Fremantle’s finals dreams have fallen in a heap following a 20-point loss to Port Adelaide which has seen them miss the September action.

The Dockers lost 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) to finish in 10th spot in a year where they were beaten in their last four games. Port’s win means they finished in second place and they’ll host a qualifying final.

It was emotional day. Fremantle fans raged at an early 50m penalty against Jordan Clark and goal to Darcy Byrne-Jones. They fumed when free kicks went against them at crucial times, such as Brandon Walker’s holding the man incident that led to a goal for Willie Rioli.

Fremantle’s finals dreams have fallen in a heap following a 20-point loss to Port Adelaide which has seen them miss the September action.

The Dockers lost 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) to finish in 10th spot in a year where they were beaten in their last four games. Port’s win means they finished in second place and they’ll host a qualifying final.

It was emotional day. Fremantle fans raged at an early 50m penalty against Jordan Clark and goal to Darcy Byrne-Jones. They fumed when free kicks went against them at crucial times, such as Brandon Walker’s holding the man incident that led to a goal for Willie Rioli.

They were elated when Hayden Young and Nathan O’Driscoll set up goals through the middle of the ground and when Jye Amiss booted a major from 50m.

They loved Luke Ryan smashing Mitch Georgiades after the Power forward didn’t hear a play on call and assumed he was safe.

They were tearing their hair out when the Dockers kicked six behinds in the second quarter but roared with approval when Nat Fyfe took a contested mark and kicked the goal on the half-time siren.

Fremantle went to the long break trailing by one point.

But Port had problems. The Power lost Charlie Dixon before the game and then Aliir Aliir hobbled off in the second term. When Kane Farrell injured his hamstring, Port had every reason to feel cursed. But they were winning.

Aliir returned after half-time but Farrell was subbed out.

Port ramped up the pressure with the first eight inside 50s of the third term to open up a 15-point lead. The Dockers were fumbly and uncertain. That was summed up by three defenders focusing on Esava Ratugolea and nobody manning Jason Horne-Francis as he slipped away to the goal square for an easy major.