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The Western Derby () is the name given to the
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The round 3, 2007 match will be remembered as one of the most controversial and spiteful derbies ever played. Nearing three-quarter time, Fremantle's
AFL Tables
'
West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 23.13 (151)
, 
Fremantle
, 9.12 (66)
, rowspan="46", Fremantle
, 8.10 (58)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.15 (111)
, 39,844
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!53
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 3
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1996
, 31 March
, 1
, Fremantle
, 6.9 (45)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.13 (67)
, 33,041
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!22
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''4''
, 21 July
, 16
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.10 (82)
, Fremantle
, 7.6 (48)
, 35,406
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!34
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 5
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1997
, 13 April
, 3
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.15 (111)
, Fremantle
, 9.17 (71)
, 39,294
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!40
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''6''
, 3 August
, 18
, Fremantle
, 7.7 (49)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.4 (82)
, 39,711
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 7
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1998
, 12 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 10.7 (67)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.10 (94)
, 34,710
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!27
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''8''
, 2 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.9 (99)
, Fremantle
, 8.12 (60)
, 37,145
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!39
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 9
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1999
, 28 March
, 1
, Fremantle
, 13.20 (98)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.12 (102)
, 32,680
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!4
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''10''
, 18 July
, 16
, West Coast
, 11.6 (72)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.17 (119)
, 36,763
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!47
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''11''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2000
, 15 April
, 6
, style="background:#ccffcc;",
West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 28.10 (178)
, Fremantle
, 9.7 (61)
, 40,460
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, bgcolor="gold", 117
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''12''
, 30 July
, 21
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.11 (101)
, West Coast
, 15.10 (100)
, 37,573
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!1
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''13''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2001
, 21 April
, 4
, Fremantle
, 13.10 (88)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.16 (112)
, 38,804
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''14''
, 12 August
, 19
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.14 (98)
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, 41,285
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!34
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''15''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2002
, 31 March
, 1
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 21.11 (137)
, Fremantle
, 18.10 (118)
, 39,467
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!19
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''16''
, 20 July
, 16
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.10 (100)
, West Coast
, 11.4 (70)
, 41,779
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''17''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2003
, 27 April
, 5
, Fremantle
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, 16.12 (108)
, 41,654
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!35
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''18''
, 30 August
, 22
, West Coast
, 11.16 (82)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.12 (96)
, 43,027
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!14
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''19''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2004
, 1 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 11.7 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.11 (83)
, 42,135
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!10
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''20''
, 22 August
, 21
, Fremantle
, 6.9 (45)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.15 (93)
, 41,907
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''21''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2005
, 9 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 12.8 (80)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.16 (88)
, 42,027
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!8
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''22''
, 12 August
, 20
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.14 (128)
, Fremantle
, 12.8 (80)
, 40,720
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''23''
, rowspan="2" div style="text-align: center;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.16 (88)
, West Coast
, 12.11 (83)
, 42,213
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!5
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''24''
, 27 August
, 21
, West Coast
, 8.13 (61)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 18.10 (118)
, bgcolor="gold", 43,527
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!57
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''25''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2007
, 14 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 11.4 (70)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.17 (101)
, 42,051
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!31
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''26''
, 5 August
, 18
, West Coast
, 14.13 (97)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.10 (124)
, 43,096
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!27
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''27''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2008
, 5 April
, 3
, West Coast
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.15 (87)
, 39,027
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!14
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''28''
, 3 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.14 (116)
, West Coast
, 12.11 (83)
, 42,096
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''29''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2009
, 2 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 9.20 (74)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.9 (87)
, 41,654
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!13
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''30''
, 25 July
, 17
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 10.11 (71)
, West Coast
, 8.18 (66)
