Nat Fyfe played almost entirely at half-forward on Sunday as the Dockers survived an almighty scare from Port Adelaide to run out eight-point winners at Optus Stadium.
Forward Lachie Schultz was awarded the Glendinning-Allan medal for best-on-ground after Fremantle kept West Coast to their lowest ever derby score.
The coach and mid-fielder David Mundy will both miss the game as part of AFL’s health and safety protocols.
Next week’s Melbourne BBL derby has been plunged into uncertainty after a positive COVID-19 case in the Stars’ camp forced the postponement of Thursday’s game against Perth Scorchers.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said the organisation could not come to a workable arrangement with the WA government and WA Cricket.
Melbourne supporters will finally get to see their heroes celebrate their drought breaking premiership live on Sunday in a celebration at the MCG.
An infectious disease expert has bowled over assertions from the government that COVID would ‘run riot’ through the community if an outbreak occurred during next month’s scheduled Ashes Test at Optus Stadium.
“It beggars belief that people would knowingly do this and threaten the livelihoods and the lives of millions of Western Australians,” Paul Papalia said.
The woman is the third traveller from Queensland to flout WA’s COVID-19 rules in less than a week after two people isolating in Cloverdale left their accommodation and drove to the Goldfields.
From key timings,entertainment,pre-game functions and activities,to big-screen parties and club functions. This is the ultimate game day guide to the 2021 AFL grand final for WA footy fans.
Birds of Tokyo and Eskimo Joe are among the headline acts for the AFL grand final entertainment,which will have a theme of Australian anthems.