Freo held goalless as Pies secure AFLW win
Sabrina Frederick has ended a worrying goal drought to lead Collingwood to a 29-point AFLW win over injury-hit Fremantle at Fremantle Oval.
Frederick entered Sunday's match with 0.8 to her name for the season, but she broke the game open in the second quarter with two goals in the space of 40 seconds.
The 25-year-old key forward got Collingwood's first goal of the match by producing a fine snap.
And her second was a remarkable dribble effort from the pocket after she ran on to the loose ball.
Frederick's one-two punch gave the Magpies a valuable 16-point lead at half-time, and the visitors kept Fremantle at bay thereafter on the way to the 4.8 (32) to 0.3 (3) victory.
"It was just nice to get a few scores on the board, especially after the last few weeks with battling an injury," Frederick told Fox Sports.
"It's nice to be up and about and feeling good."
Collingwood's fourth win in a row improved their record to 7-1 and ensured they remained equal top of the ladder.
Fremantle were preliminary finalists last season but they sit second last on the table this campaign and have now been held goalless twice.
Their first goalless outing was in round two against Geelong when they were held to 0.1 (1).
Although the scoreboard didn't make for pretty reading against Collingwood, Fremantle dominated the second half and at least gave themselves a chance.
Dockers midfielder Kiara Bowers was an influential force with 28 disposals and 11 tackles, while Laura Pugh (24 possessions) created bounce from defence.
But every time Fremantle went forward, Collingwood's backline had the answers.
Stacey Livingstone was particularly impressive in defence, cutting off Fremantle's forays forward on numerous occasions.
Chloe Molloy (18 disposals), Jaimee Lambert (19 disposals, one goal) Ash Brazill (11 disposals, one goal), and Mikala Cann (20 disposals) were also influential in an even team performance from Collingwood.
The Dockers entered the match with just 20 fit players from their main list, meaning they had to call up train-on player Madizen Wilkins to ensure they had a full bench.
Fremantle coach Trent Cooper is confident his side will regain their goalscoring mojo once players return from injury.
"There's a lot to like still going forward with the group," Cooper said.
"At the moment they're not getting that lick of the ice cream, the taste of sugar for the results and for kicking goals.
"To their credit the whole group keeps turning up to training and trying to improve. There hasn't been any dropping of the head.
"Today was probably a little step back, but we want to bounce back strong in the final two weeks of the season."