, 39,536
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!5
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''31''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2010
, 2 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.9 (111)
, 40,886
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!38
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''32''
, 1 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 24.16 (160)
, West Coast
, 13.7 (85)
, 40,451
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!75
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''33''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2011
, 15 May
, 8
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.12 (96)
, 
Fremantle
, 9.9 (63)
, 40,567
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''34''
, 24 July
, 18
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 8.17 (65)
, 41,055
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!1
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''35''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2012
, 27 May
, 9
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.18 (84)
, Fremantle
, 5.6 (36)
, 40,905
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''36''
, 4 August
, 19
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.11 (113)
, West Coast
, 6.12 (48)
, 39,694
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!65
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''37''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2013
, 23 March
, 1
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.12 (108)
, West Coast
, 11.14 (80)
, 39,629
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!28
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''38''
, 14 July
, 16
, West Coast
, 14.9 (93)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.7 (121)
, 39,839
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!28
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''39''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2014
, 4 May
, 7
, West Coast
, 7.12 (54)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.7 (73)
, 40,476
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!19
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''40''
, 28 June
, 15
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.10 (88)
, West Coast
, 11.15 (81)
, 40,490
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!7
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''41''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2015
, 19 April
, 3
, West Coast
, 12.9 (81)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.9 (111)
, 39,138
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''42''
, 16 August
, 20
, Fremantle
, 11.14 (80)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.14 (104)
, 41,959
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''43''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.20 (92)
, Fremantle
, 8.11 (59)
, 40,555
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''44''
, 7 August
, 20
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.8 (110)
, 36,215
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!46
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''45''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.7 (103)
, Fremantle
, 9.8 (62)
, 40,836
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!41
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''46''
, 16 July
, 17
, Fremantle
, 5.14 (44)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.8 (74)
, 38,722
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''47''
, rowspan="2" div style="text-align: center;", Fremantle
, 12.9 (81)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.11 (89)
, rowspan="9", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 21.16 (142)
, Fremantle
, 13.6 (84)
, 57,375
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!58
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''49''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 10.9 (69)
, Fremantle
, 7.14 (56)
, bgcolor="gold", 58,219
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!13
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''50''
, 6 July
, 16
, Fremantle
, 2.19 (31)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.8 (122)
, 56,358
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!91
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''51''
, style="text-align: center;", 2020
, 19 July
, 7
, Fremantle
, 5.2 (32)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.8 (62)
, 25,306
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''52''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 20.12 (132)
, Fremantle
, 11.7 (73)
, 0
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!59
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''53''
, 15 August
, 22
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.7 (79)
, West Coast
, 9.10 (64)
, 51,692
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!15
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''54''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", West Coast
, 7.5 (47)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc";, 15.12 (102)
, 38,920
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!55
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''55''
, 13 August
, 22
, style="background:#ccffcc";, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc";, 9.17 (71)
, West Coast
, 7.5 (47)
, 53,826
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
West Coast
, 2.3 (15)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.6 (60)
, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 2.11 (23)
, West Coast
, 2.2 (14)
, West Coast
, 1.2 (8)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.9 (75)
, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 6.7 (43)
, West Coast
, 2.3 (15)
,
bDue to a local transmission of
cDue to a local transmission of
dA second Western Derby was scheduled for the two clubs due to WA's border restrictions precluding travel to and from Victoria, and to allow fans to attend after the first Derby in round two was played behind closed doors.
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
match between the West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...
and the Fremantle Dockers
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...
, who both participate in the Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
(AFL). As both teams are based in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, the capital city of Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, the term "derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
" is used to describe the match. It has become one of the most important matches for football in Western Australia, with former and West Coast player, and former West Coast coach John Worsfold
John Richard Worsfold (born 25 September 1968) is a former Australian rules football coach and player. He was the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between October 2015 and September 2020. He pr ...
claiming that in the week before a derby that it is the main topic in Perth.
In 2004, during the 175th-anniversary celebrations of the establishment of the Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, and it ...
, the Western Derby was named as one of 12 "Heritage Icons", in recognition of "football's key social and historical importance to the State".
