RECAP: Fremantle Dockers earn finals berth in cut-throat win against Western Bulldogs
Fremantle will return to finals football for only the second time in a decade after holding off the Bulldogs in Melbourne.
A win also locked the Dockers into a home final in the first week of September with a fifth or sixth-placed finish.
Adding to the high stakes was the prospect of a loss leading to the end of Nat Fyfe’s career, with arguably the greatest-ever Docker set to bow out at season’s end.
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That’s a wrap!
Fremantle and West Coast have wrapped up their home-and-away seasons in dramatically different circumstances.
The Eagles claimed another spoon while the Dockers will be playing a home elimination final.
We will be back for Fremantle’s home final with the opponent decided by tonight’s match between Brisbane and Hawthorn.
Until next time, farewell!
Final scoreboard
This may be a board worth keeping around, Dockers fans.
FREMANTLE 2.2, 9.4, 13.6, 17.10 (112)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.5, 4.8, 7.10, 14.13 (97)
Goals - FREMANTLE: P Voss 3 J Treacy 3 Amiss 3 Frederick 2 Bolton 2 Jackson 2 Reid 1 Erasmus 1. WESTERN BULLDOGS: J Freijah 3 R West 2 A Jones 2 J Croft 2 M Bontempelli 2 A Naughton 2 O Baker.
Best - FREMANTLE: A Pearce J Treacy J Clark C Serong P Voss L Ryan M Reid. WESTERN BULLDOGS: M Bontempelli T Liberatore J Freijah B Dale O Baker.
Injuries - FREMANTLE: C Wagner (pectoral) S Switkowski (ankle). WESTERN BULLDOGS: R Garcia (hip)
Umpires: A Stephens H Meyer S Meredith J Mollison. Crowd: TBC at Marvel Stadium.
Analysis: Speed kills
The Dockers were fast and dangerous at Marvel Stadium in a blueprint they must follow in September.
Read Glen Quartermain’s analysis HERE.
Dockers’ goal kickers
Pat Voss: 3
Josh Treacy: 3
Jye Amiss: 3
Luke Jackson: 2
Michael Frederick: 2
Shai Bolton: 2
Murphy Reid: 1
Neil Erasmus: 1
Subtle
The Dockers showed nothing but heart at Marvel Stadium today.
Jeremy Sharp had a message for David King - @davidking leave youngy out next time.
Loud and proud!
For those that missed it. Here is Fremantle belting out the song.
Dockers’ top five ball winners
Caleb Serong: 24 disposals, seven clearances and five tackles
Jordan Clark: 23 disposals, one clearance and 393 metres gained
Luke Ryan: 20 disposals, three tackles and 638 metres gained
Neil Erasmus: 20 disposals, six clearances and a goal
Bailey Banfield: 20 disposals, 431 metres gained and one clearance
Everything you need to know for Dockers’ first final
Fremantle barged their way into finals - and booked a home eliminator while they were at it - with Sunday’s gutsy road win over the Western Bulldogs.
Here’s what we know about the Dockers’ 2025 finals opener so far.
Voss the finals boss!
“If I play 10 games I’ve had a bloody good year,” Patrick Voss tells Channel 7.
Well he’s done just a little bit better than that!
Voss has been one of the outstanding improvers for the Dockers this year but remains humble.
“Luck. The other boys in the forward line really help me. Jye and Josh really help me and we all got a lick of the ice cream today which is good,” he said.
