Fremantle Dockers trained on Tuesday morning as they prepare to face the Western Bulldogs and all eyes were on Murphy Reid, Josh Treacy, Pat Voss, Brennan Cox and Hayden Young.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle have three six-day breaks in a row as part of a tough fixture in the coming weeks and must decide whether to stick with the same players or give some guys a rest. Justin Longmuir has made that call.
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy is recovering from a calf injury, and coach Justin Longmuir says the star big man may need to return to action through the WAFL.
Fremantle legend Michael Walters has made an impassioned defence of Ross Lyon after his former coach became embroiled in a racism furore following comments made to three Indigenous St Kilda players.
Ben Smith
Fremantle will head to Victoria for Friday’s game against the Western Bulldogs as the best team in the AFL across the last 12 months, and it all began when they collapsed to St Kilda in this round last year.
Jordan Clark, whose journey has taken him from junior footy at Railways to the Fremantle Dockers’ midfield, was named Wellington and Reeves Albany sportsperson of the year at the awards night on Thursday.
Claire Middleton
Western Bulldogs star forward Aaron Naughton is shaping to be available to face Fremantle on Friday night after surviving Thursday night’s scary tumble virtually unscathed.
Aaron Kirby
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at how the rate of West Coast's hefty recent losses is unlike anything we’ve seen in the AFL/VFL for more than a century.
Chris Robinson
Danielle Laidley assesses every West Coast and Freo player out of the weekend, with one experienced Eagle in the crosshairs after a Sunday shocker.
Danielle Laidley
Young Fremantle forward Tobyn Murray has paid tribute to a pair of veteran teammates for helping him realise his value and impact extends beyond the stat box.
For most teams in a rebuild, their biggest threat to their future is the incoming Tasmanian side. However, West Coast’s list management team should be more worried about the Demons rather than the Devils.
Mitchell Woodcock
Peel came home with a wet sail after a sluggish opening three quarters against Subiaco and some of their Fremantle-listed players caught the eye as the Thunder went down by a solitary point to the Lions.
Match-winning Fremantle midfielder Shai Bolton has revealed the key to his electric start to 2026 that saw him win the Arthur Leggett Medal against Carlton.
Glen Quartermain
There should now be no remaining doubt that discarded Collingwood premiership player Mason Cox was a good signing for Fremantle, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
Shai Bolton joined the list of recent medal winners for Fremantle on Saturday night, and it was another sign of the club’s improvement, according to Justin Longmuir.
Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick says he has never seen his on-field leader Alex Pearce more invested in the team as speculation mounts he will be a target for the incoming Tasmanian team as their inaugural captain.
Fremantle have won six games in a row but the players aren’t getting carried away and the feeling in the rooms is that they still have plenty of room for improvement despite their great start to the season.
Fremantle mid-forward Shai Bolton maintained his explosive start to the season by winning the Arthur Leggett Medal in a scintillating final quarter display.
It wasn’t the one-sided belting many predicted during the week, but Fremantle showed a sign that separates the good teams from the great in their dogged win against Carlton, writes Mitchell Woodcock.
Fremantle were expected to beat Carlton and their big names were all expected to shine, and both of those things came true in front of a huge home crowd at Optus Stadium.
Fremantle ground it out for three quarters before a last-term blitz led by Shai Bolton put Carlton away at Optus Stadium. Read our three-word analysis here.
Fremantle forward Jye Amiss has left Optus Stadium baffled with an optical illusion that even Harry Houdini and David Copperfield would be proud of.
For Michael Walters, footy was a stage to show kids, just like himself a decade earlier, that anything was possible as long as they give it their best shot.
Fremantle are chasing a sixth straight win as they host a Carlton side under massive pressure on and off the field in their showpiece Len Hall Tribute game. Follow all the action live!
Jake Santa Maria
