Dockers shocker was a blast from the past for Freo fans. Here’s why they can still cling to hope

September 7, 2026 — 9:57am

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It was an old-fashioned Docker shocker.

The type of performance which again brings up the pain of the past for every Fremantle fan.

As the stakes rise, and the mere thought of success is spoken about, the crushing blow inevitably comes to sink the spirits of even the most passionate of purple army fans.

The Dockers buckled under the Hawks pressure, they folded like deckchairs and their pride would have most certainly taken a hit.

And while on Thursday night, Fremantle again faltered when the expectation was they wouldn’t, there’s still hope for........

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