When the dust settles on the 2026 season in a fortnight, Luke Jackson’s and Shai Bolton’s performances in Friday night’s semifinal could go down as two of the iconic performances in club history.
Paul Hasleby
Fremantle will face Sydney under Friday night lights after the AFL confirmed the preliminary finals fixtures following Brisbane’s rout of Adelaide.
Jake Santa Maria
Wharfie Time has now taken on a life of its own after Fremantle won an epic semi final against Geelong and the real genius of the moment was that the Dockers made us wait for months until the moment was right.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has revealed the Dockers will return to Perth in between the preliminary and grand final should they beat Sydney at the SCG on Friday night.
Mitchell Woodcock
For the second time at Optus Stadium, Luke Jackson produced a third-quarter blitz to lead his team to a famous finals victory, but which was better?
After a soul-searching week, Fremantle fans have allowed themselves to dream again with the lid firmly off after the Dockers pulled off one of the great finals victories.
Fremantle’s famous semifinal win against Geelong has boosted Peel Thunder’s hopes of a fourth premiership in next Sunday’s WAFL grand final.
Fremantle’s AFLW side have a golden opportunity to secure a first win at their new home ground on Sunday, but they insist they will not underestimate a winless Essendon.
Josh Kempton
Brennan Cox is in a race against time to recover from a calf injury so he can be considered for selection in the preliminary final, but he is facing an uphill battle to force his way back into a winning team.
Bookmakers wasted no time re-installing Fremantle as premiership favourites after their win over Geelong, but airlines quickly jacked up the cost of flying to Sydney for the preliminary final.
Qantas has added an extra flight from Perth to Sydney next week as Freo prepares to paint the SCG purple.
Hannah Cross
Last night, one of two things happened. The Dockers steadied the ship, and a chance at immortality remains. Or… it’s over. The 2026 season died, a straight-sets whimper,
Ryan Daniels
All eyes were on the LA Rams after they landed in Australia just one day before their game at the MCG, and one thing we learnt from the result is Fremantle and West Coast treat travel extremely seriously.
Luke Jackson just absolutely tore apart a semi final for Fremantle and coach Justin Longmuir was fill of praise for how extraordinary his ruckman is when it truly matters.
Luke Jackson has opened up on the thoughts racing through his mind and the inspiration from the club’s leaders to help spark his stunning purple patch against Geelong.
Chris Robinson
Caleb Serong admits the pressure got to his side in a shock qualifying loss to Hawthorn, but says despite the ‘embarrassment’, the result has only brought the minor premiers closer.
Aaron Kirby
Wharfie Time is BACK! Re-live how the crowd - and Dockers players - reacted when the phenomenon returned at a crucial stage, and see what Pat Voss said about his crafty late tactic to ice the game.
From Fremantle’s electrifying start, to Geelong’s gallant comeback fuelled by Ollie Henry’s five goals, to Luke Jackson’s utter domination, this was a game that had everything.
Glen Quartermain
Luke Jackson has written himself into Fremantle folklore with a third quarter that will be spoken about for decades to inspire an epic semifinal victory.
Craig O’Donoghue
Fremantle’s premiership campaign is firmly back on track with the Dockers responding to a qualifying final trouncing with a dominant victory against Geelong. Here are the five moments which defined the win.
Fremantle booked their spot in a preliminary final after a famous 14-point victory over Geelong. See how we summed up each Docker in three words and have your say!
Shai Bolton had just two kicks in the entire first term last week. Against Geelong, he had two kicks in the opening 70 seconds - and both were goals. WATCH HERE
Fremantle fans have piled into Optus Stadium for a do-or-die semifinal against Geelong — which will be the last time they get to cheer on the Dockers at home for the year.
Luke Jackson has produced one of the all-time finals performances to lead Fremantle to a stunning semifinal victory over a gallant Geelong. Relive all the action.
