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West Australian
2 days ago
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- West Australian
Fremantle veteran Michael Walters to make long-awaited return, set to line up for Peel Thunder in WAFL
The West Australian exclusive Fremantle veteran Michael Walters to make long-awaited return, set to line up for Peel Thunder in WAFL
Perth Now
3 days ago
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- Perth Now
Pearce ruled out of North clash as Freo quartet push case
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has been ruled out of Saturday's game against North Melbourne but the club is hopeful he will be cleared of a leg injury in time to play against Essendon next week. Pearce sat out the team's win over Gold Coast before the bye after a scan uncovered a stress reaction in his leg. The Dockers were wary about pushing their star defender given his history of bone injuries and he will be given more time to recover before playing again. 'He's begun his on-field running program,' Dockers High Performance Manager Phil Merriman said. 'We've got a volume build for Alex. he's certainly not playing this week but we are looking to get him going for Essendon.' The Dockers will only have a five-day break leading into the Essendon game, so Pearce would have faced extra physical pressure if he'd tried to play against the Kangaroos and Bombers. He rushed back from a broken arm last season and suffered another injury which cost him the rest of the season, so the Dockers will be careful about his return. Fremantle's lengthy injury list is getting significantly smaller with Michael Walters (knee), Jaeger O'Meara (hamstring/foot), Karl Worner (hamstring) and Quinton Narkle (knee) all set to be available for selection. '(Worner's hamstring) came up really well. he's actually been training since last Friday without any issues. We'll test him but he's likely to be available to play,' Merriman said. 'Quinton has been quicker than we thought he would be. he's been training for most of last week and this week so he'll be a test to play. Jaeger and Sonny also progressed really well. They'll be tests to play this week.' Michael Walters. Credit: Ross Swanborough / The West Australian Brandon Walker has sped through his recovery from a shoulder injury and has resumed training with teammates. Walker hasn't played since round two but could be available to return next week. 'Walks has progressed really well. The plan would be to introduce him to contact later on this week with a test to play the following week,' Merriman said. Forward Sam Sturt has suffered another setback is his return from a knee injury and no longer has a timeline on his return.
West Australian
28-05-2025
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- West Australian
Michael Walters: Three-word analysis for all 44 of my Fremantle Dockers teammates
The West Australian exclusive Michael Walters: Three-word analysis for all 44 of my Fremantle Dockers teammates
West Australian
16-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Walyalup (Fremantle) legend Michael Walters swaps locker room for Optus Stadium
Swapping Optus Stadium for the newsroom of The West Australian, Walyalup (Fremantle) legend Michael Walters has taken over the newspaper's sports section for a day. Walters booted sports editor Jakeb Waddell out of his office and called the shots on Friday to produce a very special edition of The West on Saturday. The Dockers great sat down with The West's editor Sarah-Jane Tasker for a news conference, decided where each story would be placed on pages and helped design the back page. 'I'm here to take over the sports section. I've been reading the paper for a long time and I feel like it needs a change-up and I'm here to do it,' Walters joked. Walters inspired Glen Quartermain's list of the defining moments in Indigenous football history on pages 172-173 of today's edition and worked with football reporter Aaron Kirby on his analysis breaking down how the Dockers can beat Greater Western Sydney. He also ran his eye over Craig O'Donoghue's interview with his own teammate Patrick Voss on 178 and a chat with fellow Swan Districts product Lawson Humphries. 'The Pat Voss story, I think that's a good story. He hasn't had it easy, to get drafted, he's been on a list but also delisted and came across to Western Australia by himself,' Walters said. The forward's cameo in the newsroom came as a celebration of the AFL's Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
Perth Now
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
TAKEOVER: Dockers star to guest edit The West Australian
He's one of the best Indigenous players in the AFL — and among the most acclaimed Dockers ever — and now Michael Walters can add Sports Editor of The West Australian to his CV. The Walyalup (Fremantle) veteran will on Friday sit in the big chair and take over the sport section of Saturday's newspaper in celebration of the league's Sir Doug Nicholls round, which recognises the contribution of First Nations People to the nation's favourite game. Walters — who is also a regular columnist for the masthead — joked Saturday's edition of The West, where he will be responsible for overseeing content and structure of the section, would be the most biased Fremantle paper there has ever been. 'I'm really looking forward to seeing how the paper is put together and being on the other side of the media,' the 34-year-old said. 'It's a great opportunity for me and good timing being Sir Doug Nicholls round. Readers should expect some fantastic Dockers coverage that is more positive than ever.' The AFL runs the special round across two weeks each year, with the 2025 theme being 'past legacies, future legends.' Fremantle Docker Michael Walters. Credit: Jackson Flindell / Jackson Flindell / The West Aust Walters — who has 239 games, All-Australian honours and five Fremantle leading goal-kicker awards to his name — will sit the rounds out as he continues to recover from a knee injury that has sidelined him from the entire season. The Dockers, known as Walyalup, will take on GWS on Saturday, with Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) facing Euro-Yroke (St Kilda) at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
