Fremantle great Paul Hasleby takes a look at what went wrong for the Dockers in their disappointing defeat to Brisbane on Friday night and how they must tackle the must-win game against the Western Bulldogs.
Paul Hasleby
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says the lid may be off in South Australia but it remains firmly in place at the headquarters of his AFL ladder-leaders.
Steve Larkin
Adelaide have retained their grip on top spot of the AFL ladder with a tense three-point win over Collingwood at Adelaide Oval.
Left smarting after missing out on finals last year, an Olivia Purcell-powered Melbourne outclassed the Western Bulldogs to start their AFLW campaign.
Joanna Guelas
One of the country’s top draft experts says West Coast has as many as six options to choose from with their first pick. See who could be on the Eagles’ radar here...
Mitchell Woodcock
Essendon have steamrolled the Giants to make an ideal start to the AFLW season, with Bonnie Toogood and debutant Holly Ridewood each kicking two goals.
Fresh off his side’s horror 57-point loss to Brisbane on Friday night, Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir made the trip to Leederville to take in Peel Thunder’s clash with Subiaco.
Josh Kempton
Veteran Hawthorn forward Jack Gunston has now kicked a career-best 60 goals for the season as the Hawks easily beat Melbourne at the MCG.
Roger Vaughan
North Melbourne's premiership defence has begun with a win, but they needed a late blitz from a debutant to get the job done.
Justin Chadwick
West Coast veteran Tom Cole is set to sign a new one-year deal with the club after a rollercoaster season, The West Australian can reveal.
Jakeb Waddell
Gold Coast, fresh off a disappointing loss to the Giants, will need to do something they've never done before to lock in a maiden AFL finals campaign.
Murray Wenzel
The State’s peak football body has condemned the highly-offensive social media comment made by sacked country coach John Baggetta as vile, while it has been revealed a former Docker will coach the club.
Josh Kempton & Craig Duncan
Carlton coach Michael Voss has hailed a "really good version" of Harry McKay as the star forward booted seven goals in a 54-point demolition of Port Adelaide.
Oliver Caffrey
Harry Rowston was the unlikely weapon as GWS sank the Suns again to all but lock in a third straight AFL finals campaign and keep Gold Coast waiting.
Fremantle midfielder Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed the challenge of beating the Western Bulldogs under the Marvel Stadium roof next Sunday to qualify for their first finals series in three seasons.
Glen Quartermain
Young West Coast midfielder Elijah Hewett says the powerhouse club has ‘no excuses to stay at the bottom much longer’ and they expect more from each other as soon as next year.
With his West Coast-linked friend Callum Ah Chee still without a contract for next season, Brisbane star Charlie Cameron has joked he will have no hesitation in pressing the issue with the club’s hierarchy.
Sydney could put a dent in Geelong's top-four bid with a win at the SCG, but defender Lewis Melican says his side is motivated instead by the bigger picture.
A night’s sleep has done little to temper the disappointment and frustration of Fremantle fans after their Friday night flop against reigning premiers Brisbane.
Aaron Kirby
The Western Bulldogs are still in the hunt for finals and believe if they can make the AFL top eight, they can do some damage in September.
Anna Harrington
Richmond defender Nathan Broad chose to stay at Punt Road rather than join North Melbourne last year and has no regrets ahead of their late-season meeting.
There are only 18 head coaching positions in the AFL but plenty of talented candidates have no interest in taking on the job, and that should be a massive concern to everyone inside league HQ.
Craig O'Donoghue
The West Australian looks at the top 30 moments in the State’s proud football history. Today we look at 15-1.
West Coast’s undersized and undermanned defence is being called to embrace the challenge of tackling a star-studded Western Bulldogs outfit spearheaded by Sam Darcy and Aaron Naughton.
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