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Justin Longmuir will be desperate to see his team beat North Melbourne.

AFLVideoCommentsDockers greats say bye return sets tone for finals push

Fremantle will be desperate to buck a recent trend of losses after the mid-season bye when it faces North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

Glen Quartermain

Fremantle have an extra home game in season 2025.

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Lopsided travel message is finally getting through to AFL

An extra game in WA seemed like a crazy dream for Fremantle and West Coast but their ability to produce compelling arguments won a key battle, opening the door for genuine change, writes Craig O’Donoghue.

Craig O'Donoghue

Self-confessed Fremantle over-thinker Bailey Banfield is relishing his opportunity to play as a defender.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumHow defensive switch changed Banfield’s outlook on footy

Self-confessed Fremantle over-thinker Bailey Banfield is relishing his opportunity to play as a defender. Here’s why.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle are chasing more home clashes.

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Dockers to push for even more AFL games in WA at CEO meeting

Fremantle will play an away game in Perth against North Melbourne on Saturday but CEO Simon Garlick is determined to ensure hsi players get even more chances to play in WA, saying 13 matches is the new minimum.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle forward Michael Walters was hoping to play for Peel Thunder on Saturday after an injury interrupted year but he’s pulled up sore and won’t run out in the WAFL

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumDelayed: Walters won’t play WAFL as return put on hold

Fremantle veteran Michael Walters’ highly-anticipated return to football through the WAFL has been delayed.

Craig O'Donoghue

Kysaiah Pickett is locked in for Melbourne.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumKozzy deal shows remarkable lengths clubs go to retain stars

The sensational nine-year megadeal that will keep Kysaiah Pickett at Melbourne shows the remarkable lengths clubs have to go to retain players.

Glen Quartermain, Mitchell Woodcock & Jackson Barrett

Legendary AFL figure Mick Malthouse runs his eye over every team and gives his must-read analysis of how every coach is tracking in the 2025 season.

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Malthouse analyses every AFL coach in 2025 season so far

Legendary AFL figure Mick Malthouse runs his eye over every team and gives his must-read analysis of how every coach is tracking in the 2025 season.

Mick Malthouse

Nat Fyfe has been named on the bench against North Melbourne.

AFLVideoCommentsFyfe named again as Dockers make no changes for Roos clash

Fremantle has named an unchanged team for only the second time this season as they prepare for Saturday evening’s ‘away’ clash with North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

Glen Quartermain

Fremantle’s Jordan Clark is underrated because he doesn’t play in Victoria, according to Alistair Clarkson.

AFL VideoCommentsPremiumVictorian media ‘underrate’ Fremantle gun: Clarkson

Master coach Alastair Clarkson believes Fremantle dasher Jordan Clark is underrated because he does not play in Victoria.

Jackson Barrett

Four big names were conspicuously absent from Fremantle’s last training session before Saturday’s clash with North Melbourne.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumFleeting appearances for Dockers stars at main training

Sean Darcy and Michael Walters walked laps before training, but did not appear in the main session, Nat Fyfe made a fleeting appearance and did some solo skills work, while Jaeger O’Meara was also a no show.

Glen Quartermain

Ahead of his long-awaited footy return, Fremantle Dockers veteran Michael Walters has backed his side to break a three-game bye curse against North Melbourne.

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SONNY: Why I’m backing Freo to break bye curse

Ahead of his long-awaited footy return, Fremantle Dockers veteran Michael Walters has backed his side to break a three-game bye curse against North Melbourne in his exclusive column for The West.

Michael Walters

Fremantle Dockers ruckman Luke Jackson could play as a winger, according to Danielle Laidley.

AFL CommentsPremiumWing and some flair: Push for Dockers to try Jackson outside

Fremantle jack-of-all-trades Luke Jackson could add another string to his bow and be deployed as a winger as part of a dual ruck setup, according to a former AFL coach.

