Every Docker rated: X-factor that completes Freo premiership puzzle
The hype around the Fremantle’s 2025 chances continue to grow, but are they worth the excitement? GLENN MCFARLANE and JON RALPH run the rule over their list and rate every Docker.
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Longmuir extension a show of faith — with a major caveat
Justin Longmuir’s new deal with Fremantle may seem convoluted, but the unique arrangement couldn’t be more simple, writes Eliza Reilly. However long he lasts is entirely up to him.
SuperCoach lock? Reborn Docker’s bold round 1 claim
Nathan O’Driscoll feared for his career last year after spending three weeks in hospital with an infection that turned his blood “brown and bubbly.” Now he’s eyeing a spot in Fremantle’s round 1 team.
Coach’s ‘vanilla’ admission rocks AFL
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has casually dropped an eyebrow-raising admission about his team’s fake performance in Saturday’s All Star game.
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‘Basins for urination’: Freo’s flight horrors laid bare
With no direct flight option from Launceston to Perth, the Dockers took the chartered flight path after their loss to the Hawks, unaware of the horrors they would endure heading home.
Facing his Demons: Jackson ready for reunion after Meek lesson
Fremantle ruckman Luke Jackson wants to continue testing himself against the AFL’s big and brash ruckmen despite being overpowered late by Lloyd Meek against Hawthorn. And that could start with a reunion with Melbourne mentor Max Gawn on Sunday, writes ELIZA REILLY.
‘Fairytale’ side continues unlikely finals push
Sam Mitchell made a decisive move that swung the game the Hawks’ way as they shocked Freo and kept their season alive.
From ‘liability’ to hero: The move that means September for Hawks?
With Luke Jackson and the Dockers taking control in the third term, as he said himself, Hawks skipper James Sicily ‘was a bit of a liability’. But then Sam Mitchell made a call – and it could be a season-defining one.
‘An evolution:’ Inside Jaeger O’Meara’s Freo reinvention
It became clear to Jaeger O’Meara at the end of last season that Fremantle’s midfield had outgrown him. He tells ELIZA REILLY how a shift to the wing has reinvigorated his career.
‘He’s never forgotten his roots’: The making of Justin Longmuir
Justin Longmuir’s rise from a shy country kid to an AFL star to a 99-game coach could forget where he came from. But as ELIZA REILLY found as she visited his home town of Koorda, the Longmuir name runs deep in the WA wheatbelt.
Dockers condemn Richmond to historic low
The Tigers started fast over in the west, but it didn’t take Fremantle long to seize control. And the result leaves Adem Yze’s side in uncharted territory.
McDonald shank, Draper brilliance earn Dockers win for the ages
Josh Draper stood tall in the absence of skipper Alex Pearce, helping lift Fremantle to a last-gasp win victory over Sydney as West Australian Logan McDonald — who has been linked with the Dockers — missed a late chance to snatch the game.
‘Tripped him’: Villain’s errors cost Swans
Sydney’s long winning streak is over, with a maligned Swan committing two costly errors in a shock one-point loss to Fremantle.
‘Not the greatest deck’: Players slam Optus surface
The sight of players slipping over at Optus Stadium has been common since Perth’s 60,000-seat stadium opened, and West Coast defender Tom Barrass has had enough — speaking out about a surface he says has “never been in reasonable nick”.
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