Fremantle’s AFL Women’s team will host Essendon at Fremantle Oval for the first Elimination Final of the 2024 NAB AFLW Finals Series.

It will be the first time Fremantle’s AFLW side has played finals since Season 6 in 2022. 

Bounce down for the clash is at 4.00pm on Saturday 9 November, with Freo Oval expected to be packed out with passionate fans.

Tickets for the match are just $15 for adults, while juniors (under 18) are free. Due to demand, fans are strongly encouraged to avoid the queues by purchasing tickets online before the game.

While tickets for juniors (under 18) are free, a ticket must still be redeemed for them to enter the game.

To find out more information about every AFLW match day at Fremantle Oval, head to our AFLW Match Day Hub

Ticketing Information

Fans can purchase tickets at the gate, however, we strongly encourage the Purple Army to buy tickets online before arriving at Freo Oval for the elimination final. Those who are hoping to buy from the ground will need to scan one of the available QR Codes to do so. 

The event is a Mobile Online Ticketing event, this means your phone is your ticket. Our enhanced digital tickets mean that you won’t be able to use screenshots of tickets to get into the venue, please transfer any additional tickets prior to arrival.

Our AFLW gates will now be cashless, so to avoid queues, make sure you purchase tickets online via Ticketmaster before the game and if you haven’t already.

South Fremantle Football Club Grandstand
The South Fremantle Football Club Grandstand is sold out for this weekend's elimination final.

Gate and venue entry
There will be an additional gate open at this weekend's elimination final, with the main vehicle entrance to Fremantle Oval (via Parry st) being made available for patrons to scan into the ground.

Members and Fans looking to purchase tickets on the day will need to purchase tickets via the ticket booth located next to Gate 1 (regular heritage gate entrance), though we strongly encourage purchasing tickets via Ticketmaster prior to arriving at the ground.

Key times – EF v Essendon

2.30pm - Gates Open 
3.15pm - 3.35pm - First Warm Up 
3.46pm - Team Entry
3.55pm - Welcome to Country 
4.00pm - Bouncedown
End of 3QT - Game day activations end
Final siren - Food trucks close

Game Day Activations

Fremantle are transforming the game day experience at AFLW matches, making it more exciting and family-friendly than ever before.

Fans can now enjoy a variety of new delicious food options that cater to all tastes, ensuring everyone finds something they love. With undercover seating, you can comfortably watch the action, rain or shine. Plus, there are plenty of fun activities for the whole family, making game day an unforgettable experience for all ages. 

Get familiar with Freo Oval before game day using the map below.

What's happening on Saturday?

BYO Camp Chair
Make sure you look out for the new undercover seating area where you can park up close to the action

Live Music
You can enjoy LIVE music by Coby Grant before the game and at halftime.

Oh What Fun! (Located in front of the Vic Pavilion Grandstand)

• Air Brush Tattoos 
• Glitter Station  
• Giant Guess Who 
• Cornhole 
• Sensory Bags can be collected from the Purple Hands Foundation marquee 

W for Wellness! (Located in front of the Vic Pavilion Grandstand)

• Oxygen Oasis
• Camera Cart

Food and Beverage

• Emily Taylor Dumplings stall
• Load ‘Em Up: Bring your own chips or grab some at the game and load them up with your favourite toppings!
• Football Fair Food Truck (Burgers, pies, chips)
• German Bratwurst Food Truck
• The Donut Bar
• Ice Cream Vans  

Other Information

Parking 
Please note that public parking in the area is extremely limited – both Parry Street Car Park and Cappuccino Strip Car Park will be unavailable. 

Things to remember 

• No person is to approach players or officials for autographs or photos. 
• Bags or other items larger than an A3 piece of paper may not be permitted. 
• No cloaking facilities are available. 
• Camp chairs are permitted to be bought into the venue  
• No pass-outs are available.

Fremantle has won through to a semi-final against Adelaide after coming from behind to beat a battered Essendon, with record-breaking ruck Mim Strom propelling her team to a 10-point win at Fremantle Oval on Saturday. 

The Freo Dockers trailed by four points at the final change but held the Bombers scoreless and kicked the final two goals of the game, winning 5.6 (36) to 4.2 (26) in a high-pressure armwrestle in front of a record crowd.

