Lyon would be criticised for his over-defensive style of play in the aftermath of the match, which eventually led to a more attacking game style that would take the Dockers into the finals that year. Semi-final, — Fremantle A point lead late in the second quarter was quickly erased by the Power, who kicked 13 of the final 18 goals of the game to run out convincing winners, sending Fremantle out of the finals in straight sets.
Round 22, — Geelong In a move that would change the persona of the club, both Lyon and the Dockers were criticised for effectively stabbing Harvey in the back following a game tenure. The coaching change would have immediate success for Fremantle, with Lyon taking Fremantle to a club-record four consecutive years of September appearances, including their first ever grand final.
Move to Burswood and Cockburn Early in the season, it was announced that Fremantle would be moving to a new facility in the Perth suburb of Cockburn. The state-of-the-art centre was opened in , with the Dockers moving both their administration and training facilities from Fremantle Oval. The Cockburn Aquatic and Recreation Centre features modern technology, allowing Fremantle to train on a football oval that can automatically adjust to the dimensions of other stadiums around Australia, with square-metre dedicated to the Dockers, three times the size of their old facilities at Fremantle Oval.
The construction of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood also saw Fremantle move their home matches after 17 years of playing at Subiaco Oval. The 60,seat stadium was opened in , with Fremantle and West Coast setting a record for the biggest home-and-away attendance for a game in Perth when they met in After two seasons playing at Optus Stadium, the Dockers have a record. CEO Steve Rosich also departed the club on the same day, after reports of conflict over the key directions of the club.
Former Fremantle forward Justin Longmuir was announced as the new coach of the Dockers heading into following key assistant coaching tenures at both West Coast and Collingwood. A knee injury ended his career in Dawson was named joint player of the finals in , retiring from his game career in That year, Johnson also made the All Australian side.
Johnson retired at the end of having played the equal fourth most games in the history of the Dockers. Half back — Paul Duffield The running defender played of his career games during the decade, forming an integral part of the Fremantle back six. He would represent Australia in the International Rules series against Ireland, before hanging up the boots at the conclusion of the season.
Centre half back — Luke McPharlin One of the best players to pull on the purple guernsey, McPharlin played of his games during the latest decade, winning All Australian honours for the only time in his career in He finished in the top ten of the Doig Medal four times between and Half back — Garrick Ibbotson Maligned at times, Ibbotson played games across the decade. His campaign would be the best of his career as he reinvented himself as an intercept defender.
He would earn selection in the All Australian squad of 40, but missed out on making the team. Ibbotson retired somewhat surprisingly at the age of 29 following just ten games in the season. Hill is also a Ross Glendinning Medallist for being the best player on the ground in a Western Derby. Perth Now Click to open navigation. Fremantle Dockers. Be like Fyfe? Purple pain! Perry interesting! Dockers burn up the dance floor as Freo star ties knot.
Freo women not stressing about fixture uncertainty. St Kilda also ran Port Adelaide close at Football Park in , going down by a solitary goal to the eventual premiers. To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. Outside of those two results, however, the home sides have saluted comfortably on the second-last week of the season.
Add to that the considerable home records of the two WA sides at Subiaco Oval this season. Watch West Coast's press conference after round 22's match against Fremantle.
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