Fremantle Dockers
Eagles soar, Fremantle look to reset after shock western derby result
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is adamant there were no excuses for his team’s western derby flop, saying his players simply got smoked in the contest.
- by Justin Chadwick
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Heartbroken Dockers look to derby to atone for late losses
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team have learned vital lessons from their recent pair of heartbreaking losses, and he’s urging them to get more bang for their buck in front of goal.
- by Justin Chadwick
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why West Coast’s win was Waterman’s watershed moment
There was plenty to like about the Eagles’ first win of the season on Sunday, but the performance from a 25-year-old in his eighth season on the list stood out most.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Fast-finishing Port Adelaide pip Fremantle in thriller
Jason Horne-Francis has booted the match-winning goal as a fast-finishing Port Adelaide overran Fremantle by three points in an AFL thriller.
- by Steve Larkin
Flemington boss quits as Saints hunt for new CEO
Former Fremantle CEO Steve Rosich is free to explore new roles after announcing he is leaving his senior post at the VRC. The news comes as St Kilda continue to search for a replacement chief executive officer for Simon Lethlean.
- by Danny Russell and Peter Ryan
Dockers footy boss backs in Clark amid dissent call fallout
Fremantle’s footy boss backed in young Docker Jordan Clark after a dissent call against him in the dying minutes of Saturday’s game all but sealed their loss.
- by Cameron Myles
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Crucial moments sunk Freo, while Harley Reid activated beast mode
A perfect start to the season came to a shattering end for the Dockers on Saturday, while rising Eagle Harley Reid displayed power, poise and aggressiveness.
- by Paddy Sweeney
The circuit-breaker that helped Crisp; How Docker explained dissent free kick
Jack Crisp believes his stint as a Collingwood backbencher was the circuit-breaker he needed to rediscover his form, while Fremantle’s Jordan Clark claims he was admonishing himself rather than the umpire when he was penalised for dissent.
- by Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
Analysis
AFL 2024
Essendon the big losers, Blues’ Houdini strikes again: Key takeouts from round four
The round of football started slowly and built to a crescendo with controversy, comebacks, scandal and a celebration of a round now embedded in the football calendar.
- by Peter Ryan
Opinion
AFL 2024
Priced out: In ‘footy country’, you’ll struggle to watch a game on TV at the pub
This, we are regularly assured by AFL ads, was not just a country footy town – we were in footy country. That’s true, unless the game you wanted to watch in Stawell happened to be on pay TV.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘That is how you win premierships’: Miers praises tired but undefeated Cats; Blues celebrate comeback win
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as AFL Saturday of Gather Round plays out in South Australia.
- by Roy Ward, Jake Niall, Peter Ryan and Steve Barrett