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Why Toby Greene must captain GWS permanently

Toby or not Toby: that is the question for Leon Cameron on who should lead the club. The answer, on Saturday night’s evidence, is a resounding Toby.

Mark Duffield

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Accidental head clashes are part of the game

I know the AFL wants to make the game as safe as possible but they also have to be realistic. Sam Reid and Patrick Dangerfield should be playing now.

Karl Langdon

Opening upHogan: ‘I went back to Perth and it was 10 times worse’

Jesse Hogan opens up on his shifting career, the challenges he faced in the west, and feeling refreshed at a new club as he prepares to break into the GWS side.

Marc McGowan

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GWS have pieces that don’t fit puzzle

On paper the names are imposing — Coniglio, Whitfield, Kelly, Taranto, Greene — but it’s just paper. Paper can’t lay tackles, or set up a zone, or hit the open man. Paper doesn’t impact chemistry.

Ryan Daniels

‘Hypocrites’‘An injustice’: AFL great slams Fyfe bump suspension

A footy legend has labelled the AFL ‘hypocrites’ after Sam Reid was hit with a two-match ban for his bump that left Nat Fyfe concussed.

Chris Robinson

Veteran shinesRobbo on Mundy: ‘I thought he was out the door’

Footy commentator Mark Robinson admits he thought David Mundy’s career was over in 2019, but says he was “rapt” by the veteran’s performance against GWS.

Catherine Healey

Verdict is inGiant slapped with ban for bump on Fyfe

The Match Review Panel has delivered its verdict on the Sam Reid bump on Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe.

Catherine Healey

Studs and dudsWho impressed and who didn’t in Freo win

Who were you more impressed by - David Mundy or Andy Brayshaw? Here’s who impressed and who didn’t in Fremantle’s 31-point win over GWS.

Bonnie Raynor

Docker dilemmaBrayshaw: We can cope with Fyfe forward

Midfielder Andrew Brayshaw says Fremantle’s trio of on-ball young guns can cope without Nat Fyfe, if coach Justin Longmuir decides to send his superstar forward against Greater Western Sydney today.

Braden Quartermaine

Twin towersRyan ready to go back to the future

Doig medallist Luke Ryan is ready to resume life as an undersized key defender after Fremantle’s injury crisis forced another defensive revamp for the clash with Greater Western Sydney.

Braden Quartermaine

Team listsDeja vu! Blakely axed as Freo change five

Connor Blakely has been dropped from Fremantle’s side after just one game in 2021 - after playing just five games in 2020.

Young gunCONFIRMED! Chapman to debut against Giants

Fremantle will unveil their first pick from last year’s draft against GWS at Optus Stadium on Sunday, with Heath Chapman confirmed to make his debut.

Mitchell Woodcock

Off targetDockers rookie in mix for debut

Fremantle’s first round draft pick Heath Chapman is in the frame for an AFL debut against GWS this weekend.

Mark Duffield

Laid bare‘Stronger than ever:’ Cameron, Cogs unfazed by doco

GWS coach Leon Cameron has hit back at criticism over the way the club treated first-year captain Stephen Coniglio in 2020.

Eliza Reilly

Tough criticismLyon lashes out: ‘As weak a Freo team as you’ll see’

Garry Lyon has taken aim at the “real poor” Fremantle Dockers, labelling the match against Melbourne as “horrible”.

Catherine Healey

Pivotal moment‘A bump is not a tackle’: Should this have been a free?

Giants midfielder Callan Ward has accepted the decision of umpire Eleni Glouftsis in the wake of strong debate about whether a match-defining holding-the-ball decision yesterday was right.

Russell Gould & James Mottershead

Can Lance Franklin shed his injury woes and return to his best at age 34?The blueprint for Buddy’s return

Sydney officials hope this time will be different, but accept he will need to be monitored closely for the rest of his playing days. The critics need to see the evidence on-field.

Marc McGowan

Ticket detailsHow to get your Dockers home game ticket

Fremantle members are expected to receive their digital tickets for the round two home season-opener on Monday night.

Braden Quartermaine

What the?!Young gun injured in freak golf accident

St Kilda’s rising star Max King will miss round one after being concussed in a freak golfing accident.

Catherine Healey

Bold moveCameron: Why I nearly stayed a Giant

Jeremy Cameron admits he considered taking “the easy option” and staying with GWS when his demand to join Geelong went down to the wire.

Not again!Hogan’s setback puts Dockers date in doubt

Ex-Docker Jesse Hogan has again been struck down by injury and is racing the clock to face Fremantle at Optus Stadium in round two.

Pay cutJust TWO players hit $1m mark in AFL

Only two AFL players were paid more than $1 million in 2020; despite Newscorp figures showing seven players - including Nat Fyfe and Jeremy McGovern - were estimated to hit the magical mark.

Shayne Hope

Encouraging signsHogan’s training pep impresses Giants skipper

At his third club and with a significant void to fill, all eyes have been on Jesse Hogan at GWS training. And a man who’s had a more up-close perspective than any other is liking what he’s seeing.

Chris Robinson

Looking forwardMumford wants young rucks to rise at GWS

GWS veteran Shane Mumford wants to help his AFL club’s next generation of ruckmen step up in the absence of Braydon Preuss, rather than fill the void himself.

Rob Forsaith