Danielle Laidley runs an eye over every Fremantle Docker and West Coast Eagle after round nine. Who starred and who struggled?
Danielle Laidley
From mid-season draft options to the problem with Sean Darcy’s future at Fremantle, The West Australian’s football reporter takes a no-holds-barred look at the week’s football action.
Mitchell Woodcock
Several fringe Fremantle Dockers pushed their case for senior selection in the WAFL on Saturday as Peel Thunder beat West Perth by 46 points. Here’s how all 12 AFL-listed players fared.
Josh Kempton
Fremantle legend Peter Bell believes a stint in the WAFL will help build ruckman Sean Darcy’s conditioning and ability to impact at the elite level.
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle great and former executive Peter Bell heads a list of potential candidates to become the next chief executive of WA Football.
Despite the continued struggles of a group of Fremantle’s mature-aged players stuck at WAFL level to secure a senior place, one of their teammates says they are showing no outward signs of being disheartened.
Fremantle might not want to admit it but it’s there for everyone to see the Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson combination isn’t working, writes Paul Hasleby.
Paul Hasleby
Shai Bolton has teased glimpses of his incredible best across his first eight games at Fremantle. Now, a star teammate has predicted the gun recruit is about to take his game to the next level.
Samantha Rogers
Fremantle great Peter Bell says the Dockers’ improved effort in Thursday night’s 14-point loss to Collingwood must be a non-negotiable and not something coach Justin Longmuir should be proud of.
This is either the beginning of something, or the end of it, but it’s far too early to be calling for Justin Longmuir’s head, writes Ryan Daniels.
Ryan Daniels
West Coast will again train at Caulfield Grammar ahead of a game in Melbourne, and the lack of elite training grounds for travelling teams in Victoria has the AFL considering building one of their own.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has defended the pace of his side’s ball movement after admitting he took note of Thursday night’s crowd urging the Dockers to play faster.
Chris Robinson
Fremantle’s decision to declare themselves as a flag contender was bold, but it needed them to defy history. It’s now put pressure on a squad that's not experienced enough to be ready, writes Craig O’Donoghue.
On Thursday night, Cam McCarthy’s nickname was scribbled on Alex Pearce’s wrist. And on Thursday night, like every day across the past 12 months, Cam McCarthy’s name was on Alex Pearce’s mind.
The AFL says its umpiring unit failed to notice Lachie Schultz concussed on the Optus Stadium turf on Thursday night, clarifying that play would have stopped if they had seen the Magpies forward in distress.
A year on from the tragic death of former Docker Cam McCarthy, clubs and teammates have paid emotional tributes to their fallen friend.
Aaron Kirby
Fremantle defender Jordan Clark admits despite an improved performance in the loss to Collingwood, the defeat still ‘hurts just as much’ as last week’s defeat to St Kilda.
Fremantle’s tall forwards took only two of the team’s six marks inside 50 against Collingwood, despite the Dockers having 63 forward entries, and that will now become a major focus of the club’s review.
Fremantle defender Jordan Clark said he wanted play to stop after a heavy collision with Lachie Schultz and felt sick watching his friend and former teammate in trouble.
Fremantle lost to Collingwood on Thursday night and there were alarm bells raised when ruckman Sean Darcy was subbed out with a knee injury.
The FIFO Dockers, who fly into form one week and out of it the next, had a red-hot crack - but it wasn’t enough to beat the Pies. And now, the true test comes, writes Glen Quartermain.
Jamie Elliott starred for Collingwood to consign a vastly improved Dockers outfit - who changed plenty from last week’s horror show - to a second loss in the space of six days.
After Freo suffered a second consecutive loss with a 14-point defeat against Collingwood, how would you assess each Dockers player in just three words? Read our thoughts and have your say!
Sean Darcy has suffered yet another injury setback, with the Fremantle ruckman going down with a knee issue in the third term of the club’s clash with Collingwood.
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