AFL approves the Fremantle Dockers to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 grand final.
The Fremantle Dockers were approved to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 AFL grand final.
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, 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 Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia.
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The Fremantle Dockers were approved to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 AFL grand final.
Dockers held a final home training session ahead of the grand final. Captain Alex Pearce was absent from the training session.
According to ABC News, Fremantle Dockers life member Shaun McManus has been named the club's cup presenter for the 2026 AFL grand final, and he will hand over the premiership cup to captain Alex Pearce if Fremantle win. ABC Sport will provide a live blog of the grand final between Fremantle and Brisbane from the MCG on Saturday.
According to ABC Sport, Fremantle Dockers midfielder Neil Erasmus has signed a three-year contract extension through the end of 2028, after establishing himself as a key part of the Dockers' midfield and playing every game this season, including the elimination final loss to Gold Coast and the 2025 grand final push at the MCG.
The Fremantle Dockers were approved to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 AFL grand final.
Dockers held a final home training session ahead of the grand final. Captain Alex Pearce was absent from the training session.