A lovely piece there, Morgan - and very true. Even in the midst of my despondency on Sunday, I knew that I could never support anybody else.

Although "the hardest steel is forged in the hottest furnace" is a very hackneyed line, I think it genuinely applies to the purple bloods of the world. We have endured years of disappointment and setbacks, but come the day when Fremantle are respected and feared in the football world, we will know that happiness is nothing without the sadness behind it.

Fremantle is not just about winning. It's the entire experience, the mosaic of life at its best and worst. As long as the Dockers offer us this, we'll be there.