Jackson Barrett

Western Australia’s two AFL clubs and its peak football body have backed a proposal to have an in-season tournament that will reduce the travel burden of both Freo and West Coast, The West can reveal.

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WA clubs back bold plan for an AFL in-season tournament

Western Australia’s two AFL clubs and its peak football body have backed a proposal to have an in-season tournament that will reduce the travel burden of both Freo and West Coast, The West can reveal.

Mitchell Woodcock & Craig O’Donoghue

Fremantle forward Michael Walters is set to return through the WAFL on Saturday.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumWAFL the setting for Walters’ first game of season

Fremantle veteran Michael Walters will launch his 2025 season at Peel Thunder rather than at AFL level this weekend, The West Australian can reveal.

Mitchell Woodcock

Isaiah Dudley has been signed up for another season.

AFLCommentsDudley’s done deal! Freo fan favourite locked in for 2026

Fremantle has committed to breakout gun Isaiah Dudley, locking him down for another season just months after he was plucked from obscurity. 

Jackson Barrett

The Dockers have high hopes for Cooper Simpson.

AFLVideoCommentsSimpson to be ‘a much better footballer’ for half-back stint

It was only been a small sample size, but Fremantle are optimistic about Cooper Simpson’s future as an attacking half-back flanker.

Mitchell Woodcock

Daniel Curtin says he wants to commit to Adelaide long-term.

AFL VideoCommentsPremiumAdelaide’s Curtin shuts down talk of a move home to Perth

West Australian young gun Dan Curtin says he wants to be an Adelaide player for the long-term and has revealed he is already in talks with the Crows to make that happen. 

Jackson Barrett

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the club will weigh up whether to tag-team star ruckman Tristan Xerri or go with a solo ruck against North Melbourne on Saturday.

AFLCommentsDockers to weigh up ‘tag teaming’ Roos star ruckman

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the club will weigh up whether to tag-team star ruckman Tristan Xerri or go with a solo ruck against North Melbourne on Saturday. 

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Fremantle players arrive at Perth airport.

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EXPLAINER: How an AFL in-season tournament could work

The idea to have an in-season tournament outside of Victoria is an example of how thinking outside the box can fix the travel problems faced by Fremantle and West Coast. Here’s how it could work.

Craig O'Donoghue

An AFL in-season tournament would be held in Perth amid a dramatic fixture overhaul designed by a rival club’s CEO to reduce the travel burden on non-Victorian clubs, including West Coast and Freo.

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How rival club CEO’s grand Perth plan could benefit WA clubs

An AFL in-season tournament would be held in Perth amid a dramatic fixture overhaul designed by a rival club’s CEO to reduce the travel burden on non-Victorian clubs, including West Coast and Freo.

Craig O'Donoghue

Kysaiah Pickett is set to remain at the Melbourne Demons, with the Victorian club offering up one of the richest deals in AFL history that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the game. 

AFLCommentsPremiumPickett set to stay as Demons offer monster nine-year deal

Kysaiah Pickett is set to remain at the Melbourne Demons, with the Victorian club offering up one of the richest deals in AFL history that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the game. 

Ryan Daniels

Fremantle captain Alex Pearce won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday night.

AFLCommentsPearce ruled out of North clash as Freo quartet push case

Fremantle captain Alex Pearce won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday night, while veteran Michael Walters is among four players set to push their case for selection.

Craig O'Donoghue

North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri admits it will be tough to handle the combination of Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy when he comes up against Fremantle on Saturday night.

AFLCommentsPremiumRoos star ruckman says Dockers duo a ‘tough’ combo

North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri admits it will be tough to handle the combination of Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy when he comes up against Fremantle on Saturday night.

Jackson Barrett

Liam Baker cops a hit from George Wardlaw.

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Triple-figure thrashings now a thing of the past for Eagles

I don’t want to go too early on this but the days of hoping games won’t blow out to 100 points seem long past the Eagles, writes The West Australian’s expert columnist Xavier Ellis.

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