Walyalup (Fremantle) coach Justin Longmuir says the Dockers will continue to lean on each other as they mourn the shock death of former player Cam McCarthy while turning their attention to a trip to Melbourne.
Aaron Kirby
Walyalup (Fremantle) remain optimistic ruckman Sean Darcy will be fit to face St Kilda after sitting out last week, despite midfield teammate Caleb Serong warning he could miss again.
Jackson Barrett
Walyalup (Fremantle) have been shut out of Friday night football for the remainder of the season, despite sitting just outside the top eight, but they will face West Coast in a prime time western derby.
Walyalup (Fremantle) appear likely to err on the side of caution with Sean Darcy this week, with the star ruckman shaping to miss Saturday’s reunion with former coach Ross Lyon and St Kilda.
Chris Robinson
Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) don’t need to worry about the potential of Harley Reid but there are question marks if any of their other young talent will be better than average, writes Xavier Ellis.
Xavier Ellis
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at Caleb Serong’s swelling ball-winning streak, West Coast’s bizarre fixture quirk with Melbourne, and more.
As the Dockers unveiled their Indigenous jumper, former defender Michael Johnson has backed the AFL’s Next Generation Academy program as the key to producing the next wave of Indigenous talent.
Craig O'Donoghue
Walyalup (Fremantle) players are still grieving the loss for former Docker Cam McCarthy, but they’re doing it together, and gathered as a group over the weekend to reflect on his life.
Rivals Michael Walters and Tim Kelly have come together to launch Sir Doug Nicholls Round, including an exclusive first look at Walyalup’s striking new Indigenous jumper.
It was a tough weekend in more ways than one for both WA teams as AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast Eagle and Fremantle Docker after their losses in round nine.
Danielle Laidley
From a positional switch for a star Eagle to the AFL needing to give WA more games, The West Australian reporter Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look back on the week of footy.
Mitchell Woodcock
Neil Erasmus delivered a midfield masterclass in Peel Thunder’s win over Swan Districts at the weekend after a stop-start opening to the year. Here is how every Docker fared in the WAFL.
Caitlin Bassett
Neil Erasmus barely got a run in the opening weeks of this season, caught between Fremantle’s side and Peel as a perennial travelling emergency, but he finally had a chance to shine on Saturday.
The images of distraught Fremantle players in tears before Friday’s game was a reminder that footy is a game and there is no way they should have been put in a position where they had even consider playing.
Fremantle star Caleb Serong says the scoreboard did not accurately reflect their competitiveness against ladder-leaders Sydney and the team can only grow from the performance.
Ben Smith
Fremantle’s AFLW aspirations have taken a cruel double blow after a nightmare training session on Thursday.
Fremantle chief executive Simon Garlick says they were satisfied Jye Amiss was not on the receiving end of some heavy-handed treatment from Sydney defenders despite the young forwards’ tough night.
Fremantle chief executive Simon Garlick says the AFL does ‘far more than any industry that exists’ to protect player welfare but could always do more.
Glen Quartermain
Sydney are a game clear at the top of the ladder after their dissection of Fremantle, with veteran Taylor Adams praising an explosive WA star for his role in the side’s hot form.
Jake Santa Maria
Fremantle midfielder Caleb Serong has hailed the efforts of captain Alex Pearce against Sydney in the wake of the tragic passing of former Dockers forward Cam McCarthy.
Cam McCarthy’s death and those that occurred before him is horrible for his family, friends and the AFL. Now is the time to ask why the game is losing players and what more can be done to save lives.
Fremantle lost to Sydney at Optus Stadium on Friday night as the footy world came to terms with Cam McCarthy’s death, and coach Justin Longmuir said the players did him proud with how they behaved.
Think Sydney. Think tackling. Think pressure. And think the kind of silk that wins flags. The Swans gave Freo a first-hand look at why they’re among the leaders in the premiership race, writes Glen Quartermain.
Sydney have shown why they are sitting on top of the AFL ladder by hitting Fremantle with an avalanche of pressure and producing a strong win at Optus Stadium.