Fremantle Dockers shortlisted for Herb Elliott Medal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Nov, 08:04 · Archive

Fremantle has been shortlisted for Western Australia's Herb Elliott Medal after a record-breaking AFL season.

Fremantle has been shortlisted for the Herb Elliott Medal after a record-breaking AFL season, though the club fell agonisingly short of a maiden premiership when Brisbane Lions mounted a late grand final charge.

The Dockers produced multiple club records including a 14-game winning streak and 19 victories for the season, earning the minor premiership. They finished 12–0 at Optus Stadium during the home-and-away season and set an AFL record with nine consecutive home games drawing more than 50,000 fans. Five players—Luke Jackson, Shai Bolton, Murphy Reid, Jordan Clark and Josh Treacy—won All-Australian blazers, with three further players making the extended squad.

The Herb Elliott Medal, named after Olympic gold medallist and middle-distance runner Herb Elliott, recognises the most inspirational sporting performance by a Western Australian individual or team over the previous 12 months. Fremantle shares the shortlist with seven other finalists: cyclist MacKenzie Coupland, the Perth Thundersticks women's hockey team, sailor Matt Wearn, wheelchair basketballer Frank Pinder, pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall and golfer Hannah Green.

How it is being reported

• Western Australian Hall of Champions: Fremantle Dockers shortlisted for Herb Elliott MedalFremantle might have fallen agonisingly short of a maiden premiership, but its record-breaking season may still be franked by a prestigious gong.Perth Now · 6 Nov, 07:48
• Western Australian Hall of Champions: Fremantle Dockers shortlisted for Herb Elliott MedalFremantle might have fallen agonisingly short of a maiden premiership, but its record-breaking season may still be franked by a prestigious gong.The West Australian · 6 Nov, 07:48

In this story: Fremantle Dockers · Brisbane Lions · West Australian Institute of Sport · Herb Elliott · Luke Jackson · Shai Bolton · Perth · Western Australia

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