Harley Bennell returned to where it all began tonight, lining up for his junior club Pinjarra in the Peel Football League alongside two of his brothers and another fellow ex-Docker. SEE THE PICS
Jordan McArdle
Adelaide’s courageous captain Chelsea Randall could become the first player ruled out of a grand final under the AFL’s new concussion protocols.
Liz Walsh
Fremantle’s 2021 season of promise has proven a waste, with the side bowing out of the AFLW finals after just one game.
Eliza Reilly
If 2021 was all about unfinished business, then 2022 should be all about investing in alarm clocks for Fremantle.
Mitchell Woodcock
Last year, the Fremantle Dockers were gearing up for a preliminary final against the Melbourne Demons. Now fate has handed Freo revenge on a silver platter.
Taj Woewodin will captain East Fremantle’s colts this season in an exciting squad which also has a Cripps and a Yeo, as well as first-round draft hopeful Jack Williams.
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
Connor Blakely has been dropped from Fremantle’s side after just one game in 2021 - after playing just five games in 2020.
Fremantle’s first round draft pick Heath Chapman is in the frame for an AFL debut against GWS this weekend.
Mark Duffield
WATCH: Fremantle have been dealt a massive blow with star midfielder Kiara Bowers handed a one-match suspension for rough conduct.
Garry Lyon has taken aim at the “real poor” Fremantle Dockers, labelling the match against Melbourne as “horrible”.
Catherine Healey
Fremantle’s top two hopes hang by a thread after Melbourne claimed a thrilling five-point win at Fremantle Community Bank Oval today.
Fremantle forward Sam Switkowski believes the Dockers forward line woes are a “quick fix” looking ahead.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has confirmed the Dockers will be without star Alex Pearce for a lengthy period.
As authorities consider lifting crowd capacities at footy games, spare seats in a vast MCG made for a lacklustre spectacle on a fine Saturday in Melbourne.
Peter Rolfe
A key defender in doubt for much of the week stood tall for Melbourne, while it was a familiar face for the Dockers leading the way.
There are bullets you can dodge and bullets you can’t dodge. Fremantle’s young guns impressed against Melbourne - but none of them play forward.
Just six players scored higher than a five in John Townsend’s player ratings. Would you agree?
John Townsend
The 11.14 (80) to 8.10 (58) loss was compounded by injuries to luckless duo Alex Pearce and Joel Hamling, who both made their senior returns after missing the entire 2020 season.
We analyse every Fremantle player, using three words only, after their opening-round loss to Melbourne at the MCG.
Luckless Docker Alex Pearce was left in tears after limping off the MCG in a worrying sign for the star defender.
Adam Cerra has put forward his contender for worst set shot in Dockers’ history.
Fremantle have not rushed big man Sean Darcy back into the side for round one, instead opting for Stefan Giro as the medical sub for today’s clash with Melbourne.
Melbourne has lost three key players for this weekend’s round one clash with Fremantle, coach Simon Goodwin confirmed on Wednesday.
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