The Fremantle Football Club, colloquially known as The Dockers, are one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. The club is based in the port city of Fremantle, west of Perth at the mouth of the Swan River.
The team joined the league in 1995 as the Fremantle Dockers, eight years after their rival Western Australian football team (the West Coast Eagles), and endured some tough years near the bottom of the premiership ladder before finishing fifth after the home-and-away rounds in 2003, making the finals for the first time.
The team's home base is at Fremantle Oval, while most of their home games are played at Subiaco Oval.
The name for the team changed after Levi Strauss & Co., which produces Dockers brand clothing, challenged the clubs right to use the name.
Also commonly known as "Freo", the team's colours are red, green and purple. Its emblem, an anchor, reflects the city's strong maritime links. A unique feature of Fremantle home games occurs during the pre-match entertainment, a symbolic "anchor" is hauled on to the field as the club song is played.
External links
Official Website of the Fremantle Football Club (http://fremantlefc.com.au/)
But with more than a third of the season done and dusted, the Dockers find themselves languishing in 13th place with a disappointing 3-5 win-loss record and seemingly out of the race for a top four spot, which is vital if any side is serious about challenging for the flag.
Fremantle chairman Rick Hart came out in support of his under siege coach today; "The wheels would have to fall off drastically for Chris not to finish the season," he said.
The Dockers fell one step short in 2006, a breakthrough year for the club, with Fremantle winning the first final in the club's short but tumultous history, eventually going down to Sydney in the preliminary final.
Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and also commonly known as "Freo", is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League.
The club is based in the port city of Fremantle, west of Perth at the mouth of the Swan River.
Fremantle's official colours are purple, red and green and the centrepiece of their emblem, an anchor, reflects the city's maritime links and heritage.
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