Fremantle will take on the Western Bulldogs on Sunday 6 April at Optus Stadium. Bounce down for the Round 4 clash is at 3.10pm WST

Tickets are available for the clash via Ticketmaster, starting from just $39.

Transport Information

The Club is asking everyone to please plan ahead this season and we thank you for your patience in advance. 

The Armadale/Thornlie Line is shut until mid-2025, which means there may be changes to the way fans travel to Optus Stadium in 2025.

Information on changes to Optus Stadium special event services can be found HERE

All patrons are encouraged to plan ahead using the Journey Planner - Transperth Events and allow plenty of extra time to arrive before bounce.

Important Changes

Getting to the Stadium:

• Yanchep Line: Direct trains to Perth Stadium Station will operate on the Yanchep Line.
• Fremantle Line: Direct trains from Fremantle to Perth Stadium Station will NOT be operating before AFL games.
  • Fremantle passengers can catch a timetabled service to Perth Station and transfer to the Armadale Line to arrive at Perth Stadium Station.
• Route 652 departs from Stand 10 at Mirrabooka Bus Station
• Route 653 departs from Stand 7 at Galleria Bus Station.
• Route 661 no longer operates from the CBD to Perth Stadium Bus Station.
• Route 654 will now operate a shorter route between Bassendean Station and Perth Stadium Station.
• Passengers boarding between Ellenbrook and Bassendean Station can now catch an Ellenbrook Line train.

Getting Home:

• Fremantle & Yanchep Line: Direct trains on the Fremantle and Yanchep lines will operate after the event.
• Route 650 (Karrinyup Bus Station) will now depart from Stands 20 to 22 at Perth Stadium Bus Station.
• Route 652 (Mirrabooka Bus Station) now depart from Perth Stadium Bus Station.
• Route 653 (Galleria Bus Station) now depart from Perth Stadium Bus Station.
  • Passengers no longer need to walk across Matagarup Bridge to catch their bus after the event. 

With changes to the wider transport network, there are several Bus Hub stand changes. Signage updates and PTA staff will be in place to assist with these changes.

Key times – Round 4 v Western Bulldogs

From 12.30pm - Membership services available at Gate B & E
1.10pm - Purple Playground Open
1.30pm – Gates Open
2.25pm – 2.40pm – First Warm Up  
2.59pm – Team Entry
3.10pm – Bouncedown

*Purple Playground activations may be cancelled due to weather

What's happening on the day?

Purple Playground (Southern Oval)
Come down to Southern Oval located in front of the Camfield and bounce around on the Inflatable Obstacle Course, try your shot at goals with the Freo Super Goals or take a hanger at the Inflatable Marking Spot.

Be sure to also get yourself tatted up with a Freo airbrush tattoo.

Bankwest Backyard
Hang out in the Bankwest Backyard with DJ’s pumping out your favourite tunes and get a snap with a life-size team photo.

Some Freo players will stop by from 2.15pm at the player signing marquee just next door. Follow the beats, just across from the Matagarup Bridge.

Maccas Skill Cards
Located next to the Matagarup Bridge, come try your footy skills with our friends at Maccas and bounce, kick, mark or handball your way to a prize!

Maccas Swings
Swing freely with your hair in the breeze in the massive golden arches!

101 Oh What Fun! (Near Lobby 101)
Located at Lobby 101 and back again in 2025, 101 Oh What Fun is your destination for fun outside of the footy.

We will be bringing in the airbrush tattoos to get decked out in Freo-themed art, or try out our Fancy Hat Making Workshop and take the style home with you! Freo players will be stopping by at half-time as well, so be sure to catch them.

101 Oh What Fun will close at the end of three-quarter time.

Join us for Annual Crossing for Inclusion!
The Purple Hands Foundation, Fremantle Dockers and WA All Abilities Football Association invite members of the WA community to cross the Matagarup Bridge together, to help shine a light on disability inclusion in sport and across the community. 
 
AFL legend, FightMND Co-Founder and 2025 Australian of the Year, Neale Daniher AO will lead the way as this year’s special guest, adding to the event’s meaningful impact.

