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AFLW fixtures have arrived: five at home in Freo!

Fremantle have made two changes ahead of their Sunday clash with Melbourne at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs.

Forward speedster Michael Frederick and forward utility Sam Sturt will both make a return to the senior side on Sunday.

Frederick missed the Club’s round 11 draw with Collingwood after being subbed out of the game against St Kilda the week prior with concussion.

The 24-year-old has been named at half forward, and has averaged 13.3 disposals, 3.6 marks, 2.3 tackles and 1.6 goals per game in his last three outings against Melbourne.

Sturt has been named on the Club’s five-man bench alongside, Michael Walters, Corey Wagner, Bailey Banfield and Brandon Walker.

Sturt has only featured once so far this season where he kicked two goals during the Club’s RAC Derby loss to West Coast in round six.

Midfielder Matthew Johnson has been managed this week, while small forward Tom Emmett has been omitted.

Fremantle have won two of their last three meetings with the Demons but have never met in an official AFL fixture in Alice Springs before.

The last time we played Melbourne was round 11 of 2023 at the MCG, where the Club walked away with a 7-point win following three goals from Jye Amiss, while Andrew Brayshaw gathered 29 disposals and six tackles.

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Bouncedown for the match is at 11am WST and will be broadcast live nationally on Fox Footy and streamed live on Kayo.

The substitute will be confirmed from one of the five players named on the bench an hour before bounced down on Sunday.

Free-to-air Broadcast Delay

There will be a delayed broadcast on free-to-air TV into Perth commencing at 2PM (WST) on Channel 7.

Fremantle fans looking to watch the game live who don’t have a Pay TV subscription can visit one of Pirate Life’s Perth-based ‘Anchor Venues’ to get together with fellow Freo fans to support the team. 

TEAM v Melbourne

IN: Michael Frederick, Sam Sturt
OUT: Tom Emmett (omitted), Matthew Johnson (managed)

B: Heath Chapman, Alex Pearce, Joshua Draper
HB: James Aish, Luke Ryan, Jordan Clark
C: Jeremy Sharp, Andrew Brayshaw, Hayden Young
HF: Jaeger O’Meara, Sam Switkowski, Michael Frederick
FF: Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Luke Jackson
R/Fol: Sean Darcy, Caleb Serong, Nat Fyfe
INT: Michael Walters, Sam Sturt, Corey Wagner, Bailey Banfield, Brandon Walker
EMG: Tom Emmett, Neil Erasmus, Matthew Johnson