Dockers Do it Tough in Sydney | Print |
Written by Shane Richmond   

Fremantle headed to Sydney confident of finally beating the Swans at the SCG but the universe conspired against them,bring the rain down in bucket loads and forcing the Dockers to join in the Sydney game of floodball. Despite the conditions, Freo fought on bravely throughout the day, nudging into the lead in the third quarter but, with the loss of The Wiz and the continuing rain, they just couldn't beat the Swans at their own game.

Scores
Sydney
1.6
4.11
8.17
11.23
89
Fremantle
1.3
5.3
6.6
9.7
58

 

Goals
Fremantle
  J.Farmer 2
M.Pavlich 2
S.McManus 2
D.Headland 1
C.Tarrant 1
S.Thornton 1
   
 
 
 
 
     
Sydney
  B.Hall 3
M.O'Loughlin 2
R.O'Keefe 2
J.Bolton 1
A.Schneider 1
T.Scmidt 1
   
     
   
   
   
 
   



Clinto Wolf Medal Votes
Dean Solomon 3
Antoni Grover 2
Des Headland 1

Heritage Round came around once again and this year Fremantle decided to do something different. In keeping with the spirit of pointing out that there is life outside of the VFL, Fremantle decided to celebrate the 1979 derby grand final. 

1979 wasn’t just a game of football, it was the focal point of Australia’s longest running and most bitter feud. A city divided along perpendicular lines for over a hundred years and, after 79 of them, they played a match to the death in front of more West Australians than any game of football before or since.

So Fremantle pulled on the blue and white of East Fremantle and Sydney the red and white of South Fremantle and headed to the closest thing left to a suburban football ground in the AFL, the SCG. ...more


 
 
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