In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we reveal the list of players to have booted two goals in their first quarter of AFL footy in the wake of Isaiah Dudley’s derby effort, and more.
Chris Robinson
West Coast midfielder Jack Graham has avoided suspension for an off-the-ball hit on Fremantle star Caleb Serong, with four players - including Harley Reid - fined following a feisty western derby.
Samantha Rogers
Fremantle forward Isaiah Dudley’s derby debut was made even more special by the arrival of 20 family members and friends who travelled from South Australia to watch his dream come true.
Ben Smith
Danielle Laidley runs an eye over every Fremantle Docker and West Coast Eagle after western derby 60. Who starred and who struggled?
Danielle Laidley
The AFL season is well and truly heating up and so are the big issues across the game. The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look at the week.
Mitchell Woodcock
Fremantle vice-captain Caleb Serong has described an off-the-ball clash with West Coast’s Jack Graham as ‘derby tax’.
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle have won their first game of the 2025 season and coach Justin Longmuir believes the way they handled the pressure from their poor early rounds is a strong sign for the future.
Craig O'Donoghue
The Dockers won western derby 60 through weight of numbers – 65 inside 50s to West Coast’s 37 off a 40-25 clearance win.
Fremantle star Caleb Serong has equalled Paul Hasleby’s record for the most Glendinning-Allan Medals after a sparkling performance in the Dockers’ dominant western derby win over West Coast.
Fremantle have won the western derby on a day where their leaders stepped up to the plate and Caleb Serong created his own piece of history with a fourth Glendinning-Allan Medal.
DERBY DOMINATION: Fremantle are finally off the mark in 2025, outmuscling West Coast by 38 points in a physical derby battle. See our three-word analysis of every player.
Jack Graham could find himself in hot water for what appeared to be a gut punch on Caleb Serong as tempers flared in the second quarter of the western derby.
Fremantle had to execute two late changes in a less-than-ideal build-up for a huge western derby clash but came up trumps! Recap all the action from Optus Stadium in our blog.
Aaron Kirby
The western derby may be a battle of 17th against 18th, but there may have never been a more important one in its illustrious history both on and off the field.
Paul Hasleby
Fremantle great Shaun McManus has encouraged WA football fans to tune into Channel 7 for the western derby, saying he’s expecting fireworks in the grudge match on Sunday.
Matt Owies always saw himself as a NBA player. Then he came up against Jayson Tatum.
Nat Fyfe is a step closer to making his AFL return after playing four quarters for Peel Thunder in their final WAFL pre-season hit-out, but the was upstaged by a pair of Fremantle teammates.
Fremantle debutant Isaiah Dudley’s forward craft and skill has been compared to that of one of the modern day best goalsneaks in Eddie Betts.
Ahead of western derby 60, The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock ranks every Eagle and Docker from 1-46 based on their ability to have an impact on the match.
Fremantle have started the season a long way short of the team they hoped to be, but the squad they are selecting is nowhere near experienced enough to be considered one of the league’s genuine contenders.
Fremantle Dockers have picked inexperienced teams this season but Nathan O’Driscoll believes players like him need to embrace the opportunity and pressure to lift he team to victory.
Fremantle’s season has started dramatically differently from what they were hoping, and now they’ve got the pressure of a western derby, but coach Justin Longmuir is doing his best to keep things calm.
Sydney superstar Chad Warner has not ruled out a return home to Western Australia, declaring he’s ‘still got a lot to weigh up’ before making a decision on his future.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has confirmed top draftee Bo Allan will not make his debut in the western derby. Here’s why.
