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, 12th, 16th, 13th, 5th, 9th and ??th clearly shows. Only 2003's effort to finish 5th has really bucked the trend. Fremantle are a great club. Where else would Shane Parker get a game, let alone become the club record holder for most games played with the club?

2003 was a big year for Freo, with the Dockers managing to have their first ever taste of finals football.

The list below is a summary of the fixtures and results for the Fremantle Dockers for the year 2005. More in-depth reviews of some of the games are also available. I also have review for some matches from 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

If you want to find out more about the Dockers, click here. This site is now managed by the AFL, so don't hold it against the Dockers if it doesn't work. My experience so far is that it works much better when viewed using Internet Explorer.

The Pre-season

Wizard Cup, Round 1 Vs West Coast, , at Subiaco. Won by ?? points.
Wizard Cup, Round 2 Vs Collingwood, , at Subiaco. Won by ?? points.
Wizard Cup, Round 3 Vs Geelong, , at Telstra Dome. Lost by ?? points.

The Proper Season

Round 1 Vs Hawthorn, at Launceston, April 2. Lost by 22 points. 9th.
Round 2 Vs Carlton, at Subiaco, April 8. Won by 15 points. 8th.
Round 3 Vs Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval, April 16. Won by 31 points. 8th.
Round 4 Vs Adelaide, at Subiaco, April 22. Lost by 11 points. 8th.
Round 5 Vs St Kilda, at Launceston, April 30. Won by 1 point (eventually). 6th.
Round 6 Vs West Coast, at Subiaco, May 6. Won by 5 points. 6th
Round 7 Vs Melbourne, at the MCG, May 13. Lost by 59 points. 8th.
Round 8 Vs North Melbourne, at Subiaco, May 20. Won by 35 points. 7th.
Round 9 Vs Brisbane, at the Gabba, May 28. Lost by 60 points. 8th.
Round 10 Vs Richmond, at Subiaco, June 3. Won by 11 points. 7th.
Round 11 Vs Footscray, at Docklands, June 11. Lost by 14 points. 8th.
Round 12 Vs Geelong, at Subiaco, June 17. Lost by 66 points. 9th.
Round 13 Vs Sydney, at the SCG, July 1. Lost by 35 points. 10th.
Round 14 Vs Essendon, at Subiaco, July 7. Won by 33 points. 9th.
Round 15 Vs Collingwood, at the MCG, July 16. Won by 15 points. 8th.
Round 16 Vs Melbourne, at Subiaco, July 23. Won by 29 points. 8th.
Round 17 Vs Carlton, at Docklands, July 30. Won by 18 points. 8th.
Round 18 Vs Hawthorn, at Subiaco, August 6. Won by 53 points. 8th.
Round 19 Vs Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval, August 13. Won by 15 points. 6th.
Round 20 Vs St Kilda, at Subiaco, August 19. Won by 58 points. 4th.
Round 21 Vs West Coast, at Subiaco, August 27. Won by 57 points. 3rd.
Round 22 Vs Port Adelaide, at Subiaco, September 2. Won by 59 points. 3rd.

That's right folks, Freo won their last 9 games of the season to jump from 10th to 3rd, and guarantee that they will get to play at least two finals.

Qualifying Final Vs Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval, September 9. Lost by 30 points.
Semi Final Vs Melbourne, at Subiaco, September 16. Won by 28 points.
Preliminary Final Vs Sydney, at Stadium Australia (Homebush), September 22. Lost by 35 points.

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