Fremantle has called in gun midfielder Hayden Young for his first game since round nine as the Dockers hunt the giant scalp of ladder leader Collingwood.
Glen Quartermain
Collingwood coach Craig McRae admits Nick Daicos is sore and “getting beaten up a bit”, but the Magpies’ Brownlow Medal favourite will be ready to lead the charge when Fremantle call on the MCG on Sunday.
Chris Robinson
The AFL’s father-son rule that has delivered some of the game’s most iconic careers no longer has a place, according to one club chief executive.
News Corp Australia
Our footy experts have gazed into the crystal ball to predict what the ladder will look like at the end of the home-and-away season - and whether or not Freo will see September action amid a serious squeeze.
He’s the man who ‘thinks like a coach’ and has climbed above Nick Daicos for a league-high recent ranking in a key stat category. On the eve of his 100th game, here’s why Sam Switkowski is rated so highly.
The race for the 2025 Ron Evans Medal as the AFL’s rising star is heating up as the 2025 season draws towards a close. The West Australian’s writer Mitchell Woodcock ranks the nominees for this season.
Mitchell Woodcock
Fremantle spearhead Josh Treacy has praised fellow forward Jye Amiss, commending the ‘selfless’ role he plays for the team.
Samantha Rogers
Dan Houston, Jeremy Howe and Bobby Hill will all be absent for Collingwood’s clash with Fremantle at the MCG in a boost for the visitors’ hopes of causing an upset.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has heaped praise on first-year Docker Murphy Reid as the teenager continues to charge towards becoming the club’s fourth Rising Star.
Fremantle are preparing for the biggest test in football when they take on ladder leaders Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday. Here’s what we saw at training ahead of the key clash.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says he’s confident Hayden Young will be able to run out a full game should he pick the star midfielder to take on premiership fancies Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday.
The small forwards at the Dockers can be a little hit and miss, but Sam Switkowski is everything the Dockers need to make their dash to September, writes Xavier Ellis
Jake Santa Maria
Fremantle stunned Hawthorn with an incredible display of pressure on Saturday and now they’re determined to take that pressure to an even higher level against Collingwood at the MCG.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce is still struggling with shin pain and the Dockers are taking no risks, ruling him out of this week’s game against Collingwood and potentially the western derby too.
Fremantle have overcome the absence of star midfielder Hayden Young for most of the season and now they could get him back for a blockbuster against Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday.
Shai Bolton knows a thing or two about what it takes to win a flag. And the goalsneak has identified one of his fellow Fremantle forwards as pivotal to the harbour club’s push for a maiden premiership.
Aaron Kirby
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at how every club has fared against the top nine (with Freo leading the way), the Eagles record Harry Edwards has grabbed a piece of, and more.
Fremantle are attempting to do what barely any non-Victorian teams have done in recent years - beat Collingwood at the MCG. Dockers coach Justin Longmuir knows just how big that challenge is.
Fremantle played full of heart, guts, and sheer determination. It wasn’t just another four-point victory, writes Anna Hay.
Anna Hay
Danielle Laidley runs an eye over every West Coast Eagle and Fremantle Docker after round 18. Who starred and who struggled?
Danielle Laidley
Fremantle made an emphatic statement to the football world in their Saturday night win over Hawthorn. The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look at the week in footy.
Tiger turned Fremantle electrifier Shai Bolton has dedicated the Dockers’ crucial and gutsy come-from-behind win over fellow top-four battlers Hawthorn to retired club legend Michael Walters.
Fremantle speed machine Michael Frederick said the message from the coach at three-quarter-time of Saturday night’s big win over Hawthorn was simple yet powerful.
The sight of a blood-stained Andrew Brayshaw singing the song with his teammates will become iconic, and summed up why the Dockers beat Hawthorn on Saturday night
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