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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 26, 2026

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From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions. Key points and original sources are listed below.

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions.S1 S2

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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions.

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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions.

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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions.

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

Australia Sports Fremantle Dockers

3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 26, 2026

The brief

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions. Key points and original sources are listed below.

From electric hope to total silence: tens of thousands of Fremantle fans left crushed after a devastating late collapse against the Lions.S1 S2

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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

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‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

‘Wharfied too close to the sun’: Agony in Fremantle as Dockers fall at the final hurdle

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