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Ella Roberts (middle) won her third West Coast club champion award ahead of Charlie Thomas and Jaide Britton.

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Roberts will not rush recovery but vows to return stronger

West Coast Eagles star Ella Roberts has declared she will not return from her torn ACL until she feels fully ready — and that might not be next season.

Ben Smith

Ella Roberts has won a third straight Club Champion award.

AFLWVideoStellar Ella! Eagles champion makes history

West Coast star Ella Roberts has been crowned Eagles club champion once again after another incredible season, which saw the three-time All-Australian reach new heights. 

Jake Santa Maria

Fremantle Head of AFLW Claire Heffernan

AFLWVideoDockers AFLW footy boss steps down to return home

Fremantle will need to replace one of their most powerful off-field figures, with AFLW general manager Claire Heffernan departing the club following the end of their season.

Jake Santa Maria

Belinda Smith has played her last game for West Coast Eagles after announcing her retirement.

Gun retirementPremiumBelinda Smith hangs up her boots after decorated AFLW career

Pingrup trailblazer Belinda Smith has called time on her AFLW career after playing her final game for West Coast in the loss against Hawthorn at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday.

Claire Middleton

Both Fremantle and West Coast’s seasons have come to a disappointing end, with neither team making finals.

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LAIDLEY’S RATINGS: Season over for Eagles, Dockers

Both Fremantle and West Coast’s seasons have come to a disappointing end, with neither team making finals in 2026. Danielle Laidley rates every player.

Danielle Laidley

Ella Roberts’ absence will be keenly felt.

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Roberts’ injury a mighty vacuum for Eagles to reckon with

The problem West Coast Eagles have never wanted - or needed - to face has finally reared its head and with superstar Ella Roberts a chance to miss next season, they have lost the league’s most valuable player.

Ben Smith

West Coast AFLW superstar Ella Roberts has taken to social media to thank fans for their support.

CricketVideoPremiumEagles star thanks fans for support after ACL rupture

West Coast AFLW superstar Ella Roberts has taken to social media to thank fans for their support after the devastating news that the midfielder had ruptured her ACL.

Aaron Kirby

Ella Roberts after her injury on Saturday.

AFLWVideoPremiumCruel ACL blow confirmed for superstar Eagle

West Coast Eagles’ worst fears have been realised, with superstar and dual-All Australian Ella Roberts confirmed to have ruptured her ACL in their final AFLW game of the season.

Ben Smith

Daisy Pearce talking to her team in the Eagles’ season finale.

AFLW‘Progress isn’t linear’: Eagles reflect on difficult year

West Coast Eagles coach Daisy Pearce and co-captain Bella Lewis have reflected on the club’s disappointing AFLW season and offered their input on what they need to do to grow from the experience.

Ben Smith

Fremantle missed finals

AFLWPremiumWe’re not far off! Dockers optimistic despite finals miss

Fremantle’s loss to Sydney on Sunday meant they finished 10th on the ladder with one less win that last year, but coach Lisa Webb is confident the team will rise up the table in 2027.

Craig O'Donoghue

Dockers skipper Ange Stannett.

AFLPremium‘Part of our identity’: Dockers hail return of Wharfie Time

Fremantle refused to allow Wharfie Time to be killed off by the AFL grand final, promised it would return and then unleashed it late in the last AFLW game of the season in a move which has been celebrated.

Craig O'Donoghue

Madeleine Scanlon and the Dockers fell just short against Sydney.

AFLWWharfie Time’s BACK! Dockers’ gongs return in AFLW game

Fremantle have unleashed Wharfie Time for the first time since losing the AFL grand final - but the result once again failed to go the Dockers’ way.

Craig O’Donoghue

Sydney's Caitlin Reid goes off, and right, Hayley Miller gets checked out by medical staff.

AFLWDockers game halted for 10 minutes after horror head clash

Fremantle’s AFLW clash against Sydney was stopped for nearly 10 minutes following a horrific head clash that resulted in a Swans defender being carried from the field on a stretcher.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle defender Emma O’Driscoll has conceded she cannot fathom playing an entire career without winning a premiership at the Dockers.

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75-game Docker on flag desire and role as a female athlete

Ahead of her 75th game at Fremantle, defender Emma O’Driscoll has spoken about her desire to win a premiership at the Dockers and why she values being a role model away from the game.

Mitchell Woodcock

Hawthorn have battered the Eagles.

AFLWVideoStar’s injury just the tip of the iceberg in Eagles loss

West Coast Eagles have lived a nightmare on Halloween as they lost superstar Ella Roberts to a knee injury en route to a 55-point thrashing at the hands of Hawthorn.

Ben Smith

Ella Roberts of the Eagles gets assisted off the ground after her injury.

AFLWPremiumEagles star goes down with worrying knee injury

West Coast Eagles superstar Ella Roberts is facing a nervous wait after her final game of the season ended prematurely following a knee injury.

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Emma O'Driscoll has shrugged off an ankle injury.

AFLWPremiumBack in half the time: How Freo star overcame injury odds

Star Fremantle defender Emma O’Driscoll has revealed she thought her season was over when she ruptured a ligament in her ankle in round five of this year.

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Ash Brazill of the Dockers in action during the 2026 AFLW Round 11 match.

AFLWVideoPremiumHow childlike wonder led to Brazill’s cross-code career

As Ash Brazill prepares to bring down the curtain on one of Australia’s most accomplished cross-code careers, she has never left behind the childhood enthusiasm which thrust her into sport.

Ben Smith

AFLW Western Derby: Fremantle’s Hayley Miller and West Coast’s Bella Lewis are pictured having a coffee along Electric Lane in Leederville.

AFLWPremiumWhy Dockers will have to support their crosstown rivals

Fremantle fans will have to do the unthinkable and get behind the blue and gold on Saturday with their AFLW hopes in the hands of their bitter rivals.

Jake Santa Maria

Lisa Webb, Senior Coach of the Dockers looks on uring the 2026 AFLW Round 11 match between the Geelong Cats and the Fremantle Dockers.

AFLWVideoPremiumShackles are off as ‘all-in’ Freo chase unlikely finals spot

Fremantle’s AFLW destiny may not be in their own hands, but coach Lisa Webb has declared the shackles are off as they look to prolong retiring defender Ash Brazill’s career with a win.

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Daisy Pearce says the Eagles have still made progress this season.

AFLWVideoPearce says Eagles are still trending in the right direction

West Coast coach Daisy Pearce admits she’s disappointed in the Eagles missing the finals but says there is still plenty of upside to be gained from their season.

Jake Santa Maria

Amy Franklin’s importance to West Coast was clear to see in their

AFLWPremiumThe Eagle who is ‘so important’ to West Coast’s fortunes

Only a week after being held to their lowest score of the AFLW season, one West Coast forward was cruical as they managed highest for the year before their clash with Sydney reached half-time.

Josh Kempton

It was a tough weekend for the WA sides.

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LAIDLEY’S RATINGS: Eagles, Dockers buckle under pressure

It was a tough weekend for the WA sides as the Eagles’ finals hopes were erased by Sydney, while the Dockers need a huge win in the final game after losing to Geelong. Danielle Laidley rates every player.

Danielle Laidley

Hayley Miller and the Dockers will be cheering on West Coast next weekend.

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‘Little bit weird’: Why Dockers star is cheering for Eagles

You aren’t going to find Fremantle fans or players cheering for West Coast very often, but Hayley Miller’s admitted that’s exactly what she’ll be doing.

Craig O'Donoghue