Stephen Hill

Dockers Upset Reigning Premiers

by rickb — Mon, 2012-04-02 05:37 — Last Updated: Tue, 2012-04-03 18:21

Geelong won the 2011 Premiership and despite the loss of some key players to retirement, this is still a formidable side which plays well away. Nevertheless the Cats have had trouble with the Fremantle Dockers. Last year there was one nail-biting finish and the first quarter for 2012 showed that the fans were in for more of the same.  read more »

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 »

Eagles Dominate Western Derby

by rickb — Thu, 2011-05-19 06:39 — Last Updated: Thu, 2011-05-19 09:33

Round 8 marked the thirty-third Western Derby between the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles. This game is the showpiece for Western Australian football fans with Fremantle having won the last seven meetings between the two teams. West Coast dominated in the early years winning the first nine games. A near capacity crowd of 40,567 had great expectations of a home team (Eagles) win, but before the ball had been bounced they were in for some disappointing news.  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 »

Dockers Break Bulldog Hoodoo

by rickb — Tue, 2011-04-26 19:17 — Last Updated: Sun, 2011-05-01 01:13

Since 2005 the Western Bulldogs have had the wood on Fremantle. The last time they played, Barry Hall sunk the Dockers almost single-handedly, booting a bagful of goals to help the Bulldogs run out 82 point winners. Big Barry was back in Perth again and no matter where they are on the Ladder, the Bulldogs always give a good account of themselves at the large Patersons Stadium.  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 »

Dockers Nail Home Final In Thriller

by janetl — Wed, 2010-09-01 10:13 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-09-02 10:22

A sell out crowd was treated to an enthralling Round 22 battle between two teams vying to end the home and away season on a triumphant note with a home Final the prize for the winner.  read more »

Fair Dinkum Dockers

by janetl — Thu, 2010-08-05 05:02 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-08-05 05:16

A dazzling four quarter display of precision teamwork by the Fremantle Dockers thrilled their fans and dished out a formidable football lesson to the down and out West Coast Eagles. So complete was Fremantle’s dominance that it is difficult to see how the Eagles can bounce back and challenge sufficiently in their last four games to climb off the bottom of the Ladder.  read more »

Round 18 Tribunal

by Lisa Albergo — Tue, 2010-08-03 19:58 — Last Updated: Thu, 2010-08-05 05:48

Hawthorn took Cyril Rioli's case to the Tribunal in an effort to have one of the charges dismissed. They were contesting the charge of attempting to strike as the incident occurred during a brawl which saw nine players, including Rioli, fined. Rioli accepted the fine as well as the charge of striking and later admitted that frustration led to his brain fade. He said he would take responsibility for his actions but did not testify.  read more »

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