Fremantle Dockers

Fremantle have lost former captain Nat Fyfe for their clash against North Melbourne at Optus Stadium with a foot issue.

Veteran forward Michael Walters has been named as the tactical sub as he returns to the side after battling an Achilles injury this pre-season. Fyfe, 30, has been the subject of much conjecture this week after scoring just one behind from nine disposals in his debut as a forward in the Dockers’ loss to St Kilda on Sunday.

Fremantle will be hoping to give the purple army plenty to celebrate in their home opener against North Melbourne.

North Melbourne get the one-point win with the umpires deciding the ball went out of bounds deliberatly after the siren. It’s a crazy end to the night with Fremantle fans left heartbroken but it was an incredible effort by both teams in the end. The umpires deliberated on whether the ball crossed the line for a deliberate free kick before or after the siren.

FREMANTLE star Nat Fyfe has been withdrawn from Saturday's clash against North Melbourne because of a foot issue. The Dockers made the late change one hour ...

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Fremantle forward Nat Fyfe is a late scratching from the round-two clash with North Melbourne due to a foot injury. ...

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Controversy has erupted on Saturday night in Perth as one team was denied a chance after the siren to win their first game.

Amazing composure for a second gamer to keep that ball alive on the goal line under pressure. So they hear the siren and celebrate,” Johnson said on Fox Footy. SEN’s Tom Morris wrote: “The field umpire can’t pay ‘insufficient intent’ until AFTER the boundary umpire signals the ball has gone out. What a start to his career.” The ball flew towards the boundary around 40m out from goal before bouncing out. That‘s the call we’ve made.”

The Kangaroos looked home after Luke Davies-Uniacke kicked a 50m goal on the run to give the visitors a 20-point lead with under seven minutes remaining in ...

That‘s the call we’ve made,” an umpire can be heard explaining to Fremantle players. “To me, that is a deliberate act. Stream them all for free on The siren sounded as the ball crossed the line with the umpire calling full-time with the Kangaroos holding on for a dramatic 11.7 (73) to 10.12 (72) victory. The ball lived in Fremantle’s forward 50m for almost the remainder of the match, and Dockers players pleaded for a free kick for a deliberate out of bounds after a clearing kick from Daniel Howe went out about 49m from goal. [Fremantle’s](https://7news.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers) pleas for a shot after the final siren have fallen on deaf ears as [North Melbourne](https://7news.com.au/sport/north-melbourne-kangaroos) posted a pulsating one-point AFL victory at Optus Stadium.

Justin Longmuir is prepared to live with the umpire's controversial decision not to award a free kick for deliberate out of bounds on the final siren of his ...

“It looked different to the way they’ve done it in the past. I’ve seen them review that before the goal is kicked in the past. If the lap of the gods was with us just for that last bit, I think our footy club deserves it just this once.” I feel like we played a brand of footy that really served it up to the Freo side and made it tough for them. I trust the umpire got it right.” I’m not sure if that’s the case or not,” Clarkson said.

Fremantle's pleas for a shot after the final siren have fallen on deaf ears as North Melbourne posted a pulsating one-point victory at Optus Stadium on ...

That moment of magic reduced the margin to two points, but a 63m goal on the run by Jayden Stephenson ensured the gap was back out to 10 by the final change. A goal to Michael Frederick shortly after reduced the margin to 10 points at quarter time, and the gap was eight points at the main break following a tight second term that featured just two goals. The ball lived in Fremantle’s forward 50m for almost the remainder of the match, and Dockers players pleaded for a free kick for a deliberate out of bounds after a clearing kick went out about 49m from goal.