Referring to a melee
A melee ( or , French: mêlée ) or pell-mell is disorganized hand-to-hand combat in battles fought at abnormally close range with little central control once it starts. In military aviation, a melee has been defined as " air battle in which ...
during the Round 21, 2000 Derby, Channel Nine sports reporter Michael Thomson said the match had divided Western Australia and the "football landscape in WA has been changed forever."
There are two Western Derbies every year during the home and away season. From 1995 until 2017 the derbies were held at Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood.
Subiaco Oval was the high ...
. From 2018, all derbies will be held at Perth Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in A ...
. There has never been a Western Derby finals match. There has been one edition held overseas – in October 2005 at The Oval
The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...
in London.
West Coast were the dominant team during Fremantle's early years winning the first nine derbies. Fremantle won their first Western Derby in July 1999. Fremantle are the current holders of the Western Derby Trophy after defeating West Coast by 24 points in round 22
of the 2022 AFL season
The 2022 AFL season is the 126th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season features ...
.
The player adjudged ''best on ground'' in each derby match is awarded the Glendinning–Allan Medal
The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby Australian rules football, football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.
...
, named after the inaugural captains of the clubs Ross Glendinning
Ross William Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the North Melbourne Football Club and the West ...
(West Coast) and Ben Allan (Fremantle).
To this date there has never been a drawn derby.
Notable derbies
Derby XII Round 21, 2000. (AKA The Demolition Derby)
An infamous derby occurred in round 21, 2000. Both clubs were out of finals contention, the derby earlier in the year had recorded the biggest ever margin—( Scott Cummings' 10 goals led West Coast to a 117-point win), and in the lead-up both teams were talking down the importance of the game with the standard line of "it's only worth four points". However,Clive Waterhouse
Clive Waterhouse (born 23 June 1974 in England) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Fremantle Football Club as a half-forward flanker.
Early life
Waterhouse was born in England ...
indicated that something different might happen by saying that "blood would be spilled".
Before the first bounce, West Coast, through Michael Gardiner
Michael Strickland Gardiner (born 5 July 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Albany, Western Australia.
Ga ...
, went on the attack, pushing and shoving first-year player Matthew Pavlich
Matthew Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premi ...
. The umpires awarded a free kick to Pavlich before the ball was bounced. However, West Coast settled and led by four goals at quarter time with goals to Phillip Read
Phil Read (born 20 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Australian Football League, AFL's West Coast Eagles and Melbourne Football Club.
Read was educated at Wesley College, Perth.
West Coast Eagles
Drafted by the ...
, Andrew Embley
Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final ...
and three to Phil Matera. Fremantle's forward line was struggling, with only four goals to half time, including two to Waterhouse, and singles to midfielders Heath Black
Heath Black (born 28 May 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Football career
Noted for his speed and long left foot kicking, Black was recruited with ...
and Troy Cook, while two goals to Mitchell White, a fourth goal for Matera and one to Chad Morrison in the second quarter saw West Coast go to the half-time break 32 points in front. During the break, a brawl broke out which cleared both teams' benches and resulted in one of longest tribunal records in recent times.
In the third quarter, Phil Matera kicked his fifth goal, bringing the Eagles lead to 42 points, but Fremantle surged to cut the margin to 18 points at three-quarter time with three goals to Clive Waterhouse and singles to Pavlich and Daniel Bandy
Daniel Bandy (born 18 November 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played as a ruckman (football), ruckman for Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He last played for ...
.
The last quarter saw Phil Matera carried from the ground on a stretcher after a hard collision with umpire Steve Hanley, and a solid but legal shirtfront by Troy Cook also saw Mitchell White carried from the ground on a stretcher. A six-goal to three final quarter, including another two to Waterhouse and singles to Koops, Shipp, and Kickett and Dodd saw Fremantle hit the lead by two points. With only seconds to spare the Eagles pushed forward and a loose ball was unable to be gathered in by makeshift forward Darren Glass
Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a full-back for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Northam, Western Australia, he attended Carine Senior High Sc ...
