This club has only ever known heartbreak. Now fans like me are daring to dream

A Fremantle fan describes the long emotional history of the club as it heads into the grand final at the MCG on Saturday, where the Dockers can win a premiership for the first time—if they can stop the Brisbane Lions. The article recalls recurring heartbreaks, including the 2013 grand final, the 2015 preliminary final, and a six-year absence from finals. It also references 2024 and the role of Nat Fyfe’s teary exit after a one-point loss to the Gold Coast Suns. Even after Hawthorn’s heavy qualifying final defeat and Sydney control for three quarters at the SCG, the author says Fremantle’s story keeps pulling supporters back toward hope. The piece cuts off as it reaches the question of what happens next for fans.