Veteran forward Gabby O'Sullivan sealed the win with a brilliant 50m goal on the run, with Orlagh Lally holding her nerve earlier to convert on the run as Fremantle took advantage of a strong fourth-quarter breeze.

Strom was supreme, breaking her own hitout record with 56 taps, 11 clearances and 26 disposals in a best-afield performance while also kicking a crucial goal on the eve of half-time. 

O'Sullivan best typified Freo's relentless approach, however, winning forward-half contests all day when she was outnumbered and then sealing victory to send her team through to a high-stakes clash against the Crows.

Already missing co-captain Bonnie Toogood (ankle) and No.1 ruck Steph Wales (knee) to season-ending injuries, the Bombers were forced to play much of the game without star midfielder Maddy Prespakis, who suffered a hip injury early in the second term. 

Fremantle was also under-strength, losing important defender Ash Brazill pre-game to go with the absence of key forward Aine Tighe, star midfielder Kiara Bowers and captain Ange Stannett.

Freo believed they could play the best football of their season at the pointy end, but one weakness they couldn't remove was their low-scoring starts, going goalless in the first quarter for the seventh time this season. 

The home team was strong over the ball and tackled fiercely, but it was Essendon that capitalised on its chances, kicking back-to-back goals through Amber Clarke and Emily Gough with its first two inside 50s.

Emma O'Driscoll's brilliance at half-back prevented the margin blowing out beyond 10 points at the first change, with seven intercepts from her nine first-quarter possessions and several pieces of creative play with the ball. 

The Freo Dockers made a move in the second term, with ex-skipper Hayley Miller pouncing on a forward-half intercept to kick Freo's first goal as Prespakis was limping from the ground.

Freo had a sustained period with the ball in the front half as both teams ramped up their pressure, and they got rewarded just before half-time when Strom snapped her first goal of the season from a ruck contest, taking a three-point lead into the main break.

Fremantle took an equal game-high 10-point lead early in the third when O'Sullivan used her smarts to soccer through to Airlie Runnalls close to goal, with the home team looking well placed to build from there. 

Essendon responded with back-to-back goals, however, through Brooke Walker and Daria Bannister, who snapped classily under pressure to give her team a four-point lead at the last change.

Kicking into a stiff breeze in the final term, the Bombers had a challenge ahead of them if they were to win through to a semi-final, and it proved too big a hurdle as the Freo Dockers rode a record Fremantle Oval AFLW crowd home. 

Season-firsts and season-highs for Strom 
In the past month, Fremantle star Mim Strom has set new records for hitouts in a season (390) and hitouts in a match (48), breaking her own benchmarks on Saturday when she amassed 56 hitouts against inexperienced ruck pair Matilda Dyke and Sophie Alexander. It was the 22-year-old's first goal of the season that really got Fremantle excited, however, with Strom finally breaking through after booting 0.3 last week. She did it in style too, taking the ball out of a ruck contest close to goal and casually slotting a goal on the stroke of half-time to give the Freo Dockers momentum at the main break.  

Bombers' star sidelined
It was a double blow for the Bombers five minutes into the second quarter as Hayley Miller snapped the Freo Dockers' opening goal and star midfielder Maddy Prespakis limped to the bench. Prespakis grabbed at her right hip after taking a simple mark in the midfield, limping off slowly and appearing in pain during assessments on the bench. The Bombers tried everything to get their gun playmaker back on the ground, with Prespakis even emerging from the rooms well into the third quarter to attempt some run-throughs. But the 24-year-old's movement was severely hampered and the call was made late in the term to put the clearance machine on ice. 

FREMANTLE      0.2   2.3   3.4   5.6 (36) 
ESSENDON       2.0   2.0   4.2   4.2 (26)     

GOALS
Fremantle: Lally, Miller, O'Sullivan, Runnalls, Strom 
Essendon: Bannister, Clarke, Gough, Walker

BEST 
Fremantle: Strom, O'Driscoll, O'Sullivan, Newton, McCarthy, Runnalls 
Essendon: Nanscawen, Morcom, Kearney, Cain, Gay 

INJURIES 
Fremantle: Nil 
Essendon: Prespakis (hip), Clarke (head)

LATE CHANGES
Fremantle: Ash Brazill (ankle) replaced in selected side by Joanne Cregg
Essendon: Nil 

Crowd: 4,934 at Fremantle Oval