, resulting in a rushed behind
In Australian rules football, a rushed behind occurs when the ball passes through the goalposts and was last touched by a defending player. A rushed behind scores one point for the attacking team, but it also prevents the attacking team from scori ...
and a one-point victory for Fremantle, only their second ever in a Western Derby.
The following suspensions and fines were handed out as a result of the brawl:AFANA AFL News 6 August 2000/ref> *
Dale Kickett
Dale Mathew Kickett (born 4 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played for Fitzroy Lions, West Coast Eagles, St Kilda Saints, Essendon Bombers, and Fremantle Dockers, all being between 1990 - 2002. Kickett holds the shared ...
was suspended for a total of nine matches for striking Phillip Read twice and striking Andrew Embley once.
* Michael Gardiner
Michael Strickland Gardiner (born 5 July 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Albany, Western Australia.
Ga ...
was suspended for two matches for striking Matthew Pavlich
Matthew Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premi ...
.
* Brad Dodd
Brad Dodd (born 23 March 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Dodd was originally rookie drafted by the Fremantle Football Club in 1997 AFL Draft from East Fremantle in the West Australian Fo ...
was suspended for two matches for attempting to strike Phillip Read
Phil Read (born 20 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Australian Football League, AFL's West Coast Eagles and Melbourne Football Club.
Read was educated at Wesley College, Perth.
West Coast Eagles
Drafted by the ...
, while Read was suspended for two matches for striking Dodd in retaliation.
* Seven players from Fremantle (Heath Black
Heath Black (born 28 May 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Football career
Noted for his speed and long left foot kicking, Black was recruited with ...
, Paul Hasleby
Paul Andrew Hasleby (born 12 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the and South Fremantle Football Clubs in the West Australian Football Le ...
, Shaun McManus
Shaun John McManus (born 9 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is one of the most popular players to ever represent the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and is often seen as an icon or fav ...
, Clem Michael
Clem Anthony Michael (born 16 July 1976) is a former Australian Rules football player in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club from 1998 to 2000. The son of WAFL legend Stephen Michael, Clem was drafted by Fremantle i ...
, Jason Norrish
Jason Norrish (born 26 January 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer. Norrish played as a defensive midfielder and began his football career at the Claremont Tigers.
Early career
Norrish grew up in Bunbury where he attended Bunbury Ca ...
, Jess Sinclair
Jess Sinclair (born 26 August 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played in the Australian Football League, Sinclair was a dashing Football (Australian rules) positions#Half-Back Flank, half back flanker who had played for firs ...
and Andrew Shipp) and five players from West Coast (Ben Cousins
Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Cousins is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the fifty greatest players o ...
, Andrew Embley, Kane Munro
Kane Munro (born 11 March 1982) is an Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Munro grew up in Walpeup but completed his schooling in Bendigo, where he played for the Pion ...
, Michael Gardiner and Phillip Read) were reported for melee involvement. Embley was found not guilty; the remaining players were fined between $2000 and $4000.
The following week both teams were well beaten, with Fremantle beaten by Brisbane by 107 points at the Gabba and Melbourne winning by 70 points over the Eagles at Subiaco.
London Derby, 2005
The only time the fixture was played outside of Perth was in October 2005 atThe Oval
The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...
in Kennington, South London. West Coast had narrowly finished as runner-up to Sydney the previous month but were missing their vaunted midfield of Cousins, Chris Judd
Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and captain of both the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Widely regarded as one of the bes ...
and Daniel Kerr
Daniel Alan Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 220 games for the club between 2001 and 2013, as a hard-running inside midfield ...
. The game included a third-quarter fight and the Dockers' Jeff Farmer and the Eagles' Adam Hunter kicking four goals each. No video footage has been shared from the game, which Fremantle won by 13.12 (90) to 11.7 (73) in front of nearly 19,000 people, which was a record crowd for an Australian rules football game in England.
