The Dockers saw a number of best 22 players walk out the door last season, and lost others to injuries. Here’s how the replacements might perform this season.
Mark Duffield
Adelaide have welcomed back superstar Erin Phillips from a long injury spell, but Carlton scored an eight-point win in their AFLW grand final rematch.
Jason Phelan
Best performers, who impressed and who didn’t live up to the hype. Here are the player ratings for every Docker in yesterday’s pre-season victory over Carlton.
Mitch Woodcock
Lance “Buddy” Franklin has shared the first glimpse of his newborn baby with model wife Jesinta.
Port Adelaide development coach Scott Thompson says the Power have close to a full bill of health as they prepare for their final pre-season hitout against the Western Bulldogs next weekend.
Andrew Capel
Collingwood defender Darcy Moore said he was “pinching myself” in the Big V locker room with so many stars of the game. But it was a “special” gift from father Peter that helped him understand what it meant to play for Victoria.
Lauren Wood
Once a regular ice user, Sam Lowson destroyed his AFL prospects and put his family through years of living hell. His chequered past now behind him, he hopes a club will give him a chance — “Why the hell would I stuff it up?”
Jon Ralph
WARATAH and Southern Districts will go around again in the Women’s Premier League grand final after nailbiting wins in their respective preliminary finals
GREY MORRIS
Longmuir said he would time his run perfectly for the season-opener against Essendon on March 21.
Braden Quartermaine
Always smiling. Always dressed immaculately. Always proud of Anzac Day. That’s Essendon legend Jack Jones in a nutshell. As he faces the sobering reality of terminal cancer, he tells his incredible story to Mark Robinson.
Mark Robinson
Who’s the best key defender in the game? We’ve narrowed it down to five choices and now it’s up to you to decide as we build the AFL’s best team in the lead-up to Round 1. HAVE YOUR SAY
Jon Anderson
Is Melbourne a finals side in the making or will 2020 be another disaster? Ahead of a make-or-break season, SuperFooty goes on a deep dive on all things Demons to find out the answers to the club’s toughest questions.
Jay Clark
Justin Longmuir speaks exclusively to Mark Duffield on Jesse Hogan, managing expectations and personnel, and playing a new brand of football.
The new Fremantle coach is aiming to develop enough midfield depth to enable him to run superstars Michael Walters and Nat Fyfe in a forward rotation.
SOUTHERN Districts continued their winning ways and remain in contention for an NTFL grand final berth after a 16.15 (111) to 11.5 (71) minor semi-final victory over the Tiwi Bombers
IAN BUTTERWORTH
The Eagles could welcome back up to five key players to face the Dockers in a pre-season derby that is looming as a full dress rehearsal for the season proper.
Braden Quartermaine and Bonnie Raynor
ST MARY’S completed the first half of an NTFL miracle when they beat hot favourites Nightcliff in the second semi-final
It may only be a pre-season match, but there was plenty to like from the Fremantle Dockers in Mandurah.
If you could sum up Fremantle’s 47-point win over Carlton in three words, what would you choose?
They landed at Freo, their heads still spinning, as a set of steak knives and a cheap-as-chips final deal of the trade period. But Blake Acres and James Aish have added depth to the Dockers midfield.
With Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe and star Michael Walters missing for the Dockers, the big question heading into today’s game was who will stand up in the Fremantle midfield.
Mitchell Woodcock
This week, Glen Quartermain broke one of the year’s biggest stories — Polly Farmer’s brain injury. Here, he shares his personal insight into what the AFL should do to make the game safer.
Glen Quartermain
The decision, to be officially announced this week, is a blow to the cash-strapped Saints with the China trip worth an estimated $700,000 to the club.
7NEWS
The scoreboard couldn’t have been better for GWS, with the Giants enjoying a smashing win over cross-town rivals Sydney. However, it came at a cost, with a star midfielder going down with a shoulder injury.
Jon Ritson
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