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Fremantle’s season is over after a 20-point loss to Collingwood at the MCG.

PLAYER RATINGS PremiumHow every Docker fared in season-ending loss to Pies

We rate how every Fremantle player fared in their blockbuster semifinal clash against Collingwood at the MCG.

Jordan McArdle

Fremantle Dockers forward Michael Walters and teammates were out and about before their final.

Up and aboutPremiumMorning Son-shine: Walters upbeat ahead of Dockers’ semi

In-form forward Michael Walters was looking upbeat and showing no signs of injury on the morning of Fremantle’s cut-throat semi-final clash against Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday night.

Jordan McArdle

Fremantle fans rode the highs and lows of their side's win over the Western Bulldogs.

SEE THE PICS PremiumFremantle fans ride the bumps in the pubs and the stands

Fremantle played in front of their biggest ever home crowd on Saturday night, while even more rode the bumps at bars and pubs in the club’s heartland. Here’s how the saw the landmark finals victory.

Jackson Barrett

The Fremantle crowd was at its passionate best on Saturday night.

Public enemy #1CommentsPremiumDockers to face hostile MCG after enthralling home final

Fremantle will go from having all the support in the world to being public enemy number one in their semi-final, but Justin Longmuir is confident his team can handle any challenge - including the Magpie army.

Craig O'Donoghue

Sam Switkowski is an important part of Fremantle’s forward line.

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Sam Stat-kowski: why the small forward can win Freo a final

He was rated as elite in pre-season, and as their finals hiatus end, Sam Switkowski could be Fremantle’s forward 50 gamebreaker hiding in plain sight.

Ben Smith

Freo chasing glory.

Part FourVideoFLAGMANTLE: Dockers fans dreaming as finals hiatus ends

In the final episode of our four-part ‘Flagmantle’ video series, we look at the year that was for Fremantle, as they established themselves as a premiership contender and broke their finals hoodoo. WATCH HERE

Ben Smith

There's been pleasure and pain in Freo's finals history.

Part ThreeVideoCommentsFLAGMANTLE: ‘He turned them into a feared team in the AFL’

In the third of our four-part ‘Flagmantle’ video series, we examine the rise to an era of success that culminated in a minor premiership and a maiden grand final appearance with Ross Lyon at the helm.

Ben Smith

Captain Nat Fyfe is one of only a handful of Dockers who have played finals for the club.

Finals inexperience PremiumBaby Dockers must master uncharted finals waters: Pavlich

Fremantle’s biggest hurdle will be handling the hype and defying finals inexperience for their sold-out blockbuster against the Western Bulldogs, according to their best-ever finals performer.

Jackson Barrett

Scenes from the 'demolition derby' in 2000.

Part TwoVideoCommentsFLAGMANTLE: The day the Dockers shed ‘little brother’ tag

In the second of our four-part ‘Flagmantle’ video series, we look at Fremantle rising to match - and beat - cross-town rivals West Coast before changing their colours and logo to signify a new era. WATCH HERE

Ben Smith

Gerard Neesham, Peter Bell and the Dockers in their early days.

Part OneVideoCommentsFLAGMANTLE: How the Fremantle Dockers were born

In the first of our four-part ‘Flagmantle’ video series, relive how the Dockers were born and the early challenges they faced to begin their journey from a fledgling club to an AFL contender.

Ben Smith