Derby XXV Round 3, 2007
The round 3, 2007 match will be remembered as one of the most controversial and spiteful derbies ever played. Nearing three-quarter time, Fremantle's Des Headland
Desmond Edmond Headland, Jr (born 21 January 1981) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League, and a conservative political candidate. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfield ...
was reported by umpire Stuart Wenn
Stuart Wenn is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He made his AFL umpiring debut in 1995, and as of the end of 2013 has umpired in 332 senior matches.
Wenn's father, Rex, was a leading Victorian Footbal ...
for striking and wrestling with West Coast's Adam Selwood, who made an inappropriate comment about a tattoo on Headland's arm, which depicted his then six-year-old daughter.
The case was heard on 18 April, with Selwood cleared of using abusive language towards Headland. Headland was found guilty of both striking and wrestling with Selwood, but was not suspended because of "exceptional and compelling circumstances by way of provocation".
West Coast won this match by 31 points, and Michael Braun was awarded the Ross Glendinning Medal, ending his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year" which was broadcast to 550,000 viewers on live television and to the 42,551 in attendance. Braun was fined $500 by the Eagles, but the AFL intervened, severely reprimanded the Eagles and fined Braun an additional $5000.
Several weeks after the match, Selwood officially apologised to women, and claimed that he did not mean what he had said to Headland four weeks earlier. Paradoxically, he also claimed that he was badly treated by the media because he was innocent of the charges in the Headland saga and he should have just been allowed to prove his innocence.
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Derby XXXIV Round 18, 2011
The closest finish to a derby occurred in Round 18, 2011 when Eagles midfielderMatt Rosa
Matthew Rosa (born 23 November 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Warracknabeal and later Ballarat, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...
was penalised by umpire Dean Margetts in a deliberate out of bounds decision with West Coast leading by two points in the dying seconds. Having earned a free kick from the decision, Hayden Ballantyne
Hayden Ballantyne (born 16 July 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was a 2014 All Australian and has previously won a Sandover Medal while playing wit ...
had a chance to win the game for Fremantle with a shot after the siren from 50m out on a tight angle and while his drop punt looked a goal for much of its journey, it hit the padding on the right hand goalpost amid a sea of hands from both sides, leaving the Eagles the winners by a single point, 8.17 (65) to Fremantle's 9.10 (64). Ballantyne prematurely celebrated, believing that the kick was a goal and had won the match.
This proved to be the catalyst for both sides as the season wound down. Fremantle slid down the ladder, losing the next six matches in succession to end a disappointing season, while West Coast went on to win their remaining regular season matches.
Derby XLVIII Round 20, 2018
Nearly two decades after the most violent derby in its history, another infamous contest occurred in Round 20, 2018. During the third quarter, West Coast midfielderAndrew Gaff
Andrew Gaff (born 16 June 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays predominantly as a midfielder.
Gaff was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers wi ...
struck Fremantle first-year player Andrew Brayshaw
Andrew Brayshaw (born 8 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
After an impressive junior career for his school, Haileybury (Me ...
in the face in an incident which occurred off the ball and resulted in Brayshaw suffering a broken jaw. Gaff was targeted by Fremantle players for the remainder of the game, until his coach decided to bench him after suffering from a double-team shoulder hit from two Fremantle players. Gaff was sent straight to the AFL Tribunal
The AFL Tribunal is the disciplinary tribunal of the Australian Football League (AFL), an Australian rules football competition. The Tribunal regulates the conduct of players, umpires, and other officials associated with the AFL and its clubs.
...
the following day, where he pleaded guilty to intentionally striking Brayshaw, and subsequently suspended for eight AFL matches, thus missing the AFL finals where West Coast would go on to win the Premiership.
Derby LI 2020
For the first time, due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic reducing the season to 17 games, only a single derby was played in 2020. The ground capacity was restricted to half of the maximum to allow forsocial distancing
In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, (NB. Regula Venske is president of the PEN Centre Germany.) is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious disea ...
