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It’s the West Coast Eagles who have claimed bragging rights in the derby on Sunday, victorious by the slim margin of eight points.
Final score
Fremantle Dockers 12.9.81
West Coast Eagles 13.11.89
The Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles face off in the first Western Derby at Optus Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 4:40pm (AEST).
Fremantle are coming off a 54-point win over the Western Bulldogs last Saturday night. Nat Fyfe was back to his damaging best with 43 disposals, 13 clearances and a goal.
The Eagles were likewise victorious in Round 5, beating the gallant Carlton by ten points at the MCG, with the game kept close by an inaccurate day in front of the uprights for West Coast, kicking ten goals and 19 behinds.
Fremantle forward Matt Taberner is out injured with a fractured metatarsal and Michael Johnson will come back into the defensive line up.
West Coast have made two changes, omitting Mark Hutchings and Jackson Nelson, and bringing in Lewis Jetta and Jack Petruccelle, with the latter becoming the club’s fifth debutant to date in 2018.
The last time these two teams met was in Round 17 last year, where the West Coast Eagles took the final derby win at Domain Stadium by 30 points.
Prediction
Fremantle have found pace and form to stand undefeated at the new venue, but West Coast are on a four-game winning streak.
As long as they don’t kick 19 behinds again, the Eagles should claim victory.
West Coast Eagles by 13.
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