The Western Bulldogs have pulled off a thrilling eight-point win to keep Carlton winless and pile more pressure on coach Michael Voss.
Oliver Caffrey
Aaron Naughton was ‘not worth a cold pie’ earlier in the game, but stepped up to take ‘his moment’.
Harrison Reid
Fremantle have started the season a long way short of the team they hoped to be, but the squad they are selecting is nowhere near experienced enough to be considered one of the league’s genuine contenders.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle Dockers have picked inexperienced teams this season but Nathan O’Driscoll believes players like him need to embrace the opportunity and pressure to lift he team to victory.
Andrew McQualter was at Richmond at the height of Dustin Martin’s powers as arguably the best player in the game. Yet he concedes he’s never seen anything like the expectation that is on Harley Reid.
Mitchell Woodcock
West Coast are doing all they can to wrap their arms around Harley Reid as the former No.1 draft pick cops a barrage of criticism from around the country.
Justin Chadwick
Fremantle's hopes of a top-four berth are already on thin ice following an 0-2 start to the season but they're determined to bounce back in Sunday's derby.
Fremantle’s season has started dramatically differently from what they were hoping, and now they’ve got the pressure of a western derby, but coach Justin Longmuir is doing his best to keep things calm.
New West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has revealed injured star Elliot Yeo pulled him aside to make sure he knew the western derby was not just ‘another game’.
West Coast young gun Harley Reid has signed the dotted line on a new six-year deal, confirming his status as one of the biggest superstars in the AFL.
Jake Santa Maria
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has confirmed top draftee Bo Allan will not make his debut in the western derby. Here’s why.
Samantha Rogers
Gold Coast have a poor record at the MCG but have a chance to issue a huge statement in round three during their only regular-season game at the venue.
Shayne Hope
A shootout beckons as North Melbourne take on a rampant Adelaide on Sunday - and Roos coach Alastair Clarkson says bring it on.
News Corp Australia
The West’s Chris Robinson has taken a deep dive into the weird and wonderful statistics behind this year’s first meeting between arch-rivals West Coast and Fremantle.
Chris Robinson
Charlie Cameron and Kai Lohmann will be ‘handy inclusions’ for the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night for their game against Geelong.
Marco Monteverde
Geelong schooled Brisbane in the arts of wet weather football in their past Gabba meeting, now the sides meet again in what will likely be similar conditions.
Murray Wenzel
North Melbourne will have to curb red-hot Adelaide's scoring power if they are to register their first-ever AFL win at Adelaide Oval.
Essendon defender Ben McKay has had a tough start to the AFL season but coach Brad Scott is adamant he is key for the Bombers.
Anna Harrington
Having overcome a hamstring injury, star forward Jake Stringer is ready to show what he can do when he plays his first game for GWS against Hawthorn.
Joanna Guelas
Fremantle fans are pointing the finger at coach Justin Longmuir after an 0-2 start to the season. With pressure rising, the Dockers can’t afford to falter again against their cross-town rivals.
Hard-nosed pressure forward Rhyan Mansell is enjoying life helping to drive forward Richmond's group of talented youngsters.
As West Coast launch operation ‘Keep Harley Happy’, their move to secure the talents of his AFLW partner are gaining momentum, writes the Snitch.
The Snitch
Welcome, Andrew McQualter, to your first western derby. Just don’t expect it to be ‘another game’ — because it’s not, it will be unlike any other game he has prepared for, writes Mick Malthouse.
Jackson Barrett
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