Former Walyalup (Fremanlte) coach Ross Lyon has heaped praise on a Dockers midfield unit ranked the competition’s best at defending centre-bounce clearances ahead of their tussle on Saturday.
Jackson Barrett
WA clubs rarely get to train at the MCG and Marvel Stadium before playing in Victoria, and while the Dockers finally got their chance on Friday, they didn’t get to prepare in match-like conditions. Here’s why.
Craig O'Donoghue
Dockers defender Heath Chapman was suffering consistent hamstring injuries until he went on a trip to Qatar to meet with experts - and now he’s using secrets from that trip to stay on the field.
This week’s ‘travel-gate’ story got The Snitch thinking about business class pecking order and, as they reveal, sometimes it can lead to some mid-air barneys.
The Snitch
Unless a handful of players are up the front stuffing their faces and having 24 beers on flights, I’d say sitting in business class isn’t really alleviating our WA teams’ disadvantages, writes Hamish Brayshaw.
Hamish Brayshaw
Eagles coach Adam Simpson has slammed the bizarre Eastern States claims that the two West Australian AFL clubs are not impacted by the monumental amount of travel they are forced to do each season.
Jakeb Waddell
Sean Darcy’s frustrating injury run has continued, but Walyalup (Fremantle) have resisted the temptation to hand a debut to emerging ruckman Liam Reidy.
West Australian football fans have lashed out at claims Walyalup (Fremantle) and Waalitz Marawar (West Coast) do not have an unfair travel burden because they are allocated business class seats.
The family of former Walyalup (Fremantle) player Cameron McCarthy have penned an emotional tribute to their son and brother, saying their lives will never be the same after his tragic death last week.
Jake Santa Maria
Interstate clubs reportedly feel Walyalup (Fremantle) and Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) having access to business class flights east takes away the competitive disadvantage of their travel schedules.
When Walyalup (Fremantle) are in control of the game, they look like a finals team. What they can’t afford to do is be shifted from their style, writes Danielle Laidley.
Danielle Laidley
Two former Walyalup (Fremantle) players hold the key to bringing the ‘sizzle’ back to Ross Lyon’s misfiring Euro-Yroke (St Kilda) team ahead of a clash with the trio’s old club.
If Walyalup (Fremantle) want to keep their finals aspirations on track at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night, they will have to do something they haven’t managed since 2007, writes Rourke Walsh.
Rourke Walsh
The family of Western Bulldogs draftee Aiden O’Driscoll is ‘doing it tough’ after the teenager was forced into a devastating early retirement this week, Dockers coach Justin Longmuir has revealed.
The AFL and its players association can do more to support footballers after retirement, Walyalup (Fremantle) coach Justin Longmuir says, in the wake of the tragic death of former Docker Cam McCarthy.
Walyalup (Fremantle) coach Justin Longmuir says he is frustrated for Sean Darcy as the star ruckman battles to overcome the latest in a nightmare run of injuries.
Walyalup (Fremantle) ruckman Sean Darcy was put through his paces in a bid to be fit to face the Saints on Saturday, but he wasn’t the only Dockers tall on light duties. Here is what we saw at training
Walyalup (Fremantle) coach Justin Longmuir says the Dockers will continue to lean on each other as they mourn the shock death of former player Cam McCarthy while turning their attention to a trip to Melbourne.
Aaron Kirby
Walyalup (Fremantle) remain optimistic ruckman Sean Darcy will be fit to face St Kilda after sitting out last week, despite midfield teammate Caleb Serong warning he could miss again.
Walyalup (Fremantle) have been shut out of Friday night football for the remainder of the season, despite sitting just outside the top eight, but they will face West Coast in a prime time western derby.
Walyalup (Fremantle) appear likely to err on the side of caution with Sean Darcy this week, with the star ruckman shaping to miss Saturday’s reunion with former coach Ross Lyon and St Kilda.
Chris Robinson
Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) don’t need to worry about the potential of Harley Reid but there are question marks if any of their other young talent will be better than average, writes Xavier Ellis.
Xavier Ellis
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at Caleb Serong’s swelling ball-winning streak, West Coast’s bizarre fixture quirk with Melbourne, and more.
As the Dockers unveiled their Indigenous jumper, former defender Michael Johnson has backed the AFL’s Next Generation Academy program as the key to producing the next wave of Indigenous talent.