Sensory bags available from 101 Oh What Fun 
The Purple Hands Foundation will continue to offer take-to-seat sensory bags, for adults and children who have sensory needs, at all Fremantle home games. With the support of uLaunch, Powered by AKG, the bags are available to use throughout the game and assist in making footy accessible and enjoyable for all.
 
Sensory bags will be located at 101 Oh What Fun! (section 101). Please ensure to bring a form of ID to exchange for a bag.

Wheelchair Footy
WA All Abilities Wheelchair football come and try and inclusion specialists will be on-hand at the western podium pre-game fan zone to discuss participation opportunities in adaptive football for people living with disability. Wheelchair footy will be running from when the gates open until half-time.

TABtouch Darts in The Ressies  
Have you got the touch? Come have a shot at the TABtouch Darts activation where you can throw felt footballs at a dart board for the chance to win a range of prizes from merchandise to vouchers. Located in The Ressies Eastern Scoreboard Terrace area. 

AFL Gameday Rooftop Experience
Don't miss your chance to take your game day experience up a level. Watch the first or third quarter of footy from the most unique seats in the house - on top of Optus Stadium!
 
To book, visit THE OZONE at Optus Stadium.

Competitions

Pick your Pump up Tune 
Fans will have the chance to vote for their favourite song to be played at half-time of Sunday’s game. One lucky entrant will also take home the match ball from this weekend. 
 
Mac for a Match 
Once again this year, Macca’s will be offering all Freo ticket holders and members who are in WA a free Big Mac on the Monday following a win, home or away. 
 
Freo fans can simply show their digital game day ticket or digital membership to claim their Big Mac for FREE. 

Optus Stadium Restaurants and Catering 
The City View Cafe will be OPEN. However, the Goodwood restaurant will be CLOSED. 
 
The Freo Clubhouse  
The Freo Clubhouse in River View Rooms and Sky View Lounge will be open for this round, however, you will need to show your ticket stating room access to receive entry. The Sky View Under screen bar will be closed for a private function for the duration of the match. We will have some players stopping by from 2.15pm, so be sure to say hello!
 
Other key points:

• No cloaking facilities are available. Don't bring bulky items.  
• Practice good hand hygiene.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact the membership services team on (08) 9433 7111 or at membership@fremantlefc.com.au. 

Fremantle has squared its season with a 16-point win against the Western Bulldogs, refusing to wilt under pressure or mounting injuries at Optus Stadium in one of the Club's grittiest wins under Justin Longmuir. 

Leading by 24 points at the last change, but with Luke Jackson, Corey Wagner and Nathan O'Driscoll all injured, Fremantle held their nerve in a tense and frantic clash to win 15.7 (97) to 12.9 (81).

It was a significant victory for the finals hopefuls, whose record in close matches has been an issue, with draftee Murphy Reid providing the match-sealing moment when he knocked Harvey Gallagher over the boundary and then scored a goal from the subsequent stoppage. 

While showcasing the Freo's determination when the game was against them, it also highlighted their firepower during a six-goal run in the second quarter that set up the win.

Star midfielder Caleb Serong was immense again, leading the midfield with 38 disposals and 15 clearances, while fellow vice-captain Andrew Brayshaw (29 and a goal) lifted at critical moments.

They were pushed all the way by a tough Bulldogs engine room, and the club's young superstar Sam Darcy, who booted five goals and took 11 marks in another outstanding performance. 

Ultimately, however, the Bulldogs go to Gather Round with the same 2-2 record as Freo and will rue their second-quarter lapse that saw Fremantle kick six unanswered goals in 13 minutes.

Painfully for the Bulldogs, it came after a first quarter that saw the visitors dominate inside 50s (19-8) and possession (117-68), repeatedly winning the ball back and locking it in their front half.

Darcy got hold of Alex Pearce to kick two early goals, while Rory Lobb was a constant nuisance for his former club at the other end of the ground, drawing boos from the crowd as he pushed up repeatedly to intercept.

