The CEO of a global mining company and barrister have joined the Fremantle board.
Glen Quartermain
One of the game’s greatest ruckman is the latest to throw his support behind Fremantle’s high-priced pairing, backing Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson to make their combination work.
Jackson Barrett
Fremantle will unveil a second debutant in Saturday night’s clash with the Western Bulldogs, with rookie Patrick Voss named in the side.
Fremantle’s No.29 jumper will be back in action for the first time in almost eight years, with last year’s top draft pick Cooper Simpson locked in for his Dockers debut.
Jackson, despite being 200cm, may be better suited to play in the midfield. He’s an elite hunter and gatherer of the ball and can push forward to take offensive marks, writes Danielle Laidley.
Danielle Laidley
A trio of potential Fremantle Dockers returnees hit the training track on Wednesday, but a couple of stars had minimal involvement. SEE THE PICTURES.
Ben Smith
Fremantle’s star midfielder Caleb Serong has vowed the Dockers will bounce back against the Western Bulldogs as three successive defeats threaten to derail their season.
Aaron Kirby
There will be tall timber aplenty for Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir to ponder at both ends of the ground as Western Bulldogs forward Rory Lobb firms for a return to his old stomping ground.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon — who was in charge of Fremantle when ex-player Harley Balic was in the throes of his drug addiction — concedes he hasn’t ‘got the answer’ to fixing the AFL’s illicit substances policy.
The father of a former Fremantle player has spoken out against the AFL’s illicit drug policy and claims the league knew more about his son’s battle with addiction than the family did.
It might have been a lone West Coast fan that hurled abuse at Fremantle’s Michael Walters but we can all do better to show more respect to AFL players on and off the field, writes Samantha Rogers.
Samantha Rogers
West Coast are ‘extremely disappointed’ after a supporter was accused of hurling abuse at Fremantle veteran Michael Walters following the club’s western derby victory on Saturday.
Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe could wind back the clock this weekend in a head-to-head battle with Western Bulldogs champion Marcus Bontempelli.
Hayden Young has been given the all clear by club doctors to play in Fremantle’s clash against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, but another injured pair are still waiting for the green light.
The AFL is working with Fremantle to investigate an incident where Dockers veteran Michael Walters was the target of verbal abuse from a West Coast fan at the end of last weekend’s western derby.
Chris Robinson
Sean Darcy has lamented Fremantle getting beaten in the toughness stakes in last weekend’s derby as the Dockers look to snap a three-game slump when the Western Bulldogs come calling.
Craig O'Donoghue
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Hayden Young spent a large chunk of the western derby watching from the interchange bench due to hamstring tightness but he moved well on Monday as the Dockers prepared for the Western Bulldogs.
From enjoying the Harley Reid hype to Justin Longmuir’s next move, The West Australian reporter Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look back on the week of footy in his new Motormouth Mitch column.
Mitchell Woodcock
AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast Eagle and Fremantle Docker after a western derby shock. Here’s who starred and who struggled.
Fremantle defender Heath Chapman is almost certain to return to the Dockers’ backline this week, in time for a date with Aaron Naughton, Sam Darcy and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
Heath Chapman made his case for a return and a rookie forward will challenge veteran Matt Taberner for Jye Amiss’ spot next week. Here is how the Fremantle-listed players fared for Peel Thunder.
Fremantle have now failed to kick 70 points across four consecutive games and that’s a stat which is worrying coach Justin Longmuir but he feels the problem is due to issues away from the forward line
Fremantle and West Coast have addressed the ‘stark inequities’ of their travel schedule with AFL CEO Andrew Dillon as they push for an extra home game each season.