. The crowd of 25,306 people was the highest for the AFL since the pandemic started, but the lowest ever for a ticketed derby. West Coast won by 30 points, setting a new record of ten consecutive derby wins dating back to August 2015.
Western Derby results
, - style="background:#ccf;font-size: 87%" , , Year , Date , , Home Team , , Away Team , , Ground , width=45 , Crowd , Winner , , , , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;" , ''1'' , rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1995 , 14 May , 7 , style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 23.13 (151)
, Fremantle
, 9.12 (66)
, rowspan="46", Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood.
Subiaco Oval was the high ...
, 40,356
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!85
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''2''
, 3 September
, 22
, Fremantle
, 8.10 (58)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.15 (111)
, 39,844
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!53
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 3
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1996
, 31 March
, 1
, Fremantle
, 6.9 (45)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.13 (67)
, 33,041
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!22
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''4''
, 21 July
, 16
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.10 (82)
, Fremantle
, 7.6 (48)
, 35,406
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!34
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 5
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1997
, 13 April
, 3
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.15 (111)
, Fremantle
, 9.17 (71)
, 39,294
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!40
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''6''
, 3 August
, 18
, Fremantle
, 7.7 (49)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.4 (82)
, 39,711
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 7
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1998
, 12 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 10.7 (67)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.10 (94)
, 34,710
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!27
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''8''
, 2 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.9 (99)
, Fremantle
, 8.12 (60)
, 37,145
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!39
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, 9
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 1999
, 28 March
, 1
, Fremantle
, 13.20 (98)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.12 (102)
, 32,680
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!4
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''10''
, 18 July
, 16
, West Coast
, 11.6 (72)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.17 (119)
, 36,763
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!47
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''11''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2000
, 15 April
, 6
, style="background:#ccffcc;",
West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 28.10 (178)
, Fremantle
, 9.7 (61)
, 40,460
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, bgcolor="gold", 117
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''12''
, 30 July
, 21
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.11 (101)
, West Coast
, 15.10 (100)
, 37,573
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!1
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''13''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2001
, 21 April
, 4
, Fremantle
, 13.10 (88)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.16 (112)
, 38,804
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''14''
, 12 August
, 19
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.14 (98)
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, 41,285
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!34
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''15''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2002
, 31 March
, 1
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 21.11 (137)
, Fremantle
, 18.10 (118)
, 39,467
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!19
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''16''
, 20 July
, 16
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.10 (100)
, West Coast
, 11.4 (70)
, 41,779
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''17''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2003
, 27 April
, 5
, Fremantle
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, 16.12 (108)
, 41,654
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!35
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''18''
, 30 August
, 22
, West Coast
, 11.16 (82)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.12 (96)
, 43,027
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!14
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''19''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2004
, 1 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 11.7 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.11 (83)
, 42,135
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!10
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''20''
, 22 August
, 21
, Fremantle
, 6.9 (45)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.15 (93)
, 41,907
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''21''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2005
, 9 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 12.8 (80)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.16 (88)
, 42,027
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!8
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''22''
, 12 August
, 20
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.14 (128)
, Fremantle
, 12.8 (80)
, 40,720
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''23''
, rowspan="2" div style="text-align: center;", 2006
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, 6 May
, 6
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.16 (88)
, West Coast
, 12.11 (83)
, 42,213
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!5
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''24''
, 27 August
, 21
, West Coast
, 8.13 (61)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 18.10 (118)
, bgcolor="gold", 43,527
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!57
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''25''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2007
, 14 April
, 3
, Fremantle
, 11.4 (70)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.17 (101)
, 42,051
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!31
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''26''
, 5 August
, 18
, West Coast
, 14.13 (97)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.10 (124)
, 43,096
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!27
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''27''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2008
, 5 April
, 3
, West Coast
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.15 (87)
, 39,027
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!14
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''28''
, 3 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.14 (116)
, West Coast
, 12.11 (83)
, 42,096
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''29''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2009
