Rivalries in the Australian Football League exist between many teams, most of which typically draw large crowds and interest regardless of both teams' positions on the ladder. The AFL encourages the b
Games between the Hawks and the Bombers have proved spectacular due to wild brawls that have their roots in the 1980s
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Western Derby
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The Western Derby is the name given to the Australian rules football matches between the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers, who both participate in the Australian Football League and AFL Wom
Rivalries in the Australian Football League
…the AFL, with each of the clubs competing against their cross-town rivals at least twice every year. The two Western Australian-based teams contest the Western Derby. The West Coast Eagles won the first nine derbies, stretching from the inaugural derby in May 1995 until July 1999, but the Fremantle Dockers managed…
Optus Stadium in Perth, the current home stadium of the two teams.
Shaun McManus's farewell game in Round 18, 2008, Western Derby Fremantle home game