The match was played at a frantic pace, however, and Freo got their opportunities and took them, somehow leading at the first change after an electric burst from Shai Bolton that included his first goal as a Docker and a Mark of the Year attempt that wasn't completed.

Having kept pace with the Bulldogs during their early assault, Fremantle made their move in the second term, kicking seven goals to two – including a run of six unanswered – to seemingly take control of the contest. 

Brayshaw, in his 150th game, had a massive 13 disposals for the term and erupted after kicking a running goal late in the quarter that put his team 26 points up.

Josh Treacy continued to grow in stature and booted two goals during Freo's run, while pre-season addition Isaiah Dudley provided a highlight when he stayed down during a contest and crumbed, snapping brilliantly off one step. 

The stage was set for Fremantle to make a big statement after entering the main break 32 points clear, but the Bulldogs turned the match into a scrap in the third quarter and clawed their way back into the game. 

Darcy's fourth goal and a 40m snap from Sanders cut the margin to 20 points quickly but, as they had in the first quarter, Freo continued to find goals when they were on the back foot. 

Bolton enjoyed another burst and kicked his second goal to restore Freo's four-goal lead at the last break, but there were injury issues emerging for the home team as Jackson left the ground and was treated for a hamstring concern.

O'Driscoll was also hobbled by an ankle issue late in the quarter, while Wagner had already been substituted with calf awareness, setting a significant challenge for Freo if they were going to hold on. 

Pain-free Bolton shows true colours
There were glimpses of what Shai Bolton could do in his first two games in purple, but he still appeared hampered by leg soreness and couldn't tie off his work after a knock late in the pre-season. Feeling good ahead of round three, the star recruit exploded in the opening quarter to kick his first goal as a Freo Docker and then fly over Rory Lobb for what would have been Mark of the Year if he held on. It was exactly what Fremantle wanted when they recruited the dual premiership Tiger, who exploded past Bailey Williams and took an audacious bounce for good measure to kick his first goal at his new club.

Does Lobb walk the walk?
Everything Rory Lobb has done since transforming himself into a consistent AFL defender suggests he is the type of player who can carry-off a loud hairstyle. Blue dye a fortnight ago was one thing, but Lobb returned to Perth with a red lobster dyed into his bleached hair. Knowing from experience the crowd would be against him, Lobb walked the walk – particularly early – and made life difficult for Fremantle forwards with his aerial ability. He positioned well and repeatedly intercepted the ball, finishing with seven marks.

Reid's special talents
It's been obvious since his four-goal debut that Fremantle's No.16 is a special player, but Murphy Reid is finding new – and sometimes subtle – ways to impact games. On Sunday alone, there was the over-the-head handball to set up Michael Frederick's goal in the first quarter and a piercing inside 50 to again aid Frederick. Then there was the bump of Harvey Gallagher deep in the fourth quarter to make his match-sealing goal possible. Freo were thrilled when the midfielder slipped to pick No.17 in last year's Draft. He hasn't let them down. 

FREMANTLE                  4.2     11.5    14.6    15.7 (97)
WESTERN BULLDOGS   4.0     6.3     10.6     12.9 (81)

GOALS
Fremantle: Treacy 3, Frederick 3, Bolton 2, Brayshaw, Sharp, Jackson, Banfield, Dudley, Amiss, Reid
Western Bulldogs: Darcy 5, Sanders 2, Harmes, West, O'Donnell, Naughton, McNeil 

BEST
Fremantle: Serong, Treacy, Brayshaw, Reid, Frederick, Chapman, Jackson 
Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Dale, English, Kennedy, Sanders 

INJURIES
Fremantle: Jackson (hamstring), O'Driscoll (ankle), Wagner (calf awareness)
Western Bulldogs: Vandermeer (knee soreness) 

SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Karl Worner (replaced Corey Wagner in the third quarter)
Western Bulldogs: Harvey Gallagher (replaced Laitham Vandermeer in the second quarter)

Crowd: 41,491 at Optus Stadium