, 2 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 9.20 (74)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.9 (87)
, 41,654
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!13
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''30''
, 25 July
, 17
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 10.11 (71)
, West Coast
, 8.18 (66)
, 39,536
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!5
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''31''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2010
, 2 May
, 6
, West Coast
, 10.13 (73)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.9 (111)
, 40,886
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!38
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''32''
, 1 August
, 18
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 24.16 (160)
, West Coast
, 13.7 (85)
, 40,451
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!75
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''33''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2011
, 15 May
, 8
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 14.12 (96)
, Fremantle
, 9.9 (63)
, 40,567
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''34''
, 24 July
, 18
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 8.17 (65)
, 41,055
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!1
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''35''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2012
, 27 May
, 9
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.18 (84)
, Fremantle
, 5.6 (36)
, 40,905
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!48
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''36''
, 4 August
, 19
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.11 (113)
, West Coast
, 6.12 (48)
, 39,694
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!65
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''37''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2013
, 23 March
, 1
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.12 (108)
, West Coast
, 11.14 (80)
, 39,629
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!28
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''38''
, 14 July
, 16
, West Coast
, 14.9 (93)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.7 (121)
, 39,839
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!28
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''39''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2014
, 4 May
, 7
, West Coast
, 7.12 (54)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.7 (73)
, 40,476
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!19
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''40''
, 28 June
, 15
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.10 (88)
, West Coast
, 11.15 (81)
, 40,490
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!7
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''41''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2015
, 19 April
, 3
, West Coast
, 12.9 (81)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.9 (111)
, 39,138
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''42''
, 16 August
, 20
, Fremantle
, 11.14 (80)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 15.14 (104)
, 41,959
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''43''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
, 9 April
, 3
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.20 (92)
, Fremantle
, 8.11 (59)
, 40,555
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!33
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''44''
, 7 August
, 20
, Fremantle
, 9.10 (64)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 17.8 (110)
, 36,215
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!46
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''45''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
, 29 April
, 6
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 16.7 (103)
, Fremantle
, 9.8 (62)
, 40,836
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!41
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, -style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''46''
, 16 July
, 17
, Fremantle
, 5.14 (44)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.8 (74)
, 38,722
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''47''
, rowspan="2" div style="text-align: center;", 2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
, 29 April
, 6
, Fremantle
, 12.9 (81)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 13.11 (89)
, rowspan="9", Perth Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in A ...
, 56,521
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!8
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''48''
, 5 August
, 20
, style="background:#ccffcc;", West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 21.16 (142)
, Fremantle
, 13.6 (84)
, 57,375
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!58
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''49''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
, 13 April
, 4
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 10.9 (69)
, Fremantle
, 7.14 (56)
, bgcolor="gold", 58,219
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!13
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''50''
, 6 July
, 16
, Fremantle
, 2.19 (31)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 19.8 (122)
, 56,358
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!91
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''51''
, style="text-align: center;", 2020
, 19 July
, 7
, Fremantle
, 5.2 (32)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.8 (62)
, 25,306
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!30
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''52''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...
, 2 May
, 7
, style="background:#ccffcc";, West Coast
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 20.12 (132)
, Fremantle
, 11.7 (73)
, 0
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
!59
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''53''
, 15 August
, 22
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 12.7 (79)
, West Coast
, 9.10 (64)
, 51,692
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!15
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''54''
, rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;", 2022
File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...
, 3 April
, 3
, West Coast
, 7.5 (47)
, style="background:#ccffcc";, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc";, 15.12 (102)
, 38,920
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!55
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''55''
, 13 August
, 22
, style="background:#ccffcc";, Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc";, 9.17 (71)
, West Coast
, 7.5 (47)
, 53,826
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
!24
, bgcolor="#0014A8" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
Women's Western Derby results
, - style="background:#ccf;font-size: 87%" , , Year , Date , , Home Team , , Away Team , , Ground , width=45 , Crowd , Winner , , , , - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;" , ''1'' ,2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
, 15 February
, 2
, West Coast
, 2.3 (15)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 9.6 (60)
, Optus Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood. It was completed in late 2017 and officially opened on 21 January 2018. The s ...
