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Tackling machine Switkowski approves AFL's rule tweaks

Fremantle forward Sam Switkowski is in favour of the AFL's clampdown on dangerous run-down tackles, saying players will be able to adjust.

AAP

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

A stranded live export ship carrying about 16,500 animals has docked at Fremantle, where it is expected to be partially offloaded before resuming its journey.

AAP

Anti-Israeli protest blocks roads at WA shipping port

Pro-Palestinian trade unionists have picketed Western Australia's Patrick terminal at the Port of Fremantle hoping to disrupt ships from Israeli company ZIM.

AAP

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In maiden deployment of Indian Navy submarine to Australia, INS Vagir to reach Fremantle on August 20

Vagir is the Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine.

The Hindu

Bulldogs searching to repeat crucial Fremantle win

Coach Luke Beveridge considers the Western Bulldogs' round-six away win over Fremantle their best of the season, and hopes to emulate it in the home rematch.

AAP

Exclusive look into Australia's live export industry aboard Al Messilah

The ABC joins a two-week journey aboard a live export sheep carrier from Australia to the Middle East to observe what happens on a typical journey.

ABC News

AFL Round-Up: Carlton remain broken, Hawthorn have reason to believe, Melbourne and Geelong stunned

It was a round of upsets across the AFL, one that has changed the shape of the season for some of the league's most fancied clubs. We digest the week that was.

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Water off a duck's back as Jackson braces to face Dees

Prized Fremantle recruit Luke Jackson will be aiming to continue his recent hot form when he takes on his former side Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday.

AAP

Western Bulldogs storm home to beat Carlton, Brisbane take care of Essendon, as Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Fremantle enjoy wins

Having lost the lead in the last quarter, a late surge from the Western Bulldogs takes them clear of a desperate Carlton while Brisbane's big men prove too tough for Essendon to contain.

ABC News

From Highway to Hell to High Voltage, crowds gather in Fremantle for Bon Scott rock 'n' roll tribute

It all began three years ago with Highway to Hell, now AC/DC classics are being belted out across Fremantle — the former home of the band's late, great frontman Bon Scott — at a High Voltage event.

ABC News

Rainbow Warrior docks in Fremantle as Greenpeace labels Woodside's Scarborough project a 'major threat' to WA

The world's best-known environmental organisation makes its presence known in the port city of Fremantle ahead of Woodside's AGM tomorrow, labelling the gas giant's Pilbara project as a "major threat" to WA's coastline.

ABC News

Dockers goalsneak Michael Frederick to miss 3-4 weeks

Fremantle will be without goalsneak Michael Frederick for Saturday's match against Brisbane, but Heath Chapman and Sam Switkowski have a chance to return.

AAP

Man arrested in WA in relation to alleged Goulburn sexual assaults

Inquiries led officers to arrest a 41-year-old man in Fremantle.

The Canberra Times

AFL Round-Up: Fremantle's season in jeopardy, Geelong look like themselves at last, St Kilda's ceiling lifts again

Concerns in the west for the flailing Dockers, a Cats awakening in Geelong and St Kilda remain a sensation — but the best is yet to come. We digest the week that was.

ABC News

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Moon Chow's legacy as WA's first Chinese person explored almost 150 years after his tragic death

On an evening in June 1877, on Fremantle's High Street, the life of Western Australia's first documented Chinese person came to a tragic end.

ABC News

Western Bulldogs smash Fremantle by 49 points as Rory Lobb gets last laugh against former club

The boos from the Freo fans rain down on Rory Lobb, but the former Docker goes home happiest as his Western Bulldogs smash the home side by 49 points.

AAP

Bulldogs want ex-Docker Rory Lobb to get the frills

Western Bulldogs forward Rory Lobb will be enemy No.1 when he returns to Perth for Friday night's AFL clash with Fremantle at Optus Stadium.

AAP

Aish has happy homecoming in Fremantle's Norwood win

Fremantle midfielder James Aish apparently has a perfect record at Norwood Oval, a ground where his family is revered as Redlegs royalty.

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Port Adelaide pip Sydney as Ollie Florent's crucial kick falls short, St Kilda thump Gold Coast to stay unbeaten

Port Adelaide come from behind to claim a significant win over Sydney, who saw Ollie Florent's shot on the siren fall agonisingly short, while St Kilda beat Gold Coast to stay unbeaten.

AAP

No Showdown strut for Crows with Dockers on the horizon

Emerging star Riley Thilthorpe booted five goals in last week's Showdown win, but the Crows expect Fremantle to put plenty of work into him this Saturday.

Newcastle Herald

Revisiting the forgotten saga of Australia's coal hulks

How Australia's sturdy old sailing ships were recycled into a useful fleet of coal hulks.

ABC News

Fremantle survive against injury-obliterated West Coast, Melbourne impress against Sydney, Gold Coast stun Geelong

West Coast lose five players to injury in one game, allowing Fremantle to run over the top and get their first win of the year, while Melbourne impress against Sydney and Gold Coast stunned the winless Geelong.

The Guardian - AU

Frantic finish typifies new North Melbourne and same old Clarkson

Were Fremantle robbed? Or would it have been grand larceny if the free kick was awarded and they had kicked the set shot?

AAP

AFL says umpires correct with Perth final siren call

The AFL has ruled that the umpires correctly handled the controversial finish to North Melbourne's one-point win over Fremantle in Perth.

ABC News

AFL says officials get North Melbourne-Fremantle finish right, as St Kilda, Western Bulldogs, Richmond and Collingwood earn wins

The AFL confirms officials got it right with no free before the final siren in the Kangaroos' one-point win over Fremantle, while St Kilda top the ladder with an impressive win over the Western Bulldogs.

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