From Fremantle’s Jordan Clark to West Coast recruit Liam Baker, The Snitch has hand picked the seven most underrated players in the AFL in their anonymous column for The West.
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Michael Walters paused over his words when reflecting on three things. His family, his teammates and his home in Midland. He paid tribute to all of them as he said goodbye to Fremantle.
Jackson Barrett
Legendary AFL figure Mick Malthouse analyses the eight teams he believes will make finals for season 2025 in his exclusive column for The West Australian.
Mick Malthouse
Alex Pearce has been named in Fremantle’s line-up for the first time since May, with the skipper set to return for the crunch road clash against Sydney on the much talked-about SCG turf. SEE THE TEAMS
Glen Quartermain
An emotional Michael Walters delivered a tear-filled speech as he informed his Fremantle teammates his AFL journey was over after 17 seasons.
Aaron Kirby
Retiring Fremantle forward Michael Walters has backed his teammates to win a maiden premiership this season if they remained focused on the right things.
Michael Walters retires as one of the finest players ever to pull on the Fremantle guernsey. The West Australian looks back at his journey from draftee to fan favourite.
Jake Santa Maria
There’s many ways to analyse Michael Walters’ career. It’s a story of persistence, embracing leadership on and off the field, and some jaw-dropping footy feats. But above all, he’s the heart and soul of Freo.
Chris Robinson
There is little doubt Michael Walters will be remembered as one of the greats of Fremantle.
Devastated Fremantle supporters have flooded social media with tributes for champion Michael Walters after his retirement on Thursday.
Jakeb Waddell
Fremantle champion Michael ‘Sonny’ Walters has called time on his glittering career after 239 games.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir expects Sunday’s clash with Sydney to be played at the SCG, despite concerns over the surface.
An in-form Fremantle are gaining momentum at the right time heading into September, according to an AFL great, ahead of a crucial clash with Sydney at the SCG on Sunday.
Samantha Rogers
The WAFL season would be brought forward by two weeks and an early grand final played in the AFL’s pre-finals bye in August under a proposal WA Football will present clubs.
Mitchell Woodcock
Jordan Clark has had a career-best season in 2025 but it’s the growth in his on-field leadership that has really impressed Fremantle vice captain Caleb Serong.
Sean Darcy’s manager has shut down any chance of the Fremantle star moving clubs this year as debate continues to rage around the validity of the Dockers playing two star ruckmen.
The most important six minutes from Fremantle’s win over St Kilda might just have been Justin Longmuir’s three-quarter-time address and his willingness to move the magnets around, writes Danielle Laidley.
Danielle Laidley
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says he feels for a “disappointed” Nat Fyfe, but maintains hope that the two-time Brownlow medallist can fix his injury issues in time for the business end of the season.
Fremantle will make a call on a potential return for Alex Pearce later in the week, with the captain in the frame to play his first game in more than a month, but the news isn’t as positive for Michael Walters.
No decision has been made on whether Fremantle’s match against Sydney on Sunday will moved but Andrew Brayshaw is making plans to give himself the best chance of staying on his feet if it stays at the SCG.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle ruckmen Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy have had their critics, but the man who has been most vocal about their combination - Kane Cornes - didn’t think the Dockers would have won without them.
One of Perth’s leading sports lawyers has warned the AFL will face a massive legal pay-out if they ignore the risks around the SCG surface and a player suffers an injury during Fremantle’s game against Sydney.
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at Tom McCarthy setting a new AFL benchmark, how many tactical substitutes have gone unused like Nat Fyfe, and more.
Nat Fyfe’s ‘frustrating’ year continues, with Fremantle confirming the two-time Brownlow medallist will again be sidelined with a fresh injury. Get the latest on the veteran’s status here.
Craig O’Donoghue
