Fremantle coach Lisa Webb says the finer details let the Dockers down as their derby streak ended, but she is confident they can bed down a finals spot in the last month of the AFLW season.
Ben Smith
Ella Roberts has claimed her second derby medal but in a win for the first time after the superstar led West Coast to an upset 12-point victory at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday.
Mitchell Woodcock
Finally, after years of pain, the hurt is over for West Coast’s AFLW team and the sweet release of cross-town bragging rights are headed to the Eagles after a 12-point win over Fremantle.
WA’s leading AFLW prospect Cara Dziegielewski enhanced her status as a contender to be one of the first players off the board in the upcoming draft with some hugely impressive results at the national combine.
Josh Kempton
Fremantle star Hayley Miller says reaching triple figures for the Dockers in a western derby is just meant to be and becoming the first woman to achieve the feat at the club is a point of pride.
West Coast are determined not to be bullied by their crosstown rivals, with the Eagles eyeing what could be their best chance to break their derby duck.
Jake Santa Maria
They may have enjoyed a mid-week coffee, but there will be few pleasantries between Hayley Miller and Bella Lewis when Fremantle take on West Coast Eagles at Leederville Oval in the ninth AFLW western derby.
Ahead of a massive AFLW western derby, we look at five players from Fremantle and West Coast who can shape the big game at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday.
Fremantle coach Lisa Webb hasn’t shut down reports of the Dockers’ interest in trying to hook Sydney star Zippy Fish as they prepare for this weekend’s bumper western derby.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce says her side have not directly discussed their lack of derby wins ahead of Sunday’s meeting with Fremantle — but admits it is something they are eager to tick off.
Fremantle and West Coast produced strong wins in a great weekend for the WA sides in the AFLW. Danielle Laidley rates every player.
Danielle Laidley
Fremantle AFLW coach Lisa Webb has hailed her side’s 25-point win over Adelaide as an insight into what they are capable of producing at their best.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce has praised both the versatility and depth of her young squad after turning their season around following a winless start.
James Palumbo
After a winless start to 2026, West Coast’s season is back on track after they made it a hat-trick of victories with a 10-point victory over Essendon at Windy Hill Oval on Friday.
West Coast have hit shuffle on their backline against Essendon to cover Zoe Wakfer, who will miss Friday’s clash at Windy Hill with concussion.
Aaron Kirby
West Coast Eagles coach Daisy Pearce is confident of remaining at the team beyond the end of her contract, which is set to expire at season’s end.
West Coast Eagles have seen off a winless St Kilda to make it back-to-back wins and keep their AFLW finals fire burning as they rolled to a 11-point win at RSEA Park.
The Poletti Road end of Cockburn ARC Oval has witnessed six scoreless quarters across its past eight, as Fremantle star Gabby Newton has admitted the team needs to get to grips with the gusty conditions.
Fremantle have failed to master the wind or the Western Bulldogs as they fell to a 10-point defeat at Cockburn ARC Oval and slid off the pace in the race for the AFLW top eight.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce says centre-bounce supremacy will be vital to snaring back-to-back wins and keeping at bay a St Kilda side desperate for a first AFLW this season.
Fremantle face a huge home game against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday and captain Ange Stannett has seen enough from her team to know precisely what they need to do this weekend.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle have been bolstered by the return of star duo Mim Strom and Aisling McCarthy ahead of a crucial clash with the Western Bulldogs, but it’s not all good news.
West Coast Eagles coach Daisy Pearce has vowed her team will not allow complacency to simmer after their first victory of the AFLW season as they prepare for a winless St Kilda side.
Fremantle star Mim Strom is set to make an instant return after missing a game for the first time in her career against Essendon, but Emma O’Driscoll has been ruled out of playing this week.
