WAFL: Fremantle Dockers pair Cooper Simpson and Tom Emmett to miss Peel Thunder clash with injuries

Two Fremantle forwards will sit out Peel Thunder’s clash with Subiaco on Saturday with injuries. Cooper Simpson is battling a hip problem he picked up at training this week and has been pulled out of the meeting with the Lions as a precaution. Tom Emmett will also miss the game with an infection in his arm. Fremantle has confirmed to The West Australian the pair are both on track to return for either Peel’s meeting with West Coast next Saturday, or the Dockers’ clash with Richmond later that night if selected. Simpson, the club’s top pick in last year’s national draft, has played two games for the Dockers this season after debuting as a substitute against the Western Bulldogs. Emmett played Fremantle’s first 11 games of the season before he was dropped for the round 14 victory over Melbourne in Alice Springs. The Dockers replaced injured veteran Michael Walters with a midfielder for their home win over Gold Coast at the weekend, rather than calling on a reserve forward. It meant Hayden Young spent more time playing forward and kicked a career-high three goals, while Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw and Jaeger O’Meara all kicked one each. Defender Brennan Cox has been named at centre half-back for the Thunder and is expected to play more minutes than he did against West Perth in the reserves last week as he eyes a return against the Tigers next week. Patrick Voss was the travelling emergency for Fremantle — after kicking the match-winner against the Falcons last week — and trained with teammates at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday ahead of their clash with the Swans at the venue.