Fremantle Dockers
‘We had players close to not playing’: Grieving Dockers rocked by McCarthy’s death
Fremantle veterans Nat Fyfe, Luke Ryan and Alex Pearce fought back tears on Friday night as they remembered their good friend Cam McCarthy.
- by Justin Chadwick
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Power hold off fast-finishing Cats to score first win in Geelong since 2007; slick Swans outclass Dockers
Port Adelaide scored their first win in Geelong since 2007 while the Swans strengthened their place at the top of the ladder with a win over Fremantle.
- by Roy Ward and Peter Ryan
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AFL 2024
‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies
Former teammates of Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy will play with heavy hearts this weekend as they mourn the tragic death of the key forward at the age of 29.
- by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney
My pleas for Amiss protection not a whinge, Longmuir insists
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the key forward’s safety is being compromised by ongoing rough treatment.
- by Justin Chadwick
Dockers unhappy with ‘manhandling’ of young gun Amiss
Rising Fremantle key forward Jye Amiss is being unfairly “manhandled” off the ball and needs umpires to protect him better, says Dockers coach Justin Longmuir.
- by Anna Harrington
‘It is breaking me’: Brayshaw brother launches attack on AFL judiciary
Hamish Brayshaw has mounted an impassioned attack on what he sees as the incomprehensible way so-called head protection in the AFL is being administered.
- by Greg Baum
Longmuir tells Dockers critics to look at Freo’s handball stats
Analysts widely panned Fremantle’s ball movement last year, saying the stagnant nature of their forays forward was a big reason behind the club’s slide down to 14th spot.
- by Justin Chadwick
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AFL 2024
Cats surprise, again, and the competition’s breakout key forward: Key takeouts from round seven
In key takeouts this week: the “frighteningly efficient” Cats, there’s still fight in some of the competition’s old dogs and clubs in need of a key forward will surely be keeping an eye on this Eagle.
- by Marc McGowan
Cats’ seventh heaven before 87,775 at the MCG; Danger does hammy; Dockers dump Dogs
Geelong are sweating on further assessment of Patrick Dangerfield’s latest hamstring injury after the veteran went down during a pulsating 13-point win over fellow heavyweights Carlton.
- by Jon Pierik
The unravelling of former young AFL star Harley Balic
Interviews with Harley Balic’s friends and former teammates paint a picture of a complex young man who battled mental health problems and substance abuse. He is at the centre of a debate over the effectiveness of the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
- by Michael Gleeson
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AFL 2024
Emotional Lyon remembers ‘special young man’ as former AFL player’s death probed
Sport Integrity Australia is reported to be probing the death of former Docker and Demon Harley Balic, as part of its investigation into the AFL’s illicit drug policy.
- by Jon Pierik, Carla Jaeger and Michael Gleeson