Forward Matt Taberner has continued his outstanding season to help Fremantle to a 31-point victory over Sydney.

Taberner pulled down nine marks – four of which were contested – and booted two goals in the 7.8 (50) to 2.7 (19) win in front of 24,714 fans at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.

The result improved Fremantle’s record to 5-7, while Sydney (4-8) are officially out of the finals race.

Sydney’s score of 19 was their lowest since South Melbourne became the Sydney Swans in 1982.

Their previous lowest tally recorded as the Swans was 23 against Collingwood in round 13, 1988.

Sydney booted the first goal of the match through Tom McCartin after just four minutes and their second didn’t come until six minutes into the final term when Sam Wicks kicked truly.

By that stage the Swans trailed by 33 points and the contest was all but over.

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir was happy with the way his team bounced back from last week’s after-the-siren loss to Carlton.

“Sometimes those type of losses can linger all week,” Longmuir said.

“I was worried and that is why we tried to look at it more holistically and look at some of the positives we did last week.

“We tried to shift the players mindset onto Sydney early on in the week and I thought the players prepared well for the contest tonight.”

Luke Ryan (26 disposals) edged closer to a maiden All-Australian berth with another outstanding display in defence, while fellow backman Brennan Cox took five contested marks.

Jake Lloyd (28 disposals) led the way for Sydney but the fact of the matter was the Swans managed just two goals despite winning the inside 50m count 43-34.

“Their midfield got well on top, not just around the clearances but also in transition,” Swans coach John Longmire said.

“Then the second half in particularly our connection forward of centre – we had 26 inside 50s to 14 and we only had four scoring shots. That’s not normally the case.”

Fremantle defender Stephen Hill faced a nervous moment in the opening term when he bumped Nick Blakey high as the two bent down to collect the ball.

Blakey was able to return to the field shortly, having been cleared of concussion, and it’s unlikely Hill will be cited given his intention was to scoop up the ball.

Taberner had seven marks by half-time, with his strong hands and sharp leads proving hard to handle for Lewis Melican.

The Swans registered just two points in the second term and were scoreless in the third.

The frustration was clear to see with forward Tom Papley giving away a free kick for throwing the ball at Ryan’s head.

Taberner booted his second goal in the third quarter to make it 27 points at the final break and the Dockers were never threatened from there.