, bgcolor="gold", 35,185
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
! 47
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''2''
, rowspan=2, 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...
, 7 February
, 2
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 2.11 (23)
, West Coast
, 2.2 (14)
, Fremantle Oval
Fremantle Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as Fremantle Community Bank Oval, is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia, located on Parry Street. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members ...
, 0
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
! 9
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''3''
, 7 March
, 6
, West Coast
, 1.2 (8)
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 11.9 (75)
, Optus Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood. It was completed in late 2017 and officially opened on 21 January 2018. The s ...
, 7,469
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
, bgcolor="gold", 68
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
, - style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"
, ''4''
, 2022
File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...
, 8 January
, 1
, style="background:#ccffcc;", Fremantle
, style="background:#ccffcc;", 6.7 (43)
, West Coast
, 2.3 (15)
, Fremantle Oval
Fremantle Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as Fremantle Community Bank Oval, is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia, located on Parry Street. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members ...
, 5,533
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
! 28
, bgcolor="#52007A" div style="text-align: center;",
Best on ground winners
Timeline of results
Statistics
Up-to-date at the completion of Derby 53Most Goals in One Game
Most Career Goals
Games played
Brownlow Votes
Brownlow Votes through the end of the2020 AFL season
The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...
.
Other Western Derbys
AFL Women's
In preparation for the2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
launch of the AFL women's league competition, the AFL held 10 Exhibition Series matches during 2016. The only match held in Perth featured both a women's side from the Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of ...
& the West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...
, played as a curtain-raiser for the men's Western Derby, won by the West Coast Eagles.
The First Western Derby in the AFLW
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
took place on 15 February 2020, when the West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...
lost to the Fremantle Dockers
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...
at Optus Stadium.
Notes
aFor the 2020 season only, there was only one Western Derby due to the premiership season being shortened to 17 rounds as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 Januar ...
.
bDue to a local transmission of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
in Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
in early 2021, the two Perth-based AFLW
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
teams were forced to isolate as part of a five-day lockdown in Perth, rather than travelling to South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
for their scheduled matches. The AFL
AFL may refer to:
Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
instead fixtured a derby between the two sides, held without general public access.
cDue to a local transmission of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
in Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
in May 2021, a decision was made by Western Australia premier Mark McGowan
Mark McGowan (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician, the 30th premier of Western Australia, and the leader of the Western Australian branch of the Labor Party.
McGowan was born and raised in Newcastle, New South Wales. He attended t ...
to ban spectators from attending the match only hours before the first bounce.
dA second Western Derby was scheduled for the two clubs due to WA's border restrictions precluding travel to and from Victoria, and to allow fans to attend after the first Derby in round two was played behind closed doors.
See also
*Showdown
A showdown is a duel. The term may also refer to:
Places
* Showdown Ski Area, in Montana, United States
Books
* ''Showdown'' (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado
* ''Showdown'' (Dekker novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker
* ''Showdown'' (F ...
: ''The AFL Intrastate Derby of South Australia, first played in 1997. (Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) sinc ...
Vs. Port Adelaide Power
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...
).''
* QClash
The QClash is the name given to the Australian rules football rivalry match between the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns, who both participate in the Australian Football League (AFL). The first QClash was held in 2011, with Gold Coast winning ...
: ''The AFL intrastate Derby of Queensland, first played in 2011. (Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...
Vs. Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara.
The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...
)''
* Sydney Derby: ''The AFL Intrastate Derby of New South Wales, first played in 2012. (Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...
Vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...
).''
References
External link
* {{Aussie Rules in Western Australia Australian Football League games Australian Football League rivalries Fremantle Football Club West Coast Eagles Australian rules football in Western Australia