Fremantle is suffering a forward line identity crisis and it is halting their chances of taking the next step as a team.
Glen Quartermain
Patrick Voss will make his long-awaited AFL debut for Fremantle against the Western Bulldogs. But it hasn’t come easy for the key forward.
Caitlin Bassett
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy plays his 100th game in Saturday night’s Optus Stadium clash with the Western Bulldogs. So ahead of his milestone night, The West Australian has ranked all 99 of them.
Jackson Barrett
Fremantle had their worst game of the season in the derby and a former star believes Saturday’s game against the Dogs will either confirm they’re on track or leave them with plenty of questions.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle have a dual pronged ruck team ready to take on All-Australian star Tim English but who spends the majority of time opposing him will be decided by analytics.
Luke Darcy flies across the country every week calling football. But Channel 7’s broadcast of Fremantle’s clash with the Western Bulldogs means a little bit extra for the one-time All-Australian ruckman.
The most famous number in Fremantle history will be unveiled again as part of the Dockers’ bid to steady their season. But according to junior coaches, Cooper Simpson has the right attitude to don it.
The CEO of a global mining company and barrister have joined the Fremantle board.
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.
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.
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