West Coast Eagles coach Daisy Pearce and co-captain Bella Lewis have reflected on the club’s disappointing AFLW season and offered their input on what they need to do to grow from the experience.
Ben Smith
Fremantle’s loss to Sydney on Sunday meant they finished 10th on the ladder with one less win that last year, but coach Lisa Webb is confident the team will rise up the table in 2027.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle refused to allow Wharfie Time to be killed off by the AFL grand final, promised it would return and then unleashed it late in the last AFLW game of the season in a move which has been celebrated.
Fremantle have unleashed Wharfie Time for the first time since losing the AFL grand final - but the result once again failed to go the Dockers’ way.
Craig O’Donoghue
Fremantle’s AFLW clash against Sydney was stopped for nearly 10 minutes following a horrific head clash that resulted in a Swans defender being carried from the field on a stretcher.
Ahead of her 75th game at Fremantle, defender Emma O’Driscoll has spoken about her desire to win a premiership at the Dockers and why she values being a role model away from the game.
Mitchell Woodcock
West Coast Eagles have lived a nightmare on Halloween as they lost superstar Ella Roberts to a knee injury en route to a 55-point thrashing at the hands of Hawthorn.
West Coast Eagles superstar Ella Roberts is facing a nervous wait after her final game of the season ended prematurely following a knee injury.
Star Fremantle defender Emma O’Driscoll has revealed she thought her season was over when she ruptured a ligament in her ankle in round five of this year.
As Ash Brazill prepares to bring down the curtain on one of Australia’s most accomplished cross-code careers, she has never left behind the childhood enthusiasm which thrust her into sport.
Fremantle fans will have to do the unthinkable and get behind the blue and gold on Saturday with their AFLW hopes in the hands of their bitter rivals.
Jake Santa Maria
Fremantle’s AFLW destiny may not be in their own hands, but coach Lisa Webb has declared the shackles are off as they look to prolong retiring defender Ash Brazill’s career with a win.
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce admits she’s disappointed in the Eagles missing the finals but says there is still plenty of upside to be gained from their season.
Only a week after being held to their lowest score of the AFLW season, one West Coast forward was cruical as they managed highest for the year before their clash with Sydney reached half-time.
Josh Kempton
It was a tough weekend for the WA sides as the Eagles’ finals hopes were erased by Sydney, while the Dockers need a huge win in the final game after losing to Geelong. Danielle Laidley rates every player.
Danielle Laidley
You aren’t going to find Fremantle fans or players cheering for West Coast very often, but Hayley Miller’s admitted that’s exactly what she’ll be doing.
After West Coast’s slim finals hopes were snuffed out in a loss to Sydney on Sunday, one of their co-captains pinpointed an area which requires improvement if they are to return to the top eight next year.
The ‘difficult’ decision was made as the Bombers remain near the bottom with just one win for the season.
Ben Sutton
West Coast’s remote hopes of back-to-back appearances in the AFLW finals are now all but an impossibility after a 22-point loss to Sydney.
Paul Hasleby: It’s time the AFLW returned to footy season. And, yes, that means double-headers with the men’s matches.
Paul Hasleby
Fremantle’s finals hopes are under clear pressure with one game to play but coach Lisa Webb isn’t giving up hope and had a clear message for the team after their loss to Geelong.
Fremantle are staring down the barrel of missing AFLW finals after Geelong made it 10 wins in a row and robbed the Dockers of what could be valuable percentage heading into the last round next week.
Fremantle are in a three-way fight for finals and couldn't have found a better time to recall one of their stars ahead of a massive clash against Geelong.
As Emma Swanson prepares to make West Coast history with her 75th appearance for the club, the former skipper has conceded she’s unsure whether she will play on in 2027.
