Fremantle great Shaun McManus has encouraged WA football fans to tune into Channel 7 for the western derby, saying he’s expecting fireworks in the grudge match on Sunday.
Mitchell Woodcock
Matt Owies always saw himself as a NBA player. Then he came up against Jayson Tatum.
Craig O'Donoghue
Nat Fyfe is a step closer to making his AFL return after playing four quarters for Peel Thunder in their final WAFL pre-season hit-out, but the was upstaged by a pair of Fremantle teammates.
Ben Smith
Fremantle debutant Isaiah Dudley’s forward craft and skill has been compared to that of one of the modern day best goalsneaks in Eddie Betts.
Ahead of western derby 60, The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock ranks every Eagle and Docker from 1-46 based on their ability to have an impact on the match.
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.
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.
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.
Sydney superstar Chad Warner has not ruled out a return home to Western Australia, declaring he’s ‘still got a lot to weigh up’ before making a decision on his future.
Samantha Rogers
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has confirmed top draftee Bo Allan will not make his debut in the western derby. Here’s why.
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
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.
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
Former St Kilda coach Scott Watters says Justin Longmuir is “approaching the most critical stage of his coaching tenure” ahead of a must-win western derby.
West Coast will be without Jake Waterman for another week after the star forward failed to prove his fitness ahead of the western derby, while a potential debut looms for the Eagles’ top draftee.
Fremantle will unveil pre-season signing Isaiah Dudley in the western derby after the small forward was named on an extended bench to take on West Coast at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Prized Fremantle recruit Shai Bolton is a ‘watch’ ahead of the western derby after he was restricted to light duties at Thursday’s main training session at Cockburn. Here’s what caught our eye on the track.
Glen Quartermain
Jeremy Sharp talks about his conversation with former schoolmate Chad Warner, while giving the latest on how he’s feeling heading into the western derby following a week of injury complaints.
A new wave of stars are set to make their mark on Western Australia’s biggest rivalry this weekend as West Coast and Fremantle fight it out for more than bragging rights in the first western derby of 2025.
CAITLIN BASSETT: In the big moments the best step up when it counts most. This is what I have found sets them apart after playing with one of them.
Caitlin Bassett
Fremantle great Paul Hasleby has backed Caleb Serong to create western derby history this weekend and equal his long-standing record for most Glendinning-Allan Medal wins.
West Coast’s tall defensive stocks are facing their sternest test since the departure of vice-captain Tom Barrass as they try to work out how to curtail Fremantle’s triple threat in the western derby.
Caleb Serong said he plans to embrace the challenges of being tagged as the Fremantle vice-captain eyes a slice of history at this weekend’s western derby 60.
Jake Santa Maria
Fremantle defender Brandon Walker is set for an extended stint on the sidelines after requiring surgery on his injured shoulder.
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