TimN's View on the Fremantle Dockers

The Fremantle Dockers had their first season in the AFL in 1995. Since that time, the astounding skills of their players have made them a force to be reckoned with, as their record of finishing 13th, 13th, 12th, 15th, 15th and 12th clearly shows. Fremantle are a great club. Where else would Shane Parker get a game?

Last year the whole season was moved forward a few weeks so that the Grand Final wouldn't clash with the Olympics. Whether that was a big Channel 7 conspiracy, or just good sense on the part of the AFL, I'll leave to you to decide. The net result is that we were without footy for even longer than usual over summer. That gave some of the struggling clubs a bit of extra time to sort themselves out. As the results show, Fremantle used this extra time particularly well, with a great return of one win from their first ten matches.

The Dockers big signing over the summer was Peter Bell, returning to the Dockers fold from a stint with North Melbourne. In hindsight it might have been better if the Dockers had never let him go, but thats a different story. Actually, in my personal opinion, he's not the player the Dockers need at this stage, but I hope it all works out well.

Anyway, the list below is a summary of the fixtures and results for the Fremantle Dockers for the year 2001. More in-depth reviews of some of the games are also available. I also have review for some matches from 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

If you want to find out more about the Dockers, click here. Right at the moment there is not a hell of a lot there, but they promise that will be changing soon.

The Pre-season

Ansett Cup, Round 1 Vs Melbourne, February 17th, at Subiaco. Lost by 41 points.
Ansett Cup, Round 2 Vs Hawthorn, February 25th, at Subiaco. Won by 26 points.
Ansett Cup, Round 3 Vs Richmond, February 12th, at Optus Oval (Princes Park). Lost by 94 points.

The Proper Season

Round 1 Vs Carlton, at Subiaco, March 31. Lost by 1 point.
Round 2 Vs Collingwood, at Colonial Stadium (Docklands), April 7. Lost by 17 points.
Round 3 Vs Hawthorn at Subiaco, April 15. Lost by 23 points.
Round 4 Vs West Coast, at Subiaco, April 21. Lost by 24 points.
Round 5 Vs Brisbane, at the Gabba, April 29. Lost by 49 points.
Round 6 Vs Melbourne, at Subiaco, May 5. Lost by 45 points.
Round 7 Vs Adelaide, at Football Park, May 12. Lost by 20 points.
Round 8 Vs Geelong, at Subiaco, May 20. Lost by 22 points.
Round 9 Vs Sydney, at the SCG, May 27. Lost by 19 points.
Round 10 Vs Richmond, at Subiaco, June 3. Lost by 38 points.
Round 11 Vs North Melbourne, at Colonial Stadium, June 10. Lost by 86 points.
Round 12 Vs St Kilda, at Subiaco, June 16. Lost by 10 points.
Round 13 Vs Essendon, at Colonial Stadium, June 30. Lost by 46 points.
Round 14 Vs Port Adelaide, at Subiaco, July 8. Lost by 92 points.
Round 15 Vs Footscray, at Colonial Stadium, July 14. Lost by 34 points.
Round 16 Vs Carlton, at Optus Oval, July 21. Lost by 75 points.
Round 17 Vs Collingwood, at Subiaco, July 28. Lost by 29 points.
Round 18 Vs Hawthorn, at Colonial Stadium, August 4. Won by 16 points.
Round 19 Vs West Coast, at Subiaco, August 12. Lost by 34 points.
Round 20 Vs Brisbane, at Subiaco, August 19. Lost by 51 points.
Round 21 Vs Melbourne, at Colonial Stadium, August 26. Lost by 35 points.
Round 22 Vs Adelaide, at Subiaco, September 1. Won by 37 points.

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