Fremantle’s home games in 2015 kick off on Sunday 5 April with a match against the club’s 2014 conquerors Port Adelaide.
This will be the third game against the Power in Freo’s past four competitive fixtures.
The two teams fought out an epic sudden-death contest in the 2014 finals. Port will be boosted by the addition of former Essendon ruckman Paddy Ryder.
Lance Franklin and the Sydney Swans will be in town for the annual Anzac Day Len Hall Tribute game in round four, which will take place on a Saturday night.
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It would be hard to find two teams better suited to encapsulate the Anzac spirit than Freo and Sydney, sides renowned for their hard work and uncompromising approach.
The Swans will be very keen to start the season well, with the memory of their 2014 Grand Final defeat to Hawthorn still fresh in their minds.
Freo last played Sydney at home in the 2013 Preliminary Final, but the most recent game between the teams at Patersons Stadium in a home and away fixture was in round 20, 2010.
Preliminary finalists North Melbourne will also face Freo on a Saturday night on 9 May in round 8. If the corresponding fixture between the two teams in 2014 is anything to go by, this should be a tremendous contest.
The Kangaroos have added key forward Jarrad Waite from Carlton and skilful midfielder Shaun Higgins from the Bulldogs, but they have lost 2014 star Levi Greenwood to Collingwood.
Friday night footy comes to Patersons Stadium on 5 June with last-gasp 2014 finalists Richmond in Perth. The Tigers are a team with high expectations in 2015. Their midfield is elite and recent games against Freo have been very good contests.
A second Thursday night home fixture in two seasons will see Collingwood hit town in round 13 on 25 June. The Magpies last played Freo in Perth in round 7, 2013. Nathan Buckley’s side did not make the finals in 2014 but the team is littered with champions such as Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan.
Greenwood’s arrival also helped temper the loss of superstar midfielder Dayne Beams to Brisbane.
Carlton visit Patersons Stadium to play Freo again in 2015. Last year’s contest between the two teams in Perth was a thriller with Nat Fyfe playing one of the great quarters of the season to help Freo pip the Blues.
Freo’s home Carlton Draught Derby will take place in round 20 on Sunday 16 August. West Coast is a team tipped to improve sharply in 2015 and this could be an incredibly tight game.
If it wins the first game against West Coast in round three, Freo will be looking to make it seven in a row against the Eagles in round 20 and level the all-time ledger against its great crosstown rival.
The club’s final home and away game at Patersons Stadium will be against Melbourne on Sunday 30 August.
Some key points of interest from Fremantle’s 2015 fixture include:
- Play only three top eight teams from 2014 twice (Port Adelaide, Richmond and North Melbourne)
- Also play West Coast and Melbourne twice
- Five home games against top eight teams from 2014 (Port, North Melbourne, Sydney, Richmond and Essendon)
- Five away games against top eight teams from 2014 (Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port and Richmond)
- Play two games at Adelaide Oval
- No games in NSW, ACT or Northern Territory
- Play five games in a row on Sundays between rounds 18-22
