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Eagles Win Electrifying Derby

by rickb — Wed, 2011-07-27 04:22 — Last Updated: Sun, 2011-07-31 06:39

South Australia has the Showdown, Queensland the Clash but the Western Derby is considered one of the most exciting games of the entire season. Unlike other games, it doesn’t matter where the West Coast Eagles or the Fremantle Dockers are on the Ladder. The Derby is guaranteed to be a cracking, hard fought match. For the record, this time the teams were fifth and sixth on the Ladder and 41,000 fans were treated to a classic encounter.  read more »

250 Games For Greatest Docker Pavlich

by rickb — Mon, 2011-07-04 05:49 — Last Updated: Mon, 2011-07-11 05:28

When the bottom team travels to play a team sitting in seventh position on its home turf it is generally a recipe for disaster. The Gold Coast Suns are a developing team with flashes of brilliance and two wins so far in their first season. The Fremantle Dockers wanted to celebrate the occasion of Captain Matthew Pavlich’s 250th game. “Pav” is acknowledged by many as the greatest player in the history of the Fremantle Football Club. Weather conditions were blustery, cold and wet – a rare combination in Perth, but perfect for Aussie Rules football.  read more »

Dockers Hunt Down Lions

by rickb — Thu, 2011-06-30 07:22 — Last Updated: Thu, 2011-06-30 08:48

Fremantle kept its Finals' hopes intact with a convincing win over the Brisbane Lions at Patersons Stadium in Round 14. The Dockers were without Michael Barlow who pulled up sore after his comeback game last week, but Alex Silvagni was back to add some muscle in defense. Brisbane had been doing well since the return of bruising full forward and captain Jonathon Brown, but had their worries without classy midfielder Drew Banfield in the team.  read more »

Stirring Tigers Stun Fremantle

by janetl — Tue, 2011-05-10 05:14 — Last Updated: Tue, 2011-05-10 05:31

In a season-defining win, the Richmond Tigers have come of age, defeating one of the most talented and improved sides in the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers, and recording their third victory in a row. After many seasons at the bottom of the Ladder, the young Richmond side has shown that it is heading in the right direction and that it may well upset other stronger and more experienced teams on the road to improvement.  read more »

Pavlich Powers Dockers To Top Four

by rickb — Sun, 2011-04-17 08:19 — Last Updated: Sat, 2011-04-23 20:45

Fremantle has demolished the North Melbourne Kangaroos in three out of their last four games played, the most recent time by 61 points. North has traveled to Perth twice in the last month to play in very hot conditions.  read more »

Dockers Deliver For Purple Haze

by rickb — Tue, 2010-09-07 04:43 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-09-09 10:53

In the second Elimination Final, the Hawthorn Hawks traveled west to take on the Fremantle Dockers. Paul Hasleby, who announced his retirement effective from the end of the season, was a surprise omission from the side.  read more »

Sydney Slides Home

by rickb — Wed, 2010-08-18 05:50 — Last Updated: Fri, 2010-08-20 00:32

Late July and early August is when teams either make or break their seasons. Fremantle had been losing consistently over the last few weeks with the loss of top line players to injury proving telling. Sydney hadn’t fared much better and a win in this contest would consolidate their top eight position and put pressure on Fremantle for a home ground Final.  read more »

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