Overview

• Gold Coast beat Fremantle 12.7 (79) to 11.14 (80) at Optus Stadium, with a Mac Andrew goal at 72 seconds and a David Swallow behind with nine seconds left deciding the match.
• Swallow, who kicked the match-sealing score, is also retiring at season’s end after sharing a post-siren moment with Fyfe.
• Fyfe said he felt “numb” yet content, reflecting that he “gave absolutely everything” to the club despite not winning a premiership.
• The 248-game Fremantle great, chaired off to a standing ovation, departs with two Brownlow Medals, three club best and fairest awards and three All-Australian selections after a late career marred by injuries and numerous surgeries.
• Coach Justin Longmuir and Fyfe pointed to a promising core, noting the Dockers’ late-season form and forecasting multiple future chances to contend.