Wharf Talk is your regular ten-minute fix of everything Fremantle — match rundowns, player spotlights, the concerns worth watching, previews of the next fixture, the latest trade whispers, and the fan pulse. Fast, honest, and made for Freo supporters by Freo supporters who want the story without the filler. New episodes every round.
Wharf Talk — Prelim Week: Two Resurrections, One Grand Final
Wharf Talk is back for prelim week. JB returns from a brief hiatus for the biggest episode of 2024: a full review of Fremantle's fourteen-point thriller over Geelong in the semi-final, and a genuine preview of Friday night's preliminary final against a Sydney side nobody should be underestimating.
15 Aug 2026
Wharf Talk - Dockers Minor Premier Champions
Wharf Talk Post-Match Brief: Fremantle versus Adelaide, Round 23, Optus Stadium, Friday 14 August 2026.
Fremantle beat Adelaide by 24 points, 112 to 88, and are the 2026 AFL minor premiers.
12 Aug 2026
Dockers meet Crows under Optus lights
Wharf Talk — Round 23 Post-Match Review and Adelaide Preview JB breaks down Fremantle's four-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG and looks ahead to Friday night's blockbuster against Adelaide at Optus Stadium, where one win clinches the minor premiership, only the second in club history.
8 Aug 2026
Wharf Talk - Fifty Up, Four Short.
Wharf Talk Post-Match Brief: Fremantle versus Melbourne, Round 22, MCG, Saturday 8 August 2026.
6 Aug 2026
Teams Locked: Freo’s MCG Test Against Melbourne
Wharf Talk Episode 2 Midweek Brief. Thursday selection and preview show ahead of Round 22: Fremantle versus Melbourne at the MCG, Saturday 8 August, 1.15pm local time (11.15am Perth).
5 Aug 2026
Freo on Top: The Round 22 Ladder Watch
Wharf Talk Round 22 Preview — Race for Ten
It's Round 22 and the stakes could not be higher. Fremantle sit first at eighteen wins and two with a chance to lock in the minor premiership this weekend. Meanwhile a four-team logjam at fifty-two points is scrambling for fourth through seventh, and under the new 2026 finals format — where seventh through tenth play a Wildcard Round — ninth and tenth are genuine finals positions too. Collingwood and Carlton are both alive.
3 Aug 2026
The Big Cohuna: How Josh Treacy Became Fremantle’s Spearhead
Wharf Talk Player Spotlight: Josh Treacy - The Big Cohuna
31 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Fremantle Wins by a Thousand Marks
Fremantle lost the contested ball. Lost the clearances. Won by 37 anyway.
JB breaks down a war of attrition against a flooding Bulldogs — 136 marks, 82% efficiency, and a Josh Treacy masterclass in his 100th game that finally cracked the flood open. Plus: Bontempelli smothered by Hayden Young on his own 100th, and the third different way Freo have won in three weeks.
Top two locked. Double chance secured. The minor premiership is one win away. Fremantle 11.12 (78) def Western Bulldogs 5.11 (41)
30 Jul 2026
The Comeback Kings Meet the Dogs — Teams are in for Round 21
The Comeback Kings meet the Dogs. Teams are in for Round 21 — Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Friday at Optus.
28 Jul 2026
Reid's Staying, Dogs Are Coming
Murphy Reid signs to 2032, the Derby stat that explains everything, and a Bulldogs preview built on one question: the Dogs always start fast against Freo — so why do they always lose?
24 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Domination Derby
Fremantle 112, West Coast 42. Murphy Reid wins the Glendinning-Allan Medal after West Coast put his name on a banner. JB breaks down Western Derby 63.
23 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Bolton's Back, Young's Out
Teams are locked in and there are no late changes, so this is the confirmed version. Shai Bolton is named as a follower, not a forward — with Hayden Young and Jaeger O'Meara both out, he starts on-ball from the first bounce. Matt Flynn is an emergency, so Luke Jackson faces Bailey Williams instead. Oscar McDonald plays his 100th, Nathan O'Driscoll and Karl Worner both bring up 50.
21 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Derby Week: From the First Bounce
Derby week. The brawls, the post, the boilover, and the exam Longmuir set. Freo v West Coast, Friday night.
18 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Second Half Monsters
Post-match instant reaction to Round 19: Fremantle versus Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval
16 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk: Port Selection Special
Thursday selection special for Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Round 19. JB breaks down all the news that has changed since Tuesday's review: Shai Bolton confirmed out through management, Mason Cox retaining the ruck ahead of a fit but omitted Sean Darcy, and Port Adelaide losing Zak Butters to surgery, Mitch Georgiades to concussion protocols and Jason Horne-Francis to suspension. Balyn O'Brien is set to debut for Port, Miles Bergman is moving into the midfield, and Willem Drew could captain the side with Connor Rozee still absent.
JB runs the predicted Fremantle 22 with the key line-ball calls defended, breaks down why the Cox over Darcy decision makes sense right now, and explains what Bolton's replacement actually needs to deliver without trying to replicate what Bolton does.
Key matchups covered: Josh Treacy against Aliir Aliir and what entry quality decides that contest; Caleb Serong against a heavily burdened Willem Drew; the Bolton replacement against debutant Balyn O'Brien; and why Luke Jackson floating around Jordon Sweet may matter more than the opening bounce battle.
Squiggle projects Fremantle to win 77 to 60 with a 68.1 percent average win probability across models, but Port holds a 10.7 point home-ground advantage at Adelaide Oval and their record of making Fremantle uncomfortable at that venue keeps this from being a formality.
Three things to watch Saturday: whether Cox justifies the selection call by denying Port clean stoppage exits; whether Bolton's replacement generates enough forward pressure to stop Port walking out uncontested; and how Port configures its reshuffled midfield and whether Fremantle can expose those unfamiliar combinations under repeated transition pressure.
13 Jul 2026
Wharf Talk - Round 18 Review
Tuesday Review, Round 18 to 19. Fremantle beat Sydney 111 to 73 at Optus Stadium on Thursday 9 July in one of the season's most dramatic momentum swings, entering half-time 22 points down after kicking 0.11 before producing 15.10 after the break. This episode breaks down why the second half worked, what the first half reveals about a genuine concern, and what to expect at Adelaide Oval against Port Adelaide on Saturday 18 July.
Topics covered include Fremantle's dominant contested statistics, clearance and inside 50 numbers, the individual performances of Murphy Reid, Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw and Josh Treacy, Luke Jackson and Mason Cox's ruck partnership, conversion rate problems and the discipline issues Longmuir addressed post-match. The episode also previews Port Adelaide's heavily disrupted squad, the head-to-head record at Adelaide Oval, the ruck selection question around Sean Darcy's return, and what Fremantle must fix before finals if they are serious about going deep in September. Fremantle sit first on the ladder with a 15 and 1 record and two wins clear of Sydney heading into Round 19.
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