️ Let The Purple Rain Begin for 2025️Round 1 2025
It’s the Cats and your might Fremantle dockers to kick off each teams first game for the 2025 season. This game could give Fremantle the greatest of starts under an enormous amount of pressure considering the expectations not just externally but internally. A win would suggest that we are on the right track. A loss could start to put question marks into everyone’s heads.
Possible lineups
2025
B: Luke Ryan, Alex Pearce, Heath Chapman
HB: Jordan Clark, Brennan Cox, Brandon Walker
C: Jeremy Sharp,Murphy Reid , Nathan O'Driscoll
HF: Shai Bolton, Josh Treacy, Michael Frederick
F: Sam Switkowski, Jye Amiss, Luke Jackson
Foll: Liam Reidy, Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw
I/C: Jaeger O'Meara, Corey Wagner, Nat Fyfe?, Michael Walters
Emerg: , Matthew Johnson, Neil Erasmus , Sam Sturt
This is the most talented list the Dockers have ever assembled, making it difficult to squeeze as many as 30 players into 22. One of the big questions is whether Draper can fit in the same backline as Pearce and Cox, given the flexibility that Ryan and Chapman already provide. Wagner earns selection given his speed and ability to open up the ground. O'Driscoll is fit and in form, taking over a wing and providing the ability to rotate inside. O'Meara plays a similar role and earns selection on the strength of his summer. Darcy will miss the opening rounds but provides the best structure and ruck impact for the Dockers when he plays. The seventh forward spot is up for grabs as Sturt battles with Walters and Cooper Simpson. Draftee Reid looks an excellent talent and could debut early as a midfielder/forward. Fyfe now fills selfless but important team roles in the twilight of his career. Difficult omissions like Johnson, Neil Erasmus, Bailey Banfield and Sam Sturt
2025
B: Jake Kolodjashnij, Jack Henry, Zach Guthrie
HB: Lawson Humphries, Mark Blicavs, Tom Stewart
C: Jack Bowes, Max Holmes, Ollie Dempsey
HF: Gryan Miers, Jeremy Cameron, Tyson Stengle
F: Brad Close, Shannon Neale, Patrick Dangerfield
Foll: Sam De Koning, Bailey Smith, Tanner Bruhn
I/C: Tom Atkins, Oliver Henry, Cam Guthrie, Shaun Mannagh
Emerg: Jack Martin, Mitch Duncan, Mitch Knevitt, Toby Conway
The Cats are set to be without three of their best 22 in Bruhn, Cam Guthrie and Mannagh for the season-opener against the Lions. Geelong is facing a conundrum in the ruck to begin the season, with De Koning seemingly set to get the nod ahead of Stanley, although the Cats will be hoping the perennially injured Conway is ready at some stage. Ex-Blue Martin is perhaps unfortunate to miss out, but spots are hard to crack in a talented Geelong forward line. Cam Guthrie has played just 10 games in the past two seasons, likely leaving the door open for Knevitt to make a spot his own early in 2025.
Injuries Fremantle may have a few injury issues in the first few games. Darcy and Young are the two big ones causing a small reshuffle to the lineup as both should miss the first few weeks.
The Ruck Battle
This is a big key to the battle for the win. Can this man supply enough hitouts to our midfield and let Jackson stay more as a key forward which is vital to getting the win?
Liam Reidy
Second big key
The second big key to the game is on our Captain Alex Pearce.Is he going to be able to be ready for a crucial matchup against the cats big key talls ?
Can our new recruit give us the X factor we need to get to the next level
We must tag dangerfield and he will go forward at critical moments and must be stopped similar to Sicily move for hawks. Everyone will remember that one.
Can Murphy Reid Be the Steal of the draft. We get our first glimpse into if that’s a possible scenario
The final key
is this guy not just for round one but for the season. He determines weather we kick enough goals this year to go the whole way 
finals thoughts for round 1 of Fremantle dockers 2025 season. Look, if we are the real deal this is a game we win. It’s time to put all the past behind us. The future is now and it’s time for it to rain purple
️. Get the keys to the game right and we win. May the 2025 Fremantle season begin.Gooooo Freo!!!!!!!I have freo in a tight one
Fremantle by 8 Points
