Getty Images8.37pmMake that three straight goals for AmissBy The Crows can’t slow the Freo midfield, and they can’t stop Jye Amiss on the lead as he burst out for another mark and booted his third goal in a matter of minutes.He’s on fire and the Crows need to recognise themselves.Freo 28, Crows 19 with three mins to go in Q1.8.34pmAmiss kicks double as Freo leadBy Jye Amiss has got his kicking boots back on as he has nailed two difficult shots for goal to put the Dockers back in front.He must have been fuming after that easy miss in the opening minutes. He’s up and firing now.Freo 22, Crows 19 with five mins to go in Q1.Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw dishes off a handball.Getty Images8.21pmDudley goals but Amiss missesBy Isaiah Dudley has booted a typically classy running goal as 50,000 or so Dockers fans roared their approval.Then the Dockers pushed forward again and found Jye Amiss, who marked at the top of the goal square.But, amazingly, he missed his shot with the ball smashing into the post.Callum Ah Chee earned a chance soon after and the Crows star didn’t miss.Crows 19, Freo 7 with 13 mins to go in Q1.Alex Pearce of the Dockers leads the team out.Getty Images8.16pmCrows kick two quick goalsBy Rory Laird has played so much footy for the Crows and had plenty of the footy, too, but he has only just kicked his first goal of 2026 after snapping the opening major of the night.Laird was clearly fired up, and that fire carried into the following play as Darcy Forgarty won a ball on the ground and booted the second goal.The Crows are playing for their top-six hopes and it shows.Crows 13, Freo 0 with 16 mins to go in Q1.8.06pmYour view: Who wins?By 8.05pmCrows admit they could end up in wildcard roundBy Crows coach Matthew Nicks admits his side may have to try and win the premiership from the wildcard round which is one of the reasons for resting veteran forward Taylor Walker tonight.If the Crows lose tonight, it’s very possible they won’t be able to make the top four although if other results go their way and they beat GWS Giants in the final round, they could still do it.Taylor Walker of the Crows celebrates a goal. AFL Photos via Getty Images“We would love to play him in every game that remains but we want him at his best. He misses this one and that means he is looking at a 14-day break,” Nicks told Kayo Sports.“There is a risk, there is a reality that we may have to play right through [the finals] from here and that could be 5-7 games in a row.“Our group has performed well without him this year and we hope they will do it again tonight.”1 of 2