Questions are being asked of Justin Longmuir’s tenure after an embarrassing loss to St Kilda. And those questions are fair when you’ve played one finals series in six years, writes Eliza Reilly.
Justin Longmuir and the Fremantle footy club is copping it from all sides after the Dockers’ dismal Friday night loss to St Kilda.
Hugo Garcia was subbed out and given an all-time spray by Ross Lyon last week. But the young Saint responded in the best way possible. He opens up to Chris Cavanagh on the whole saga.
If you were starting an AFL team, who would you pick? Garry Lyon gives his thoughts and reveals why one of this year’s contenders has all the makings of a premiership side.
One club is aiming for a hole in one, the other is just trying to stay on the fairway. But both Freo and West Coast are at the bottom of the ladder heading into the highest-stakes derby in years.
Fremantle lost by three points – or was it three seconds? – to a come-from-behind Swans side despite a Jye Amiss mark in range just seconds after the siren which could have put them in front.
Fremantle have a top four list and should be contending for the premiership in 2025 – but have dished up two performances which make them look middle of the road. Eliza Reilly unpacks why.
The success of Freo’s midfield can be intrinsically linked to the presence of a big-bodied midfielder. One young star has put his hand up to fill the void after the Dockers missed Hayden Young and Nat Fyfe against Geelong.
Bailey Smith wasted no time marking himself as Geelong’s newest hero, producing a best-on-ground performance to inspire the Cats’ emphatic win over Fremantle.
It was a big first Super Saturday of the 2025 season – and there were plenty of SuperCoach hits and misses. Recap the action and see what it all means going forward.
Fremantle’s trip to Geelong – and biggest loss under Justin Longmuir – was a disaster. Thankfully for Dockers fans, record-breaking teenager Murphy Reid was out there.
Fremantle is set to fall short of some of the major targets set out in its strategic plan. But as ELIZA REILLY writes, a maiden AFL premiership might paint over the cracks.
Fremantle football boss Joe Brierty isn’t concerned about the state of the Dockers’ injury list leading into Round 1 as several players describe this pre-season as the hardest they’ve endured.
The easiest selection was Matthew Pavlich, widely viewed as the greatest ever Docker, writes ELIZA REILLY. But his place in the side also highlights one of the club’s biggest, ongoing issues.
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