A strong Sam Mitchell performance has seen the West Coast Eagles post a 55-point pre-season win over Fremantle in Geraldton on Saturday.

Mitchell finished with a game-high 28 touches, but it was the creativity of his ball use and impact on a slick West Coast engine room in the 0.16.11 (107) to 0.8.4 (52) triumph.

West Coast piled on five goals in each of the first two terms and was never threatened after opening up a 45-point advantage at the long break.

To their credit, Fremantle fought back after half-time, shaking off some rust in their first pre-season hit-out.   

While there were storylines all over the park for both sides, most eyes were on Fyfe in his comeback.

Playing his first game since round five last season, the new Freo skipper started in the centre square and spent stints deep forward as he battled manfully in a losing cause.

Fyfe racked up a team-best 22 touches, while Darcy Tucker and Stephen Hill tried hard, but Freo's on ball division was swamped, losing the disposal count by 200 possessions (414-214).

Michael Walters' electric pace worried the Eagles' defenders but he didn't have his kicking boots on, while his partner-in-crime Hayden Ballantyne bobbed up with two majors.

Tall recruits Cam McCarthy and Shane Kersten (one goal) struggled for impact from limited supply in their first outings in purple.

"If you think about it, McCarthy hasn't played in a year and a half, Fyfe's hardly played in a year and a half, (Michael) Johnson virtually a full year ... and (we had) some new players and some young players," Dockers coach Ross Lyon said.

"Michael Johnson will get better, McCarthy will get better and Fyfe will get better. 

"I thought our second half was a lot better than the first half, obviously... we were on the back foot and we couldn't really get near them." 

Ex-Bulldogs premiership defender Joel Hamling had a tough initiation, spending plenty of time on Kennedy who kicked five for the day.

Triple-premiership Hawthorn wingman Bradley Hill slotted two goals on Freo debut playing alongside brother Stephen for the first time and got better as the game wore on. 

Hill provided a lighter moment in the final term when he tangled with Mitchell and refused to let his former teammate to get up, with both players sharing a quick embrace before running their separate ways.  

WEST COAST 0.5.4 0.10.5 0.14.8 0.16.11 (107)


FREMANTLE 0.1.0 0.3.2 0.6.3 0.8.4 (52)

SUPERGOALS

West Coast: Nil 

Fremantle: Nil

GOALS

West Coast: Kennedy 5, LeCras 3, Cripps 2, Hill 2, Darling, Shuey, Jetta, Vardy

Fremantle: Ballantyne 2, B.Hill 2, Apeness, Langdon, Kersten, Crozier

BEST 
West Coast: Mitchell, LeCras, Kennedy, Shuey, Priddis, Gaff
 Fremantle: Fyfe, Walters, S.Hill, Griffin, Ballantyne, Tucker

INJURIES
 West Coast: Nil
 Fremantle: Nil

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Margetts, Dalgleish, Williamson, Adams

Official crowd: 8880 at Wonthella Oval, Geraldton